Les Linn's GTO obsession spans the decades. The Marimba Red '64 in the middle started the muscle car trend, while the '04 version next to it marked the final generation. The rarest of his cars undoubtedly is the 1970 GTO Judge, one of slightly more than 3,000 built that year.
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Les Linn is not only into GTOs in a big way, but is an avid collector of all kinds of Pontiac memorabilia. Here, he shows off his impressive collection of Pontiac hood emblems, spanning models from 1926 to 1956.
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When Linn set out to recapture the magic of his first car, a '66 GTO, he spotted this '64 convertible, a car nearly identical to one his brother had owned. It's one of about a half dozen '64 GTOs he has owned -- so far.
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Linn suspects that his 1970 Peppergreen GTO Judge began life as a dealership drag car. He has the correct 400-cubic-inch V-8 engine in one corner of his garage, opting to run an even stronger Pontiac 455 powerplant mated to the 4-speed manual transmission.
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Linn's 2004 Torrid Red GTO was built on an Australian Holden chassis and features a Corvette LS1 V-8. He added the Ram Air style hood and Torq-Thrust II wheels for more of a vintage look.
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The interior of the '64 Goat has all the right touches: wood-rimmed 3-spoke wheel, black leather, engine-turned instrument panel and a 4-speed shifter sticking up out of the floorboards.
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The '64 gets around on a period-correct set of Hurst 5-spoke mags shod in white-letter Uniroyal Tiger Paws; all in all, a classic look.
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Power for the '64 GTO ragtop is provided by a basically stock 455-cubic-inch V-8, linked to a 4-speed manual transmission. Linn also has the correct 400-inch replacement block for the car.
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The badging and dual-tipped exhaust outlets were clues that this wasn't just a fancy Tempest, but the original muscle car.
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The Judge is outfitted with an all-black interior, with a later model dual-gate floor shifter added to handle the Turbo 400 transmission installed to accommodate the beefier 455-cubic-inch engine under the hood.
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Part of the package that came with GTO Judges was the hood-mounted tachometer; the Ram Air hood scoops are retained, although the actual air intake pieces were missing when Linn bought this car.
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Another 455 Pontiac V-8 lurks under the Ram Air hood of the green Judge, providing an extra bit of power for the rare 1970 model GTO.
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Subtlety was not paramount when Pontiac added the "Judge" package to the restyled GTO. Hot yellow-green graphics adorn the fenders and decklid of Linn's 1970 model, which is equipped with correct factory-style spoked steel wheels, without trim rings.
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The rear end of the '70 GTO tells the tale, with the "Judge" logo on the decklid setting up the "Inocent" vanity tag.
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A wing-style spoiler in body color adorns the deck lid of the Judge. Note the car has a black vinyl roof, a favorite feature of Linn's on muscle cars of the era.
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The interior of the 2004 GTO makes for a great road car, with leather seating all around. Linn has already logged 35,000 miles behind the wheel of this one.
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A small portion of Linn's collection of Pontiac hood emblems. He crafted the wooden bases for the chrome and plastic artwork himself.
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