[trophy421]

I love 'em both, but prefer the '68, for the following reasons:

'68 came first
Parking lamps that wrap around and double as side marker lights
Side marker lamps on quarter panels
"GTO" quarter decals - I know many people don't like them, but I love them
Traditional 6.5 Litre emblems
Hurst Dual-Gate
Old-school hard plastic steering wheel
Old-school metal dash
No head rests
Key in dash
Verdoro to me is the signature color for the '68 and wears it better than any other car
Choice of Rally I or Rally II
Custom Sports steering wheel for '68 was best looking of all years to me
Arrowhead on bumper

Having said all that, I like the '69 for being more "modern" with the lack of vent windows, heavy dash padding, head rests and soft steering wheel. The '69 design could almost be put back into production today exactly as it was and it would seem fresh and modern.