Between the Road Runner branding, substantial exhaust rumble, and special beep-beep horn, it was difficult to miss the car. Pontiac General Manager John DeLorean was on top of the situation.

Fresh out of a full restoration, the car sports its original engine, transmission, and rear, and you can see it at the GTO ...

One of the nicest Judge replicas out there, this 1970 Pontiac GTO convertible is rare regardless of the stickers and badging.

By 1970, the division's street machines, although wildly popular, had lost their performance edge to the likes of the Hemi-powered Plymouth Road Runner. At the same time, Pontiac had learned a ...

Despite being more expensive than its arch-rival—the Plymouth Road Runner, the GTO Judge was a crowd-puller, but for only ...

and Plymouth Road Runner, among others. The Pontiac GTO was so famous that the brand had no trouble dispensing 100,000 1966 GTOs to willing buyers. The Pontiac GTO was not only a sight to behold ...

Whether a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro or a 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird ... there's one company that is the granddaddy of them all: Pontiac. Pontiac introduced the GTO in 1964, and it was ...

Automakers soon learned that the concept created another distinct market. Performance enthusiasts were willing to forego most of the standard and optional convenience amenities to simply go fast.

Pontiac also offered a dual-gate shifter ... but also to be a direct competitor to the Plymouth Road Runner. Halfway through 1971, the Judge was discontinued, although the GTO kept going through ...

Most attribute the drop to very high insurance rates for younger, muscle car owners, however the '70 Road Runner outsold the Pontiac GTO by nearly 1,000 units. As for the Super Bee, it left the ...

Rather than let the proud name become just another plastic applique on the flanks of various ordinary cars—as happened to the Pontiac GTO and Plymouth Road Runner—Chevrolet yanked the car off ...