In 1963 General Motors banned their various divisions from taking part in auto racing. In theory this shouldn't have been a problem for Pontiac. The division was one step up on the ladder from Chevy in the GM family and had long been seen as a nice family car line. But John DeLorean (yes, that John Delorean) who was running the division at the time, had a different idea. He wanted to morph the brand's Tempest into something a little hotter. Dropping a 396 cubic inch (6.4 liter) V 8 into what was essentially a mid sized car let to something that has been considered responsible for the boom in the muscle car era: the Pontiac GTO. This was a high performance car with some different and many would consider sexy styling that got its moniker from the famed Ferrari 250 GTO which had so much racing success. The letters GTO stand for Gran Turismo Omologato which signifies that it is a grand touring car that has qualified for racing through the homologation process. The 11th Annual Sycamore Township Car Show featured a few of these great gems.
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