Here's a pic of it. It looks black in the pic but it's a dark dark green

 

I could put that in my garage beside my John Deere green or my F-150 green. But things are just a little pricy down in Naples.

 

All are excellent. Please keep them coming

 

I wonder how much it cost Pontiac to have Car & Driver say that.

 

I doubt that. But for the $3500 I paid for mine it was a great performer especially with the tri power package which snorted out 360 hp. Ferrari was a vehicle I associated with rich people, The goat was a vehicle I associated with blue collar workers like me.
Trefoil

 

Another good performer from Pontiac was the 6000 STE (SpecialTouring Edition) It was fast, had a cool performance exhaust and a great suspension.It made the 10 best performance list every year it was in production. I bought a 1986 maroon and surprised my wife with it for her birthday. She loved it and so did I.

 

I remember they had a Pontia 6000 on the cover of R&T and it was a shot of the front end with the car being totally airborne. On a side note I believe that was the month that Peter Egan started writing for R&T.

 

To late for your newsletter but with the Indy 500 coming up on the 28th, this is a good reminder of what to like about it.

Indy 500 Trivia Quiz - 15 QUESTIONS

1. What is the first thing the winner traditionally drinks after winning the race?

2. Who was the first 4-time winner?

3. The Indy 500 is known as 'The Greatest ________ in Racing'.

4. Who was the first woman to drive in the Indy 500?

5. What color was the car that won the first Indy 500?

6. Which of these drivers was the youngest driver to win the Indy 500?

7. Who did Unser beat out in the closest finish?

8. Who won the 1957 race and drove the pace car from 1959 to 1963?

9. In 1996, who set the 1-lap and 4-lap qualifying records?

10. 'Aaannnd he's on it,' says announcer Tom _______ during qualifying.

11. Who was President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1996, when he launched the Indy Racing League in competition to CART?

12. 'When I dream about the moonlight on the ______'

13. How many drivers are usually in the starting field?

14. The _______ family has been very successful at Indy. They have nine victories to their credit.

15. The trophy is the _______ - Warner trophy.
Source: Author MizzLynn

ANSWERS BELOW












1. What is the first thing the winner traditionally drinks after winning the race?

Answer: milk
I'm sure both Coke and Pepsi would like to be the answer, but milk is the traditional drink.

2. Who was the first 4-time winner?
Answer: A. J. Foyt
A. J. Foyt became a 4-time winner in 1977. Rick Mears is the third 4-time winner. Johnny Rutherford is a 3-time winner. Mario Andretti only won once (in 1969)!



3. The Indy 500 is known as 'The Greatest ________ in Racing'.
Answer: spectacle


4. Who was the first woman to drive in the Indy 500?
Answer: Janet Guthrie
Janet Guthrie placed 9th in the 1978 race.



5. What color was the car that won the first Indy 500?
Answer: yellow
The first Indy 500 was held in 1911. Ray Harroun won in the Marmon 'Wasp'.



6. Which of these drivers was the youngest driver to win the Indy 500?
Answer: Troy Ruttman
Troy Ruttman was 22 when he won the race in 1952.



7. Who did Unser beat out in the closest finish?
Answer: Goodyear
The margin of victory was only 0.043 seconds in 1992!



8. Who won the 1957 race and drove the pace car from 1959 to 1963?
Answer: Sam Hanks


9. In 1996, who set the 1-lap and 4-lap qualifying records?


Answer: Arie Luyendyk
Arie's 1-lap record is 237.498 mph! Fast!



10. 'Aaannnd he's on it,' says announcer Tom _______ during qualifying.
Answer: Carnegie
It's Tom Carnegie's famous phrase when someone takes the green flag.



11. Who was President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1996, when he launched the Indy Racing League in competition to CART?
Answer: Tony George

12. 'When I dream about the moonlight on the ______'
Answer: Wabash
These lyrics from 'Back Home Again in Indiana' mention the Wabash.



13. How many drivers are usually in the starting field?
Answer: 33
There are usually 11 rows of 3.



14. The _______ family has been very successful at Indy. They have nine victories to their credit.
Answer: Unser
Bobby Unser has won 3, Al Unser Sr. has won 4, and Al Unser Jr. has won 2.



15. The trophy is the _______ - Warner trophy.
Answer: Borg

Source: Author MizzLynn

 

How about a 16th question Dave (this one is out of my head, no source reference)

Question: Name the Indy 500 winner who broke tradition and drank orange juice in the winners circle ? - Emmerson Fittipaldi - he owned an orange juice producing business in Brazil and he wanted to promote that over milk - not cool but it happened. He reluctantly drank some milk after first drinking the OJ.

 

I had what they called 'the poor mans G.T.O.' a Pontiac T-37. It originally came with a 350 but someone had put a 455 in it with a Holley 850 double pumper and headers. It was a serious torque monster.