1964 was a pivotal year in the American automotive ... never dropping below 80,000 models yearly, until 1969 when GTO production dropped to 72,287. By 1970 it was clear that popularity for the ...

which was introduced as the 1964 Pontiac Tempest LeMans, with the GTO option package, offered a 325 horsepower 389-CID V8, it was the 1969 Judge with the 370-hp Ram Air IV V8 that helped bring the ...

While the Pontiac GTO kicked off the muscle car craze when it was introduced in 1964, these five models brought together a powerful V8 and a conventional mass-produced chassis several years erlier.