1966 Pontiac GTO Convertible Tri-Power 4-Speed

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

Car Craft magazine's December 1965 issue put it plainly: “You're simply automatically in with a GTO, it's the ‘hot set-up’ when it comes to street or strip.” The 1966 GTO was undeniably one of the year's hottest cars. Under the hood, it still ran on a 389 cu-in V8, available with a single four-barrel carburetor or the optional “Tri-Power” setup, which used three two-barrel carbs to add 25 horsepower. Its side profile showed off a “Coke Bottle” waist, drawing inspiration from Air Force fighter jets of the era, while the roofline’s “Flying Buttress” “C” Pillars gave it a truly distinctive silhouette. Earlier GTOs had been handsome, but this new version was seductive and sensual. It's no surprise that Pontiac GTO sales more than doubled in 1966.

Documentation from Pontiac Historic Services (PHS) shows this in-crowd GTO convertible looks as it left the Baltimore plant in June 1966 — Starlight Black paint, Black vinyl bucket seat interior, and Black convertible top.

According to the PHS documentation included with the sale, it's also a genuine factory Tri-Power car with the required 4-speed manual transmission and Safe-T-Track limited slip rear axle. Other features include Rally I wheels and an AM radio.

This 1966 Pontiac GTO Convertible is now offered at no reserve by the selling dealer with PHS documentation and a clean Ohio title.

Highlights

• Offered from the Burnyzz Collection of July vehicles

• Factory 389ci Tri-Power V8

• Four-speed manual transmission

• Finished in Starlight Black paint

• Black vinyl bucket seat interior

• Black power convertible top

• Safe-T-Track rear axle

Factory Equipment

• 389ci Tri-Power V8

• Four-speed manual transmission

• Starlight Black paint

• Black vinyl bucket seat interior

• AM radio and manual antenna

• Kelsey-Hayes Rally I wheels

• The chassis number (242676B138160) decodes as:

  • 2 – Pontiac

  • 42 – GTO

  • 67 – Two-door convertible

  • 6 – 1966 model year

  • B – Baltimore, Maryland, assembly plant

  • 138160 – Production sequence starting at 100001 at all plants

• The Body by Fisher tag decodes as:

  • 66-23767 – 1966 Pontiac GTO Two-Door Convertible

  • BAL – Baltimore, Maryland, assembly plant

  • 3958 – Fisher Body sequence number

  • 223 – Black vinyl interior

  • A2 – Starlight Black paint

  • 2 – Black convertible top

  • 06A – First week of June production date

Known Imperfections

• Images detailing the condition of the 1966 Pontiac GTO Convertible are presented in the gallery

Ownership History

This 1966 Pontiac GTO Convertible is offered from the Burnyzz Collection of July vehicles

Included Items

• PHS Documentation

• Spare tire cover

Additional Information

The seller states, "The engine code is 'WS' which shows correct for a 1966 GTO with 389, triple dueces, and manual trans. There is another stamping 553418 above this, however that number only correlates to the Protect-O-Plate for warranty purposes, and this car no longer has that with it. Apparently the VIN stamping process didn't start for Pontiac until 1968, so you won't have that to verify. The block casting number is 9778789 which is correct for a 1966 GTO 389, and the casting date code is D286 which should be April 28, 1966. The trim tag shows a 06A date code, so that means the engine timing is correct to be original to the car. We do feel it is the 'numbers matching' engine."

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