GTO Data and ID Guide: 1964-1974. Pete Sessler

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       Dealer-Installed Accessories

       Is My Pontiac a True GTO?

       1971 GTO Facts

       1972

       Production Numbers

       Vehicle Identification Number

       Engine Codes

       Transmissions

       Rear Axle Identification, Codes, and Ratios

       Interior Trim Codes

       Exterior Colors

       Regular Production Options and Retail Prices

       Dealer-Installed Accessories

       Is My Pontiac a True GTO?

       1972 GTO Facts

       1973

       Production Numbers

       Vehicle Identification Number

       Engine Codes

       Transmissions

       Rear Axle Identification, Codes, and Ratios

       Interior Trim Codes

       Exterior Colors

       Regular Production Options and Retail Prices

       Dealer-Installed Accessories

       Is My Pontiac a True GTO?

       1973 GTO Facts

       1974

       Production Numbers

       Vehicle Identification Number

       Engine Codes

       Transmissions

       Rear Axle Identification, Codes, and Ratios

       Interior Trim Codes

       Exterior Colors

       Regular Production Options and Retail Prices

       Dealer-Installed Accessories

       Is My Pontiac a True GTO?

       1974 GTO Facts

       GTO V-8 350-389-400-455

       350 ci

       389 ci

       400 ci

       455 ci

       Cylinder Blocks

       Cylinder Heads

       Intake Manifolds

       Exhaust Manifolds

       Pontiac Engine Identification Guide

       Appendix

       Transmission Identification

       Cowl Data Plate

       Certification Labels

       Axle Codes

       Engine Colors

       Wheels

       About the Author

       Acknowledgments

      Special thanks to Jerry Heasley, Don Keefe, Marty Cieslak, Karl Lacker, Scott Brown, Andy Roberts, Rick Farrell, Tom Somerville, Bill Markowski, and Pontiac Motor Division.

       Introduction

      This book is designed to help the Pontiac enthusiast determine authenticity and originality of any GTO built between 1964 and 1974. Each chapter covers a model year, including production figures; VIN decoding information; engine block codes; distributor, carburetor, and cylinder head numbers; colors and trim codes; pricing; options; and selected facts.

      If there is one car that epitomizes the 1960s muscle car phenomenon, it is the Pontiac GTO. Like the Mustang, which was also introduced in 1964, the GTO happened to be the right car at the right time. The GTO concept was fairly simple: install a large passenger car engine in an intermediate body platform, but its success was due to good timing; the public was ready for a smaller performance car. Within a year, emulators abounded, with other GM Divisions offering their own versions of the GTO, but it was the original that outsold them all.

      For the enthusiast, the most important number for any GTO is its VIN, or vehicle identification number. In 1964, it consisted of an 8-digit number that indicated number of cylinders, model series, assembly plant code, and consecutive sequence number. From 1965 to 1971, it consisted of a 13-digit number that indicated model year, body style and series, assembly plant, and consecutive sequence number. In 1972, Pontiac (as well as the rest of General Motors) adopted a new VIN numbering system, still using 13 digits, but most important, the VIN included a number code identifying the engine in the car. Until 1971, you could not tell which engine came in a particular car. Pontiac stamped the last 8 digits of the car’s VIN on a pad on the passenger-side front of the engine block, thereby “matching” the engine to the car. Unfortunately, it is quite easy to re-stamp a cylinder block with the VIN, thereby increasing a car’s value. (See the appendix for further information.)

      The car’s VIN was stamped on a metal plate and attached to СКАЧАТЬ