Did any of you see the first GTO concept?

[UnamedSupercar]

I found the original concept about a month before I saw video of the actual production car. And then I almost slit my own wrist. Am I the only person appauled by this thing? Its a freakin grand-am with a slightly beefier powerplant. The original concept was much more agreeable. It kept in line with the wide dueal section grille. And lately I've found that company trade marks can really screw up a vehicle's design process. Like Dodge's charger concept. Because they ABSOULTELY MUST have that bloody quad grill they can't make a half decent looking car. I mean had they not called in shelby the viper would have flopped like you wouldn't believe. Oh and am I the only person slightly offended by their need to have Lambo's help on the original v-10? Just a thought.

DH

[pato]

u mean the pontiact GTO? cause the original was made by an Australian company Holden (GM owned) and was called the monaro - it looks tones better than the gto cause it doednt have that funny looking front dual grille

[henk4]

OK here's that old f..t again, the original GTO was made by Ferrari, everything after that was just trying to cash in on its reputation.

[DwZX35]

was this it?



Its certainly...origional, but would you really buy something that outrageous, unless it was a super car, with like, a twin turbo V-12

[DwZX35]

'89 viper concept=ugly

[crisis]

The first GTOs were loaded yesterday here in Adelaide. Below is a bit from the Holden website.

"Holden today loaded the first shipment of Pontiac GTO coupes, based on the Holden Monaro, for sale in the United States later this year.

The 5.7-litre, V8-powered performance coupes were loaded to depart tonight for the Port of Benicia, California.

The vehicles were the first of 5400 to be delivered to the United States in 2003 and 18,000 coupes in a full year of production.


The event coincided with confirmation that another GM division, Vauxhall, will start importing the Monaro in the United Kingdom from March next year.

GM Europe Vice President and Vauxhall Chairman and Managing Director, Kevin Wale, confirmed the program for 300 V8 Monaros a year prepared as the Vauxhall Monaro, on sale in the second quarter of 2004."

[Batmobile_Turbo]

i like the origonal GTO concept much much more than the new production model. the new model is too sedate in it's styling. maybe they'll be better looking in person.

[crisis]

Originally posted by Batmobile_Turbo
i like the origonal GTO concept much much more than the new production model. the new model is too sedate in it's styling. maybe they'll be better looking in person.

that seems to be the opinion that the Americans have of it. Maybe GM should have stuck with the Aussie look or one of the HSV styles.

[crisis]

Any better?

[250 GTO]

The first GTO was made by ferrari. It was called the 250 GTO . Saddly Ferrari only made 36 and 3 330 GTOs

[Quiggs]

[Vaigra]

[Image]

I agree! He just wont stop reviving old threads after plenty of warnings!