Yea, different names in different places! Even within a state there can be such things. When I lived in Missouri, generally north of I-70 the state was pronounced "Missouree" while south of I-70 you mostly heard it pronounced "Missouruh" from those born and raised there. I grew up in Oregon and we pronounced it "Oreegun" (said quickly) while mostly those from out of state would pronounce it "Oreegone".
Not with black aluminum wheelsHow many Maverick owners remember this era? Lots of SOS lol
Totally different tires. My 68 Tempest H.O. had some red line Super Fat Kats, G-70 14 bias ply tires. My 64 Tri-Power GP had some bias ply red line Tiger Paws too. We used to call them, Wide Ovals.
My Tempest had a three speed with a factory Hurst shifter. I had a 70 Torino with a top loader 4 speed modified with Doug Nash gears. That car sounded so mean with that 4 speed. It had a lot of gear whine as you went through the gears.i actually learned to drive in a '65 GTO just like this with a stick shift Hurst T bar shifter 3 on the floor, your photo brought back a flood of fond memories
for better or worse recent generations and most future drivers will never feel that thrill of hitting a shift point just right or winding the rpm's up and popping the clutch and spinning those tires B4 flying off the line like a bat out of hell !!
nostalgia aside i would never even consider a manual nowadays. i'm not sports car guy anymore and value comfort & convenience and practicality from my daily driver as i gracefully ease into my '70s LOL
i also remember blue stripe sidewalls as well. most of the white stripe sidewall tires tended to be more expensive so they were something of a status symbol back in the day. i am actually pretty pleased with my stock wheels & tires, no plans on changing them at this time.
