About Cactus GTOs, Inc.

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by Bob Paris

Price Guides

Sports Car Market

	Low	High
1966 GTO	$22,500	$36,300
1966 Conv	$27,500	$46,300
1967 GTO	$22,500	$38,800
1967 Conv	$30,000	$47,500

** all with 4 speed, tri-power or RA

NADA (June)

	Average	High
1966 HT	$28,300	$40,500
1966 Cpe	$23,300	$33,600
1966 Conv	$38,400	$57,600
1967 HT	$30,000	$41,300
1967 Cpe	$23,500	$35,200
1967 Conv	$38,900	$57,500

** all with 4 speed, tri-power or RA

Hemmings (Apr 2005)

	Average	High
1966 HT	$19,500	$27,000
1966 Cpe	$16,500	$23,500
1966 Conv	$27,000	$39,000
1967 HT	$20,500	$27,500
1967 Cpe	$16,500	$24,500
1967 Conv	$29,000	$40,000

** all with 4 speed, tri-power or RA

Old Car Price Guide (Aug 2005)

	#3 VG	#2 Fine	#1 Exc.
1966 HT	$18,200	$28,400	$39,000
1966 Cpe	$17,100	$26,500	$36,400
1966 Conv	$21,400	$33,100	$45,500
1967 HT	$14,700	$22,800	$32,500
1967 Cpe	$16,400	$25,400	$36,300
1967 Conv	$18,000	$28,000	$40,000

** all with 4 speed, tri-power or RA

July 4, 2005

Each month we try to cover what’s happening in the market place. We gather data from several sources (magazines, auction results, price guides, etc.) and report the findings in this column. There are so many variables when determining value that we can’t get too specific and at best we might be able to have an idea of the value range. Remember the data from these sources are a lagging indicator of average prices.

This month covers 1966 & 1967 GTOs

Auctions

1966 Coupe	Kruse-Ft Lauderdale	$38,300	Jan 05
1966 HT	Kruse-Ft Lauderdale	$19,700	Jan 05
1966 Coupe	Kruse-Ft Lauderdale	$40,000	Jan 05
1966 HT	Russo & Steele	$37,500	Jan 05
1966 Coupe	Mecum-Kissimmee	$67,000	Jan 05
1966 HT	Kruse-Avondale	$27,000	Jan 05
1966 Coupe	Kruse-Avondale	$40,000	Jan 05
1966 Coupe	Kruse-Avondale	$36,000	Jan 05
1966 HT	Silver-Ft. McDowell	$38,000	Jan 05
1966 HT	Silver-Ft. McDowell	$29,300	Jan 05
1966 HT	Silver-Puyallup	$24,000	Feb 05
1966 HT	Silver-Portland	$17,000	Apr 05
1966 HT	RM-Toronto	$26,000	Apr 05
1966 Coupe	Kruse-Tarpon Springs	$17,800	Apr 05
1966 Conv	Mecum- Rockford Springs	$35,700	May 05
1966 HT	Mecum- Rockford Springs	$40,400	May 05
1966 Conv	Kruse-Tulsa	$29,800	Jun 05

1967 HT	Barrett-Jackson	$71,000	Jan 05
1967 HT	Barrett-Jackson	$25,000	Jan 05
1967 HT	Barrett-Jackson	$55,000	Jan 05
1967 Coupe	Barrett-Jackson	$42,500	Jan 05
1967 Coupe	Kruse-Ft Lauderdale	$39,000	Jan 05
1967 HT	Silver-Ft. McDowell	$27,300	Jan 05
1967 HT	Kruse-Auburn	$18,500	Apr 05
1967 Coupe	RM-Michigan	$25,400	Apr 05
1967 HT	Barrett-Jackson PB	$23,200	Apr 05
1967 Conv	Barrett-Jackson PB	$51,800	Apr 05
1967 HT	Mecum- Rockford Springs	$34,700	May 05
1967 Coupe	Mecum- Rockford Springs	$38,300	May 05
1967 Conv	Mecum- Rockford Springs	$29,400	May 05
1967 HT	Bonhams-LA	$52,000	May 05
1967 Coupe	Kruse-Auburn	$18,500	May 05
1967 Coupe	Kruse-Topsfield	$19,500	May 05

1966 – The GTO stands on its own

Several strong competitors had joined the GTO market by 1966, but that didn’t stop GTO sales from reaching nearly 100,000. The final tally was an astonishing 96,946 units – pretty impressive for a car that insiders doubted would sell 5,000 two years earlier. The GTO was by now so highly regarded inside GM that it was made a separate model line in 1966. The A-body intermediate platform was redesigned and Pontiac ’s “Coke bottle” shape was born.

Even though the body was restyled, the ’66 lineup included the same three body styles as before. The engine choices were again the 335-horsepower four-barrel version and the potent 360-horsepower Tri-Power-equipped 389 V-8. More than 19,000 Tri-Power ’66 GTOs were sold, but they were to be the last multi-carbed Pontiacs .

1967 – More power

Appearance-wise the 1967 GTO was very similar to the 1966 model, as the cars were on a two-year styling cycle. Much was new, however, under the hood. Engine displacement was increased to 400 cubic inches. Interestingly, the front fender emblem retained the original 6.5-liter designation. (The GTO was the first American car to denote engine displacement in liters.) There were four available 400-cubic-inch engines in ’67.

The standard engine was the 335-horsepower version with a Rochester Quadra-Jet four-barrel. Additionally, a not-very-popular, no-cost option was a low-compression 255-horsepower two-barrel engine for customers who wanted the GTO image with better fuel economy. Only 2,967 of these lower-performance GTOs were sold in ’67.

The first optional engine was the 360-horsepower HO, which added a hotter camshaft, open element air filter, and improved exhaust manifolds. The top engine was also rated at 360 horsepower, but it included the Ram Air package, which was shipped in the trunk for dealer or owner installation.

A new three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission replaced the two-speed automatic from previous years. The Hurst Dual Gate shifter made the automatic transmission quite attractive. Depending on which gate was selected, the transmission could be shifted manually or automatically. The base transmission was still the three-speed manual with a Hurst shifter. The two optional four-speeds were the wide-ratio M20 and the close-ratio M21. Power front disc brakes were another new-for-’67 option. Sales were slightly lower than the record 1966 numbers, but still very strong at 81,722 units.

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