1966: The Pontiac GTO's Biggest Year - Mac's Motor City Garage.com

1966: The Pontiac GTO's Biggest Year - Mac's Motor City Garage.com

While the Pontiac GTO would remain a strong seller through the 1960s, its best year came in 1966, rather early in the game.      As every fan of the muscle car era surely knows, in 1966 the GTO was promoted from an option package to a stand-alone model in the Pontiac lineup. That was more than fitting, as by then the GTO had developed its own distinct image that stood quite apart from the Tempest LeMans on which it was based. Indeed, it was the …