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1964 Pontiac GTO

1964 Pontiac GTO

1964 Pontiac GTO was an option package for the Pontiac LeMans. Three body styles were available, which included the 2-door coupe, convertible and hardtop. The 389-cid V-8 engine is the triple 2-barrel-carburetor version, good for 348 bhp at 4900 rpm. The transmission is the close-ratio M-21 four-speed stickshift. The final drive is a 3.90:1 ratio with the Safe-T-Track limited-slip differential.

Remember that all Pontiac V-8s have the same engine-mount points, regardless of their displacement. It actually was an easy job to make the engine switch, although maybe it took a little more than 20 minutes. And that was it: the “birth” of the GTO.

The 1964 Pontiac GTO included 4-barrel carburetor and dual exhaust, chromed valve covers and air cleaner, 7 blade clutch fan, a floor-shifted 3-speed manual transmission with Hurst shifter, stiffer springs, larger diameter front sway bar, and GTO badges. Optional equipment included a 4-speed manual transmission, 2-speed automatic transmission, a more powerful “Tri-Power” carburation rated at 348 hp (260 kW), metallic drum brake linings, limited slip differential, and heavy-duty cooling.

The 1964 Pontiac GTO’s exterior dimensions are 5156 mm length, 1862 mm width, 1372 mm height, 2921 mm wheelbase, 1473 mm front track, and 1473 mm rear track.

1964 Pontiac Grand Prix

The 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix, in signature Nocturne Blue, features Pontiac’s wonderfully styled 8-lug aluminum wheel-and-drum assemblies, a matching all-vinyl interior with bucket seats and a center console housing a manifold vacuum gauge. Unique GP touches include a split grille with designed-in parking lamps, vertical backup lamps and ‘hidden’ horizontal tail-lamps.

The 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix underwent a mild redesign with headlights that were frenched into the fender and bumper, instead of cutting sharply into the body like the previous year ’63. The grille treatment was also updated with a new horizontal slat arrangement and the turn signals remained in the grille cavity, but were now rectangular with rounded corners and the large chrome support bars were deleted.

The 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix’s engine offerings were mostly unchanged from 1963 except that the standard 303-horsepower 389 4-barrel V8 gained three additional horsepower (to 306) and a 3-speed Roto Hydra-Matic transmission. The standard 3-speed manual and optional Hydra-matic transmissions were unchanged from 1963, however, a new GM-built Muncie 4-speed available in either a wide-ratio M-20 or close-ratio M-21 options replaced the Borg-Warner T-10 unit.

On the outside, the 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix still sported the unique concave rear window and straightforward Coke bottle body. The stacked headlights remained, but the turn signals became more ovoid and lost the chrome strips. The cabin got a few color and material updates, but nothing changed in terms of the nice standard features that complemented the exciting driving experience in the 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix.

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