Little GTO

Ran across an MP3 of Ronnie and the Daytonas doing "Little GTO" last night. I'd forgotten how cool that song is. Anyone have suggestions of other good Pontiac inspired tunes?

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FBR
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Stan

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BAD 4 GOOD

The "Little Old Lady from Pasadena's" Super Stock Dodge with the 413 or 426 max wedge engine would have blown away the GTO back in the day. The 63 Super Stock Dodge was the first true Muscle Car not the GTO as some would have you believe.

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Austrodamous Jones

And some would say that one of Studabakers offerings was the first muscle car of the era. Does it really matter, I don't think so. Pontiac just marketed the concept better than any other manufacturer.

...Ron

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68' Camaro RS 88' Firebird Formula 00' Mustang GT Vert
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RSCamaro

That depends entirely on how you define "Muscle Car". While it's true Pontiac had a marketing campaign second to none, it was NOT Pontiac who designated the term "muscle car" to the GTO. In fact, The term "Muscle car" didn't even exist until the 80's..And that term was defined as a regular production, large V8, mid sized car...By this definition the "limited production" 413/426 Dodges, which were produced in very small numbers, do not fall into this category. The GTO was the first car of it's kind to be produced in mass. Also keep in mind that while the

413/426 Dodges were cleary monsters, they were still turning low 14's at the track in stock form, exactly what the GTO was running. This was most likely due to the weight the 413/426 had to push..The GTO was a much lighter car than the Dodges. With little work and the right tires the GTO's could run low/mid 13's, the Dodges with the same treatment could run high 12's..This is a far cry from "Blowing" the GTO away......

Cheers Ron,

Jeff Foglietta

1967 Pontiac GTO 1971 Dodge Challenger
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Jeff

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