The 1969 Pontiac GTO
1969 – About 25 miles northwest of Detroit, Pontiac unleashed a GTO unlike any other. It was named “The Judge.”
Pontiac, who laid claim to the invention of the muscle car phenomenon in 1964, “laid everyone on their ear with a wildly colored Goat with Pop Art stripes, decals, and a 60-inch spoiler on the rear deck.”
“The Judge was a ‘hype,’” said marketing man Jim Wangers, godfather of the GTO. “The original ’64 GTO was created to be an image-making ‘hype’ for the more sedate LeMans. The Judge was created to be a ‘hype’ for the GTO.”
Over four decades later, Judge continues to be one of the greatest muscle cars ever built in America, and one of the most coveted vehicles on collectors’ minds today.
Source: AutoAmbush
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