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Old 09-25-2013, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore View Post
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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Keith Another great fact from you. I love History.

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