Pontiac: 1963 Tempest GTO

In article <supernews.com>,
"Santini" <com> wrote:
 

This exact story was posted 3 years ago - use Google's "groups" search
and you should be able to find the original thread. The answer has not
changed in the last three years - there were no '63 Tempests that had
GTO badges put on them by Pontiac. An appropriately equipped '63 did get
"326" badges, but none of them got "GTO". If your uncle's '63 had "GTO"
badges, someone else put them there (most likely your uncle).

That said, a lot of people like to call the '63 Tempest their "baby
GTO", and you frequently see '63s advertised as "GTO" in newspapers and
on eBay. But technically it isn't correct, and it still won't be
correct three years from now.

Erik

In article <supernews.com>, com says... 


No such thing as a REAL '63 GTO let alone one with a 326. GTO's got the 389.
Someone put the GTO badges on.


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Dennis Smith
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'71 Trans Am - 455 H.O. - M21 4-speed - Cameo white/blue stripe
'73 Trans Am - 455 - TH400 auto - Buccaneer red
'84 Trans Am - 5.0 L - TH700R4 auto - Royal blue/silver aero

I have owned 3 of these in my 53 years and none had any type of GTO
badge..As others have said someone other than factory put them there.
The 63 is a foot shorter than the 64 GTO hence the term Baby GTO.
I am building a 1963 Lemans now with a 455 and have replaced the transaxle
wit a Mopar rear end and a turbo 350 bolted up to the engine giving the
"lil" goat more of a standard look.

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Dennis P
1963 455 Lemans

"Santini" <com> wrote in message
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'64 goat? dont know 'bout tat. think goat come out in '66. do dat 326
have tri-power (3 dueces) or a vacume gae on de console?

http://community.webtv.net/bwclaypool/doc

In article <bay.webtv.net>,
net says... 


Are you serious? The first year for the GTO was 1964.


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Dennis Smith

'71 Trans Am - 455 H.O. - M21 4-speed - Cameo white/blue stripe
'73 Trans Am - 455 - TH400 auto - Buccaneer red
'84 Trans Am - 5.0 L - TH700R4 auto - Royal blue/silver aero

DS

Goats date back to the 13th Century

BAHHHHHHHHHH

lol !!!

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