The Other Side of Sticker Shock.(Column)
AutoWeek, June, 2004 by Ceppos, Rich
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Byline: Rich Ceppos I learned to drive in a 1967 Pontiac GTO. But this isn't about the rubber I burned or the street racing I did or the tickets I got. It's about the cost. The window sticker. That GTO belonged to my mother, but even so it was a great car. It had a thumping 6.6-liter V8 of 335 hp (I'm guessing about 275 of today's SAE net ponies), a three-speed automatic with Hurst ratchet shifter and a limited-slip differential.
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It boomed and burbled through dual exhausts. It thrilled a teenage, car-crazed kid and his hormonally challenged friends. It also surprised quite a few ...
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