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interesting part of the Pontiac GTO is that it was never supposed to
exist. A mandate came down from the highest levels of General Motors:
"No high performance cars". Pontiac had a old fashioned image
as a manufacturer of conservative basic transportation. Nothing that
implies racing or going fast was to be in the GM lineup. Pontiac's
salvation was clear: build a performance image. The Pontiac GTO, as introduced in the 1964 model year, was actually an option on the Tempest LeMans. GTO in that case stood for "Gran Turismo Omologato" the english translation of "Grand Touring Homologated", a fancy way of saying that it was approved for certain classes of international sports car racing. 32,450 unitswere sold. |
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