2006-12-31 20:27:02 · 17 answers · asked by true_dominican03 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Pontiac
GTO:
Grand
Theft
Otto
Okay, okay, i was just kidding! It REALLY means Gran Tursimo Omologato.
2007-01-02 10:25:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
GTO Gran Turismo Omologato
Grand Turismo Omologato is an Italian phrase Which simply Stated,,,, MEANS
THE ENGINE IS RACING APPROVED, BUT ITS NOT IN A RACING VEHICLE.
The phrase was adopted by Ferrari in 1961 and was a Name plate on the Ferrari 250 GTO street and race cars...
In 1962/63 The person working on the Pontiac Tempest and making it the next step wanted a new name for the 1964 year model Tempest Option V8 model. He personally liked the drive and feel of the 62 250 GTO and He knew what GTO stood for (the meaning) he checked to see if Ferrari had Patened/Register the GTO as a Name brand they had not... So he, with GM Did... That mans name is John Delorean...
The GTO was an option for 1964 1965 1972 1973 1974 year GTO was a Model of car from 1966 to 1971...
2007-01-01 16:07:30 · answer #2 · answered by Spinner...428 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gran Turismo Omologato
2007-01-02 05:24:50 · answer #3 · answered by Urban Informer 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gran Turismo Omologato
2007-01-01 07:44:19 · answer #4 · answered by hopefulkidofaith 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The name, which was DeLorean's idea, was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, the highly successful race car. It is an acronym for Gran Turismo Omologato, Italian for homologated for racing in the GT class. The name drew protest from purists, who considered it close to sacrilege.
2007-01-01 01:27:05 · answer #5 · answered by birdbayboy 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Garbage
Truck
Options
and Pontiac stands for
Poor
Old
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Thinks
It's
A
Cadilac
Have a nice day
2007-01-03 08:30:45 · answer #6 · answered by Rainman 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Gran Turismo Omologato I was stolen From feriari
2007-01-02 11:57:04 · answer #7 · answered by Chip K 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's an abbreviation for the Italian phrase "gran turisimo omolagato", in English, Grand Touring Homologated.
In the 60s factories were building just a few very special cars and racing them in Grand Touring classes. The people who ran the races didn't like that, they wanted cars that were raced to be generally available.
So they said people had to show they had built 100 of them, in a certification called "Homologation". Ferrari took a street car they made and souped it up for racing calling it the Ferrari GTO. They only made 39, but got away with it. Some were actually sold for street use. They cost about $25,000, a lot of money in those days but still a bargain. These days they go for millions of dollars when they are sold (rarely).
Pontiac simply ripped off the name. I have no idea why Ferrari didn't take legal action, maybe they were paid for it.
Article with pictures:
http://web-cars.com/gto/ferrari_index.php
2006-12-31 20:39:18 · answer #8 · answered by Bob 7 · 0⤊ 7⤋
Gran Turismo Omologato
2006-12-31 20:31:42 · answer #9 · answered by cannondale96 3 · 5⤊ 4⤋
"Gran Turismo Omologato"
Greetings from Germany and Happy New Year.
2006-12-31 20:36:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋