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400CI 335 HP
3 Speed turbo hydramatic gearbox
Hes & hers factory shifter
RARE FACTORY A/C
Tilt Steering
Wonder Touch Power Steering
Soft ray Factory tinted glass
Handling Package
Year One interior
Rally ll wheels
Coker Red Line
This Engine was professionally built and bored .060 over with hardened
Valve seats
4 core radiator
Exhaust pros 2.5 inch exhaust
Factory 2.93 AXLE
Built at Kansas City
PHS DOCUMENTATION
The Pontiac Tri-Power had symbolized the division's top-of-the-line performance option since it had been introduced in 1957, the Tri-Power was king. Losing its reputation in 1967 could have been considered a fatal blow to the GTO's image. But DeLorean and Bill Collins already had a more than suitable successor ready. They believed with the right hardware, GTO enthusiasts would soon forget multiple carburetion. In the spring of 1966: ''We took liberty with the initials GTO and came up with TGO -- The Great One.'' Drawing on the GTO's image with the ''kids on the street'' and the reputation the GTO had earned as the premiere musclecar, The Great One campaign was built around the 1967 model..There were four engine choices, all now displacing 400 ci. this was the first time the 389 had been enlarged since 1959.
The base 400 was rated at 335 hp at 5000 rpm. This engine was quite similar to the standard 1966 GTO engine, and utilized the same air cleaner, camshaft profile, valve springs and exhaust manifolds.A no cost option was a low-compression, small-valve 255 hp 400 .The new 360 hp 400 HO. The HO featured an open-element air cleaner, a slightly bumpier camshaft and cast-iron exhaust manifolds. At the top of the ladder was the Ram Air engine, also rated at 360 hp. All the usual Ram Air goodies were there like the open scoop ornament and the foam-lined tub around the carburetor, Inside, the Ram Air was a carbon copy of the 1966 XS engine, right down to the 744 cam and stiff valve springs and dampers. Put in on the drag strip in street trim and closed exhaust and The Great One could pull the quarter in 14.11 seconds at 100 mph. Breathe on it just a little by advancing the timing, loosening the belts and bolting on a set of cheaters and times would drop to 13.72 seconds. That was almost 0.5 seconds faster than the 1966 Tri-Power GTO.
Mated to the new 400 engine was a new transmission option, the three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic, The M40 Turbo Hydra-matic was a strong, gusty transmission that could handle the torque and shock of the powerful GTO engine. An automatic transmission was favored not only by the older, more sophisticated buyer, but also by the drag racer, who knew the automatic tranny would make him more consistent in the quarter mile.
The Hurst Dual Gate shifter was standard equipment. Introduced in the early 1960s, the Dual Gate was picked up by Pontiac for use in 1967 , The Dual Gate allowed the driver an easier driving experience, A positive latching mechanism prevented missing shifts, Hurst claimed their new Dual Gate would ''switch a lot of manual-shift lover over to automatic.'' He wwsight. For the first time in GTO production history, automatic transmission-equipped models outsold the stick-shift versions by roughly 3,000 units.
Although the GTO faced increased competition, it retained a panache and style all its own, Pontiac would field a GTO ad titled, ''Others have caught on, but they haven't caught up.'' That ad was more than just advertising hype. It was a statement that rang true on the street, at the drive-ins and the drag strips across America. Dedicated men like Pete Estes, John DeLorean and Jim Wangers had poured their very souls into the GTO; it was one of the reasons no other car had its unique character.
THIS VEHICLE :- 400Ci ,6500cc , PHS Documented, Engine overhauled by J&L Automotive, bored to .060, Comp Cam, Hardened Valve Seats, Transmission Shift Kit, NEW Exhaust (by exhaust pros) NEW Eldelbrock carburettor, Radiator (reconditioned) , brake vacuum boaster rebuilt, front suspension rebushed, ball joints, NEW front shocks, & coil springs. NEW Coker red line radial tyres with rally wheels, New trim rings, with centre caps. Auto Sounds radio 10 disc changer. Over $10,000 In receipts. ORIGINAL 1967 Handbook. Fitted with RARE FACTORY AIR CON, PAS & DELUXE WHEEL DISCS, Factory seat belts also fitted, OPTIONAL in 1967 COST $6.32
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