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Old 09-25-2013, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Old Goat 67 View Post
Yeah, but it gives the same feeling I had driving a 57 T Bird back in the day.

Cool man, cool.
Funny you should mention the T bird, OG -

My dad mentioned to me that the GTO scoop was originally supposed to be taller, ala '57 T bird, but the metal was being stretched too thin and was tearing.

They kept gradually reducing the height and revising the shape until they could repeatably manufacture a part - and that is what determined the final design.

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