100 Mph in 1965 Pontiac GTO on a Lonely Desert Highway

Wheeler Dealers stars, Mike Brewer and Edd China have built a reliable 1965 Pontiac GTO, which can easily stand against Californian hot sun. Therefore, they have decided to test it in the desert at 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

However, beside the hot sun, they will put this ’65 GTO to another additional test. Actually to achieve a 100 miles per hour in this classic muscle car, which will prove, it is 100 percent technically correct.

This particular 1965 Pontiac GTO under the hood it is equipped with the legendary Tri-Power Pontiac 400 cubic-inch, 6.5-liter big-block V8 engine. With a Tri-Power carburetion system, this engine is factory rated at 360 horsepower and produces 438 lb.-ft. of torque. The transmission system in this GTO is 2-speed automatic.