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more about #pontiacgto 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 » -
#autosales
Ten Great Cars No One Ever Bought
Bad timing, bad marketing and bad pricing have all killed a number of great cars. With a little help we've identified these ten great cars that sold like complete crap. More » -
#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 » -
#downonthestreet
Pontiac Is No More, But The Survivors Flourish Down On The Street
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.
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#carpocalypse
The Ten Greatest Pontiacs
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 » -
