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1967 Pontiac GTO 400 HO
The 1967 Pontiac GTO 400 HO sits in the last year of the first-generation A-body GTO and marks the change from the earlier 389 to Pontiac's 400-cubic-inch V8 family. The HO identity is best treated as a factory GTO engine configuration: a 400 high-output four-barrel engine, not a separate special-edition model. Period Pontiac fact sheets and engine-code references support the 400 HO as a higher-output path above the base 400 four-barrel, while the separate Ram Air package remained the more specialized top-end option.
Public descriptions should stay code-first. A correct 1967 GTO 400 HO claim needs a GTO body style, Pontiac 400 HO engine evidence, and paperwork or drivetrain codes that match the car. OldRide's Pontiac engine-code table lists 400 HO four-barrel code families across manual and automatic applications, including WS, WV, XP, XS, YR and YZ references. Those codes are useful identity markers, but exact engine, transmission, axle, paint and interior claims still need vehicle-specific PHS paperwork, body tag, engine stamp and axle evidence.
The 1967 GTO could be ordered as a two-door hardtop, convertible or two-door sports coupe. Transmission choices for the performance cars included manual gearboxes and Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic, while Safe-T-Track positive traction, Rally wheels, front disc brakes and ride-and-handling equipment were the kinds of options that changed how a car was built and how it should be judged today. Pontiac production summaries report 81,722 GTOs for 1967 across the three body styles, with hardtops making up the majority.
This page keeps the model-year facts separate from individual-car claims. The color, trim and option records show factory availability and documented reference points; they do not authenticate any one restored car. For a real car, the strongest evidence remains the PHS invoice documents, body and engine codes, transmission and axle markings, trim tag, original paint evidence and date-correct components.