I got infected by Pontiacs on my own. Never had any family that liked them. I didn't really catch GTO Fever. I caught Pontiac Fever and Car Fever. The first Pontiac I remember was the 67-68 green 326 convertible Firebird with rally stripe and luggage rack across the street--I was 6 or 7. Then in high school I saw a blue '69 convertible lemans and that's when the fever struck--I couldn't buy that lemans for $1500 in 1980 so I bought a 1970 Challenger R/T 340 instead--for $700. It was burnt orange with metal flake glitter all along the body lines. Very cool high school car, but I'd rather've had the convertible LeMans.
I didn't buy a Pontiac until 1993 and it is a '69 convertible LeMans in Carousel Red with black top and GTO hood that is in pieces in a garage somewhere in my possession still.
I did get tired of the GTO guys laying off on my car because it wasn't a GTO. So I bought GTOs too, and a Judge. Wish I could say that I care more now than I did with the LeMans, but I don't. I'm a convertible Pontiac guy more than a GTO guy--I guess that's why I bought some GTO convertibles.
Pontiac desire is what I have.
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