GM had surprised the auto industry with the supercar (later known as the muscle car) in much the same way Ford had shaken things up with the Mustang. Though Chrysler had introduced the Barracuda, which sold in distant numbers compared to the epochal Mustang, it took GM a couple of years to generate some worthwhile competition. Similarly, Pontiac s well-received GTO took even the other GM divisions by storm, and their own big-car engines weren t shoehorned into…
GM had surprised the auto industry with the supercar (later known as the muscle car) in much the same way Ford had shaken things up with the Mustang. Though Chrysler had introduced the Barracuda, which sold in distant numbers compared to the epochal Mustang, it took GM a couple of years to generate some worthwhile competition. Similarly, Pontiac s well-received GTO took even the other GM divisions by storm, and their own big-car engines weren t shoehorned into the intermediate bodies until 1965. As such, it wasn t until Ford s 1966 restyling of the midsize Fairlane lineup that it offered a GT model.
For consignment a wonderfully restored GTA (GT-A for automatic transmission.) complete with its 390ci V8 which is most likely the original to this car based on casting dates, fuel injection, and of course the automatic transmission. All buttoned up looking much like a mild-mannered everyday grocery getter.