[gtoguy1967]

OK, Here it goes. I never have been a big pontiac fan, Still not. I'm just a car nut I don't care what it is. Back in 66 had an uncle who had a buddy that bought a 66 GTO and my Granmother loved that car. She had been working for a while and had never had her own car so she decided to order a new 67 GTO. 1967 GTO Silver Glaze 335hp 4 sp black int spinner wheel hub caps. By the time she got home the salesman had called and wanted her to drop the 4sp in favor of a His/Hers shifter, he stated he did not think she would keep it if she got the 4 sp. The car came in in March of 67 and my Parents took it on their honney moon, Dad states it even overheated on him.
The first thing I remember about the car we was going to the dentist on Sat morning and MOM had borrowed the car for some reason, Well when we got off the intrestate to go downtown you had to cross like three lanes of traffic pretty fast and there was some cars comming, Mom being the lead foot she crushed the gas petal and all I remember is tire sqeal and smoke. fast forward to 1980 and she bought a new OLds and parked the GTO. My uncles talked her into rebuilding the motor ( stock) and about a year later she had it painted. The car sat really untill I was old enough to drive. I would take it to shows, But I would have to have someone drive it to and from as I was young (& dumb). That lasted about a year until She would let me drive there and call her to let her know I was safe then again before I left.
Once on the way home I took it to my high school parking lot to do some donuts, As soon as I got in I drove to the back turned the wheel and stabed the gas and the car quit and would not start, The fuel pump went out never even got to leave a black mark.
Things went well over the next couple of years, I would get the car more and more even keeping it over night, I always said it would be to late for her to wait up, I would just bring it back in the morning.
A few people knew she had the car and the history and one day a guy called and offered $12000 for the car, She called and asked what I thought and I told her,,,,, I thought the car would be mine one day and then my son's car ! But it is your car you do what you want I wont hold it against you. That was on friday night, Sunday she called to ask when I wanted to go and have the car put in my name. Yea ! To speed this up the car sit's in my garage to this day and It would take a very stupid offer to ever see it leave my garage. I have said it many times this will be my son's car when I'm done with it.
I have tried to keep it the same as when she had it, It still has the spinner wheel hub caps and I put red line tires back on it.
I hope I did not bore you with my story but I loved my Grandmother very much and I think of her every time I see this car.
Don