Pontiac GTO 1974

34750 USD

CAR DESCRIPTION FROM SELLER
This car is probably the finest 1974 GTO in the country. The 1974 "X" body is the rarest of all GTOs. Many refer to them as "Baby GTOs". Because of the smaller body and light weight they are quite the muscle car. The console mounted 4 speed, buckets, and functional shaker hood make this car super rare. I found a great write up on the 1974 GTO in a story about these rare cars done by Haggerty, the insurance company. Excerpts will follow. You will note that this exact car was feature in the article if you search for the article online. It will be easier to say what is wrong with this car than what is right. This is a no rust, no issue first class restoration. I found a few small issues while prepping the car to sell. Brake light is on but no braking issues? 4 way flasher knob is broke, new replacement parts are included. Oil gauge in cluster nor connected. Electronic dash tach not working? (Clock works!) Located in Kalispell, Montana 59901. Please call prior to bidding. Bob 727-642-8237. It will be many years before another opportunity to own the rarest of all GTOs comes again!Why the forgotten 1974 Pontiac GTO is worthy of the nameMuscle car buffs can be thankful that Pontiac never put the GTO badge on anything but V8-powered, rear-drive cars. Even if the 2004-2006 GTO was an Australian import with a Corvette motor, it still fit the proper format and, as a bonus, was the best-performing GTO ever.Yet, there was a time when some felt Pontiac crossed a line by putting the hallowed GTO moniker on a 1974 Ventura. For a long time, this “little GTO” took some flack even from the faithful.That was unfair. Though certainly not in the performance realm of the top GTOs, the ’74 was hardly a pretender. Rather, it was an honest, back-to-basics affordable and fun car at a time when midsize models had become bloated and tilted toward “.” This misunderstood baby GTO should be viewed through that lens. The long journey to respect has paid off, and as evidence, ’74 GTOs are bringing some impressive sums at auction.The 1974 GTO may have been down on power compared to its predecessors, but, at 3400 pounds, it was about 400 pounds lighter than previous mid-size models. Motor Trend coaxed the newfangled Goat from zero to 60 in 9.4 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 16.5 seconds at 84 mph. New York-based CARS magazine enlisted legendary Pontiac performance tuner and drag racer, Nunzi Romano of Nunzi’s Automotive in Brooklyn, to compare the ’74 GTO to a ’64 model equipped with a 389 four-barrel, automatic, and 3.55:1 rear axle.Nunzi wheeled the four-speed ’74 from zero to 60 in 7.7 seconds and down the quarter-mile in 15.72 seconds at 88 mph—very close to the 15.64 at 90 mph he got from the ’64. It wasn’t apples-to-apples with the ’74 4-speed stick versus the ’64 car’s two-speed automatic. Still, that was a good showing for the later car.

CAR DESCRIPTION FROM SELLER

This car is probably the finest 1974 GTO in the country. The 1974 "X" body is the rarest of all GTOs. Many refer to them as "Baby GTOs". Because of the smaller body and light weight they are quite the muscle car. The console mounted 4 speed, buckets, and functional shaker hood make this car super rare. I found a great write up on the 1974 GTO in a story about these rare cars done by Haggerty, the insurance company. Excerpts will follow. You will note that this exact car was feature in the article if you search for the article online. It will be easier to say what is wrong with this car than what is right. This is a no rust, no issue first class restoration. I found a few small issues while prepping the car to sell. Brake light is on but no braking issues? 4 way flasher knob is broke, new replacement parts are included. Oil gauge in cluster nor connected. Electronic dash tach not working? (Clock works!) Located in Kalispell, Montana 59901. Please call prior to bidding. Bob 727-642-8237. It will be many years before another opportunity to own the rarest of all GTOs comes again!Why the forgotten 1974 Pontiac GTO is worthy of the nameMuscle car buffs can be thankful that Pontiac never put the GTO badge on anything but V8-powered, rear-drive cars. Even if the 2004-2006 GTO was an Australian import with a Corvette motor, it still fit the proper format and, as a bonus, was the best-performing GTO ever.Yet, there was a time when some felt Pontiac crossed a line by putting the hallowed GTO moniker on a 1974 Ventura. For a long time, this “little GTO” took some flack even from the faithful.That was unfair. Though certainly not in the performance realm of the top GTOs, the ’74 was hardly a pretender. Rather, it was an honest, back-to-basics affordable and fun car at a time when midsize models had become bloated and tilted toward “.” This misunderstood baby GTO should be viewed through that lens. The long journey to respect has paid off, and as evidence, ’74 GTOs are bringing some impressive sums at auction.The 1974 GTO may have been down on power compared to its predecessors, but, at 3400 pounds, it was about 400 pounds lighter than previous mid-size models. Motor Trend coaxed the newfangled Goat from zero to 60 in 9.4 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 16.5 seconds at 84 mph. New York-based CARS magazine enlisted legendary Pontiac performance tuner and drag racer, Nunzi Romano of Nunzi’s Automotive in Brooklyn, to compare the ’74 GTO to a ’64 model equipped with a 389 four-barrel, automatic, and 3.55:1 rear axle.Nunzi wheeled the four-speed ’74 from zero to 60 in 7.7 seconds and down the quarter-mile in 15.72 seconds at 88 mph—very close to the 15.64 at 90 mph he got from the ’64. It wasn’t apples-to-apples with the ’74 4-speed stick versus the ’64 car’s two-speed automatic. Still, that was a good showing for the later car.

BASIC CAR INFORMATION
Price:	34750 USD
Make:	Pontiac
Model:	GTO
Year:	1974
Mileage:	6162 MI
Engine:	V-8
Transmission:	Manual
Warranty:	Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty

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Pontiac GTO 1974

See also

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air/150/210

1969 Jaguar E-Type

1969 Chevrolet Chevelle

1968 Ford Mustang