"Trouble of the GTO Variety had been brewing at Pontiac since at least 1956" -Darwin Holmstrom
In the mid 50s pontiac was failing and had no identity. Semon E. Knudsen son of former GM president, was charged with saving pontiac by any means necessary. Luck for GM Semon was a car lover and thus had an understanding of the market and the product. He surrounded him self with the people he need to accomplish his task, Estes of the Oldsmobile division who became head engineer, and DeLorean (yes that DeLorean, Doc Brown) of the failed Studebaker-Packard Corp. These three men would save Pontiac and make it thrive. Yes I know it failed a few years back but this was 50 some years ago...
Thursday, March 7, 2013
"Trouble of the GTO Variety"
Ok so since this next post is kinda boring were including history boys and girls... ok I'm using boys and girls lightly cause I am fairly certain my family is the only ones who read this...
So because of the GTO (this is not a complaint) my Xterra was excelled from the garage. Since the GTO is longer we also had to clean the garage a little...
"Trouble of the GTO Variety had been brewing at Pontiac since at least 1956" -Darwin Holmstrom
In the mid 50s pontiac was failing and had no identity. Semon E. Knudsen son of former GM president, was charged with saving pontiac by any means necessary. Luck for GM Semon was a car lover and thus had an understanding of the market and the product. He surrounded him self with the people he need to accomplish his task, Estes of the Oldsmobile division who became head engineer, and DeLorean (yes that DeLorean, Doc Brown) of the failed Studebaker-Packard Corp. These three men would save Pontiac and make it thrive. Yes I know it failed a few years back but this was 50 some years ago...
"Trouble of the GTO Variety had been brewing at Pontiac since at least 1956" -Darwin Holmstrom
In the mid 50s pontiac was failing and had no identity. Semon E. Knudsen son of former GM president, was charged with saving pontiac by any means necessary. Luck for GM Semon was a car lover and thus had an understanding of the market and the product. He surrounded him self with the people he need to accomplish his task, Estes of the Oldsmobile division who became head engineer, and DeLorean (yes that DeLorean, Doc Brown) of the failed Studebaker-Packard Corp. These three men would save Pontiac and make it thrive. Yes I know it failed a few years back but this was 50 some years ago...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
First Things First: Rust Repair and Making Space
First step for us was to repair the rust on the rear quarter panels. The rust was not really bad but why leave it when we could make it as nice as possible.
The picture above is the damage from the rust on the passenger side. This was all cut away and replaced.
The two pictures above are the inside of the drivers side where there was alot more damage and we replaced almost the entire panel. While inside the panel the mud and gunk was cleared out of the drain holes to prevent water and build up that would start rusting the car again. While All of this work was being done we had to clear out the garage and make room for the GTO, as well as go through boxes of new and used parts that came with the car.
The picture above is the damage from the rust on the passenger side. This was all cut away and replaced.
The two pictures above are the inside of the drivers side where there was alot more damage and we replaced almost the entire panel. While inside the panel the mud and gunk was cleared out of the drain holes to prevent water and build up that would start rusting the car again. While All of this work was being done we had to clear out the garage and make room for the GTO, as well as go through boxes of new and used parts that came with the car.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
We recently found a purchased a 1964 Pontiac GTO (Gran Turismo Omologato). Our GTO was originally Pinehurst Green with a black vinyl roof, 6.5 8 cylinder engine (we aren't sure yet which engine it originally had). Right now it has a pontiac 455.4 Engine in it. It's painted all Pinehurst Green (so the vinyl was removed).
Here are some quick of the GTO from the day we purchased it (I've yet to find a Photo of a 64 GTO in Pinehurst Green with the black vinyl roof) ...
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