At least one of our characters had to have a good car.
Since I'm such a petrolhead (gearhead in American English), I made sure that Mickey Gunn got himself a nice car. In an earlier post, I mentioned that it would likely be a Goat. I've confirmed that now - it's a 1964 Pontiac GTO.
Here's an image of one. They're great cars, especially if you're into Detroit muscle.
GTO, by the way, stands for Gran Turismo Omologato. The Pontiac was named after a Ferrari that raced in the GT class (the name understandably was protested by racing purists). Mickey's particular model is from 1964, which means that it originally sold for only $296 and would have originally been fitted with a 389 in³ V8 engine (325 hp, 4800 rpm). By changing the carburation to what GM called the "Tri-Power" option, the horsepower could be bumped up to 348. Mickey has probably restored his and made some alterations (I sure hope he was smart enough to improve the steering, which was slow on the original).
If you've got any other questions on the car, feel free to comment with them. (I know it's a bit weird for someone with my general interests to also love cars, but I've always been a bit eclectic.)
And yes, that icon is of Mario Andretti and his grandson Marco. (For those concerned about what happened during the 500 last Sunday, Marco is unharmed.)
Here's an image of one. They're great cars, especially if you're into Detroit muscle.
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GTO, by the way, stands for Gran Turismo Omologato. The Pontiac was named after a Ferrari that raced in the GT class (the name understandably was protested by racing purists). Mickey's particular model is from 1964, which means that it originally sold for only $296 and would have originally been fitted with a 389 in³ V8 engine (325 hp, 4800 rpm). By changing the carburation to what GM called the "Tri-Power" option, the horsepower could be bumped up to 348. Mickey has probably restored his and made some alterations (I sure hope he was smart enough to improve the steering, which was slow on the original).
If you've got any other questions on the car, feel free to comment with them. (I know it's a bit weird for someone with my general interests to also love cars, but I've always been a bit eclectic.)
And yes, that icon is of Mario Andretti and his grandson Marco. (For those concerned about what happened during the 500 last Sunday, Marco is unharmed.)