Go or No Go? A Fifth-Gen Trans Am And A Phantom GTO Judge

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(WORDS AND PHOTOS BY GREG ROURKE) – Body kits…love ‘em or hate ‘em, they are a big part of the automotive aftermarket. Some are dead nuts on, some you have to wonder how many designs they went through before deciding on what is currently assaulting your eyeballs. When the new Challenger came out, you knew it […]

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[Beagle]

the Goat is not balanced, something wrong there. The T/A homage is almost believable and makes a painful reminder of Pontiac's passing...

[68scott385]

The Trans Am was always an F-body, therefore this, or that, is a natural progression, imho. The GTO however, was an A-body, then it was downsized to the X platform. The GTO's transformation into an F-body does not work for me, but neither does a fwd version based on a different late model platform.

[studemax]

Both make me want to wretch. So.... NO GO. TWICE.

[fast Ed]

I still don't get why they are trying to put late 70s 2nd gen Firebird style nose and tail on a body style that is supposed to mimic the 1st gen cars. Why not make it look like a 69 Trans Am? I guess because Burt Reynolds didn't drive one of those ...


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Ed