| The GTO Association of America is pleased to welcome its newest chapter, the GTO Owners Association of Tidewater, more commonly known as 757GOAT. This chapter, based in beautiful Virginia Beach, is the only GTOAA chapter located in Virginia. 757GOAT officers are President Ernie Forn, Vice President Robert Jensen, Secretary Scott Brauer, and Treasurer Jerry Klaus, who is also the GTOAA's 2004-2006 Technical Advisor. With the addition of 757GOAT, the GTOAA now has 46 chapters. 757GOAT (www.757goat.org) is “the home of Hampton Roads’ premier Pontiac GTO club, founded by dedicated GTO enthusiasts,” says Jerry Klaus. “In addition to regular meetings and cruises, 757GOAT is an active participant in automobile events across the region. We're a family-oriented club, and genuinely encourage you to bring your significant other, children, friends—whoever is a car enthusiast! We're growing, currently serving the greater Hampton Roads area, including many area codes besides 757.” 757GOAT welcomes members who own or who are enthusiasts of any model or year GTO. According to GTOAA National Chapter Coordinator Bill Vantuono, “It's encouraging that we now have two chapters—757GOAT and Nor Cal Goats—that were initially organized by owners of 2004-2006 GTOs. I've found that their interest and appreciation of all things GTO is quite broad, and that they welcome opportunities to bridge the 30-year production gap between the classic, 1964-1974 cars and new-gen cars. Now that Pontiac is gone from GM’s lineup, it’s especially important that the traditions, knowledge base and great GTO automobiles that form the GTOAA’s foundation be carried forward, from generation to generation.” |
