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In the country where muscle cars were born, the Pontiac GTO was the first, and remains the most famous of all. Before 1964, the year that the GTO came onto the market, high performance cars were full sized hardtops and sedans fitted out with the biggest engines on the market. They were slow to get going, but once going, took off like a rocket, in most cases.
The Pontiac GTO changed all that. Back in the day, so called hot rodders knew that if you wanted to go faster, you had to go smaller and that is what General Motors did with the GTO option. The car maker didn't even promote the car in the beginning, not even putting out a brochure on it until after it was a success. Sales of the Pontiac GTO caught car makers off guard and sent them scrambling to clone the success. Just one year after its introduction to the marketplace, the 1965 Pontiac GTO sold more than 75,000 cars in one year. This figure was double the number of 1964s sold the previous year. Sales were boosted by word of mouth as well as an article in Car and Driver magazine in which a GTO was matched against a Ferrari.
In August of 1965, GM also introduced a dealer cold air induction kit for the GTO. This kit made the hood scoop fully function and also gave birth to Ram Air. GM continued the Ram Air package in 1966. There were a few factory built Pontiac GTOs with Ram Air, and these were called XS GTOs. General Motors managed to fill all orders for its popular 1965 Pontiac GTO despite being crippled by a UAW strike that year. The restyled 1965 GTO sported vertical headlights with a single hood scoop replacing the dual scoops of the year before. The 1965 Goat, as it was called by fans, boasted 335 horsepower thanks to improved camshafts and intake manifolds for the four barrel 389 and 360 tri-power topped engines.
The taillights were concealed until they were turned on by six chrome ribs that ran from quarter panel to quarter panel. Buyers could opt for rally I wheels, if they chose. The Pontiac GTO had a new A-body platform. The A-body platform can also be seen in Pontiac Tempests, LeMans, F85, Cutlass, Skylark and Chevelle to name just a few. The favorite GTO option package was a 325 horsepower 389 cubic inch V8 with a 421 cylinder head, dual exhausts, four barrel carburetor, special hydraulic lifters, three speed manual stick, with heavy duty suspension, twin simulate hood scoops and bucket seats.
When General Motors introduced the GTO for sale, it was hoping to move 5,000 units. In the first year it sold 32,450 units.
William Jason publishes a muscle car enthusiasts blog where you can read his latest article about 1969 muscle cars.
What's wrong with gastric banding the "quick fix" weight loss?
Last week I saw a magazine program on TV - a program I rarely watch. It was a "good news" story but strangely it saddened me. It was about a woman who had her stomach surgically "gastrically banded" so she could lose weight.
This lady had wrestled unsuccessfully with obesity for so long, she finally decided surgery was the only way. No one can blame her for desiring release from her large body to regain her good looks.
But remember there are costs to surgical weight loss, both on the surface, and hidden, leaving aside the normal dangers of any major surgical procedure which is always a risky event. As I watched her on TV from the comfort of my armchair, she danced around, happy as a skylark in spring. She lifted her top proudly showing the TV audience her stomach scars, the biggest of which was one where she had another 4.5 kilograms of loose skin and fat removed after the initial gastric banding surgery. This was neccessary because her weight loss was so rapid due to her restricted stomach. Quick weight loss usually leaves loose skin. If you want to retain your skin properly, without calling on surgery, you must both exercise and lose your weight gradually. Her family's total bill is $Aus 22,000 so far, and she lamented the fact, that although "the government wants us to lose weight" she had "no help" from them. For the future, her next step is to have removed the "horrible flaps" still dangling down from her upper arms. That procedure will also leave scarring. At the conclusion of the TV segment, her husband and her son came into view as part of the show. Regretfully, but not surprisingly, both were also significantly overweight, probably clinically obese. The husband seemed happy with his new look wife, but their general outlook indicated to me that this family, like many others, has missed the point about "how and why" you should try to lose weight. Losing weight is not about looking good. Regaining your figure, and a good-looking face are both secondary bonuses. Getting rid of your excess fat, combining proper diet and exercise, should be about your good health. This will bring you better looks, more energy and a happier life.
This lady, by spending $22,000 of hard earned cash has given herself a new lease of life, of that there is no question. Will she now look to doing the same for her husband and child, and how will she do it? Will she feed them with a balanced diet and encourage them to exercise? Will she be able to maintain her weight and her health? I really hope so. Looking ahead - is the next step in the continuing obesity story discounted "bulk banding" for whole families? I shudder to think.
As with all weight loss, preventation is far better than the cure!
Alan Warburton
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I love life, even at 70 years I am fit and virile.I have been fascinateded in health and strategies for maintaining weight for fifty years and am still advising and coaching people who are struggling with their lives, particularly weight gain and weight loss. Please visit my blog www.weightwiseman.com for more,have my weekly posts sent out to you.
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