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Automotive enthusiasts know very well that Pontiac’s original GTO is credited in some circles with making the muscle car market a popular choice back in the 1960s. Interestingly, the series has always been kind of short-lived when compared to other popular nameplates, with production from 1963 to 1974 and then from 2004 to 2006. down under, in Australia. 23 photos
While the Pontiac brand sank into retirement because of dismal sales and as one of the many examples of what an economic crisis can do to iconic nameplates, the GTO was likely sent to greener pastures to gather up an increasing cult following. As such, it’s one of those iconic names that’s gone but not forgotten. Even if not everyone enjoys the fact that its final incarnation was a captive import, as it was revived for Pontiac as the left-hand-drive version of the Australian-born Holden Monaro.
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