I bought my GTO in August of 1971 when I was a sophmore in high school in Winfield, KS. At that time, it was a black-on- black, 389 4 barrel, 4-speed. I was the envy of my peers!

In 1974, came my first engine change to a 1967 Pontiac 400 with some goodies; torker intake, holley 800 double-pumper, headers, etc. The 400 engine ran pretty good at the drag strip, ran 14.10 quarter mile, with a peg-leg rear end, street radials and a very inexperienced driver. Believe it or not, after driving the goat during 3 years of high school and 6 years of college, (I had put on 100,000 miles), it was ready for a face lift!

In 1980 it got some fresh paint, (Big Bad Orange), and a 421 factory tri-power engine out of a 1966 Bonneville. I still have the factory tri-power in it and in recent years, added a 068 cam.

Today the GTO is still, as always, a blast to drive and criuse anywhere and everywhere I want to go.