Loaded With Options! 1969 Pontiac GTO

Though the muscle car market was showing signs of slowing down in 1969, Pontiac still sold more than 72,000 GTOs. But not that many may have been as well-equipped as this one, which has rare options like a power bench seat and electric radio antenna. We’re told it runs well but has just come out of 10 years’ worth of storage. Fairly clean for the age and hibernation, this GOAT is in Torrington, Connecticut, and is available here on eBay. The current bid is $6,300, but there’s a reserve in play.

The GTO was still powered by a 400 cubic inch V8 in 1969, with or without Ram Air induction. This one is without and was rated at 360 hp with a TH-400 automatic transmission. The 455 CI barn burner was still another year out in Pontiac’s mid-size muscle car. Even though this GOAT was locked away for a decade, the seller says it was driven every summer, so it still runs out great. Though maybe not a perfect looker, the seller says it’s ready to roll.

Rust doesn’t seem to be an issue, though the red paint is flawed, and the white vinyl top looks to be yellowing on the top (from exposure to the Sun?). The white interior with black accents may be presentable, too, except for the headliner. The seller relies on mostly on portraits rather than landscape photos, so we don’t get to see as much of the Poncho as you might like. The seller provides a copy of the MSRP sticker, and this GTO had a bunch of options piled on at the factory. If there was anything not ordered, what could it be besides Ram Air or The Judge package?

The heyday was over for the GTO in 1969. Sales dropped to 41,000 in 1970 and again to just over 10,000 in 1971. The car would limp along through 1974, even with its transformation that year into a Ventura-based compact. Pontiac would continue to push the muscle envelope, but would do so without the GTO.