The weather could not be better. The road is flat and smooth. I'm starring
in my own "Two-lane blacktop"--except I'm not picking up any
hitchhikers. I pass Elko, Nevada. I spent a weekend there back in 1980.
Played lots and Blackjack and partook in.......well......I'll just leave
it at that. I thought about stopping, but continued my mission.
To the left: It's a beautiful day to be cruising in a classic American muscle car.
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facts about 1973
The Saturday Night Massacre causes a national outrage. President Nixon orders the dismissal of Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox. The U.S. attorney general and his deputy resign rather than execute the order. The nation is outraged. |
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GTO Odyssey Music
More Than a Feeling....Boston |
The "Endura" bumper on the 1968 GTO was more than a styling innovation--it could withstand considerable impacts without any damage. It was actually a synthetic ABS plastic urethane that could "rebound" to its original shape after a significant impact. Coupled with those new hidden headlights, it made for a dramatic front end. What does it look like?
John Delorean himself smacked it with a sledgehammer in one commercial, while Pontiac TV pitchman Paul Richards walloped it repeatedly with an iron crowbar in another. In its own test, Motor Trend dropped a bowling ball on it and found no damage whatsoever. It was also fire-retardant, heat-resistant, imprenatrable by oils, gasoline, salt, sunlight and acids. It was a GTO staple all the way through 1972--until the Feds came in with new rules about 5 mph front impact bumpers in 1973.