1968 GTO
Pontiac History - The first Endura bumper for the 1968 GTO is shown here on February 28th, 1967, at Inland Manufacturing, a division of General Motors. The story of how this material was developed is fascinating. It was first used back in 1964 on 'push' vehicles that pushed non-running cars around the Pontiac engineering garage. Inland continually improved the material. The first use of Endura on a production vehicle were Pontiac emblems that appeared on the noses of 1967 Firebird 400s and B-Body Pontiacs. The next phase was to develop an entire front bumper of high density microcellular polymer foam and coat it with urethane paint to match the factory applied body paint of a 1968 GTO. The original name for this material was Indura (all Inland Manufacturing products started with "IN") but Pontiac didn't want a marketing name to refer to another division, so they changed the name to Endura. Thanks to Paul Haines for his insight into the Endura story. - MCN
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Pontiac GTO front facia assembly
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Pontiac GTO Fastback Coupe Concept
In this version the fast back would not have rear seats and be a hatchback instead of a regular muscle coupe. Shown here in the Bronze Edition, it would have a special set of colors as well as be a limited ran model with only about 1,000 theoretically being made.
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Pontiac GTO Autocross Сoncept, 2003. A show car for SEMA upgraded with performance parts relevant to autocross events, powered by the LS1 5.7-litre engine, with camshafts and heads from the LS6 engine to provide 400hp.
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