1966 GTO Review & Test Drive at Coyote Classics

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[@paulacri604]

I had two GTO's. Both convertibles. A red 65 389 tri power. 4 speed, 3.90 posi rear. Only had it for 4.5 months [3 speeding tickets in 4 months] and had to get rid of the cop magnet. Beat the 3rd ticket to save my license. 17 months later got a red 67, 400ci, 360hp, 4 speed, 3.90 posi rear. Had this car for almost 4 years. Wish I still had both these cars !

[@georgegbalzano9239]

My parents took me to the Pontiac dealership in 1966. They bought a '66 LeMans. I still remember driving home in that car. I was only 4 yrs old. Liked the '66 ever since then, even though EVERYONE ELSE wants the '67, especially since the 400 was new that year. Nice cars, both of them. Brings back the memories!!

[@HiPlains1]

The vertical stacked lights and front end on the GTO of this era is amazing. muscle care movement was strong and very short lived. I really like the body language of the mid sixty GM cars.

[@backpi]

Chad Dalton I've got a little story for you when I was in the 4th grade my Big Brother Ronnie used to come to school and pick me up everyday in his 1967 GTO all original midnight blue of course this was back in 1979 I can remember being so embarrassed being picked up in that old car. But God if I could only go back in time now and take it all in.❤❤❤❤❤❤👍🏾

[@disgustedvet9528]

66 should have a 389 .

[@reddog3544]

TRUE. HAD A 66. It was a 389 CI

[@stevenbecerra4032]

Exactly! Rookies. We need that 389 son!

[@joelbell9082]

The only way to get a 1966 GTO to get up and go is to put in a 427l88 motor in it like I did now we're talking about a fast car

[@bobgregory7141]

With all due respects, I am not being a jerk. They almost got it right as far the restoration goes. The engine is the wrong color, the valve covers are cheesy, the steering wheel is tired looking as is the heater controls. On the other hand, paint and body looks good as does the vinyl roof. The shifter is not even close as is the radio The original shifter was the OEM version of the Hurst Mystery Shifter with a white shifter know.Spend a few additional dollars and you could bring this GTO back to what it was in 66.

[@michaelreilly1310esq]

Must have a 389 or 400

[@thebige7302]

The coolest car in existence, looks like I’ll have to save for the next 30 years to afford one but I will get my hands on one some day

[@deanhummel7946]

WOW what a Beautiful GTO 🖒

[@ronaldelliott4373]

Had a friend back in the day, with one. Fire engine Red w/ black interior. Don’t recall everything he did to it, but it was a girl getting, whiplash inducing beauty. Love the wheels and rake on this one. Very nice.

[@walcoman]

A literal automotive masterpiece of American 60s Detroit steel.

[@charleswaynewright2042]

My very first car was a 1967 GTO 400 4 speed 3 deuces read with black vinyl top I kept it 20 years lost count on the number of engines I exploded I finally sold it after I got my brand new 73 GrandAm black white interior 400 loved loved loved that car

[@mikerump9162]

Good sign of a good engineer, RESTORER IS KEEPING IT SIMPLE.

[@bernardanderson3758]

I grew up with this model and would love to own this!!!!

[@joequillun7790]

@CoyotyClassics, you did OK on the video, contrary to the pessimistic commenters. It's OK you're not an authority on all cars, cause you presented this one honestly, and loved the test drive, ('Specially opening the trips) :) This Goats got potential. Thanks for posting. Hope you got what you wanted.

[@davidbaron6647]

AMAZING COLOR

[@johnnyace1954]

Wow nice 66 GTO! Color is bad ass!

[@joelbell9082]

I had a badass 1966 GTO 389 with tri power The only way you could get that car to be a screamer was to take out that motor and put in a 427 L88 rat motor which I did I wish I still had that car

[@RogerWKnight]

I own a 1966 Lemans. Body is crusty and rusty but I have the 326 engine nice and trusty. Here is my advice: Offer no more than $20,000 and that is for the body. Electric fan instead of belt driven fan is a deal killer for me because then I would be wondering what other stupid things the restorer did. The more electric gizmos, the more problems with having to track down electric faults. Tach not working quite right is a major deduction in the offer I would make. Because removing the instrument cluster to work on it is a female dog even if we take into account that there is no rust making removing screws even more fun. Did this last summer to replace the speedometer. One other thing and this is very important. Get your head under the dashboard with a bright flashlight and look at the windshield support from the inside. This part corrodes bad and leaks so if this happened and was not repaired or a new windshield support welded in, then that is what you are buying. Same for the rear window support and this is easier to look at. During rainy weather the water gathers underneath the chrome trim and along the seal and steel. And sits there drying last after the storm. Turns steel into air. If you are buying a freshly restored GM A-body, ask them what they did about the windshield support.

[@turbodiesel4709]

Yup, and even $20K is FAR too much.

[@commandertopgun]

Guys as ever,you do a magnificent car video review, extremely informative,& entertaining, love your videos, you feature excellent classic muscle Cars,time machines too, well done.

[@CoyoteClassics]

Much appreciated!

[@nicole357]

I love the 66 with that rear light assembly, hottest of all of them 🔥🔥🔥

[@danswartwood4580]

Nice GOAT guys, penned the Great One back in the day.

[@andrewstever5728]

Gorgeous Pontiac

[@TheDRUM2112]

That 350 is a DOG!!!!!

[@GabrielGiron-g5o]

Born in the usa since 1966.🇺🇲northern calif

[@andreasboose5611]

What a beauty !!!

[@kenneymitchell1186]

Beautiful! I had a 1965, 389 with 3 deuces and 4 speed. It was fun but nothing like this cherry 1966. Street races a 1967 with 400 3 deuces "vacuum secondarys" 4 speed. It was dangerously close but the 400 cid won.

[@stevewheels9773]

Haven't looked at the website yet so don't know if this car is still available, but one thing I'd immediately do is... put different springs in and LOWER IT! The rake/stance is nice, just too high overall. Yes, of course it should have a 389 or at least a 400 in it. But if that 350 is built right, who's gonna know the difference when you put your foot down? Good looking car overall. Just needs some details straightened out. And seriously, if you're going to spend the money for new Torque Thrusts and RWL tires, why wouldn't you spend the $$ to replace those door handles?! P.S. A few more details would be nice. Like, what kind of 4-speed is it? What are the rear-end gears? Things like that help a lot 😉 Had a '66 myself back in '85. The 389 was gone when I got it, someone put a 428 in it, with the tri-power! Got about 12mpg but got a whole lot more pu**y!! 😆

[@vinceschenden7349]

My dream car!!

[@tomgrzybowski4384]

Nice love the color.

[@BobElder-vs1tn]

Great lookin car.

[@rogerbrownjr5326]

beautiful car

[@doncnunez6231]

Who sticks a small block 350 in a 66 Goat, Damn !! Thats a Maple Motors move!!

[@joebacarella2829]

Small block and the whole interior need to be redone. I think it needs another 10-15k.

[@richardmorris7063]

With all due respect to both ,these cars are WAY closer to a finished product than Maple mtrs.

[@rexmerrill3086]

it is a 350 big block Pontiac only had big blocks!!

[@doncnunez6231]

@@rexmerrill3086 What are you smoking??? Pontiac big blocks were 389,400,,421,428,429,455!! A pontiac 350 is a small block, just like the Pontiac 267, 301,305,326,and 350 v8's

[@brianstumo8581]

@@doncnunez6231 lol i wanna puff lol..lol

[@johnfender6468]

I think they came stock in 66 with a 389. 67 was first year for the 400.

[@elebeu]

Why is the interior light mounted sideways?

[@davidpfluger5052]

Did you notice the dirty door hinges don’t understand why those were untouched

[@brianstumo8581]

Id have to say theres more to this then meets the eye! like doors arent ariginal didnt he mention had new door panels? But then use the old door handles not to replace hmm . im not bashin the car but it is what it is ! and a 350 thats just low rent in my book to go along wiyj the puffs of blue white smoke inbetween going from 1st to 2nd just stating what i seen . something about the rear bumper also caught my attention anyone else notice ?

[@williamking200]

Beautiful car! Needs redline tires

[@carlking3964]

Because....a 350 is and was an experimentle engine!!! And let me assure you my freind it will SCREAM!!!!!!!!

[@elebeu]

The 350 was not an experimental engine. It was a bored 326, just as the 400 was a bored 389 and the 428 was a bored 421. The 350 was a grocery getter engine, even with the 4 bbl.. It has the same stroke as the 400 but smaller cylinders that shroud the valves and interfere with air flow.

[@joebacarella2829]

Wow, it looks like someone ran out of cash after the 15k-20k paint and body work, too bad they choose a 350, I know this car isn`t gonna be cheap. It needs the seats refoamed and covered, headliner fixed, console restored, dash restored, and a built 400. My guess, this guy was a paint and body guy, and left the rest of the stuff, beautiful body, love the color.

[@richardmorris7063]

My thoughts too, that paint is among the best I've seen ,but he skimped @ the end. Still nice.

[@RogerWKnight]

What do you call a GTO with a 350? A Lemans.

[@robertstultz2260]

Had a friend who had one when we were in high school in 75

[@MelloYellow510]

Would be nice to see a modern remake of the GTO like Dodge did the challenger. Make that come back Pontiac!

[@joequillun7790]

They tried a 2004. Didn't work.

[@richardmorris7063]

Nice paint & color, they stopped just short of 100%. Nice cruise but a 400 would have been nice. Car has that California rake to it ,so popular back in the seventies ,still looks the business today!

[@c130comm]

whatta nice looker

[@funkymusic2k1]

Should be a 389 Tri-Power not 400.

[@JULIOcALVAREZ-t6q]

I have a 1965 GTO & 1966 GTO . Looking for a 1969 GTO JUDGE

[@SuperCommando60]

Great stance

[@thesteven8r897]

And another. Man u guys put torque thrusts on everything.

[@drh-ov7eq]

The 66 came with the 389

[@stephenvaughan9803]

I came within a whisker of buying an identical car in 1985 for $1400

[@clifford7594]

Clean!

[@JULIOcALVAREZ-t6q]

LOOKING FOR A 428 FOBO MEAN SIX PACK & 4SP 12B POLICY

[@jimballardband]

Pontiac 350 looks just like a 400. No big or small blocks for Pontiac. Just sayin’. Cool car.

[@richardmorris7063]

It looks period correct but an LS3 would have been nice.

[@gerhelwinters1967]

It sounds A little tall geared?

[@joequillun7790]

Probably, He said the speedo was off. Usually they had 3.55s behind a stick. Maybe someone stuck 3.08s in it, for better hi-way driving.

[@stanleyjeran5081]

Yes. Yes Zoom. Zoom Huntington NY

[@boskinner9328]

How much

[@ShawnCaldwell11]

GOAT 🐐

[@tedkaupa3445]

How much for the gto

[@bugvswindshield]

oooooh La la ! thats one sexy machine

[@edwinearl4584]

Beautiful car. Oh ya.

[@douglasb8558]

1966 had a 389ci, not 400ci

[@larryoilund3377]

no asking price?

[@joequillun7790]

Sure there is.

[@60474]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@bubbafringman1864]

Not a fan of vinyl tops. Seen too many of them rusted out under them

[@joequillun7790]

Agree.

[@TOBYH]

66 HAD THE 389, 67 WENT TO THE 400, MY MOM HAD A 67.

[@barroncrist5779]

Strange that they ignored the door handles.

[@chrisriner2156]

What a L👀KER !!! Nice !!!

[@ddellwo]

Weird how this guy went “all out” on some parts of the restoration and then skimped on other parts! Wonder if the boy ended up having trouble with his bride and then ended up having to slap it back together quick and then dump it for cash……..🤔

[@richardmorris7063]

I think that paint job cost him more than he expected. It does look good,jams , under the hood..sweet!

[@joelbell9082]

I rosd tested my 1966 GTO many times at New York national speedway I know how it drives and how it performs I don't have to drive yours

[@marktwo3160]

That 350 is really shame. should have been a 389. or if you are going to do it wrong, put the 400 in. that is no show car. too much left undone. makes you wonder what else was done less than correct. you have quite of list of items that need to be done or redone correctly.

[@Rob02138]

Weird…spent time on paint but couldn’t be bothered to replace a destroyed steering wheel and put in correct shift knob? That wouldn’t take any effort. Why put in a 350 when should be 389, and even has 6.5L badging on side?? I can see leaving dash alone but why not tighten up headliner?

[@michaelhaun5637]

No air cond.

[@Greg-ly2rz]

It looks like the previous owner lost interest or ran out of money. Still a lot to do. Who would do a frame off restoration on one of these and put a 350 in it?

[@justinmathers7907]

We get it 4 wheel disc brakes

[@turbodiesel4709]

So... what's your dealership's asking price for this GTO??? Always kills me that few online sellers of old "restored" vehicles will post an asking price. From experience, it's ALWAYS because the asking price is unreasonable, as to where it ought to be. No price posted is a big red flag sign that as a potential buyer, you need to avoid the seller, no matter how much you might wanna be "wowed" by the shiny paint & nostalgia of the older muscle cars.

[@joequillun7790]

I'm sure if you checked out their website, or called, they would've been glad to tell you, (if you were actually serious about a purchase.) You can't buy these cars for $1,700 anymore.

[@GabrielGiron-g5o]

Gto stands for gran turismo omagato 🇺🇲

[@peterfranks7619]

You need to roll over a camera view.

[@andrewrobledo3927]

How much finance

[@kenprice1961]

Wrong wheels, wrong engine, wrong shifter, radio wrong...........if you're going to "customize" or "resto-mod" a CLASSIC CAR...........you RUIN IT!!

[@drumhaver223]

Sold my '65 for $750. OUCH!

[@carllavell8673]

👀...🔥👍😎👍🔥

[@onlydeacon]

400 didn’t come out till 67.. Should go with 389..

[@georgehatton164]

66 Gto had 389 not 400. 67 had 400. Don't understand 350. Maybe only thing he could find for it. Nice car though.

[@joequillun7790]

In 77 my 65 Goat 389 wore out, so I replaced the short block with a 350, which lowered the compression a bit, to run on piss gas. Kept the 389 heads, and trips, and lost a few tenths in the quarter mile. Still had a blast with that car.

[@TOBYH]

THAT BACKEND IS WAY TOOOOOO HIGH THOUGH, GET IT DOWN!

[@paulneron375]

350, 389, 400? .... what is the motor? Start out saying, "numbers matching" or "non- numbers matching". Crack me if I'm wrong, the 400 came out in 68', crack me again, the 350....67'. The 66' should have the 389 with different HP options.

[@joequillun7790]

He did say it was a 350, but also stated if some-one wanted to put in a 400... But we all know 66 was the last yr for the 389. 400 came out in 67. But the 350 replaced the 326 in 68.

[@rosscohenderson1651]

389 ; 400.

[@daleandrews3552]

She's a looker, but why anyone would choose to put a 350 CHEVY in place of the original 389 (the year before they changed to 400 c.i. for '67) is way beyond me and in my opinion RUINED it! I'm not a GTO officianado, but I've had a '66, '68, and a '67 in that order. I used to own a paperback large book called "The Big 'Little GTO' Book", which I've read most of. So I may not be a complete GTO authority, but I do know more about these cars than anyone you'll ever meet. I dare anyone to match me as far as knowledge about these cars. I'll leave it at that.

[@joequillun7790]

Funny stuff. It's "not" a chevy motor. LOL.

[@tank5062]

I've got a 69Hurst Olds I'll trade you

[@kevinmckenzie287]

Tri-power was only 421

[@elebeu]

No the 389 was also available with tri power.

[@elebeu]

So they took a GTO and removed everything that made it a GTO. If you like the body style and want to modify one, get a Lemans or Tempest, like I did. A GTO is a piece of history and shouldn't be molested.

[@michaelcontesso8120]

Lower the back end of the car