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Pontiac Alley - Pontiac GTO

GTO stands for Gran Turismo Omologato. The Pontiac GTO known as "The Great One," is the car that actually started the muscle car era. Pontiac production of the GTO from 1964 to 1974, was 514,793 GTOs being sold.

Authenticating or identifying a GTO. 1964-65 and 1972-74 can be identified by the option code on the factory build sheet or dealer delivery sheet (shown below), while the 1966-71 had their own (GTO model) designator in the VIN.
Example = (1964-1965) 824P100001, No GTO designator in the VIN.
Example = (1972-1974) 2D37T2P100001, No GTO designator in the VIN.
Example 1966-1971 (GTO model) = 242371P112045, 42 being the designator.
If you have the VIN number, you can obtain information from Pontiac Historic Services. They will provide you with all the information they have available for your particular car, including the dealer delivery sheet.