Just wondering.. what does the "GTO" stand for? Anything? Lol. :-)
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Valiant Galant GC hardtop, "GTO"...?
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Valiant Galant GC hardtop, "GTO"...?

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Re: Valiant Galant GC hardtop, "GTO"...?
I think it means Gran Turismo Omologato
which sort of means Approved Grand Tourer
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which sort of means Approved Grand Tourer
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Re: Valiant Galant GC hardtop, "GTO"...?
moved to correct area 

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Re: Valiant Galant GC hardtop, "GTO"...?
im pretty sure (gt) stands for grand touring but dunno about the O....
Re: Valiant Galant GC hardtop, "GTO"...?
Gran Turismo Omologato is Italian for Grand Touring Homologation.
Basically GTO refers to a production based vehicle that has passed the approval process to race or has passed the standardised testing and rules you must go through to race in a given league or series.
GTO is just a name plate used by a few different companies to distinguish their sports models - Ferrari 250 GTO, Pontiac GTO and of course Mitsubishi GTO.
Many others use the GT for the same reason - Falcon GT, Torana GTR, Monaro GTS and Celica GT - Again these models are all designed to show off the companies racing prowess
Basically GTO refers to a production based vehicle that has passed the approval process to race or has passed the standardised testing and rules you must go through to race in a given league or series.
GTO is just a name plate used by a few different companies to distinguish their sports models - Ferrari 250 GTO, Pontiac GTO and of course Mitsubishi GTO.
Many others use the GT for the same reason - Falcon GT, Torana GTR, Monaro GTS and Celica GT - Again these models are all designed to show off the companies racing prowess