[MikeNoun]

Alvin, that's true about the Chevy truck (those Lil' Red Express trucks also enjoyed some serious street credibility in later years).

Note I stated that the 1973 GTO was ONE OF the fastest cars of 1973 (obviously the 1973 SD-455 Trans Am gets the respect here). The 1973-1974 GTO's were quick for the years they were offered, no different than how the 1978-1979 TA 6.6 cars are viewed, or even the 80-81 Turbo Trans Am's and Formulas. They weren't tire blistering old school musclecars, they weren't going to beat a 1969 RAIV car, but they were fast compared the rest of the Detroit automotive landscape at the time.

Always at (or near) the top of the performance ladder, that's why we love Pontiacs.

So if you don't accept the 1974 GTO, then I guess that's YOUR problem. They are GTO's, and they deserve to be treated with the same respect as any other year GTO. They don't have to be your favorite, they don't have to be the fastest, but if everyone loved the same year car, life would be pretty dull.