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Originally Posted by 1965gp
Maybe this is a dumb question but why is it called a GT-37? Is the 37 for the body style?
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1965gp, The GT-37 was introduced in 1970 as a budget A-body with a performance image, mainly as an insurance beater to offer an alternative to the GTO buyer that couldn't swing the higher car insurance premiums on musclecars. The GT-37 was originally to be offered only on the budget hardtop Tempest that was recently introduced (T-37 - 23337), but was offered on the coupe (23327) as well. Since there weren't the bullet shaped sport mirrors until 1971, the GT-37 package worked on both body styles. In 1971, the sport mirrors were standard on the GT-37 package and interfered with the door vent window operation, so wasn't offered on the 23327 post coupe. I'm sure there is other history that I forgot, but that's it in a nutshell.
So, yes, you are correct about the '37' reference in the name.
Dennis