1970 Pontiac GTO
1970 Pontiac GTO in Two-Lane Blacktop, Movie, 1971
Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: 
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Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2005-01-01 09:24 |
-- Last edit: 2012-03-15 08:52:07 (vilero) |
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◊ 2006-03-07 17:35 |
1970 Pontiac GTO (455-ci/Mark IV Ram-Air) -- Last edit: 2009-03-04 21:01:43 |
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◊ 2006-09-09 03:07 |
What's the top speed of this car? |
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◊ 2006-12-06 08:05 |
Great question. According to speedo and official info - 120 MPH. In fact,very dependable from final gear ratio. With somthing around 3.01:1 it can run around 160-170 MPH. With 4.55:1 or something - a lot lower, but with jet-like acceleration! |
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◊ 2008-07-22 09:54 |
NOT a Judge, but a standard GTO 455, painted Orbit Orange, with the "Rally II" stripes and spoiler optioned in (these items were standard on the Judge, optional on regular GTOs). Note that there are no "The Judge" emblems behind the front wheels. This car was owned by Universal Studios for a long time, and used in many movies and TV shows ("Baretta" immediately springs to mind...some thugs to run over Robert Blake with it in the first episode and crash through a fence...this scene is shown in the opening credits for the rest of the series' run). Apparently they finally sold the car in 1988 to an individual (with quite a bit of bondo and some mismatched body panels...they apparently put the car through hell) and that's the last anyone has heard of it. |
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◊ 2011-01-26 20:13 |
"... FIVE HUNDRED! ... foot pounds of torque." Dialogue from 'G.T.O.' played by Warren Oates. -- Last edit: 2011-01-26 20:14:38 |
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mister car from 971 ◊ 2012-03-15 22:24 |
I like this sweet ride! And it's better in yellow!!! |
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◊ 2012-08-28 14:02 |
all 2dht models atleast had odo upto 150 mph. so i quess thats same in gto´s? but true, with 2.something the top speed with 455 is close to 150, especially if equipped with spoilers- but gto´s did have rear end always 3.55 or quicker- so i assume they would have top speed of 120 or so? -- Last edit: 2012-08-30 13:20:05 |
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◊ 2012-12-30 19:26 |
Not all GTOs had 3.55 and up rear end. 3.23 was standard on cars with air conditioning |
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◊ 2013-01-18 02:13 |
I hope someday the whereabouts of this one surface. She is stark-raving beautiful, both in style and performance. |
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◊ 2013-07-31 19:38 |
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◊ 2013-07-31 19:38 |
They had two for the movie. |
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◊ 2013-07-31 19:39 |
Both of those guys were Kentucky natives. Warren Oates and Harry Dean Stanton. |
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◊ 2013-07-31 19:40 |
All right there in the folder in the glove box if you want to take a look at it. |
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◊ 2013-07-31 20:18 |
Persistent rumor that this is one of the two movie cars used later in a Baretta episode and sold by studio in 1988. See the yellow GTO on the Baretta page. /i129444.jpg Also below is the link of the car as it appeared in 1988. Keep in mind there were two GTOs purchased for this movie according to the Monte Hellman commentary track. He claims he kept one and drove it around LA for a few months after filming. Got several tickets because of the car's color. http://ultimategto.com/1970/70_00046_1.jpg -- Last edit: 2015-09-25 06:49:53 |
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◊ 2020-05-09 07:33 |
Interesting that the car had what appears to be add-on air conditioning below the dash. (You can see it in the interior photo.) I wonder if that was installed for the filming (to keep Warren Oates comfortable in the multiple cardigan sweaters he wears in the film), or if the car just happened to have it. |
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◊ 2020-06-28 07:08 |
This is a 5 star car. It's in the movie almost as long as the Chevy. |
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◊ 2023-04-05 18:53 |
According to the first poster, the engine was a 455 Ram Air IV. Unless a modified engine was used in the car, there's no such thing. All high performance 455's that Pontiac built were either HO's or SD's. In 1970, it would've been an HO. It could be had with the Ram Air option, but the engine wasn't a "Ram Air" engine. It was a High Output. The Ram Air IV was a 400. It was based on the Ram Air II, but had better heads. |
