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Above: Forgotten Features: Board of Directors President Hank Hallowell introduces three vehicles included in the Museum’s Forgotten Features exhibit: 1978 Dodge Magnum EX with T-top and disappearing headlights; 1961 Ford Thunderbird with a retractable power top and glide-away steering wheel; 1973 Chrysler Town & Country Station Wagon with 3rd-row spectator seating and wood grain exterior.
Below: Pontiac 1965 GTO Convertible. GTO stands for Gran Turismo Omologato, Italian for ‘Grand Touring Homologated.’ Homologation refers to the practice of race cars being required to be street-legal cars that anyone could buy. GTOs were built from 1964 through 1974 and then again from 2003 to 2006. Car Life magazine tested a new 1965 GTO with 360 horsepower 389 cubic-inch V8 engine and other desirable performance options (close-ratio four-speed manual transmission, power steering, metallic brakes, rally wheels, 4.11 limited-slip differential, and Rally Gauge cluster). Recorded and documented performance included a 0 to 60 miles per hour acceleration time of 5.8 seconds, the standing quarter mile in 14.5 seconds with a top speed of 114 miles per hour. Motor Trend magazine also tested a new 1965 GTO convertible with a 335 horsepower V8 engine, automatic transmission, and open differential. This yielded reports of 0 to 60 mph in 7 seconds and a quarter-mile time of 16.1 seconds at 89 miles per hour.
AACA Museum Webcasts
Our first “AACA Museum Live” webcast presented racing champion and EMMR Curator Lynn Paxton discussing the Ardun hemispherical head design flat head Ford conversion and his conversations with Zora Arkus-Duntov. You can view the recorded webcast here.
Each vehicle at the Museum has a compelling history. From transporting movie stars to tales of the open road, we’re sharing behind-the-scenes stories that make each car unique. Join us as we preserve motoring heritage and remember the innovations and characters of days gone by.
