I love these scenes, be it car assembly lines, manufacturing, or construction. Our fathers and grandfathers pulling their weight +. Not visible but I doubt there is any dust on those overhead lights…
Robots do dominate the body shop of the modern day automotive plants but the final inspection is still mostly done the old fashioned way - human eyes and hands under bright lights.
I agree that the '66 has nice lines (admittedly I'm very biased) and the public agreed too because the production of '66 GTOs reached 96,946 and it outsold all other mid-sized muscle cars that year. The 1966 model was also the highest selling GTO during its 11 year run. The '66 GTO taillights at night are my favorite of any muscle car ever made.
On a second look, it looks like a Leman's vert in front, the emblem says Tempest on the quarter panel. That's the way I remember them anyway
I wouldn't know about the taillights of a '65 Buick... I've never seen a set so I'll have to take your word for it. This November with be the 50th anniversary of my parents buying our family's '66 GTO. It was a used car with 49k miles and cost a whopping $795 at a local used car lot ($830 with all taxes and fees). Thankfully they never sold it. Sorry to get off topic here but the worst thing that ever happened to our '66 GTO was at the 1998 GS Nats. My dad and a friend (Mr. Big here on V8Buick) were waiting in line to get into the gate at Beech Bend when a tractor trailer truck drove across the grass, snagged an overhead wire to a light pole and snapped the old wood pole at the groundline. The wood light pole fell and landed across the rear on the GTO with my Dad and and friend sitting helplessly in the car. They saw it coming but it happened really quickly and they couldn't do anything since there was a car immediately in front and behind them that had them boxed in. It was a sad day for the GTO. My dad did repair the car but it was a real bummer since he had to get a lawyer and sue the trucking company who claimed it wasn't their fault.
When I was a kid, maybe 7-8 years old I always thought it was so cool and trick of how the Olds (Toronto I think) had the sequential turn signal lights. Back then I always thought how the hell they did that!
This is one of the reasons I didn't train to be a electrician or plumber.. I'm kinda afraid of heights
I read the thread title and immediately thought it was going to be about someone building "new" 1966 GTOs in 2022, kinda like "new" DeLorean and Shelbys.
Gary, was that the GTO that your dad brought to Georgia? "and by the way won best of show at the local show in Valdosta after the 8 hour drive down" just saying.
