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2008 High Performance Pontiac/YearOne Street/Strip Challenge - 1969 GTO Convertible

1969 GTO Convertible
By Thomas A. Demauro
Photography by Thomas A. Demauro

Dale Wade built a comfy cruisin' GTO with a budget-based mild 455 combo, a Turbo 400 and 3.55 gears. Will he have a clear path to peak performance or is the timing just not right. Learn more in the March 2009 issue of HPP.

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