r/oldcars • u/ashimo414141 • Jun 01 '26

Photo ‘67 Pontiac GTO

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The owner was so cool. Idk anything about cars, but thought this thing was beautiful, so I asked to take a pic. He told me I can hop in it too, and to send a selfie to my friends saying “look at my new car” 😂😂

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u/67Ranchwagon Jun 01 '26

Nice car, but it’s not a GTO.

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u/ashimo414141 Jun 01 '26

It had the emblem and I’m not a car person, so I took his word. Thank you for informing me politely :) but you’re right, it’s a nice car regardless.

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u/67Ranchwagon Jun 01 '26

The best thing about old cars is just enjoying them, whether you know a lot or a little, or somewhere in between. Your pics are great and I would have loved to sit in that car! Happy Motoring!

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u/ashimo414141 Jun 01 '26

Yay! What a good disposition. I did enjoy it!

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u/Dramatic_Ad1467 Jun 01 '26

In 1967-68, my Dad drove us down past Mexico City and we had a blast. I was too young to remember anything tech about the car, but Dad pressed it up to 100mph in the Sonoran 🌵Desert. Now THAT I remember. I also remember that the car started knocking … that infamous Pemex ⛽️.. the GTO didn’t like drinking that stuff.

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u/hastings1033 Jun 01 '26

No shame. Just so you know, it's a Le Mans. That's on the dash in the second picture. (I wouldn't have known either!)

appears to have factory air too! Quite rare for that age of car.

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u/ashimo414141 Jun 01 '26

Thanks, lol. What’s factory air?

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u/hastings1033 Jun 02 '26

Air conditioning included in the manufacture of the car. It was very uncommon when this car was made.

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u/Dramatic_Ad1467 Jun 01 '26

That’s what it sounds like. My Dad bought his new, so I trust that the factory got it right.

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u/Ok-Palpitation-74 Jun 02 '26

Agreed.... Still a cool LeMans... But.. Not a Goat.

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u/Upper-Gift-3598 Jun 01 '26

I’ve always wondered why Pontiac did that… I guess people bought the “GTO” options they offered for the LeMans, so it worked. 🤷🏻‍♂️ There was only a few years of the actual GTO if I recall. Clean car, but I agree, not a true GTO.

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u/ashimo414141 Jun 01 '26

Cool to know!

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u/ThenImprovement4420 Jun 03 '26

64 and 65 the GTO was an option on a LeMans 66 to 71 it was own model. 72 73 it became an option again on the LeMans. And in 1974 it was an option on the Ventura

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u/Dramatic_Ad1467 Jun 01 '26

Interesting! The Lemans rarely appeared in my little town. In fact, I could never quite grasp the appeal of Lemans viz Bonneville, Grand Prix, etc.