[Dr. Eric M. Schiffer]

Here is another 1968 GTO Test from earlier in model year. There may have been three red GTO Royal Bobcats. 2 four speeds, one with console, chrome tip exhaust and under hood trouble light, the other without these items, and one automatic. Along with a dark green 4 speed.

Royal would always prepair two idential cars and send people like John Politizer, Dave Warren or Billy Schmitz to run against each other. They would make one change on a single car re run the two cars to see if it improved the performance or not. Then they would make the change to the other car to improve it. One change to one car at a time out on Main St.

This is the 4-speed with the console, chrome tips and underhood light. Note no rear quarter panel GTO emblem yet. Early production.