1970 Pontiac GTO Walkaround with Steve Magnante

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  • @terrylane3669
    @terrylane3669 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    My first new car was a 1970 GTO. I was 18 and this is my favorite car ever.

  • @BrandonLeeBrown
    @BrandonLeeBrown ปีที่แล้ว +20

    My father ordered a 1970 GTO with a Ram Air IV engine and paid the deposit. Sometime later Pontiac said the Ram Air IV GTO had been discontinued for the rest of the 1970 model year, but he could get the 455 for the same price. Working with Pontiac and the dealer, my father pointed out that the Ram Air IV engine was still available in the 1970 Firebird. Pontiac agreed to assemble one last RAIV GTO for my father's order. More than likely, his RAIV GTO was the last one made. It was a stripped down, 4-speed car that he used to build a race car.

    • @erictalkington5674
      @erictalkington5674 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's awesome!

    • @Ron-wd7qv
      @Ron-wd7qv ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm

    • @backroom12
      @backroom12 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Never heard this story that Pontiac was denying engines in the gto . Interesting

  • @tomhext1229
    @tomhext1229 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My favorite year for the GTO. Just screams Muscle!

  • @jamesmisener3006
    @jamesmisener3006 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The kind of car we'd put burners on before hitting the streets on weekends. Burners are tires you sacrifice to thrill or annoy folks. You decide. Cheers 🇨🇦

  • @paullee2777
    @paullee2777 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Another great video, I still can’t understand GM stopping the. Pontiac line, so many loyal customers,

    • @highoctaneclassics3969
      @highoctaneclassics3969  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you!!

    • @googleusergp
      @googleusergp ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank the US government for the demise of Pontiac.

    • @katazack
      @katazack ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pontiac kind of did it to itself. Except for a very few models, Pontiac never approached its success of the '60s and '70s, when it reached as high as No. 3 in total sales. It's bread and butter sedans, which once were performance animals, became posh, underpowered junk. It mutated the Trans Am into the plastic-clad Firehawk (which did have its fans) and settled for front wheel drive versions of the Grand Prix, which would have been a great rear-driver with a V8. It's Grand Am of the late '80s was a sales success, but never a performance car. It's most painful foul-up was re-badging the Holden Monaro as the GTO in '04 without adding any of the GTO's styling charisma. Sadly, it's best cars of the oughts were the G8 and Solstice, which hit all the buttons but came too late to make a difference. Pontiac was my favorite brand (my first two cars were a LeMans and a Formula 400 Firebird) and it was sad to watch its demise.

    • @gregsmart8388
      @gregsmart8388 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed, had a Bonneville and a Grand Prix. Great cars!

  • @michaelreilly1310esq
    @michaelreilly1310esq 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wonderful presentation

  • @90daysinvegas53
    @90daysinvegas53 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi Steven, great video. Excellent presentation for that 1970 GTO. Everything covered nicely and well spoken with a touch of humor thrown in here and there. Well done

  • @mollyhatchet7075
    @mollyhatchet7075 ปีที่แล้ว

    THIS CAR HAS INCREDIBLE UPGRADES . A MUSCLE CAR FANTASY IN THE MATERIAL WORLD . GOD BLESS WHO EVER PUT THIS TOGETHER ...

  • @weekendgarage3299
    @weekendgarage3299 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nice!!! My favorite body style GTO.

  • @charlesdalton985
    @charlesdalton985 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    We all talk about “Day 2 cars”. This one reminds me of a “Year Two” car. About what I’d imagine (assuming all the parts existed) what would have been done once it was out of warrantee and the owner could have some more fun. Great looking car - that obviously packs a punch.

  • @kevinmanning4880
    @kevinmanning4880 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great job of on facts about the GTO history! Really nice GOAT

  • @davidkay6241
    @davidkay6241 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love my 69 with hideaway headlites.

  • @The_R-n-I_Guy
    @The_R-n-I_Guy ปีที่แล้ว +11

    1970 was one of the best years for power. All the high compression big blocks lost power in 71

    • @MrZdvy
      @MrZdvy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Except the 426 Hemi

  • @timothydeyoung5653
    @timothydeyoung5653 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My favorite GTO body style/year

  • @440_SIXPACK
    @440_SIXPACK ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The first muscle car was the 49 olds 88 with the 303 rocket v-8

    • @MauiWauiPineappleExpress
      @MauiWauiPineappleExpress ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Is cited as the first ''full-sized'' muscle car! We are talking about Mid-Sized here!

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice!!!!! 👍👍

  • @sum12see
    @sum12see 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im restoring a 69 GTO Judge right now ,08/08/24...It Carasual Red,and a real Judge.. Assembled at Bruning Hyway plant...

  • @savedin87ify
    @savedin87ify ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Asked a girl out in Highschool. She told me if I had a GTO Judge she would go out with me.

  • @rogerhankins6905
    @rogerhankins6905 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had a friend that had an SS 66 nova with a 4 cylinder from the factory and in my garage there is a 1971 Pontiac convertible GTO clone

  • @drift3rkid66
    @drift3rkid66 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nothing but V8s. I like the 10 mpg, fine by me!! 😄

  • @walcoman
    @walcoman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a guy walk up to me at the car wash and held out ten one hundred dollar bills to sell him the hood tachometer on my 68 goat. Then I burst out into laughter as I showed him a smokeshow through first second and third gear

  • @davidmandziuk8493
    @davidmandziuk8493 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Paint it Gold, then you have Paul Newman's GTO, in the movie Slapshot. Nice.

    • @kevinmanning4880
      @kevinmanning4880 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a Gold '70 GTO, I do want to go as Reggie Dunlop for Halloween one year and get friends to be the Hanson Brothers. I will take pics and videos if it comes about.

  • @87GP400
    @87GP400 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think that the Firebird also had a endura bumper for that year. Can you please confirm ? Thanks

  • @annettesurfer
    @annettesurfer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice but that TR6 looks nice as well.

  • @ogtfno
    @ogtfno ปีที่แล้ว

    🔥🐐🔥

  • @moniquelee3623
    @moniquelee3623 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The car of Paul Newman in Slap Shot.

  • @josephgeorgeejr7039
    @josephgeorgeejr7039 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hilarious..around 86 my dad and mom took us to drive in, I think we went see gremlins, but its funny because my dad had a green 1970 gto judge, was a great car, but the trunk latch was broken, you had open it with screw driver, or if someone was on inside they could open it, well they decided put my moms brother in there because kids were free that night, they didn't want pay for 3 adults, but in the dark at drive in, it was much harder to open up the trunk as they had rehearse in the day time, my dad actually lost the screw driver to, so he had ask bunch people, was really embarrassing lmao, even when he finally got thexscrew driver, took him probably 10 minutes to open, my uncle was panicking, practically crying, he was only like 19 but he was a little off lol, he still is a little off til this day!!

    • @katazack
      @katazack ปีที่แล้ว

      Great story! It also makes a good point that as great as these cars looked, they weren't designed to last for the long term!

  • @danielmoose1273
    @danielmoose1273 ปีที่แล้ว

    On the shifter indicator plate, the "S" stands gor "Super", Not "Second".

  • @danheiking5644
    @danheiking5644 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The seats look like they are in the batmobile

  • @Slimjim260
    @Slimjim260 ปีที่แล้ว

    I prefer the hide away headlights,, Steve

  • @kenlidlow1067
    @kenlidlow1067 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why don't the consider the 1962, 63, and 64 Dodge and Plymouths with the max wedge motors the first muscle cars? There wasn't too many cars that could beat them....

    • @googleusergp
      @googleusergp ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Technically, you are correct. "Big engine, small body" on those too.

    • @markg7030
      @markg7030 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are right, however the GTO was the first total package of performance with special trim. Many muscle/ super cars before the GTO had optional motors,trans and gears but looked like any six cylinder or small V8 car.

  • @kevinmorgan4492
    @kevinmorgan4492 ปีที่แล้ว

    The olds 442 actually was not engine size it meant 4 barrel 4 speed and dual exhaust it came with a 440 engine

    • @edmundanderson657
      @edmundanderson657 ปีที่แล้ว

      440 hmmm

    • @kevinmorgan4492
      @kevinmorgan4492 ปีที่แล้ว

      I meant 340 lol but that was the duster the olds 442 had engine options of 350 and 455 and I also believe they had a 330 cubic inch option also

    • @edmundanderson657
      @edmundanderson657 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kevinmorgan4492
      I believe the first one was a 330 but there was a few others 403 and 307 come to mind.

  • @zracer1099
    @zracer1099 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Steve! Please get a hold of me! I have a very rare Pontiac Trans Am I want you to talk about!

    • @googleusergp
      @googleusergp ปีที่แล้ว

      What's so rare about your particular Trans Am?

    • @highoctaneclassics3969
      @highoctaneclassics3969  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Danny@hoclassics.com. Send details I will share with Steve. Thx

    • @zracer1099
      @zracer1099 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@googleusergp in short, it has some unique options. But it’s the last 400 4 speed and was Delorean family owned.

    • @googleusergp
      @googleusergp ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zracer1099 Sure does sound interesting. My 10th Anniversary (a 400/4 speed) was assembled on the same week that GM dropped the 400 engine from the option list in April 1979, but as you know, some were produced after that time. They were likely already in the production schedule/queue.

  • @drcornelius8275
    @drcornelius8275 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gah, why do this with a bastardized JC Whitney optioned non-original car?

  • @EBthere
    @EBthere 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    409 was before GTO.

    • @eugenesonger9426
      @eugenesonger9426 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The 409 was a larger car

    • @EBthere
      @EBthere 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@eugenesonger9426 Wasn't a 62 409 and a 70 GTO within a 100 lb.s of each other?
      If so, what does the size of car matter?

  • @scottbivins4051
    @scottbivins4051 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For anyone who does not know Pontiac got all their cubes from the inside of the engine. No Pontiac big blocks or small blocks. Pontiac had one size block V8 that they bored and stroked or destroked as needed.

  • @edmundanderson657
    @edmundanderson657 ปีที่แล้ว

    You could get that nose on a Lemans, it was known as the $700 nose job.

  • @freddietee1225
    @freddietee1225 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had a 70 Lemans sport coup in 82 ($700), my first car after getting home from Army basic training/AIT, before going overseas. then got out in 85, married and sold it. Heard the guy i sold it too got in a bad accident in it.
    and it would bury the 130 speed-odometer....listening to the 8-track and FM jams.... lots of fun🙂

    • @googleusergp
      @googleusergp ปีที่แล้ว

      Hopefully, the wife is still around....

    • @freddietee1225
      @freddietee1225 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@googleusergp LOL.........NOPE, the car would've been MORE faithful, got 3 kids though..........and grand-kids, love'm all and life is GOOD......RETIRED JOURNEYMAN BOILERMAKER in Wyoming now, everything is paid for

    • @googleusergp
      @googleusergp ปีที่แล้ว

      @@freddietee1225 I wouks never get rid of a car for any woman. If she does not like it, she can go. The car stays.

  • @chenzocosimo3250
    @chenzocosimo3250 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t mind if you change the color on a care but at least use a color that it actually came int. I hate this. Why make a “fake” Judge and then not use a factory color?