Capable of zero to 60 mph in less than six seconds and sub-14-second quarter mile times, some of the hottest muscle cars of the late 1960s and early 1970s were so fast that their performance numbers ...

Remember 1970? This was the year that marked the beginning of the transition from large engines and performance cars to compact models and more efficient units. The GTO was one of the biggest victims.

1970 was a rough year for the GTO, as the trends were changing in the automotive space, and the demand for smaller cars was more obvious. Pontiac tried to breathe new life into the GTO with subtle ...