Originally posted by Locster:
Originally posted by SonOfABoss:
Actually Pontiac came out with the 1st pony car, the 64 GTO, then Mustangs, then Camaros... And I believe (correct me if I am wrong) the GTO was offered in 63 as an upgrade to the tempest (sp?)
OK now. The GTO is not a pony car, it does not fit the catagory. The GTO, Torino, Charger, Cyclones, Road Runners, GTX,... etc....are a different class of cars. They are moreoften refered to as musclecars. Pony cars are smaller cars usually 4 seaters, with engine options that ranged from mild to wild. They are called pony cars because of the mustang, and when Ford launched the Mustang there was nothing out there like it. But yes the GTO was an upgraded Tempest. The Tempest and GTO allways shared the same body.
actually there was something like the mustang when it was released...the barracuda. it actually beat the mustang to market but they didnt fare well in the A body models especially the 64-66 ones. its popularity all stemmed from the E body model,70-74. just a little more useless info.
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