Out of Colorado and into Kansas. Looking for those big fields of wheat,
but I guess it's all been harvested. Weather is holding up quite well.
So is the GTO. Now it's simply a matter of relaxing during the rest of
the journey. No more spectacular vistas and mountains to "distract"
me. I should make good time.
To the left: This is the Smoky Hills areas of Kansas. Very strange rock "toadstools" are indigenous to this area.
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facts about 1973
To the consternation of baseball purists, the American League institutes the designated hitter rule, allowing a non-fielding batter to replace the pitcher in all at-bats. Yankee Ron Blomberg becomes 1st designated hitter: he walks in his first at-bat. |
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GTO Odyssey Music
We May Never Pass This Way (Again)....Seals and Crofts |
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facts about the GTO
Pontiac V8 engines all used the same external dimensions.
Their sidewalls and structure allowed Pontiac to take the same engine
block and bore it out to a number of CID options.
For example, the same big engine block housed the original Tempest/Le Mans/Catalina 326, the super duty 421, then the GTO's 389, the 400, the 428 and eventually, the 455. This was a decided advantage for Pontiac as they were able to get a "leg-up" in the supercar race since both internal and external competitors' engines (with their thinner structures) had to be re-engineered and tested thoroughly before they could be shoveled into their cars. Within three years however, everyone had their own powerful engines and supercars meeting the GTO head-on in the marketplace.