Jalopnik: Gto

Witness the Ferrari 599 GTO's ability to terrify children

Tom Joslin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST

When they aren't setting themselves on fire, it appears another one of the Ferrari 599's favorite past times is terrifying children. What sounds like the glorious wail of the 599 GTO's 670 horsepower six liter V12 to us appears to be only one thing to the kid taking a look at it—very very loud. [Brief NSFW language] More »

Nevada puts prisoners to work restoring classic cars

Tom Joslin — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EDT

The Wall Street Journal published an article this past week showcasing one of the most innovative and interesting uses of prison labor we've ever heard about—restoring classic cars. More »

Volvo V90 with LS1 power is one sleepy wagon

Tom Joslin — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Volvo wagons aren't exactly the first vehicle that comes to mind when you think about a performance car, but this is no ordinary Volvo wagon. Underneath the hood of this 1997 Volvo V90 is the LS1 V8 from a 2004 Pontiac GTO. More »

What is your favorite car with hidden headlights?

Tom Joslin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:00:00 EDT

When the far ahead of its time 1936 Cord 810 was introduced it changed the automotive landscape forever. One of the innovations featured on the 810 were the previously unseen standard hidden headlights (operated by crank), a feature that would be used on cars for decades afterwards. This weekend we want to know which car you think carried the option best. What is your favorite car with hidden headlights? More »

Lexus attacks two classic cars

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:30:00 EDT

These photos of a woman in a Lexus jumping a curb into a classic Pontiac Lemans and '40 Ford Roadster during a Southern California car show prove one thing definitively: your car is never truly safe from the beige plague. But what exactly happened here? More »

For $25,995, this GTO is all kinds of nuts

graverobber — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EDT

The ‘O' in GTO is for Omologato, Italian for homologated, which itself is derived from the Greek homologeo, or to agree. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe ‘06 Pontiac GTO is derived from the Aussie Holden, but is its price something upon which we all can agree? More »

Pontiac GTO Judge revived by Camaro-bending enthusiasts

Justin Hyde — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Those of you who still pine for widetrack driving excitement have seen several attempts to restart the Pontiac shield on the bones of the new Camaro. Now the Florida home of new-age screaming chickens has gone to the next level with a GTO Judge. More »

How the country's best chef got his childhood muscle car back

Justin Hyde — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:30:00 EST

Chef Grant Achatz built one of America's best restaurants on his talents with molecular gastronomy. After battling back from tongue cancer, his friends decided to give him a special gift: the 1970 Pontiac GTO he'd restored as a teenager. More »

Ferrari 599 GTO Spits Fire and Sounds Wonderful

Tom Joslin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:00:00 EST

If you need another reason to lust after the Ferrari 599 GTO this video provides several. Add the fact that the 599 GTO spits fire to the already long list of why we want one. (Hat tip to hoonthatsc!) More »

This Is Why You Park Your Ferrari In A Garage

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST

I'm all for driving your expensive 599 GTO instead of letting it languish and rot under a cover, but there are probably times you should park it in a garage. More at SWNS. (Photo: Peter Watt) More »

Ventilation Is Sexy

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:30:00 EDT

This Ferrari 288 GTO Evo moves heat like Christopher Cross used to move albums: quickly and with a distinctly 1980s flare. [Julien Mahiels via Photo Finish] More »

High Performance Pontiac Magazine Disses High Performance Pontiac Owners

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EDT

High Performance Pontiac Magazine Disses High Performance Pontiac Owners" alt="Click here to read High Performance Pontiac Magazine Disses High Performance Pontiac Owners" src="http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/images/12/2011/11/small_1f98b90ff76c361ead18508c0c9dd01e.jpg"/>

High Performance Pontiac magazine might want to reconsider its implication that anyone who has a 2004-2006 Holden-based Pontiac GTO doesn't own a real one, especially given that those readers are a part of whatever subscription base they've got left. More »

Jalopneronomy 8:3: Man Can Live By Breadvan Alone

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:30:00 EDT

What happens when Enzo Ferrari won't give you a GTO? You upgrade a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, turn it into a Kammbacked masterpiece and call it Drogo, a.k.a., the "breadvan," a.k.a., a Ferrari both sexy and totally bizzarre-ini. [formfreu.de] More »

Become Ennobled for $59,900

graverobber — Fri, 07 May 2010 08:00:00 EDT

If a Porsche is too plebeian for you, a Lotus too languid, if even a Modena is too mundane, then Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a Noble idea that's just for you. That exclusivity comes at a price, however. More »

Ferrari 599 GTO Enters Tunnel of Love

Wes Siler — Wed, 05 May 2010 11:00:00 EDT

At what point does a car review simply become car porn? We're guessing that line is crossed the second the Ferrari 599 GTO enters a tunnel. The most powerful road-legal Ferrari ever sounds like pure sex. More »

One Word: Ouch

Sam Smith — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Ferrari 250 GTO, race damage, Sears Point/Infineon Raceway, 2009. Now, nobody's saying this sort of thing is cool, but isn't yowly, howly exercise worth the odd flesh wound? What would you do with your irreplaceable Ferrari? Discuss. More »

Ferrari 599 GTO: This Is What Fast Looks Like

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:30:00 EDT

The Ferrari 599 GTO looks like the fastest prancing stallion ever because, with a Fiorano Circuit time of 1:24, it is. The red-and-black firecracker bowed in China today and we obsessed over every inch. More »

For $26,750 it's Gran Turismo Omologato, Mr Graveroboto!

graverobber — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EDT

Virginia may be for lovers, but if your amorous predilections are of a more automotive nature, today Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a classic Pontiac from Florida that the seller claims will let you get your freak on. More »

Ferrari 599 GTO Completely Nekkid

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:45:00 EDT

Nevermind from-afar spy photos, here's the Ferrari 599 GTO completely in the nude. With a presumed 680 HP and lower weight it's not just Italy's worst kept secret, it's the hottest prancing horse since the Enzo. One more picture below. More »

1969 Pontiac GTO

Murilee Martin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. How about a clean GTO that really does park on the street every day? More »

Ferrari Confirms 599 GTO, Spy Shots Hit The 'Net

Sam Smith — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:00:00 EST

Ferrari CEO Amadeo Felisa recently confirmed that the Prancing Horse plans to release a streetable version of the 599XX. The car will be dubbed 599 GTO, weigh 3600 pounds, and produce 650 HP. A range-topping Enzo successor is also planned. More »

Did The 1964 Pontiac GTO Lead To GM's Downfall?

Murilee Martin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST

Now before you all die from brain bubbles because one of the Greatest Symbols Of The American Way Of Life is a-gittin' blasphemed, take a deep breath and hear me out. Cool as the '64 Goat was, it poisoned GM. More »

Some Say The Stig Lives In Texas

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

All we know is he's driving a Holden-badged Pontiac GTO in Austin, Texas. (Hat tip to Tim!) More »

REPORT: Ferrari Planning Hardcore 599 GTO

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST

Is the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE too tame for you? Ferrari is reportedly prepping a Ferrari 599 GTO combining 599xx-inspired looks, 700 HP and one classic name. More »

1968 Pontiac Tempest

Murilee Martin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's a car that will get the Pontiac experts all excited. More »

Eight Great Mustangs From Racing History

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EDT

Like it or loathe it, the NASCAR Ford Mustang is part of a long history of Mustang racing. Here's a look at the most noteworthy examples of Mustang racing below. More »

GTO: Pontiac's Great One, by Darwin Holmstrom

Murilee Martin — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:00:00 EDT

When this monstrous volume showed up at Chez Murilee- and this is one freakin' huge slab-o-musclecar-porn, displacing 206 cubic inches- I figured I'd find nothing but pretty pictures within. Such was not the case. More »

50 Classic Pontiac Print Ads

Murilee Martin — Sun, 03 May 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Pontiac made some pretty good television ads, but we mustn't overlook the print ads. Franzouse has found a treasure trove — here are 50 Pontiac classics. More »

What Was Your First Pontiac?

Murilee Martin — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:30:00 EDT

I'm guessing that a respectable percentage of you have owned at least one Pontiac (you foreign types with your Polski Fiats and Proton Sagas can sit this one out). What was the first one? More »

Pontiac Is No More, But The Survivors Flourish Down On The Street

Murilee Martin — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Oldsmobile, Plymouth, and now Pontiac; this century is rough on the old Detroit marques. With the the demise of Pontiac in mind, let's check out the classic Pontiacs I've photographed down on the Alameda street. More »

The Ten Greatest Pontiacs

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:59:00 EDT

We told you months ago Pontiac was dead, but today GM CEO Fritz Henderson made it official. Now that the pointy-arrow brand is gone, we'll mourn by celebrating our ten favorite examples of driving excitement. More »

Jalopnik's Top 28 Vintage GM Car Commercials

Murilee Martin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST

We've shown our favorite Vintage Chevrolet commercials, but what about GM's other car divisions? And we don't just mean Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile; Vauxhall, Holden, and Opel did some great ads as well! More »

2009 Barrett-Jackson Auction Scottsdale: Eight Highest-Priced Cars Through Day Three

Ray Wert — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST

The big Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale's going on right now and we're already into the fourth day of hot gavel action. Here's the eight top cars that have found new owners through day three. More »

Color Me Gone, Baby!

Murilee Martin — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:40:00 EDT

"What kinda sounds you like? Rock, soul, hillbilly...western?" That's exactly what any courteous GTO Judge driver should ask his passenger when reaching for the 8-track stash in the center console. Thanks to this YouTuber, we can all enjoy some Two-Lane Blacktop to get our Monday afternoon started right. This sequence has had a powerful effect on me over the years; back when I owned a slushbox-equipped Volvo 144, I would stomp on the gas, wait about ten seconds for the downshift, then scream "Color me GONE, baby!" as all 118 Swedish horses kicked- or rather, trudged- in (for some reason, it never occurred to me to do this while driving my GTO). More »

Forum Fan-Boy Builds Excitement With Pontiac GTO Photoshop Of Holden Coupe 60

Ray Wert — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:20:00 EST

We can always trust the GM fan-boys at GMInsideNews to get their p-shop pens out whenever Holden drops a hot piece of Aussie 'roo tail out for the muscle-craving hoons of the world. Yesterday's Coupe 60 concept was no exception to the rule. camaro_freak, one of the Vegemite-loving forumites over at GMI has photoshopped the Coupe 60 concept in a way that builds swelling excitement in the loins of any muscle car lover — it's his take on what it could look like with the Pontiac arrowhead affixed firmly to the front. That's right, we bring you the camaro_freak GTO 60 concept. Eat your heart out "Maximum" Bob. Hit the jump to see the p-chop bigger, longer and more uncut and getting ready to drive, Pontiac, drive! More »

German Confounds Us With Pontiac LeSupra

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:20:00 EST

The immediate reaction to this article sent to us by The Bouncer was an indignant cry of 'blasphemy!' What you see above is no ordinary 1972 Pontiac LeMans, indeed this dark horse has a dirty little secret. Tucked away under that sleek hood there lies no V8 engine, not even a V6, in fact, the engine wasn't even born in Detroit. It was plucked from none other than a Toyota Supra. More »

PCH, John Z. De Lorean Edition: GTO or DMC-12?

Murilee Martin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST

Even a Sport PV544 can't compete with a two-stroke three-banger wagon, according to the voters in yesterday's Swedish Hell Choose Your Eternity poll. Today we're going to pit a couple of the creations of John Zachary De Lorean against each other, and we're not even going to make any cocaine-smuggling jokes, because the jury said the whole deal was entrapment. More »

Should We Be Reviving Expired Brands?

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:30:00 EST

While we love the Trabant, the idea of a new Trabant has us conflicted. Resurrection carries a lot of risks (think Death Takes A Holiday and Meet Joe Black). This is especially true if you're going to resurrect a name without also recreating any of the things that made us love it in the first place (ahem, FWD V6 Chevy Impala). On the other hand, both the Mini Cooper and Fiat 500 have enjoyed successful second comings. More »

Beat On The Goat! Beat On The Goat!

Murilee Martin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EST

The Price is Right Gives Winner Wrong GTO

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:30:00 EST

"The price is wrong, Bitch!" A contestant on the The Price is Right is suing the show, claiming that the 2004 Pontiac GTO she received was a lemon (hopefully, she read our overview of Lemon Laws.) After paying taxes and license fees for her prize she was told the car on the stage had mechanical problems and she would have to wait for it. When the car was delivered it was a different car and had more miles on the odometer than the Goat she was promised. And then it gets worse. More »