GTO Data and ID Guide: 1964-1974

Product Description

Correctly restoring a GTO is no easy matter. With this book from author Peter Sessler, you take a giant step toward understanding just what components are needed to bring your old Goat back to life.
This ultimate resource on the 1964-1974 Pontiac GTO provides critical data about the highly collectible car, including engine and transmission codes, rear axle identification, exterior and interior colors, options, production numbers, and VIN decoding. Possessing this much data is a surefire way to become a GTO expert. It even fits in your back pocket!
When the Pontiac GTO debuted in the fall of 1963, 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. Pontiac couldn’t have predicted was just how collectible the GTOs would be decades later. If you’re at a car show and someone asks you what the distributor number is on your GTO, you can open this book and find the answer.

Review

“If you are on the hunt, this belongs in your pocket.” (Mark Wigginton
American Car Collector 2018-04-27)

“These
Data and ID Guides from CarTech are handy reference sources, packing a ton of information.” (
Muscle Car Review 2019-06-05)

From the Back Cover

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. A total of 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 C. 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!

About the Author

Pete Sessler became interested in cars early. The acquisition of a 1969 Boss 429 and later a 1968 Shelby GT350 convertible got the ball rolling. He began writing a one-page monthly column in 1978 and shortly after that wrote his first book. He has continued to author books, became a magazine editor, has written for a major car company, and has been a writer of college modules and car repair manuals. His web site, PeterCardassilariSessler.com, has all the information on his books. He still writes today and enjoys it immensely.