Posts by williamvantuono

The September issue of The Legend is devoted exclusively to the 2019 GTOAA National Convention in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. All the winning cars are included, plus a few writeups on how things went. We’ll let the pages do the talking. Also in the September issue: “Convention Wrap Up” with Don Kruse; ...

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“No, that’s not a vinyl top. Yes, those are wheel covers. Yes, those are whitewalls.” So begins the story of Tom Losekamps’s two-tone – Tyrol Blue body, Cameo Ivory painted roof – 1967 GTO. Tom bought his Pontiac in 1970 with 30,000 miles on the odometer for $1,645. Like all ...

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Al Leiby’s 1972 Cameo Ivory 1968 GTO, featured on the July 2019 issue cover, is one of the rarest of its type, being one of only 240 Y-Code—D-port-head, 455 CID, 250 (SAE net) hp, 375 pound-feet of torque—built. Al found the car, which was located in Canada, in late 2017 ...

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Ted Rosen’s 1968 GTO convertible, featured on the June 2019 issue cover, is very, very close to the GTO he bought new in 1968, and was stolen a year later in downtown Boston, never to be recovered. Ted’s original ride was Aegena Blue with a parchment interior and white top—a ...

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Jerry Ravencraft’s 1967 GTO hardtop, featured on the May 2019 issue cover, is a real plum—literally. The fully restored and upgraded, automatic-equipped, heavily optioned Pontiac “is a true Plum Mist car with black interior,” Jerry notes. “This color is rare (one year only) and many have never seen it. PHS ...

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Never, ever, underestimate the willpower and resourcefulness of a woman! A heartwarming and inspiring example is the cover story of the April 2019 issue of The Legend: Audrey Loar’s original-owner Aquamarine 1964 hardtop, a base model equipped with the 325-hp 389, Carter AFB 4bbl. carb, two-speed, column-shifted Super Turbine 300 ...

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The March 2019 issue of The Legend features the “Mountain Goat,” Jerry Thompson’s Quicksilver Metallic 2004 new-gen GTO, equipped with the red interior and 4L60E four-speed automatic. Jerry, who previously owned a ’66 and ’67 GTO as well as a ’73 Firebird Formula 455, took delivery of his new ’04 ...

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