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When I go through my old magazines, beside the articles, the advertisement from the hey-days still fascinates me. Not a word about environment, safety and fuel consumption. Its just all about attitude and brute power and, and... well the things that makes a car interesting. Here's a collection of some I found, of course mainly GTO but some of the "Goats" brothers as well. Click on the thumbnails and join a ride back to the "good old days", this is poetry to a motorhead. If you really dig the pictures, each one can be downloaded as a win zip file, bringing you the ad in A4-format and better quality.

/Erik


"Call it Tempest Lemans!" 1962 Pontiac Tempest Lemans was the ancestor to the GTO yet to come.		"Contagious new "custom" from Pontiac!" '62 GP made it's first appearance this year, full-size "sports car".


"I wouldn't stand in the middle of the page if I were you... It's a Pontiac GTO!" May 1964, the first GTO ad?		"For the man who wouldn't mind riding a tiger if someone's only put wheels on it-Pontiac GTO" '64 GTO



"Hands of the grab bar, Charlie, you're tearing out the dash" the 421 makers-January 1964		"A flying machine for people who can't stand heights" 2+2 1965



"Stop telling me I'm beautiful. Love me for what's inside. Wide-Track Tigers 1965, 2+2		"2+2-A fistful of Pontiac!" '65 2+2 in color this time.



"The emblem that shows you're a guy on the go!" '65 GTO in a Hurst ad		"The toughest kid on the block now has a big brother." 2+2 and GTO together in 1965



"There's a tiger loose in the streets." This one from june '64 is cool!		"Have new Tigers.Need tamer.Apply any Pontiac dealer." Two cool cats in '65



"our Thing." That's right! Mine too! 1965 in color.		"You don't know what a real tiger is until you hear this GeeTO Tiger growl." Both records and tiger tail in this ad


"Sound the trumpets or something. Hurst is out with the safest custom wheel ever made! The only forged wheel in the industry!" How many are there left of these babies?		"Count the tigers! And win one in the HURST-GeeTO Tiger Contest!" A gold painted '65 GTO with special interior design was first price!



"To all the other cars from the GTO: "What's new, pussycats?" " New body for '66		"Pontiac 2+2. Listen! Did you hear something growl just then?" A Pontiac at it's best, performance and style...Can someone help me out with a time machine, I got to see that dealer, I think I heard something.



"Can't afford a European GT machine? Fake it." Well the'66 Sprint wasn't a bad "fake". Many learned the hard way, I guess.		"GeeTO Tiger, Jr." Once again, this time with hardtop.

"Speak softly and carry a GTO" If the Sprint was nice, the GTO was even nicer. (or meaner?)	L


"Our 1966 version of the double whammy!" '66 GTO and 2+2		"The great Impostor." OHC Sprint for '66.



"Wouldn't you know Hurst would introduce its new automatic control wrapped in a '67 GTO?"		"Pretenders, beware." Who wouldn't be convinced by this '67 line-up?



"Big Brother" The 2+2 lost some of its grace in '67 I think		"400 cu.in. Quadra-jet-4-bbl. H.D. suspension. 330 hp. Hurst." First time out for the Firebird



"If our new Firebird 400 is too much car for you....." '67 Firebird convertible		"Return of The Great One" 1968 GTO, car of the year!



"There's only one Great One. We've been proving it for five years." A nice gathering of '64-'68 GTO's		"Born great" 1969 was the first year for the Judge


"After a few moments of respectful silence, you may turn the page." This ad had some serious influence on me.....'70 Judge		"This is the way it's going to be, baby. The Humbler." Is there any '70 GTO's with that humbler option working?



"The quick way out of the little leagues." '70 GTO in awesome angle		"Any licensed driver is eligible to participate." First year of second generation Firebird.