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JohnnyRingo

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3. They used them as a base for the 2006 GTO.

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 11:42 AM

Mar 2020

After Pontiac flopped, they used the Holden Commodore to make the little known Chevy SS. It was essentially a stripped down Impala with a Corvette drive train. Fortunately, I may be able to afford a used one some day.

The GTO and SS were built using the old formula of dropping a big V8 into a standard mid-size grocery getter to create a muscle car. Those days are gone forever. Only SUVs and sports models remain.

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So what was the Holden like? Chevy? Olds? Pontiac? .... mitch96 Feb 2020 #1

Well... Thyla Feb 2020 #2

They used them as a base for the 2006 GTO. JohnnyRingo Mar 2020 #3

" the old formula of dropping a big V8 into a standard mid-size grocery getter" mitch96 Mar 2020 #4