After 45 years, the Pontiac GTO still stands as a symbol of the days when Detroit made and marketed vehicles that fired imaginations as effectively as they swilled high-test.
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Sources:
The Annotated GTO
NYT, May 3, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/05/03/weekinreview/20090503_GTO_MAPPR.html
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Retail Sales in Jan rose .4% headline m/o/m, .7% ex auto's, .6% ex auto's and gasoline and .7% at the core. The headline figure was less than expected while the rest were slightly better. But, with respect to non headline sales, because Dec figures were revised lower, taking the two months together were about in line with forecasts overall. Sales rose in electronics, building materials, food/beverages, clothing, sporting goods, dept stores and restaurant/bars and fell interestingly for online retailers, health/personal care, furniture and motor vehicle/parts. Bottom line, headline sales were below expectations due to the greater than expected fall m/o/m...
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May 3rd, 2009 at 11:14 am
Most muscle car heads at the time said Mopar ruled (as I recall).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plymouth_Roadrunner.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dodge_Charger_R-T_(Gibeau_Orange_Julep).JPG
May 7th, 2009 at 12:03 am
The NYT article above neglected to mention the best all-time GTO feature:
http://autouniversum.wordpress.com/