Read one of the earliest literary examinations of the 1964 GTO done in Hot Rod
Magazine by Ray Brock. It has been said that this write up provoked Jim Wangers
to make sure that all future magazine test cars were first prepped by Royal Pontiac.
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Check out this comparison test between two 1965 Pontiac GTO's done by Eric
Dahlquist, Hot Rod Magazine's Technical Editor. One car is a stock tri-power
hardtop while the other is a Royal "Bobcat".
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In this article, Hot Rod Magazine's Steve Kelly tests a preproduction 1969
GTO Judge. You'll notice this prototype is a post coupe with Le Mans tail lights
both of which were never part of the production Judge option.
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This Drive Report by Paul Zazarine appeared in the February 1985 issue of Special Interest Autos and provides an excellent historical perspective and on the road feel for the first generation GTO.
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Ever wonder how the early GTO's stacked up against the competition? Read this
Comparison Report by Alex Merideth which appeared in the April 1991 issue of
Special Interest Autos. It pits a 66 GTO against a 67 Olds 442.
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In this article, Hot Rod Magazine's Eric Dahlquist examines what made the GTO
such a success. Special thanks go out to ALF in Omaha for providing a copy of the
June 1976 issue of Hot Rod in which it first appeared.
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Another Special Interest Autos Comparison Report. This one by Arch Brown, in
which a 1970 RA IV GTO is pitted against a 1968 L78 Chevelle SS396, appeared in the
October 1991 issue of SIA.
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