A Brief History of Pontiac

The Muscle Car
Widely remembered as the world's first "muscle car," the Pontiac GTO debuted in 1964. (The one above is from model year 1967.) These cars packed huge engines into smaller bodies, making them fast and powerful — plus, they were easy on the eyes and were featured as cool-guy cars in movies like "Dazed and Confused."

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