Why GM Tried to BAN Pontiac’s 389 GTO Tri-Power Beast (The Real Reason Will Shock You)

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Why GM Tried to BAN Pontiac’s 389 GTO Tri-Power Beast (The Real Reason Will Shock You)

In 1964, Pontiac broke General Motors' most important rule. Corporate policy said no intermediate car could have an engine bigger than 330 cubic inches. John DeLorean didn't care. He dropped a 389 cubic inch V8 into a mid size Tempest, called it an option package to avoid executive approval, and accidentally created the entire muscle car era. The GTO wasn't supposed to exist. It was an act of insubordination disguised as a performance upgrade. Three Rochester two barrel carburetors feeding 389 cubic inches of pushrod iron produced 348 horsepower and 14 second quarter miles for $3,000. Chevrolet dealers were furious. Their Impala Super Sport was getting humiliated on the street and in magazine tests. GM's executive committee faced a choice: enforce their displacement ban and kill their most profitable new car, or let every division build their own muscle car and start a horsepower war they couldn't control. They chose the war. This documentary covers the complete story of the 389 Tri Power GTO, from the corporate loophole that made it legal to the progressive carburetor linkage that made it legendary. You'll learn why the Tri Power system was banned after just three years, how the GTO formula became the blueprint every muscle car copied, why insurance companies killed the market before emissions regulations could, and what makes original 1964 to 1966 Tri Power GTOs worth over $100,000 today. This is the story of rebellion, timing, and the engine that proved performance could be democratized.

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