Take the fear out of buying your next GTO with this comprehensive, accurate and dependable ID guide to Pontiacs muscle powerhouse. Reliable data on buying, selling, restoring, appraising and owning a GTO, plus information to assist in deciphering trim codes, varifying VINs, interpreting body body codes, authenticating engine numbers, and more. Crammed with vital data. Old Cars Weekly. Sftbd., 8x 10 3/4, 121 pgs., 77 b&w ill., 20 color pgs.

Take the fear out of buying your next GTO with this comprehensive, accurate and dependable ID guide to Pontiacs muscle powerhouse. Reliable data on buying, selling, restoring, appraising and owning a GTO, plus information to assist in deciphering trim codes, varifying VINs, interpreting body body codes, authenticating engine numbers, and more. Crammed with vital data. Old Cars Weekly. Sftbd., 8x 10 3/4, 121 pgs., 77 b&w ill., 20 color pgs.

When the Pontiac GTO debuted in the fall of 1963, few people could have predicted that the landscape of the performance car would be changed forever. With the new GTO, a genre of automobiles was born that combined image, character, and "muscle." 515,797 GTOs rolled off assembly lines from 1963 through 1974; it’s undeniable just how influential these cars were. What Pontiac couldn't have predicted was just how collectible the GTOs would be decades later. Author Peter Sessler dissects the GTO and presents critical data including engine and transmission codes, rear axle identification, exterior and interior colors, options, production numbers, and VIN decoding. If you're at a car show and someone asks you what the distributor number is on your GTO, open this book and find the answer. Correctly restoring a GTO is no easy matter. With this book you take a giant step toward understanding just what components are needed to bring your old Goat back to life. Possessing this much data is a surefire way to become a GTO expert. It even fits in your back pocket!

Written and designed for casual enthusiasts, as well as restorers who want to determine which parts, accessories and colors will restore their cars to factory-original condition, every title in the Bay View Original Series provides a huge selection of color photography, comprehensive factory records, thorough specifications, detailed parts lists and nostalgic period literature. The brainchild of a young GM executive named John DeLorean, the Pontiac GTO that growled forth from the 1963 Tempest LeMans sport package is the acknowledged granddaddy of American muscle cars. This guide features a huge selection of color photography depicting GTOs from 1964 through 1974, including Tripowers, Ram Air models, Royal Bobcats and the much-revered Judges in all their "Orbit Orange," "Limelight Green" and "Carousel Red" glory.

Collector's Originality Guide: Pontiac GTO 1964-1974 provides a bumper-to-bumper look at every component that makes the GTO a classic, from the distinctive taillights of the 1964 GTO to the Radial Tuned Suspension of the 1974 model. Year by year, component by component, you'll discover a comprehensive and useful guide on factory specifications for restoring, re-energizing, and simply admiring the pride of Pontiac.

Can you tell which water pump is for pre-1969 applications? Does the complete casting number always appear on all crankshafts? Answers to these questions and many more fill this complete guide to all 1955-93 Chevy V-8s. Coverage includes blocks, heads, crankshafts, intake and exhaust manifolds, carburetors, fuel pumps, water pumps, generator/alternators, and EGR valves.

With detailed step-by-step instructions accompanied by full-color photos, this book shows critical procedures to restore a GTO to factory like-new condition.

Authenticity getting your goat? This updated second edition now includes additional GTO models from 1971 and 1972! Determine the proper part numbers with this detailed, accurate, year-by-year guide showing you the right way to do a full-scale restoration. Over 1,000 photos, part numbers, codes and color charts from original factory literature point out what goes where, what parts are good or bad, and the best way to put them together. 2nd ed.