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1968 Pontiac GTO Hardtop Coupe 1968 Pontiac GTO hood-mounted tachometer. General Motors redesigned its A-body line for 1968, with more curvaceous, semi-fastback styling, which was a revival of a streamlining on all GM products from 1942 until 1950 as demonstrated on the Pontiac Streamliner. The wheelbase was shortened to 112.0 in (2,845 mm) on ...
The 1968 Ram Air II remained at 400 cu. in., again available only in the GTO and Firebird. It was factory rated at 366 hp at 5,400 rpm and 445 lbs.ft. of torque at 3,800 rpm in the GTO, and 340 HORSEPOWER at 5,300 rpm and 430-lb.ft. of torque at 3,600 rpm in the Firebird, with only a small throttle restrictor tab on the Firebird being different.
OHC 250 cu in (4.1 L) 1-bbl inline-6 (1968) The OHC 230 cu in (3.8 L) was enlarged to 250 cu in (4.1 L) for 1968 to 1969. The base engine produced 175 hp (130 kW; 177 PS) while the 4 bbl Quadrajet Sprint versions were rated up to 215 hp (160 kW; 218 PS) with automatic transmissions.
The Pontiac GTO is credited with popularizing the muscle car market segment of the 1960s, and by many as the first muscle car. The 1970 model year introduced the LeMans GT-37 package. The 1973-75 Grand Am and 1977 Can Am combined luxury with performance features to emulate European coupes, focusing on balancing handling with power.
The February 1965 issue of Motor Trend was almost entirely devoted to Pontiac's Car of the Year award and included feature stories on the division's marketing, styling, engineering, and performance efforts along with road tests of several models. The GTO was split from being an option on the Tempest LeMans series to becoming a separate GTO series.
1973 Pontiac LeMans with the GTO option and the Pontiac Grand Am — Available with a 400 cid 230 hp (170 kW) V8 which was available with a 3-speed (LeMans, GTO) or 4-speed manual (LeMans, GTO, Grand Am) transmission or an automatic (LeMans, GTO, Grand Am), or a 250 hp (190 kW) 455 with an automatic transmission only. Also announced for the '73 ...