1965 GTO, best car I ever had

Uuuuh Huuuuh... with Dick Landy or Don Garlits building your 700 hp motor friend? >bsflag<

Motor in my Challenger was probably totally stock.
426 hemi was rated at 425hp and the 440 would outrun it unless the hemi had just been tuned up.
440 stayed in tune longer and broke less often.
Got the car via a local Ford dealer buying it from a police auction. Canyon Ford by I-17.
Cops had removed the bags of weed from the trunk before the auction, but the smell remained.
Loper's speed shop did my dyno tuning back then.

Your comment shows you know nothing about the real muscle cars of the late 60's and early 70's.

The prototype 442 (W30) Olds would pass and lap a 427 Corvette on the GM test track east of PHX.
It was a green Cutlass with the 455 shoehorned in.

btw DGN,
Only custom built motor I ever got was a FIAT 1200 Granluche

Uuuuh Huuuuh... with Dick Landy or Don Garlits building your 700 hp motor friend? >bsflag<

Motor in my Challenger was probably totally stock.
426 hemi was rated at 425hp and the 440 would outrun it unless the hemi had just been tuned up.
440 stayed in tune longer and broke less often.
Got the car via a local Ford dealer buying it from a police auction. Canyon Ford by I-17.
Cops had removed the bags of weed from the trunk before the auction, but the smell remained.
Loper's speed shop did my dyno tuning back then.

Your comment shows you know nothing about the real muscle cars of the late 60's and early 70's.

The prototype 442 (W30) Olds would pass and lap a 427 Corvette on the GM test track east of PHX.
It was a green Cutlass with the 455 shoehorned in.

btw DGN,
Only custom built motor I ever got was a FIAT 1200 Granluche

My friend had a hemi roadrunner and had to adjust the heavy valves every 300 miles, not so with 440's hydrolics. I had a 74 charger with a 306 solid roller car, not what I told the builder to put in. He wanted it to turn 7,000 rpm but didn't know the small torque ports wouldn't flow past 6,000. He put 750 lb Vasco jet valve springs in it which would wear out the cam's roller bearings in 1,000 miles. They would not compress so I had to take the heads entirely off to change them. Yechhh....

1965 GTO is a cool car. I had a '71 Firebird with a Ram-Air hood and a 455 big block. It was ridiculously powerful. That was when American meant something. They were original, had style, and built like tanks. Now I drive a Honda Accord...how things and priorities have changed!

Yeah, I like my 283 in a 240z as much as my tire burning goat. I put 15 inch x12 wheels on back and 15x10 on front with 295 and 265 raidial TA's. 300 ZX disc's all around, tochico struts, sway bars etc. I call it my dirt driveway jalopy job. Cut out the fenders with a metal cutting blade and skill saw. It corners and breaks better than my Vette.

My friend had a hemi roadrunner and had to adjust the heavy valves every 300 miles, not so with 440's hydrolics. I had a 74 charger with a 306 solid roller car, not what I told the builder to put in. He wanted it to turn 7,000 rpm but didn't know the small torque ports wouldn't flow past 6,000. He put 750 lb Vasco jet valve springs in it which would wear out the cam's roller bearings in 1,000 miles. They would not compress so I had to take the heads entirely off to change them. Yechhh....

My 440 Challenger RT would rev past 7 grand anytime.
Hard to believe it had hydraulic lifters.

I went by the motto:
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." and left it alone.

Those purple hemi-cudas were faster if they had just been tuned and the shorter WB made for better handling on the South Mountain races.
My own 'cuda had that giant wraparound back window in a very ugly car.


BTW
For those interested.
The 396 was actually just over 400cid
GM had dropped out of racing and downplayed their cars real talents.

Grand Sport Corvettes for example.

So who's up for that Pontiac Montana... driving excitement-!!

Hurst, Holly, Edelbrock, Muncie, Posi, ... tire scorcher! Anyone remember, or was that sooo last century?

Hurst, Holly, Edelbrock, Muncie, Posi, ... tire scorcher! Anyone remember, or was that sooo last century?


I had a '67 GTO with his and her transmission - loved it! Wish I could've afforded to paint it.....

Hurst, Holly, Edelbrock, Muncie, Posi, ... tire scorcher! Anyone remember, or was that sooo last century?


I had a '67 GTO with his and her transmission - loved it! Wish I could've afforded to paint it.....

Knew a guy, in HS, whose 66-67 ElCamino got wrecked.

He talked to me about the high price of El Camino parts.

I told him Pontiac Olds Buick and Chevy shared the body and any front clip would fit.

He bought a 65-67 GTO front clip for his ElCamino and made his car really unique.
Goat a Mino!


re: posi

When you had really big power, no matter what brand of car;
9" Ford Detroit Locker was the only way to go.

My friend had a hemi roadrunner and had to adjust the heavy valves every 300 miles, not so with 440's hydrolics. I had a 74 charger with a 306 solid roller car, not what I told the builder to put in. He wanted it to turn 7,000 rpm but didn't know the small torque ports wouldn't flow past 6,000. He put 750 lb Vasco jet valve springs in it which would wear out the cam's roller bearings in 1,000 miles. They would not compress so I had to take the heads entirely off to change them. Yechhh....

My 440 Challenger RT would rev past 7 grand anytime.
Hard to believe it had hydraulic lifters.

I went by the motto:
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." and left it alone.

Those purple hemi-cudas were faster if they had just been tuned and the shorter WB made for better handling on the South Mountain races.
My own 'cuda had that giant wraparound back window in a very ugly car.


BTW
For those interested.
The 396 was actually just over 400cid
GM had dropped out of racing and downplayed their cars real talents.

Grand Sport Corvettes for example.

yeah GTO's are nice.

even the newer Australlian designed GTO are pretty kewl. 400 ponies. The problem with the modern GTO is the body, it's just to bland...looks like a ricer car..but when you hear it..it howls with V8 power..

my father had a 68 GTO in black, he had till 89. I was 10 years old then. I remember him taking us out in it on occasion, it wasn't in the best shape, but was garage kept..and ran.

he is kicking himself today for getting rid of it..he misses it lol


the good thing is a restored GTO isn't that expensive. I've seen them at auction for around 40 grand for a full resto

about 22-27 grand for a VERY well kept non restore.

yeah GTO's are nice.

even the newer Australlian designed GTO are pretty kewl. 400 ponies. The problem with the modern GTO is the body, it's just to bland...looks like a ricer car..but when you hear it..it howls with V8 power..

my father had a 68 GTO in black, he had till 89. I was 10 years old then. I remember him taking us out in it on occasion, it wasn't in the best shape, but was garage kept..and ran.

he is kicking himself today for getting rid of it..he misses it lol


the good thing is a restored GTO isn't that expensive. I've seen them at auction for around 40 grand for a full resto

about 22-27 grand for a VERY well kept non restore.

super bee( with mods most likely)

Check this: I bought my 65 goat/4speed muncie, Hurst Edelbrook, Holly, posi, off a dealer in 1970 for $700..... AND... i WAS ONLY 20 ..... OHHH... TURN IT all BACK!

I have a 1968 Chrysler New Yorker with a 440. It is such a cool car. 19 feet of pure Mopar! People could not believe i could beat their fancy car with 4 door.


Holy crap you had one too? I didn't see your post before I made my own post. That car was just so damn comfortable. Such a huge engine and yet gas was no problem. Dang, man, I wish I could still have one again, and I bet you do too.

LS1/3 might have some good technology, but still nothing comes close to an RB Mopar. 440 was king and still is. Now with B1 Brodix cylinder heads naturally aspirated 500ci Mopar make 1000hp, and reliable. cant do that with a big cube LS1/3.

10 years ago I had a 69 440ci, steel crank, 11:1, with 590 solid mopar cam and some heavily ported factory heads, mopar single plane, 850dp, 2" headers, av gas, in an early A-body mopar. 7000rpm shifts. spin the speedo off the clock in about 9 seconds and it just kept going (only had 3.5's in the rear) 440 mopar doesnt care for wind resistance! never put it down the 1/4 but it had to be good for a mid - 10 the way it was.

the motor cost only under 5k to build and would give a Bugatti Veyron a run in a straight line lmao

ive since bought expensive new cars, but nothing compare to the outright power and torque of old school american muscle.

ahh the petro chemical world. We've all helped pay our masters for their New World Order in one way or another.