1970 Pontiac GTO

Fusion Motor Company proudly presents this beautifully restored 1970 PONTIAC GTO. Considered to be the original Muscle Car this GTO has the matching numbers 400ci Engine and a 4-Speed Manual Transmission. This car is finished in the desirable Verdoro Green over a Green Interior. Features include a black convertible soft top with new glass, a body-colored front bumper, an airfoil rear wing, quad headlamps, and dual exhaust outlets that exit below the chrome rear bumper. The rally wheels wear PMD-logo center caps and are wrapped in BFGoodrich Radial T/A white letter tires. The car is equipped with power steering and braking is handled by power-assisted front discs and rear drums. The cabin features front bucket seats and a rear bench upholstered in vinyl with matching knit inserts, along with color-coordinated door panels and carpets. Turned metal and woodgrain trim accent the dashboard. Equipment includes a center console, a Hurst shifter, and an AM/FM cassette stereo. During the engine build the items included were: Crane Cam Crane Roller Rockers Limited Slip Rear End Holley 750 Double Pumper sits on top of an Eldelbrock RPM Intake Manifold Awards Won: The Sheriffs Posse award from the Kearny, AZ car show in 2019 The Umpires Choice award from the Huachuca City, AZ The Cars in the Park award from Sierra Vista, AZ Best of Show for Original Interior at the Sierra Vista regional show This car comes with an extensive folder full of receipts and paperwork. THE ONE THAT STARTED IT ALL! Great lease rates and Financing also available on any of our inventory! Buy Sell Trade Consignments Welcome! Please email concierge@fusionluxurymotors.com or call 1-818-773-8181 About the GTO: The Pontiac GTO is an automobile that was manufactured from 1964 to 1974, and by GMs subsidiary Holden in Australia from the 2004 to 2006 model years. The first generation of the GTO was the first muscle car produced in the 1960s and the 1970s. The Pontiac GTO is considered by some to have started the trend with all four domestic automakers offering a variety of competing models. The GTO was selected as the Motor Trend Car of the Year in 1968. In early 1963, General Motors management banned divisions from involvement in auto racing. This followed the 1957 voluntary ban on automobile racing that was instituted by the Automobile Manufacturers Association. By the early 1960s, Pontiacs advertising and marketing approach was heavily based on performance. With GMs ban on factory-sponsored racing, Pontiacs managers began to emphasize street performance. In his autobiography Glory Days, Pontiac chief marketing manager Jim Wangers, who worked for the divisions contract advertising and public relations agency, states that John DeLorean, Bill Collins, and Russ Gee were responsible for the GTOs creation. The GTO disregarded GMs policy limiting the A-body intermediate line to a maximum engine displacement of 330 cu in (5.4 L). But the development team discovered a loophole in the policy which does not restrict large engines to be offered as an option. By promoting the big-engine option as a special high-performance model, they could appeal to the speed-minded youth market (which had also been recognized by Ford Motor Companys Lee Iacocca, who was at that time preparing the sporty Ford Mustang variant of the second generation Ford Falcon compact). The name, which was DeLoreans idea, was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, the successful race car. It is an Italian abbreviation for Gran Turismo Omologato (grand tourer homologated), which means officially certified for racing in the grand tourer class. In reality, however, the Pontiac GTO was never really a certified Grand Tourer race car. Internally, it was initially called the Grand Tempest Option The GTO is one of the fastest cars ever manufactured by Pontiac. The Tempest model line received another facelift for the 1970 model year. Hidden headlights were deleted in favor of four exposed round headlamps outboard of narrower grille openings. The nose retained the protruding vertical prow theme, although it was less prominent. While the standard Tempest and LeMans had chrome grilles, the GTO retained the Endura urethane cover around the headlamps and grille. The suspension was upgraded with the addition of a rear anti-roll bar, essentially the same bar as used on the Oldsmobile 442 and Buick Gran Sport. The front anti-roll bar was slightly stiffer. The result was a useful reduction in body lean in turns and a modest reduction of understeer. Another handling-related improvement was optional variable-ratio power steering. Rather than a fixed ratio of 17.5:1, requiring four turns lock-to-lock, the new system varied its ratio from 14.6:1 to 18.9:1, needing 3.5 turns lock-to-lock. Turning diameter was reduced from 40.9 feet to 37.4 feet. Great lease rates and Financing also available on any of our inventory! Buy Sell Trade Consignments Welcome! Please email concierge@fusionluxurymotors.com or call 1-818-773-8181