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In 1971 Herb Adams entered his wife's 1964 Pontiac Tempest GTO in the prestigious Trans Am Championship - race goers were shocked to see the huge old car start from the back of the grid and work its way through the field, at a rain lashed Lime Rock, to second place before retiring with head gasket problems. This was no backyard special - Adams was a Senior General Motors Engineer who worked on the Pontiac Super Duty Programme. Together with a few other GM employees they put the car together in their spare time as a hobby and persuaded the great Bob Tullius to drive. It featured a 389 motor destroked to 303 cubic inches and a special solid rear axle with a small amount of negative camber. The weak link proved to be the motor as the car retired from several races with engine trouble, but it did score 3 top 5 finishes in the 1971 season. The car still exists and was restored to original, as raced condition - it was a crowd pleaser then and I'm sure it would be now if PD added it to the game.
Click this link for more information on this remarkable car and the team behind her:
http://bangshift.com/bangshiftapex/the-defant-ones-part-3-the-gray-ghost/
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