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GTO Trivia


1965PontiacGTO
02-06-2004, 01:59 PM
TRIVIA QUESTIONS 6-10 ARE NOW READY FOR YOU TO ANSWER! IN POST #11


OK heres some trivia on the GTO, If you'd like suggest differnent trivia and information about the GTO

1. In what year did the GM brass, specifically James Roche order the tiger advertising to return to its cage?

2. Why did most GTO owners remove the vacuum operated feature on the Tri-Power engine with Mechanical Linkage?

3. what was the Performance dealership and racing team of Pontiac GTO's?

4. Who was the mystery driver who went everywhere the Royal racing team went and was in a tiger costume and challenged spectators to beat him?

5. What was the year and month of the CAR and DRIVER issue that featured GTO vs. GTO and controversally said the Pontiac GTO was easily the equal of the Ferrari GTO?

I'll post the answers in the next couple days or in a week to see if anyone can get em all right then I'll post new questions.

drifter_XL
02-07-2004, 07:59 AM
i know #5 is march of '64, but i dont really care about the others,

my dad will probably know

1965PontiacGTO
02-07-2004, 08:12 AM
i know #5 is march of '64, but i dont really care about the others,

my dad will probably know

damn you chris you got #5 right, and you're right your dad probably knows all of them.

Old Man Taylor
02-07-2004, 09:35 AM
1. 1966
2. The vacuum linkage had two problems: You could not control partial opening of the end carburetors; and once they were open, the closing was slow. The first characteristic made it almost impossible to control wheel spin when you were racing. With the second issue, when you were “getting on it” you had to let off of the gas a little before you actually shifted. These were not problems for automatics, so mechanical linkage became the standard on stick shift cars.
3. Ace Wilson and the Royal Racing Team.
4. The “Tiger” driver was changed many times, but the person that they unveiled as the Tiger driver was George Hurst.
5. March 1964

B/T/W, I still have the 64 GTO that I ordered brand new in January of 1964. I have had it since March 28, 1964.

1965PontiacGTO
02-07-2004, 09:44 AM
damn you got all of them, for #1 1966 can be considered the 1967 model year.
I'm very impressed i'll post new questions sometime today.
I'd greatly appreciate it if you could tell me more about your 1964 GTO, I've always wanted one, I have 65',68', and 69' GTOs and I'm always looking for a 64', but they're so hard to find.

Old Man Taylor
02-07-2004, 09:52 AM
Check out my web page at http://www.jimspontiac.homestead.com/Index.html
If you still have questions, e-mail me at jimtaylor1@cox.net

1965PontiacGTO
02-07-2004, 10:26 AM
Thanks that website was awesome, are you looking in to getting any other cars, if so post something in my Poll thread. I'd like to have Drag GTO or Tempest someday, but everything so expensive you know.

Old Man Taylor
02-07-2004, 11:24 AM
I am not considering getting any more cars right now. However, I am thinking about working on a more all out '64 GTO racecar.

Old Man Taylor
02-07-2004, 11:26 AM
B/T/W, the Tiger campaign did not go into the '67 model year. It was terminated at the end of the '66 model year.

1965PontiacGTO
02-07-2004, 11:55 AM
Yep, I checked it you were right the Tiger Campaign didn't go into the 1967 model year and it was ended at the end of 66 model year.
Well I'll post some new Questions and see if anyone can get em right(probably you)

1965PontiacGTO
02-07-2004, 12:24 PM
OK HERES THE TRIVIA QUESTIONS 6-10 ENJOY!

6. What is the Rarest GTO engine from 1964-67 by production figures?

7. What year were the plastic grilles on GTO's first introduced?

8.True or False in 1967 there was an option to have a tach on the hood.

9.How many GTO's were built into Monkeemobiles, which transported the rock group The Monkees on their TV show and at their live appearences?

10. When did the words GTO 6.5 Litre appear on the GTO's door panels for the first time?

Old Man Taylor
02-07-2004, 03:10 PM
I will have to guess on some of these.

6. XS
7. '65
8. True
9. Of the original, just one.
10. '65

1965PontiacGTO
02-07-2004, 03:55 PM
didn't get all of them right this time #8 was correct and #10 is correct thats it though
I'll post new trivia when they're all figured out

1965PontiacGTO
02-19-2004, 10:17 AM
New Trivia

nikivee
04-29-2004, 09:24 AM
Answer to trivia.

6. 2 bbl option engine
7. 66
8. True
9. 2
10. 65

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