[rexs73gto]

To those who don't read the lists , the 73 & 74 GTO's were just as fast as the original GTOS of the 64-72 models if you compare modle for model. The 64 ran a blistering 15.3 1/4 miles back then . Then when you look at all the GTO's that were produced except the RAIV cars & even they weren't as fast as history has ballooned them out to be. Most of all the 4 bbl GTO all ran in the low 14 sec 1/4 mile times. Even the RAIV 69 's only ran the 1/4 in 13.6. It's all the people who don't really know Or have ever been to a track know how fast 14. sec in the 1/4 mile is. I have heard all kind of STORIES about older GTO's that were running 10 sec. 1/4 miles . But all of us who know how fast 10. sec. is really know that was NEVER true. My 73 GTO when it was brand new , I had about 8500 miles on it the first time I took it to the track. I ran what I though was a great time of 14.3 @ 92 miles per hour. I felt like I was flying. Most of the cars that were there that day except for the all out race cars were going about that speed , some a little better & some worse. Most every street GTO or Chevelle & Mustang & Road Runner were right there with me. If you look up the real truth about times for the older cars you'll know what the facts are & not the over blown stories that some have told. On the street between 65-70 a quick time was 13.0. Then you were faster then most. Once the cas were played with then they became a little faster. But so did my 73. But factory cars were not faster then any others of any years, it's just that Pontiac & GM were trying to play down performance & thats why you didn't hear about HP as much back then. In fact when I went in to order my 73 I wanted a SD car. I did get to order it but it got canceled after 4 different time of getting picked up & then finally told it wasn't going to get built. But the salesman tried his damnest to talk me out of the good engine because it wasn't going to get the best mileage. When I said I didn't care he had another guy come in & try to talk me out of it , but I ordered still. But then because I was in the Navy & out of town when the order got canceled the last time I ended up with a left over. Thats the car I have now. But it ran great. SO don't let the stories of the past performance of the early GTO cloud the facts.