mroldies Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 (edited) I know the song "Go Go G.T.O." Can you explain me what it means "G.T.O." concerning cars? (I know that it is for "good time oldies" too...) Edited October 27, 2008 by Guest title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 According to wikipedia, GTO stands for Gran Turismo Omologata, Italian for Grand Touring Homologated. wiki: Perhaps the closest this word comes to everyday usage is in reference to racing vehicles. Many motorsports fans know that a vehicle must be homologated by the sanctioning body in order to race in a given league, such as NASCAR or Formula One. The names of the Ferrari 250 GTO and its namesakes, the Pontiac GTO and Mitsubishi GTO, preserve this sense of the word, as the initials stand for "Gran Turismo Omologato," the Italian for "Grand Touring, Homologated." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 The Pontiac GTO is one of the most wellknown of the Muscle Cars, beginning in the 1960's.... Vroom Vroom.... If you owned this car you were cool.... B-) and they are still made today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mroldies Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Thank you very very much. So the motto (slogan) for oldies fans is: "How to be cool ? Listen to GTO (good time oldies) in your GTO (car)!" mroldies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 you're quite welcome, mr oldies! If you owned this car today.... and were cruisin' with your radio blasting, it would definately have to be oldies (the music of the time), and you'd be oh-so-cool! B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ry 71 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 The Pontiac GTO is one of the most well[-]known of the Muscle Cars, beginning in the 1960's.... Vroom Vroom.... If you owned this car you were cool.... B-) and they are still made today. Really...? I'll keep that in mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Well, not sure about 2008, but they were making them in 2004. They sure don't look as good or run as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 [smallest] From another post in another thread, long, long ago [/smallest]: I guess the original song technically was called just G.T.O. ( no 'Little ' ) I remember this as the most coveted* car of the mid-60s. Pontiac couldn't have dreamed of a better promotion to feed the fever than this song. Informational Accessories (siphoned from various sources): The GTO is considered to be the first factory-built 'Muscle Car'. The song came out shortly after the car and spent 17 weeks on the pop charts, rising as high as No. 4. More than a million singles and 500,000 albums sold. It was recorded by a group of Nashville session musicians under the name Ronny and the Daytonas. Fans and owners of the Pontiac GTO proudly call their favorite car a 'Goat' and label their meetings as a 'Gathering of the Goats'. G.T.O. (John Wilkin) Ronny & The Daytonas 1964 Little GTO, you're really lookin' fine Three deuces and a four-speed and a 389 Listen to her tachin' up now, listen to her why-ee-eye-ine C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa-wa (Ahhh, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa You oughta see her on a road course or a quarter mile This little modified Pon-Pon has got plenty of style She beats the gassers and the rail jobs, really drives 'em why-ee-eye-ild C'mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa-wa (Ahhh, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa Gonna save all my money (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and buy a GTO (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) Get a helmet and a roll bar (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and I'll be ready to go (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) Take it out to Pomona (turnin' it on, blowin' it out) and let 'em know (turnin' it on, blowin' it out), yeah, yeah That *I'm the coolest thing around Little buddy, gonna shut you down When I turn it on, wind it up, blow it out GTO Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little GT) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little GTO) Wa-wa (Ahhh, little GTO) Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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