66 Pontiac Gto Grill Paint Colors
The 1966 Pontiac GTO is one of bristles 1960s and 1970s era beef cars immortalized… (U.S. Postal Service )
Five of the rowdiest, rarest and best-known beef cars of an era back gas prices were beneath than 40 cents a gallon accept been immortalized in a new alternation of U.S. Postal Service stamps.
The stamps in the "Muscle Cars Forever" collection, whose architecture has already aggressive agitation amid beef car aficionados, characterize the 1966 Pontiac GTO, the 1967 Shelby GT-500, the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona, the 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda, and the 1970 Chevelle SS.
"I was a little afraid at the cars they chose," said Steve Dale, a salesman at Showdown Beef Cars dealership in Port Charlotte, Fla."They larboard out the [Chevrolet] Camaro, which was such an figure of the times."
PHOTOS: U.S. Postal Service releases 'Muscle Car Forever' stamps
Still, he said he was admiring that the stamps had been issued.
"It's a appropriate accolade to an auto era back American cars were baron in sales," Dale said.
The dealership area Dale works about has 100 beef cars alignment in action from absolutely adequate to acute some work.
Deciding which cars to accommodate in the brand alternation charge accept been difficult, he said, "because there were so abounding altered beef cars about at the time."
In a absolution accompanying the advertisement of the stamps, the Postal Service said, "Each of these cars represents the adventuresome spirit of the muscle-car era."
Only 503 of the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytonas were made. The Daytona featured a 440-cubic-inch, 375-horsepower Magnum agent at a time back agent displacement was abundant added important than ammunition efficiency,
A few of the Daytonas were able with a 426-cubic-inch Hemi, a race-inspired engine. The car additionally included a signature two-foot tall, rear-mounted wing.
The '66 Pontiac GTO could be had as a hardtop, coupe, or convertible. Its affection was a 335-horsepower, V8 engine. The GTO "Goat," as it was nicknamed, ushered in the American muscle-car era in the mid-1960s.
The '67 Shelby GT-500 was race-car disciplinarian Carroll Shelby's adaptation of the Ford Mustang. It was powered by a 428-cubic-inch, 355-horsepower Police Interceptor engine. The car additionally featured a rear addle-brain and dealer-installed LeMans stripes as an option.
The '70 Chevelle SS featured a 396-cubic-inch agent and an 454-cubic-inch engine. Available as a auto or a convertible, the Chevelle SS featured emblems on the grille and the rear bumper.
The '70 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda came with a 426-cubic-inch Hemi agent that produced 425-horsepower. Exotic choices for those who capital to be altered included colors such as Lemon Twist, Lime Light, and Vitamin C. Fewer than 700 Hemi 'Cudas were produced.
Artist Tom Fritz was amenable for the artwork on the stamps. Fritz said he acclimated bright-colored oil paints on hardboard to try to “capture the affecting affection of the vehicles.”
One of several options for barter accommodate a area of 20 of the stamps and a set of envelopes for $17.95. They can acquisition out added advice here.
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