1964 Pontiac GTO Royal Bobcat

Highlights
- 389 Tri-Power 4-speed
- PHS-documented Royal Bobcat GTO
- Single professional repaint
- 14,900 original miles
- Original owner's manual, Protect-O-Plate and showroom brochure
- Parchment interior
- AM radio
- Rear window defogger
- Remote trunk release
- Interior Lighting
- Power steering

Mecum High Performance Auction Kissimmee FL Jan. 24-26 2008
www.mecum.com

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1964
• Pontiac
• GTO
• Royal
• Bobcat

[DYNO323]

nice car =)

i like the 64 royal bobcat better though

[V8Deuce]

@MrSmithm31 Wrong. The sound was recorded out on the paring lot at Capitol records . And the sound came from a Ford ! Get your story straight

[hladydoug]

Thanks GM.

[summitdrinker]

@1981qrycher Lets not forget the Mopar B bodies, down sized full sized, with big block power including 426 max wedge. were they the first muscle cars? many say no since the big engines were not standard and were optional. but they were not that big and didn't weight 2 tons.

[V8Deuce]

@vividwatch47 Because the song was written before they went to the studio. During the studio sessions the producers decided to add more flare to the intro of the song by having a car sound (very popular at the time) thus they went out to the parking lot because a staff member at Capitol owned a 406 Ford . Good enough, no one will no the difference. And no one would care! Who's got the story straight? I do numb nuts. I was one of the staff members at Capitol from 1959-1966

[vividwatch47]

@V8Deuce, I believe you were going to say "parking lot". If the sound came from a Ford, why does the song refer to a Chevrolet engine? Who's got the story straight?

[V8Deuce]

@vividwatch47 Then lets not forget the 61 Super Duty Pontiac bubble top. Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick beat Dyno Don Nicholson 8 out of 10 times with one of these beasts back when these Detroit stormers were new. "She's real fine my 389 & 421" !

[SuperFamousSeamus]

@CrudeDude They most certainly did hold NHRA records and mine ran on the national record. One thing that can not be disputed is that box stock off the lot nothing ran as well as a Pontiac.. All the others required headers, super tuning and in the case of the 409 a good set of valve springs.

[SuperFamousSeamus]

@linda0097 Actually Linda the Crude Dude is right on the dimensions. The 409 was king of the dragstrip because of it's shorter stroke but it was useless on the top end. On the other hand, the Pontiac Super Duty 389 and 421 ruled NASCAR from '59 thru '63. In fact when Chrysler was working on the "new" hemi 426 the CEO told the engineers he was only concerned with one thing - would it beat the Pontiacs. That came from a Chrysler interview.

[SuperFamousSeamus]

@MrSmithm31 Hey, us Smith's are supposed to stick together.. I am looking for the information regarding it being a Ford. Brian, as you well know, has had a tough life and may not remember things exactly correct. I distinctly remember them making a joke out of the fact that not only was it not a 409 but that it was a Ford.