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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore
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.
K
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Keith Another great fact from you. I love History.
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Bill Nawrot (Wino Bill)
1972 GTO Hdtp One Owner, GTOAA "Concours Best Original" 2007, 2013, and 2019
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1967 GTO Conv