A Tour of my 1965 Pontiac GTO
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Beautiful car. The fact that it’s numbers matching and you have the original paperwork is just awesome.
It's crazy how both my parents are older than Charlotte, my mom was born in '63 and my dad in '64. And man is she gorgeous!
she is one sweet lady..... growing up our high school lot was full of Goats, Road Chickens, 'Cudas and the like.... who thought those Muscle Beasts would be worth what they are now. Thanks for keeping her stock
Very cool! My dad had a 68, 69 and 73 firebird. 73 was a formula 400 metallic burgundy
Pat, Im guessing since she’s backed in that she has at least 3/4 of a tank? Beautiful ride man. All stock is the way to go! Rock and Roll
That car is beautiful. There is absolutely nothing wrong with 340hp. You can do a lot with that if the engine is breathing, good fuel delivery, and you got a good transmission and diff gears. An original just like yourself. The badass factor is the fact that it was the first of a revolutionary (marketed) concept. I’m a Mopar guy but dang I respect older GMs. 👍
Lord I have been waiting for this video. Dream come true. She is absolutely beautiful.
Very nice goat. My father came back from Vietnam in 1970 purchased a GTO used in Kentucky 1968 drove to California and married my mother. I was born two years later. Thanks for showing us that beauty. Echo
Love that Goat!! Jan and Dean all day!
I was born in 1970 so I found a 1970 Nova Super Sport. It was muscle,muscle, muscle. Loved that car.
Pat is a very cool ass dude love the GTO man very very nice
2 speed power glide transmission. Vinyl top. 389 3 deuce option is what they call the three two barrels.
She's beautiful. I love that you kept her pretty much stock.
Beautiful Car Love It And With Most Original Stuff Just Awesome
May I offer my most jealous-laden congratulations!!!!
If you look at a website for after market radiators or water pumps. They usually explain engine temp and how to do math it out. But running an engine cold will kill it.
She's a beauty! 🤟
That's one bad ass automobile.
Beautiful car
Cars looked great back then, now they mostly all look like leg shavers or something. Four person trunk had me chuckling.
Badass brother 🇺🇸
Not my speed, but I do love all things motorized. Very nice car.
You picked a good name. Named my youngest daughter Charlotte
thanks for sharing cos sharing IS caring. You shoulda been a car salesman VS. faceshooter, cos god damned if I didnt think I was looking to buy that GTO!!! Sweet ride man and sounds so guuuuud. I also dig the originality factor here, cos when you start putting mods and such it becomes something else...in my opinion, at least..
Bad ass beautiful ride BTW!
Yoooo, Charlotte!
Very nice example I love to see cars that have been kept well by an owner who clearly knows about the car rather than just a "thing" they have in the garage.
Cool car !!!
good stuff
Nice!
Nice! Cameo Ivory? You don't see that factory color too often on a '65.
Rehbekker....Rehbekker..... you wanna go for a ride in the GTO?
Lol....
American muscle 🇺🇸
She's pretty Cherry Pat. What's your go to source for parts for her?
Muscle Cars Basic Dude stuff
Meh. Needs an LS swap, coil overs and big ass brakes. 😝 just kidding man. Gorgeous survivor car. Very awesome.
Good stuff Pat, I was waiting to hear you say what GTO stood for ( Gran Turismo Omologato) as everytime I ask someone they don't know or guess wrong. I grew up around cars, my dad had a 72 GTO 455 H.O. with the ram air hood, she was an ass kicker. Your car is very nice and clean, it's cool to see originals.
She's a beautiful car Pat! Great job--like a step back in time!
Gorgeous car! 1966 was my favorite year with ‘65 close behind. I think the stacked headlights are the best look on these cars.
My dad bought one brand new out of the show room when he was 18. 3200 bucks I think he said he paid.used to race on Woodward in detroit. Beautiful car. Thanks for sharing
I love how much you enjoy that car 👍🏼 Great history - thanks for letting us check out Charlotte!
Absolutely gorgeous vehicle. Love the engine bay; from an age when you had so much room you could sit in the bay to work on the engine. I have a 2000 Grand Prix GTP that is my affordable piece of Pontiac history until I can procure something more akin to Charlotte. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome ‘65! Back in the ‘90s, when I was a broke kid just out of High School, I stopped at one of those tiny roadside used car dealerships in San Jose, Ca that had a ‘65 Le Mans that was built into a GTO. I still vividly remember the incredible experience of the dealer starting her up as she rumbled to life. I’ve wanted a ‘65 GTO ever since. I just love those stacked headlights on the ‘65 too.
Pat Mac, thanks for sharing and the history lesson. I had a friend who had one in the 1980’s. That was a fun ride.
Maaaan Charlotte is a sick ride brother, love it!!!!
I like the trunk of the car, you can comfortably fit 5 bodies in it.
This thing is so rad! From one car guy to another - appreciate the review 😎🤘🏼
It is a nice car, too bad it is an automatic transmission. Thank you for the video sir.
Beautiful car Pat. I'm a Ford guy but my dream muscle car is the 1968 Chevy Nova SS. My nighbors growing up drag raced them.
Novas are the bees knees! My first car was a 69 Nova. Not an SS but we pulled the straight six out and put a built small block in it. Then my next car was a 70 Chevelle SS. 396 car.
Before I moved and had to sell it, I had a '71 Nova SS. 350, 4barrel, dual exhaust, posi-trac rear, muncie 4 speed close ratio transmission, hurst shifter, all factory stock. Man, I miss that car! :(
You've got yourself a true beauty, Mr Mac. GTO has been a dream car of mine since I was about 13. Thank you for the tour
Thanks for the walk around. Fully agree with the minor mods you did with main focus on TLC. Im not a full custom guy myself and really appreciate your vision for your GTO.
What a beautiful ride. My first car was a 69 Cougar and as a welder , I have helped restore a few Classics over the years. These original muscle cars were made when stuff was made to last. My great uncle had the first Mustang that was brought to NC. It had less than 4000 miles on it when he sold it in the 80’s. Thank you for showing Charlotte to us. She’s been the background for quite a few of your videos and I figured that you would do a video highlighting her at some point. Kudos to you for keeping the old girl real. Much love to you all 🤙🤙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
That's was an amazing find and a classic car. I would love to get a 67 or 68 Camaro or Firebird.
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"I Cant take the cool factor away from it NOW"....Never were there truer words spoken!!....Beautiful "CooL" ride Mac....Thanks for sharing!!
James Bond has his DB7. Maverick from Top Gun has his Kawasaki GPZ900R. Pat Mac has a stonking GTO. Every Batman has his Batmobile.
Shame it has the 2 speed Power glide tranny. A 4 speed manual would make that into a much different vehicle.
She is amazingly clean. Someone took real good care of her.
Been a car guy since forever and always thought of it as the 'Goat' or 'Judge'. Finally learned after 20+ years what GTO means. Thanks Pat!
Pat Mac… what a tremendous video!! Thanks so much for posting. You hit a nerve and rattled my memories. Thought you’d appreciate-
My sophomore year of high school, 1979. Just got my driver’s license. Step- father was an AMC car salesman. One evening he comes home from work with a 1965 Pontiac Le Mans, and hands me the keys.
My punk, immature , ungrateful self exclaims “I’m not driving an “old ladies car”. So my step dad says fine, I’ll take it back to the lot and you can continue to ride the bus to school. Big wake-up call moment for me. I apologized profusely and acquiesced! He gave me the keys back. I would own that Le Mans through my high school and early college days. So many awesome memories with her ( although I never named her- ha). 326 - two-barrel- two speed. I did a repaint on her; removed the badges; many would say.. Hey, nice GTO !! I would just wink and say thanks.
Life goals. GTO, 69 RoadRunner with the 440, and a 70 Challenger R/T.
BMW owners can shove it!
I appreciate the daily motivation Pat 🤙
Very nice. I had a ‘68 GTO that I found in Arizona. Fairly rough, got it running. Sold in ‘08 before the economy went south. Still a fun ride and project that I wish I could’ve kept. 400/ 4-bbl/ 3-speed with a front vinyl bench seat. Oh, about about 7 different colors of primer. LoL.
American Muscle Car. American Made. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Gas Tyres Oil, she's beautiful Pat 🙏🇬🇧💯Av a gud'n mate
Thanks for sharing brother. My uncle had a GTO - don't recall what year but it was a 4-Speed manual transmission with a 389 w/Carter 4-Bbl carburetor.
Love your video's. Awesome taste in Muscle cars. 100% correct on keeping her all original with the exception of the headers and let's be honest, Pontiac should have put factory headers on GTO's standard back in the 60's.
Awesome pat. I also have a 65 but it’s ‘just’ a lamans - so it’s now a GTO ‘tribute’ resto mod lol. She’s a beaut. No one would
Blame you for leaving it stock.
Holy Shit what a ride. Pat reminded me of that scene in Dazed and Confused when Wooderson and Bruno were talking Melba Toast Muscle cars....❤👍
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Beautiful car, but almost as impressed with the fluorescent 'ONE' keychain from the late 70s early 80s brought back some memories!
Daayaammmit..... She is BEAUTIFUL 😍
Hey Pat. I just inherited a 65 GTO about two years ago. Was my grandfathers pride and joy. When i get it out in the spring i think i will make a video about it. Its a 4 speed, 389.
Very cool ride. I like the way the 1965 GTO looked. The 1966 GTO also looked nice. Thanks for the tour.
"Continue with me, please."
Well OK then...
Such a great tour of Charlotte. Thank you!
Only 340 Horsepower? lol That's a great Drive-In trunk! You're old enough to remember those.
I know you hate the resto-mod, but there's no way I could keep a powerglide in there! I'd be swapping that thing for a three pedal setup with a beefy manual transmission! You already swapped the exhaust manifolds for the headers, so just go a little farther.... ;)
Beautiful Muscle car, Pat. My Dad had one, back in 70's, was cruising down highway, engine caught fire, no fire extinguisher, so we had to rip our shirts off, to extinguish. He got rid of it, not sure what caused fire. Fun car to drive in, the engine was like Godzilla to me, at 8 years old, strong/ powerful
Mines was=red black interior 4sp three 2”
Great car. Just picked up a 65 GTO ( that also has original column shift and four barrel carb) numbers matching restoration project. About 50% of the body is done and have most of the parts to finish. Will post pics as the restoration goes.
My grandpa was going to give me his '65 GTO when I turned 18, but my dad wouldn't let me have it. It was white with a black top.
Old american V8's man. As a classic V8 owner myself I approve. They may suck up gas, but they make it up for it in smiles per gallon.
I hate restomods, too. The stocker those classics are, the better! You should consider coming down to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for Cruising the Coast in October. One of the biggest classic car gathering in the country. It lasts a week. Unfortunately, I sold my classic Galaxie a few years ago, but it's a fun event.
Pat, beautiful car. I am eyeing a 64’ here in my hometown that is just sitting collecting rust in a driveway. What was the hardest original parts for you to track down? I’m gonna stop and make the guy an offer to rescue her and plan to bring her up fully stock. Thanks for what you do brother.
Sweet ride thankfully to Biden its cheap to drive....
Can I ask what you paid for her?
Prices of classic cars are INSANE right now…👍
She's 💯 lady and beautiful 😍 . And awesome how you are stay originally and your right about how clean she looks 👌
340 horsepower was huge back in the day. Love it! Thanks Pat!
You won't see anybody bragging about there Prius in 50 plus years. Well preserved car and numbers matching is a huge deal.
Matching numbers & paperwork? Don’t ever let that one go.
You dont touch a factory # matching car.. It its already molested then do what you want to do .
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I used to have a 1966 Chevy II SS with a 289/2bbl carb. I wish I still had it.
She's a beaut Clark! 4 person trunk like sneaking into the outdoor concert back in the day, or like information gathering missions?
I've got some googly eyes for Charlotte. Sooo nice. Thank you for sharing Sir!
That awesome vehicle and I were both born in 1965, but she's in much better condition and more lovingly cared for. Also, my father once told me that the ignition was on the left side of the steering wheel so a police officer could easily turn off the car and remove the key.
Welcome to the club and enjoy.....don’t sell it! Cheers🍺
Well… your car will probably be one that still runs after an emp. I use to own a 68 GTO . Gas Tires Oil. Lol.
God I love your videos, absolutely beautiful conveyance sir.
Most excellent. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome car man! Thank you for sharing it like that!
My Dad told me GTO stands for Gas Tires & Oil because those are the three things you use most in that car. Charlotte is beautiful.
Beautiful piece of American Muscle Pat!!