Posts Tagged ‘GTO’
73 GTO the Collonade King
It is unlikely that you will encounter many 1973 Pontiac GTOs in the wild. They exist, though in small numbers. During a turbulent year in U.S. history, fewer than 5,000 Colonnade-body GTOs arrived in dealerships. As federal rules began to affect automobiles, energy-absorbing bumpers were added as an afterthought, and pollution requirements crippled engines that…
Read MoreWhat are Super 60s Muscle Cars
This muscle car was the Mustang, which received one of its best versions ever in 1969 when Ford launched the Boss 429 to compete with Mopar’s HEMI engine in NASCAR. In order to meet the homologation criteria of 500 units, the brand produced a limited quantity of Mustang Fastbacks. It is a genuine Mustang, ready…
Read MoreHistory of a GTO (The Goat)
The history of the Pontiac GTO, a muscle car classic, is a narrative of one man’s battle against the corporate system. John Z. DeLorean was Pontiac’s principal engineer at the time. He intended to build a nice mid-sized sedan with a large V-8. The GTO design came up in early 1963 while DeLorean and his…
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