Last we heard from ex Pontiac Ad man Jim Wanger-- the Godfather of the GTO-- he was speaking with Automobile magazine and he was pissed. Pontiac, the brand he sold and nurtured, was dead and, according to him, the marketing and management people at GM were to blame. "If there was ever a domestic manufacturer that ever had a really good set of names it was Pontiac - Bonneville, Grand Prix, Trans Am! And then all these little boys in men's jobs come along, and come up with insanely stupid 'G' names." Ouch.
Now he's back in the news, "thinning the heard" and unloading a dream-car collection that has car guys scrambling and their wives hiding the checkbook.
What he's selling? Next page...
- 1969 Trans Am (!!!)
- 1965 GTO Coupe
-1966 GTO Convertible
- 1967 Firebird 400
-1969 GTO Judge x2
-1979 Firebird Trans Am
-1989 Firebird Trans Am
-1999 Firebird Trans Am
-2000 Holden Commodore HSV GTS-R
No 15th or 25th anniversary 'birds? ....and he calls himself a collector. For shame. For more information and complete documentation, check Geetotiger.com, these cars aren't going to stick around long. Mike Magrath, Vehicle Testing Assistant (Geetotiger via Autoblog)
anythngbutgm says:
12:23 PM, 05/28/10
Oh man, what I wouldn't do to get my hands on one of those GTO's, especially that '65 coupe and '66 convertible.
felonious says:
01:22 PM, 05/28/10
Mike, remember those are just the ones he's getting rid of. I'm sure he has plenty of eve-more-special Pontiacs left in his garage.
sgude says:
06:22 PM, 05/28/10
I love the 79 T/A, even if its performance didn't match its looks. That look is amazing, and I'm sure Year One could fix me up a hot motor ...