Pontiac GTO 50 Years: The Original Muscle Car

This is the car that launched the muscle car era and gave the Baby Boomers high-speed wings.

Trivia freaks might know that Pontiac's "GTO" means "Gran Turismo Omologato," but muscle car fans know it earned its nickname—The Great Oneâ?¬—at a time when America built the greatest cars on earth. It wasn't the fastest, the most powerful, or the most outrageous muscle car, but Pontiac's GTO resides at the very top of the pantheon because it was the first.

Pontiac GTO 50 Years:…