Brent P wrote:
> In article <V5%Hh.2044$3i.1491@trnddc01>, My Name Is Nobody wrote:
>
>>> It was the expectations people had of the name, the car was true to the
>>> early version of the GTO.
>
>> Ya, if you are OK with a butt ugly GTO that looks more like a Toyota Camry
>> than anything anyone can imagine as a GTO...
>> I guess you could think that, Ya, OK.... :-(
>
> Ever see an early GTO? Looks like a typical boring sedan of the time period.

You're the first person I have ever heard refer to the early GTO's as
boring sedans. IMO, they are classics and icons in the history of
muscles cars. I drove a 1966 GTO for awhile and thought (still do) it
was one of the best looking cars ever produced. A true classic in every
sense of the word.

The original GTOs was based off a mass produced chassis from domestic
plants that found its way into numerous GM subsidiaries. The last GTO
was a Holden import from Australia that had no tie to any other model in
GM's domestic lineup. Plus the early GTO was a relatively lightweight
vehicle not a porky, over the hill import.