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May 26, 2010
Jim Wangers, the Legendary “Ad Man” Behind the GTO in the 60s, is Selling his Prized Pontiac Collection
Motorator.com
Jim Wangers, the man most closely associated with the advertising and promotion of Pontiac during its glory days of the 60s and 70s, and the man affectionately termed the “Godfather of the GTO” has decided to “thin the herd.” Wangers is offering his prized collection of Pontiac’s for sale. Included is Wangers’ collection of Trans Ams—a complete set of Anniversary Edition cars—a ’69, a ’79, an ’89 and a ’99 Convertible. Check out the Wangers collection of cars for sale.
November 25, 2009
Legendary Head-to-Head Set for 2010 Rematch!
By Brian Lohnes
BangShift.com
The year was 1964 and Pontiac was hot on promoting it’s new GTO. The car now credited with officially ushering in the muscle car era was flying off of dealer lots and into the hands of hot rodders and horsepower obsessed young men across America. The hype machine would find a new gear when an issue of Car and Driver came out, pitting the Pontiac GTO against the Ferrari GTO from which it got its name. The Pontiac won.
It launched the career of a young magazine editor by the name of David E. Davis and gave the big Poncho lots of cache with people who not only wanted to drag race but also wanted to hit the road course.
As it turned out, the car involved in the test, supplied by Pontiac publicity maven Jim Wangers, was a total ringer. It was equipped with a very strong 421 that allowed it to run from 0-100 in 11 seconds and trip the clocks at the drag strip in a tick over 13 seconds. At the time, the only guys who knew that were Wangers and the guy’s who gave it the Royal Bobcat treatment.
In the early 1980′s the magazine re-ran the test using a GTO from a collector and a pristine Ferrari. This time the Ferrari won. Pontiac fans cried foul because the car used in the test was a not-so-fresh 80,000 mile original. Dan Gurney drove both cars, which is pretty cool in itself.
The battle rages on and round three will take place during the weekend of May 1, 2010 in Williamsburg, VA. The actual Pontiac used in the first magazine test will be on hand to duke it out with a Ferrari GTO to answer the question once and for all…
October 30, 2009
Winter Warmer
Tcassa
Well it’s been a long time between drinks but I’ve finally made my way over to another local car event, this one being just an hour north of London. The turnout was small, but there were still some lovely examples of rods and customs on display under the arena lights. A particular favorite of mine and show highlight was a beautifully presented 33-34 hi-boy, finished off in the most gorgeous blue you could imagine! This rod, along with a choice selection of others, are after the jump!
