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In 1963 Pontiac's Chief Engineer John DeLorean and his two favorite staff engineers, Bill Collins and Russ Gee, came up with an inspired way to keep Pontiac cars in the performance limelight bolt a big engine into Pontiac's upcoming Tempest intermediate body. Thus was the GTO born. Through cunning, resourcefulness, and outright trickery the minds of Pontiac managed to get this rocket into dealerships and out onto America's highways, and to introduce that most iconic of American automobiles, the muscle car, to the nation’s most discriminating drivers.
This is the story of the GTO, of the people who made it a reality and a sales sensation, of those who owned and loved the cars. And it is, above all, a story of the cars themselves, from the initial option package offered for the 1964 model year through the high-performance late-model standouts. With color photographs, drawings, and detailed stats, this book is not so much the story of a historic car as an illustrated biography of American muscle.
This is the story of the GTO, of the people who made it a reality and a sales sensation, of those who owned and loved the cars. And it is, above all, a story of the cars themselves, from the initial option package offered for the 1964 model year through the high-performance late-model standouts. With color photographs, drawings, and detailed stats, this book is not so much the story of a historic car as an illustrated biography of American muscle.
Ebook GTO Pontiac Great One Darwin Holmstrom David Newhardt 9780785835943 Books
"THIS IS ONE VERY SPECIAL BOOK! STARTING JUST FROM THE BOOK PHYSICALLY, IT HAS A UNIQUE AND VERY ATTRACTIVE COVER (BE SURE TO REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE FILM!!)
INSIDE YOU WILL FIND THE MOST COMPLETE AND COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT ONE EVER PUBLISHED! SO MANY BEAUTIFUL COLOR PHOTOS I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND, BELIEVE ME, I HAVE EVERY BOOK EVER WRITTEN ON THE GOAT!
I HAVE GONE THROUGH IT PAGE BY PAGE THREE TIMES AND I JUST GOT IT YESTERDAY. NOW I AM GOING TO ACTUALLY READ THE TEXT!
IN LIGHT OF THE SAD NEWS I HEARD TODAY, THAT BEING PONTIAC IS GOING TO BE KILLED OFF IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT MONDAY (APRIL 27) IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS MEMENTO.
GREAT BOOK..A MUST HAVE FOR ALL OF US GTO ENTHUSIASTS!"
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GTO Pontiac Great One Darwin Holmstrom David Newhardt 9780785835943 Books Reviews
- When we get to a certain age, let me ask you a question.
What is more important, chasing after single women, or chasing after classic cars?
You can answer this all by your lonesome and this book tells you all about your choice.
There have been quite a few books written about the Pontiac GTO but this is one of the more complete. Not a service manual, or a restoration book, but more of a history book.
My only complaint is that it is big and heavy and that frame (chassis) bolts are not included. ;?)
The cover car (a 67) is my favorite, which one is yours? It is in there in full detail..
I will end by saying; it is a must have for your collection and reading pleasure.
Who knows, it might inspire you to find and restore one or you just might drain your bank account and buy one that's ready to drive! - Hello from Montana,
We had visited the auto museum in Las Vegas but the only book on GTO's was ratty and shop worn. I saw my husband Dwain debating about buying it anyway, but I talked him out of it.
Then I ordered these books from for his gift. He loved it. He has a 1966 GTO that he is preparing to sell. Lots of history and fully restored. The license plate says GTO4ME
The only reason we are selling is because we have six adult kids and ten grandkids who all want it. But, they really want the memories of restoring it with Grandpa. So we are going to sell it and take the whole famdamily on a cruise so everyone has great memories.
We were able to learn even more history and the back story of GTOs from this book. Thanks for the time and effort to write it.
Judy Helm Wright aka Auntie Artichoke, author of Out Of Balance? Be a Bounce Back Person - GTO Pontiac's Great One by Darwin Holmstrom (photos by David Newhardt) is an excellent read. Being a Mopar guy with a side interest in Pontiac's GTO, I din't expect much more than good photos from this large size soft covered book. I was pleasantly surprised to find this book very readable and compelling. Lots of period advertisements, magazine articles and historical pics to make a case for why the GTO is one of the greatest muscle cars of all time. "GTO" also details (in it's early chapters) what exactly led to the inception of the GTO, with some unique historical racing photos I have never seen before. If you only want one GTO book in your muscle car book collection I would highly recommend this one.
- THIS IS ONE VERY SPECIAL BOOK! STARTING JUST FROM THE BOOK PHYSICALLY, IT HAS A UNIQUE AND VERY ATTRACTIVE COVER (BE SURE TO REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE FILM!!)
INSIDE YOU WILL FIND THE MOST COMPLETE AND COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT ONE EVER PUBLISHED! SO MANY BEAUTIFUL COLOR PHOTOS I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND, BELIEVE ME, I HAVE EVERY BOOK EVER WRITTEN ON THE GOAT!
I HAVE GONE THROUGH IT PAGE BY PAGE THREE TIMES AND I JUST GOT IT YESTERDAY. NOW I AM GOING TO ACTUALLY READ THE TEXT!
IN LIGHT OF THE SAD NEWS I HEARD TODAY, THAT BEING PONTIAC IS GOING TO BE KILLED OFF IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT MONDAY (APRIL 27) IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS MEMENTO.
GREAT BOOK..A MUST HAVE FOR ALL OF US GTO ENTHUSIASTS! - A lot of people followed John Delorean on his journey through DMC in the early 80's. Most did not know that he was the father of the GTO and Muscle cars as we know them today. This book is great reading even if you don't have a GTO. Lots of great GM history
- Great price, awesome facts, a joy to read a little at a time just to absorb all the info on a great car, the GTO
- Got to love those GTOs!
- This book has any and everything you could EVER want to know about the GTO from its past to its present. It also gives a little insight into some other popular Pontiacs from the past. If you are a GTO owner or just into muscle cars, this is a MUST HAVE!
