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#35819 of 36987 Re: New> [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 07, 2013 (12:36 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Feb 07, 2013 12:29 pm)
Gran Turismo is a term taken from the great Italian cars. I think it really meant a car you could race with competitively and then drive home in comfort.
 
It really makes little sense with 60s American cars but "GT" is a sexy marketing term, so hey, why not?

#35820 of 36987 Re: wildwood days [uplanderguy] by lemko

Feb 07, 2013 (12:58 pm)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Feb 07, 2013 8:09 am)
My 1968 Buick Special Deluxe had a Sonomatic radio with the letters BUICK spelled-out on the five station selector buttons.

#35821 of 36987 Re: New> [Mr_Shiftright] by uplanderguy

Feb 07, 2013 (1:12 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 07, 2013 12:36 pm)
Right. GTO stood for "Gran Turismo Omalagato".

#35822 of 36987 Re: barn find [uplanderguy] by stickguy

Feb 07, 2013 (1:53 pm)

Replying to: uplanderguy (Feb 07, 2013 11:48 am)
yes, it is a 1971 Datsun 1200. reportedly having been stored in a barn since the 1980s until recently being pulled back out into the world.

#35823 of 36987 Re: New> [andys120] by kyfdx HOST

Feb 07, 2013 (4:35 pm)

Replying to: andys120 (Feb 07, 2013 9:51 am)
I actually think the 3-Series GT looks good.. Lines flow a lot better than the dowdy looking 5-Series GT...
 
Nothing wrong with a 4-door hatchback..

#35824 of 36987 Re: New> [kyfdx] by andys120

Feb 07, 2013 (5:16 pm)

Replying to: kyfdx (Feb 07, 2013 4:35 pm)

Nothing wrong with a 4-door hatchback..
 
I quite agree (having owned three five door Saabs) but most of our fellow Americans do not like them. As for the 3-er GT, I'll reserve judgement til I see one, It could be quite nice in the right color.

#35825 of 36987 Re: New> [andys120] by ateixeira

Feb 08, 2013 (7:33 am)

Replying to: andys120 (Feb 07, 2013 5:16 pm)
It's longer than the wagon was, too. Weird.

#35826 of 36987 rock solid by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 08, 2013 (9:44 am)

#35827 of 36987 Re: rock solid [Mr_Shiftright] by stevedebi

Feb 08, 2013 (9:53 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 08, 2013 9:44 am)
I suppose that is what Barney drives (Fred has the car we all remember).

#35828 of 36987 One of these is not like the other by boomchek

Feb 08, 2013 (10:44 am)

Service parking from my previous workplace:
 

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