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more about #musclecar more comments → Murilee Martin: I'm not 100% convinced this is even a Pontiac. I suspect some of that yellow paint is covering up welding/Bondo work. #1968 more » KillerBRacer: Yah, definitely a 69. The 'slightly' prettier 68 had smaller taillights placed below the bumper ridge at a slight downward angle, along with wing wind... more » Buickboy92: Great old looking GTO. I really have to fly down to Alameda sometime and check out all of the treasures that lie before me. Oh and Murilee, do you tal... more » powermatic: "...one of the reasons I avoid most classic muscle car shows" How well I know that feeling. Believe me, unless you have a copious and undying fascina... more » Ralph Wiley Is Poised: AFAIK, the chrome bumper became an "option" on 68 GTOs because of problems painting the rubber. #1968 more » 1991Brougham: Maybe it's a Canadian GTO? LOL! Back in the day we had an old man who bought a new Camaro in 1967 and 1970. Both had stovebolt 6's and PowerSlides.... more » MarywithanM™: Looks like a rescue Pontiac to me. The donor door, less than judicious use of bondo and wheels that have not seen polish for a while point to some y... more » DrLemming: In those years DeLorean had a fascination for hiding stuff, like headlights, windshield wipers, radio antennas and window vents. If you like that fad... more » CptSevere: Who cares if it's a Tempest, a Goat, or even a Cutlass in drag. Great car, I'd drive it anywhere. I miss my '69 Cutlass, what a great bulletproof car ... more » Rocking a turbodiesel with stick: I dont know anything about this car, or any other historic muscles , but i like it #1968 more » Novaload: I see a 68/69 but mostly 69 mish-mosh here. The front and nostrils/hood are 69 but the panel gaps are so huge you have to wonder...the badging is all... more » camp6ell: hello, somebody missed the cash for clunkers boat. #1968 more » 87CapriceEstate: Forgot to ask earlier; sorry. Is that Chevy (C-10?) is the background already a DOTS member? #1968 more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Nice find. Thanks. Makes me fondly remember a friends Catalina - Ivory over black naugahyde. And so much chrome on the dash. #1968 more » tonyola: This is a '69 - the '68 had vent windows, taillights set lower in the rear bumper, and a grille that didn't intrude so much into the central divider. ... more » -
#downonthestreet
1968 Pontiac Tempest
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 » -
#auctions
Truppi-Kling Chevelle Drag Racer Depreciates $1 Million In 3 Years, New Owner Gets Screamin' Deal
You need nerves like bridge cables to play the muscle car auction game, as exemplified by the crazy ups and downs of the famous Truppi-King Chevelle SS 454 convertible. More » -
#questionoftheday
Will The Sport Utility Vehicle Be Worshiped As A Nostalgia Totem In 20 Years?
We saw it happen with Detroit's first go-round of turning off-the-shelf hardware into a mighty moneymaking machine: the muscle car. Now the original muscle cars are objects of worship. Will SUVs follow the same path? More » -
#musclecarwars
Cage Match: 562 HP Camaro HPE550 Vs 540 HP Shelby GT500
Hennessey's supercharged, 562 HP Camaro HPE550 was built as a high-performance substitute for the now-defunct Camaro Z28, but how's it compare to the mean, factory-tuned 540 HP supercharged 2010 Shelby Mustang GT500? Let's find out. [Inside Line] -
#jalopnikbookreviews
GTO: Pontiac's Great One, by Darwin Holmstrom
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 » -
#retro
Tired Of LS6 Chevelles And Hemi 'Cudas? Check Out UDMan's Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot!
You go to a car show featuring classic Detroit muscle, and you know who the stars will be: the same super-restored Boss 429 Mustangs, Hemi Super Bees, and GTO Judges you see every time. More » -
#nicepriceorcrackpipe
Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $45,000 For A 1970 AMC AMX?
78% of our readers say that $8,500 is too much for a 1991 Olds Quad 442, but what happens when we look at a no-joke classic machine from the Golden Age Of The Musclecar? -
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#jalopnikdecides
Muscle Car Wars Of 1978: Hood Decals Strike Back
It's a Friday, and it's the week before our most patriotic of U.S. holidays. What better time to take a look back at the best of American muscle machinery? Aha, but there's a catch: We're only going to go back 30 years. That's right, 1978. The Malaise era was striking back with a new breed of muscle cars. While not as legendary as some of the "true" muscle iron of the '60s, these creations traded raw power for cocaine-fueled, taped-on vinyl style. In the middle of an infamous era, we give you three cars that represented the best of red-blooded American spirit. But only one will be declared most awesome, and that's for you to decide. More »
