GTOtaled?

[101lifts2]

Cars that are built to last...GM

[Dave]

maybe if they built it where the kids die and the car survives intact they'd learn to drive better

[Dragonpaco]

at least it wasnt a real GTO

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Dragonpaco

at least it wasnt a real GTO

#1. ferraris are the only "real" gto.

"o" stands for omologato, which means Homologated

gm banned racing in 1963

add all this together and the 60s and 70s "goats" are rice. pure and simple

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Dave

#1. ferraris are the only "real" gto.

"o" stands for omologato, which means Homologated

gm banned racing in 1963

add all this together and the 60s and 70s "goats" are rice. pure and simple

I'd take a Monaro based GTO over an old GTO any day.
However I've already admitted to liking Mini's and Miatas so my opinion should be taken with a spot of herbal tea

[Dave]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

I'd take a Monaro based GTO over an old GTO any day.
However I've already admitted to liking Mini's and Miatas so my opinion should be taken with a spot of herbal tea

monaros actually raced so the name fits somewhat better. old guys get real mad when you hit em with the facts and point out that the new one is more "real" than the old

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Dave

monaros actually raced so the name fits somewhat better. old guys get real mad when you hit em with the facts and point out that the new one is more "real" than the old

I don't care about how well they represent the true definition of "GTO". The car has its own history of being the first muscle car, regardless of the name. It could have been called the Pontiac Crap Heap and what GM did with it would be no different.

I thought the new GTO was actually a well done modern interpretation of what GTOs had been in the 60s. The fact that the 6.0 LS2 version likely had more power than any 60s GTO was icing on the cake.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Dave

add all this together and the 60s and 70s "goats" are rice. pure and simple

See... one thread I agree with you, and another you go talking that crazy elitist moon language again.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

See... one thread I agree with you, and another you go talking that crazy elitist moon language again.

whats elitist about it? gm claims to be the first people ever to put a "big" engine in a smallish stripped down car and cokehead john stole the name from ferrari. thats just me being honest

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Dave

whats elitist about it? gm claims to be the first people ever to put a "big" engine in a smallish stripped down car and cokehead john stole the name from ferrari. thats just me being honest

Oh who cares about all that... they're still cool as shit and I'd own one in a heartbeat