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[VintageLambo] OT: GTO vs GTO

Paul Pollock

Fred: 20 years later they did pull off the comparison. Details are available at http://www.web-cars.com/gto/cdGTO.html FWIW, I ended up paying $36.00 for both issues at a swap meet a couple of years ago. -Paul Pollock WebCars! Webmaster http://web-cars.com ________ Message: 9 Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:58:52 -0000 From: "lamboguy" Subject: OT: GTO vs GTO Aaron (R), I got lucky as a kid and my next door neighbor threw out all his car magazines in about 1970, so I have a ton of 60s RT, SCG, MT, CD, etc.(He called the other day and wanted them back...haha -- tough!) So I"ve got that GTO test (March 64).You know, I never really looked at it before, I just assumed from the cover (Ferrari GTO vs Pontiac GTO) that they did the test.But in all "fairness" to CD, the article is simply titled "Pontiac Tempest GTO." For anybody whacky enough to care, here"s the story: "It was our original intention to borrow a Ferrari GTO and to run the two against each other at Bridgehampton"s road racing circuit and on the drag strip at Westhampton.We had engaged Walt Hansgen to drive the Pontiac and Bob Grossman to run his own Ferrari.Unfortunately Grossman"s Ferrari was tired from a season of racing, and was not considered fast enough to really be a match for our Tempest.We then could not get one of those lucky gentlemen and the weather to cooperate simultaneously.As a result, we drove the two Ferrari GTO"s, but we were never able actually to run the Tempest against either one of them. Although it would have been great fun and quite interesting to run the Ferrari racing car against Pontiac"s similarly-named touring car, our tests showed that there really was no effective basis for comparison -- the Pontiac will beat the Ferrari in a drag race, and the Ferrari will go around any American road circuit faster than the stock Tempest GTO.We are positive, however, that a Tempest like ours, with the addition of NASCAR road racing suspension, will take the measure of any Ferrari other than prototype racing cars or the recently announced 250-LM.We should also point out that our test car, with stock suspension, metallic brakes and as-tested 348 bhp engine will lap any U.S. road course faster than ANY Ferrari street machine, incluing the 400 Superamerica.Not bad for an actual delivered price of 3400 dollars, wot?" Well...who cares.It"s all cool stuff, and I think it"s neat that there was this kind of excitement in the air.The article is March 1964, which was around the time Ferruccio was also taking a shot at Ferrari.Man, I sure wish I knew at the time what was going on! Looking back at it, it was as exciting as the Space Race.But when you"re a kid, it"s "just the way things are." Best, Fred ________ Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/9jLplB/TM Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to