Muscle Car Campy is again, this time with a 1968 Pontiac GTO convertible, a landmark mannequin inside muscle automotive historical past — in any case, a 1967 GTO was a tricky act to observe. Best of all, you’ll be able to win this GTO within the Dream Giveaway.
When Pontiac launched the redesigned GTO for the 1968 mannequin 12 months, it was almost the identical beneath the pores and skin. Though the wheelbase had modified, the engines have been principally carry-overs: the usual 400 was now rated at 350 horsepower (up 15 horses, although unchanged for essentially the most half) whereas the 400 HO and 400 Ram Air each continued to be rated at 360 horsepower. The step-down 400 two-barrel obtained a 10-horse bump to 265. Come mid-year, the 400 Ram Air can be up to date with round-port heads and be christened Ram Air II.
But sufficient in regards to the previous — what was new was the information. Moving from a 115-inch wheelbase to a 112-incher helped give the Goat a extra road-hugging look. The natural movement from the greenhouse to the physique was additionally a contemporary step ahead. And the GTO’s Endura entrance bumper was a outstanding growth in the direction of the monochromatic schemes which can be so widespread and unremarkable at the moment. Did we point out hidden headlights have been an possibility? Any automotive with hidden headlights zooms up on the Cool-O-Meter!
Check out this video as Muscle Car Campy extols the virtues of this 1968 Pontiac GTO convertible. It’s outfitted with the usual 400 plus choices like M20 wide-ratio four-speed, Saf-T-Track limited-slip rear, console, Ride & Handling package deal, Rally gauge cluster, Rally II wheels, entrance disc brakes and extra. Note the lower-body striping on this one too! And, better of all, you’ll be able to win this 33,000-mile Poncho by buying tickets from Dream Giveaway.
