1965 GTO 389 Tri-power ,4spd,

[@alangoddard19]

had 65 when I was in high school 389 tri power 4 speed 3:90 gears lots of memories when I watch this video

[@GMCTIM]

There is NO bad yr GTO ! Love those 64, 65! 👍🏻😁

[@donayers5925]

Tri-power gto, was the best sounding car I ever drove !

[@frenchfrysz6695]

ive watched this video atleast 50 times, and i miss my dad everytime.

[@jamey4242]

I remember the days when cragers were cool. They are still my favorite

[@jameshowell2679]

I actually have a 64 Pontiac GTO four speed , tri power. I have the original 389 but now I have a 455 in it with a 66 tri power. The 389 was a beast but the 455 is a wild ride. My GTO is a time machine. My wife says that car is so fast that if you are not careful it’s going to take you into another dimension and you will be back in the sixties.

[@tyrefryingoat7068]

i have a 64 tri pwr 4 speed too. I have to replace clutch so i was thinking of puting in a 340 hp 400 out of a 68 bonneville that i had. scared to blow up original motor and would like to drive it like i stole it! I think the 64 intake will only fit the 9770716 heads so i would need another intake. so, so much fun. btw my wife loves driving it but just on center carb lol

[@paulacri604]

This video sure brings back a lot of memories for me ! June 65, after spending 4 years in the Navy, I finally took delivery of my fire engine red 65 GTO ragtop (white) with red interior, buckets, 389, tri power, 4 speed, 3.90 posi rear. Great car and I loved it but it turned out to be a cop magnet and I traded it in Dec 65 (got 3 speeding tickets in 4 1/2 months, beat the last one). Big mistake trading it. (sob). Didn't have it long enough to really enjoy it !

[@StormAutoAdventures]

My father bought a 1965 GTO 389 Tri-Power 4 speed brand new in '65. He had a Bobcat kit installed on it. Awesome, awesome muscle car! I always loved the 3x2bbl carbs on these cars. I have to show my father this video. I'm going to email it to him, he'll love it. Thanks

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Any pics of the car there Mr Storm?

[@StormAutoAdventures]

@Wildest Cowboy Wow, I wrote that 9 years ago! I'm sure he does, but I'll have to ask him. He's 80 years old now and still going strong! His taste is still the same in cars that it was as a kid. I guess that never goes away. I'll definitely ask him when I call to say hello to my parents tomorrow.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@StormAutoAdventures That's awesome and I was afraid to ask in fear he might be no longer with us. Be safe my brotha. Blessings from muscle shoals Alabama.

[@StormAutoAdventures]

@Wildest Cowboy Hey thanks! We're down in Georgia now. Blessings to you guys as well! We love the south! I'll let you know when I talk to my father... I hope he still has a picture of his GTO? I want to screenshot it to keep on my phone. Thanks again!

[@StormAutoAdventures]

@Wildest Cowboy I totally forgot to ask my father if he has a picture of his GTO when we spoke... As soon as I called the other day, he started telling me about how his next door neighbor found out for the first time that she had stage 4 pancreatic cancer a month ago, and that she just passed away at home with her family and a nurse staying over with her. So sad, but at least she wasn't alone. Anyway, I'll call him tonight and ask him. I meant to tell you a couple of days ago. Talk to you soon.

[@scott1395]

Man the distinct sound of a 65 gto! I high school buddys dad bought him an original one owner nightwatch blue 65 for $ 1500 back about 1977! It had never been abused, my buddy had a speed shop balance and blueprint the engine and he put a nice reed street cam in it! He drove that car for thirty years before parting with it, last we heard someone was supposedly restoring it! Just the exhaust sound is so distinctive even when gearing down!!! Ive owned four GTOs in my life time, it sure is enjoyable how they turn heads anyway you cruse down the street! You can see the I remember look on their faces!!!

[@ceedagr8159]

Respect to classic muscle

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Cee Dagr81, first muscle car was the Ford 312 with Paxton supercharger and '57 Oldsmobile with the J2 engine option that came out shortly afterwards.

[@bigredc222]

The 64 GTO will go down in history as the first muscle car. None of that other stuff matters.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

C Smith, 1964, the GTO was an option package for the Pontiac Tempest Lemans. 1965, GTO became its own model. Wrong on the first muscle car, though. First muscle car was the '57 Ford 312 with Paxton supercharger.

[@bigredc222]

@@sergeantmasson3669 You can define muscle car any way you want, it's not set in stone, but most people think of a muscle car as a midsize car with a large V8. If you want to redefine what a muscle car is, good luck, let me know how you make out.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@bigredc222 WRONG. FYI, a 1957 Ford Custom 2 dr sedan classifies as a mid-sized car and no bigger than a '64 Chevelle or a '65 GTO. "Definition of muscle car : any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving." BTW, 1964, the GTO was only a package option for the Pontiac Tempest Lemans. 1965, GTO became its own stand-alone model. Not only am I a 50+ years master factory certified auto/truck tech, I also have had a successful classic/vintage vehicles restoration business for nearly 35 years now. I've long lost count of how many true muscle cars I've restored or worked on. Matter of fact, I was working at a Pontiac dealership 1964-1969.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@bigredc222 I've likely forgotten more about American muscle cars than you'll ever know. I currently own 8 fully restored classic/vintage Ford Muscle cars. I suggest that you not pretend to know things that you don't.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@bigredc222 BTW, do you even own a true American muscle car? I'm guessing not.

[@rudeman15]

ordered mine in the fall of 64..man what a ride.. nightwatch blue 360 horse four speed with ralley package.. a young single man with no responsabilites working for g.m// Over the years have owned many different rides jag.. mercedes..the the typiclal foreign rides..but none could stir your soul like that 65 goat...none...people today have no idea of the excitment these real cars gave.

[@mothertree]

True excitement from the cars in the 60`s...even the car lusted for the rpm`s and second gear LOL.Have a good day buddy!

[@CountVonBoco]

Beautiful sound. Love the chirps from the rear tires after the burn out as he kicks it into 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Nothing beats a good 389 tri-power.

[@butterswishflamingconserva1488]

Except for a good Chrysler 383 N code and a 4 speed

[@TheDan1947]

have one today in nightwatch blue....had one new in 65 also in nighwatch blue..sold it in 68 and have cried every night since..And again have owned virtually every car made in the performance line in america and germany including mercedes jaguar bmw and none matched my original gto...the only car as a young man i could not wait to finish work and run to to drive ..and so i will leave this world with this car parked in my garage..

[@bobquinn3618]

dan crabtree My Dad bought his 65 GTO in 66,it was a demo with 435 miles on it.Nightwatch blue,389 Tri power,4 speed and 411 posi.I have original window sticker.He sold his before he went to Vietnam in 66.Everytime my Dad got drunk in the 80's, He'd talk about that car.When my Dad passed in 2010,I bought a black one, wanting to see what he liked about it so many years ago.Got it by accident on eBay,lost it and bidder retracted bid.I would love to hear story about yours.Bob Quinn,[e-mail]

[@davidfarmer2049]

Bob Quinn YOu were meant to have the car? Nice story but sorry to hear about your Dad.

[@ghm389]

what is a muscle car...A muscle car is a big engine in an intermediate size body. That is why the 1964 pontiac GTO is the first original muscle car...

[@MrEvilTag]

No its not. That would be the olds rocket 88. And there were a few others before the gto

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@MrEvilTag I'm glad you told that Joe Biden loving gun banning clown off.

[@therailfan8947]

@@MrEvilTag yeah, but the GTO was the start of the muscle car era.

[@MrEvilTag]

@@therailfan8947 not really. There was still cars before it. Like the impala and dodge dart. Few years before the gto

[@rg500delta]

Damn that is a beautiful GTO. Pounding my head on the desk for selling off my '65 back in 1990. Ah well. Congrats on a sweet ride.

[@hippydippy]

My buddy had the same car. I was probably 14 when I first rode in it. Think I drank so Sloe Gin or some shit like that & we raced a 455 Old's 7 miles to the next town. We were going at least 130mph & I was hanging out the window like an idiot. My buddy grabbed me with one hand while still driving & screamed "Get your ass back in here dammit!" I'll never forget it! lol. Loved that car. It was BAD ASS!

[@phillipzx3754]

Nice car...and I'd like to thank whoever released the video with a full view of this guys personalized license plate number. ;-)

[@charlesedward4610]

GTO, Good Times Often....

[@REL3712]

Badass and sounding the way it should.👍

[@americanpatriot9865]

It’s going to be my life’s mission to buy a car like that one..... and do some burnouts LOL

[@DogLogicwithBarbara]

LOVE the GTO Judge... named my puppy GTO Here Come d'Judge / registered her name with the AKC (American Kennel Club) LOVE GTO!

[@SoCalJohnston]

Very nice 65. My dad had one very much like that one except it was maze yellow and had the royal bobcat bathtub around the tri power

[@stevehartz4615]

I have wanted a 65goat since I was 5yrs old I'm 59 now.

[@GorillaWriter]

@samaritan00 I feel you on that one man... people of all ages want a piece of my 66 GTO. Hell im a youngster myself. Its been a long process to get her where she is though. A labor of love.

[@danhealyeverythingoutdoors7105]

A couple of awesome rides !

[@papawnanabubby5005]

Tire smoke without standing on the brake...

[@1RetroDrummer]

Beautiful car...I had a '66 GTO 4 spd!...I drive a lot of different cars,however these were not the first muscle cars! 1961 started the movement with the Pontiac Ventura,Chevy 409,Oldsmobile Starfire...In the 50's Oldsmobile was owning the track with it's Rocket 303 v8! Chrysler also was in the game.Badges and decals came along later in the mid 60's.I prefer anything pre 1970!...Again beautiful car and a great example of a great muscle car!...Awesome!!

[@31Alden]

One word: Awesome!

[@NYCgirl927]

I had one. Wish I had it now

[@barcrrt850]

1965 Motor Trend car of the year!

[@timsharpe3498]

3 carbs look cool but the same engine with a well tuned Quadrajet will always be quicker. Most factory tripower manifolds have lousy flow but the stock Pontiac spreadbore manifolds have excellent flow. So good that only a select few aftermarket performance manifolds can increase power.

[@ghm389]

Yes and no...I've had both, and I find that the tri-power had a bit more torque when needed. I like the idea of everything running off the middle carb, until you open up the outer ones...

[@DavidGiblerpeilimocom]

You must be fun at parties.

[@scott1395]

A man that knows how to work on and build a good quadrant can make them badass, love the sound when the back barrels open up! There is something to be said about a tri power setup, that third carb kicking in is like damn where did that come from!!!

[@1Rukee]

Sweet ride! I got a couple `65 GTO burn-out videos too. You can't beat the God Father of all Muscle cars!!

[@mongoose704]

I remember Hot Rod matching one against a 1989 Turbo 6 Trans Am. Of course the TA won but the test was so slanted it was sickening. They allowed the TA's intercooler to be packed with dry ice. The owner of the GTO granny shifted at 5000 rpm. They had to run on 87 octane so he turned back the timing to stop the pinging. Lost 50 hp. And he had bias ply tires. He lost by only .7 of a second yet Hot Rod proclaimed it proved the superiority of new cars over old muscle cars.

[@00buck2]

Had one just like this in 1976 black with 4-speed sold it for $1,500 cash how times have changed.

[@jeffrobdine]

One beautiful car !

[@amoruzz]

Beautiful car!!!!!

[@zwolnova]

Nice!!! Had one this color, I had a mild 428 tri out of a 69.... had it 2 years and broke 5 muncies!! Oops lots of torque!!

[@789pokey]

Just to be clear 428's never had tri power from the factory.

[@midnightsun2483]

Still love those cragars

[@forzaitaly1]

MY dad didn't have one of these hahaha but I got one, a rat rod with a 69 400 and a m20. burns rubber in 1st 2nd 3rd.

[@Newbpwng]

my favorite car

[@silverbacksilverback1372]

I like the aggressive stance of the car, in the opening of the video. Believe me, when that picture appeared in other peoples rear-view mirror, they knew they were about to get their a$$ kicked. Even more obvious when the park lamps were moved up to the grille in 66.

[@johnrunion7258]

One of the few i've heard that sounds exactly like they did brand new.

[@sjd7188]

Best looking car ever

[@fredfindl]

Great car, I had one back in the late 60's. If there was a weakness in these cars, it was the rear end, they weren't that strong! But being a GM A-body, a 12-bolt rear from a Chevelle was bolt-in swap. Enough SS Chevelles were being wrecked at the time that the rears weren't that hard to come by. 8 3/4" Mopar B-body rears were another option although not bolt in because they had to bracketed to work with the A-body 4-link suspension....

[@sergeantmasson3669]

fredfindl, GM 12 bolt rear weren't great either and that's why several aftermarket companies made conversion kits for a Ford 9" rear differential.

[@nickmecca2024]

My buddy had a '65 GTO (used-2nd owner/abuser) lol- rear end didn't last a week!

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@nickmecca2024 GM 10 bolt, and 12 bolt rear differentials weren't very strong. I lost count, long ago, of how many Ford rear differentials that I put in GM vehicles.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

1965 was the first year for the GT0 having its own model. 1964, GTO was just an option for the Pontiac Tempest Lemans.

[@mstafford368]

Nope. 1966 was the first year the GTO became its own car.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@mstafford368 Fall of 1965 for 1966 model year.

[@jodythepig1]

The start of the tires spinning sounded to me the black charger spinning tires in the movie Bullit!

[@garyhorning3415]

Love it!❤

[@butterswishflamingconserva1488]

What's under the hood of that Chevelle? 396 or 454?

[@edwardqueffelec9815]

Johnnie Swisher its a all numbers match 454, M22 4spd

[@edwardqueffelec9815]

454 M22 original

[@stevehertz4878]

It is a privilege 2 live in a country where such sex wunderfull machines like this r apart of our lives those silly bastards across the pond have no idea what it's like 2 have cars like this in our lives!!

[@one7decimal2eight]

Getting rubber in 3 gears. Nice.

[@JA-sm9zf]

Excellent

[@hotboy12431]

i love cars

[@dihappy]

Beautiful!

[@kennythomas1107]

Sweet sweet ride there......4:11 gears? M22 tranny? I swear I can hear some of that old school best sound in the world, besides Zeppelin anyway......that whining geard meshing, y’all know what those old muncies sound like. Yes sir.....that’s a beautiful car💯✌🏼🚀

[@928gto]

Its got some pick-up, just a lil torque in this-here

[@matrox]

Those old cars had the power and tq. but lack what modern cars have which is the proper gearing to harness the power. A vintage 3 or 4 speed just can't efficiently maximize the power like a 6-10 spd modern manual or auto trans. today.

[@dyskover]

I was winding mine out in third gear one night...somehow the rear U-bolts let loose and the driveshaft dropped out ass end first....bounced once and hit and cracked the Muncie....and didn't know what had happened...I thought the motor blew...but no...it was still running...so I coasted to a stop and had to walk back for the shaft....D'OH!

[@ricksandreuter6586]

Used to push my best friends dads outta.the.garage and tk her for a.blast!!

[@MrWhitelightning73]

Beautiful ❤️

[@69newportking]

Not bad old man

[@timalcorn4765]

My dad head 65 GTO I could not keep universal joints in it are the clutch and it is either

[@Larrysmith-qw9ts]

AWESOME.

[@jonathanblack99]

SEE,NAH I WANT ONE TOO.😩

[@rodneypratt4324]

Dude after looking at the intersection I would have just backed up into a j-turn and then about my business

[@lukepace8546]

Did the camera guy get scared when the car went by? 😂😂😂

[@mikebauer6865]

righteous!

[@go88in08]

my dad has one with a pontiac 461, a 700r4..but his is convertible.

[@larrytietz1575]

Sorry ,I said 4 barrel it was 3 dueces.

[@timalcorn7726]

my dad had 65 GTO back 1970or71

[@gary9426]

The Great One

[@Derek302221]

its usually a 6.5 litre 454 big block if im not mistaken

[@789pokey]

A 454 is 7.4 L. A 396 is 6.5 L.

[@davidfarmer2049]

Please don't abuse vintage mechanics... :-/ there is no need for it. Thanks for sharing the video and other wise looking after the car.

[@bigthunder2860]

I would like to hear the GTO going down a mile road

[@GorillaWriter]

@mongoose704 I will say that new muscle has the whole "efficiency" factor down. Put when it comes to muscle, The true tiger will show its strips. 87 octaine is not fair on a three double carb car. if anything, the 65' needed the ice more, just because modern radiators are better... Bias ply tires arent nice huh? Imagine if Delorene was able to close the deal with BF goodrich, he would of had street tires, 20 years before their time... I would love to pull up next to an 89 TA with my 66 GTO.

[@frenchfrysz6695]

my dad had a 65, red with white soft top. he had to get rid of it when my brothers and i were born. sorry dude!!!!

[@kevingoodson9042]

I heard the third gear scratch.

[@D...M...A...]

I had a 66 ... there are no 3 pt. turns... spins on a dime...

[@ssimon64]

Sound quality could be a little better...

[@odekanadahcor1285]

Nice Sound...from hell

[@letsmakeithappenmelton86]

I have a 65 GTO for sale

[@dirtrack00]

How much and where

[@geraldstahlman7036]

My 1964 lemon could incinerate the tires in 4th gear with big tires! You don't need more rpm's! You need way more horsepower! There is a way to burn a mild mixture of NITROMETHANOL in a street engine. I'm not going to tell you how Frank KETTLER told me how to do it!! HAAHAAAA!

[@ghm389]

Those old cragars suck, I don't know why people still run those. There's so much more to go with these days...Love the goat, dump the wheels!!!!

[@jerryking3208]

Great car, terrible camera work. Try a tripod next time.

[@ransferd]

@ghm389 psst.. just be glad they arent 24's lol

[@craigm2484]

Awesome Beast of a car shitty camera work..

[@bigl6322]

Buy the cameraman a freaking tripod…. Beautiful car, headache to watch

[@davenkarendoyle5244]

❤ 😢🥲🙏

[@joesmoe8983]

Give me, please🤗🤗🤗

[@johnclark5114]

No way to make that car ugly….

[@christinewoodruff255]

First muscle car: 61 chevy impala 409, 4 speed.

[@cashonly7785]

Those GTO's 8 those cars alive

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Nothing and I mean nothing compared to the 426 HEMI.

[@laurenshommen1767]

nice filming pffffff

[@fast50s91]

can you roast second? i have a 67 Lemans with a stock 400 out of a 67 catalina station wagon with t400 and 373 and it roast second and churps 3rd all day long you should definitely take a video of just roasting every gear you can..... check out my videos

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

Nothing like showing yourself breaking the law on video. I hope this guy got a ticket for this stupidity.

[@ronfazer2423]

I like the burnout. but I would not do a 3 point turn at a intersection! well thats what keeps body shops in business.

[@ws678ta]

@@ronfazer2423 True. I was hoping a car dint turn into him. Really stupid turnaround.

[@kevinmalcolm3358]

Chirp,Chirp! Lol

[@justin20051]

67 came with the 389

[@789pokey]

No, '67 was the first year of the 400.

[@deepfreezevideo]

Maybe lay off the beers when you shoot video.

[@futureliner]

Really needs redlines and a much better camera man...with all the noise and such a 65 Vette 327. Would be gone. Bye bye

[@ghm389]

Hurst wheels Absolutely. but not these wheels. Does not fit the car...

[@JimmyD99991]

Learn how to hold a camra or buy a tripod