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The October 2016 issue of The Legend features Jon Mannila’s stunning Pro Touring 1968 GTO, which began as a “quick flip purchase” and soon snowballed into a full-blown Pro Touring build. Jon, founder and owner of MetalWorks Classic Auto Restoration and Speed Shop in Eugene, Ore., considers this GTO his ...

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The September 2016 issue of The Legend is our annual GTOAA Nationals Issue, where you’ll see every award-winning car in every Concours and Popular Vote class. Is your classic or modern-day GTO or other Pontiac among the winners? Featured on the cover is the John Sawruk Best of Show Memorial ...

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The August 2016 issue of The Legend features Pam Smith’s 1968 GTO hardtop. Pam has been told, “Girls don’t drive cars like this” many times over the years by men with misogynistic attitudes, and she has never given them any satisfaction. Pam and her husband John, a retired Pontiac dealer ...

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The July 2016 issue of The Legend features Maylon R. Schuh’s “Great GTOs, Old & New,” specifically, his Impulse Blue 2004, which he and his wife Bonnie purchased from their son-in-law in 2011. “Everything on the car is like new,” he says. “It has just turned over 15,000 miles. It’s ...

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The June 2016 issue of The Legend features “Black Beauty,” Dave Saneman’s 1965 sport coupe, which he ordered new from Scott Pontiac in Bel Air, Maryland. “I reckoned it had to be light and fast, without a lot of options—my budget was tight,” he says. Dave’s GTO retains its as-built ...

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The May 2016 issue of The Legend is a memorial to Eric White (1955-2016), the award-winning author and illustrator of a volume of Pontiac materials and a dedicated classic-car hobbyist. His company, White House Graphics, created all kinds of Pontiac artwork. Eric authored The GTO Association of America’s Pontiac GTO/GT-37 ...

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The April 2016 issue of The Legend features Mike Williams’ 1965 LS3 resto-mod GTO clone. It’s equipped with a GM LS3 crate motor and a GM 4L65E automatic transmission (the same unit used in the 2005-2006 GTO). This immaculate, highly customized car features Boyd Coddington 17-inch Smoothie wheels, Sanderson headers, ...

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