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(my favorite year for the GTO)
(this is what it looked like in 1975 when he bought the GTO)
(this is what the 2005 restoration resulted in)
The original 389-cid V-8 was punched out to become a 400-cid engine
For old-car enthusiasts everywhere, other priorities in life sometimes compete with their passions for the classic vehicles they so lovingly own and drive.
For Indianapolis resident Tom Triol, the recent experience of a foot amputation resulting from a years-ago injury has led him to contemplate parting with his cherished 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible.
It’s not that his health forces such a move. He is doing great following his surgery — quickly adjusting to his new prosthetic lower leg and surpassing his doctors’ most optimistic projections. A former TV cameraman, he is back at his current job as a photographer and videographer for the Indiana State Police.
The time has come, he said, to let someone else get the same kind of enjoyment out of the car that he and his wife have gotten from it over the years.
read more: https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1966-pontiac-gto-yellow
(this is what it looked like in 1975 when he bought the GTO)
(this is what the 2005 restoration resulted in)
The original 389-cid V-8 was punched out to become a 400-cid engine
For old-car enthusiasts everywhere, other priorities in life sometimes compete with their passions for the classic vehicles they so lovingly own and drive.
For Indianapolis resident Tom Triol, the recent experience of a foot amputation resulting from a years-ago injury has led him to contemplate parting with his cherished 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible.
It’s not that his health forces such a move. He is doing great following his surgery — quickly adjusting to his new prosthetic lower leg and surpassing his doctors’ most optimistic projections. A former TV cameraman, he is back at his current job as a photographer and videographer for the Indiana State Police.
The time has come, he said, to let someone else get the same kind of enjoyment out of the car that he and his wife have gotten from it over the years.
read more: https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1966-pontiac-gto-yellow
