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Originally Posted by Dean Romig
I loved that car Jack! What a muscle car! I should have died in that car several times.... the stories I could tell  |
Do tell !!
Most GTO fans will know the Italian language vocabulary behind GTO but rumour has it that the design team had to come up with that version because the real version was thought to possibly be slightly over the top for the competition, as well as Sunday school teachers. As I recall, possibly in a dream but who knows, DeLorean, Gee, Wangers and Collins had put in an all nighter one Saturday, when they should have been home tending to the BBQs. On Sunday, old Alfred P. Sloan happened to wander in, which was unusual given his age but he still loved the company. He happened upon the team who, by then, were fatigued. Drawings were all over the place and Sloan picked up one and said "Who's idea is this?? Amazing! ". One by one, the team peered through bleary eyes and not one of them could recall the drawing. Finally, DeLorean spoke up and said "Don't know Alfred, I guess
God
Took
Over. And so, it is rumored, was born the acronym GTO, which the legal department quckly determined had to be re-worked to Gran Turismo Omologato. Now come on, who can say that and why is legal so intent on getting God out of everything anyway? I have been a long time Mopar fan but have a soft spot for the somewhat
heavenly early GTOs.
Cheers,,
Jack
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