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Date Posted: 17:13:11 01/11/03 Sat
Author: Jake
Subject: Re: 'American icon'
In reply to: QuickSilver 's message, "Re: 'American icon'" on 11:35:52 01/04/03 Sat

I don't really have a problem with the car being an Australian import bue I do have a problem with the way this thing looks. The Holden is cool in it's own way but I personally wouldn't say it's "GTO". I would have introduced the car under another name and saved the GTO title for something else. It really dosen't look like a muscle car. Looks like a two door Caddy Catera or somethin'. Like I said, it's cool but it's not what I'd see as a GTO.

"it was merely a thinly disguised (and boring) Chevy Nova econo-car clone. Wow, big deal"

I'd say a Chevelle's more of it's counterpart than the Nova..

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: 'American icon' -- the Dogamus One, 02:02:51 01/21/03 Tue

How can a car that is going to be more expensive than the car it is replacing be an "econo-car clone"? Holden makes a fine automobile and if sales go well in the US, I'd imagine that they'd bring some of the aftermarket and specialty versions (there's like 30) over as well. So the name thing really does fit. You can't argue with a motor like the LS1. After all, it is pretty much the last of the pushrod powerhouses. How much more muscle car do you want?

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: 'American icon' -- Robert, 09:36:02 02/13/03 Thu

I think that you guys are missing the point. If you follow the original GTOs design and conception its point was to stop the decline of PMD. Pontiac just couldnt compete back then with GM saying no speedy cars no racing and such. but a genius named Delorean came up with the idea of putting a 389 in the body of a lemans and thus the great one was born.
now I dont like the GTO name appearing on what is basically a Neon (Per Se) on Steroids but pontiac is doing the same thing that they did in the creation of the great one. now while it is dismaying to think about, pontiac just cant compete these days. Kids want foreign and crap like that in not that many years the hobby of restoring old ponchos will die if we dont start putting the hobby in young peoples minds.

Robert

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: 'American icon' -- Jon, 18:15:26 04/05/05 Tue

I think you're missing the point. The last year of the GTO WAS a chevy nova with different accents. It wasn't the same chassis like the GTO and Chevelles were at first.