Scenes from"Barberino
GTO Show 2004"
Legend has it that the 1964 GTO started
the muscle car era when Pontiac shoehorned their 389 cubic inch engine
into a mid-size car to make a turnkey hot rod, giving the youth of America
a new toy to play with. The ’64, which could seat 5 to 6 people was reputed
to reach 100 mph in 11.8 seconds, setting a new standard for performance
cars. The GTO continued being a top trendsetter and performance mark to
beat all the way through to 1971. In 1968 the GTO was Motor Trend’s Car
of the Year. The gas crisis, however, took its toll, and the horsepower
numbers were greatly reduced with the ’72 and later models. In the final
year (1974) the GTO was just a decal package on a poor-performing Pontiac
Ventura. Rather than sully the legendary name of the GTO any further, Pontiac
decided to discontinue the model…. that is until today : the GTO has been
re-released onto America’s streets with the new 2004 model. The ’04 lives
up to its heritage with phenomenal performance in a new hi-tech package!Please
click on the thumbnails to see the fullsized image.
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