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This is the car I wanted when I was 16 years old. Well, they didn't have a "dub edition" back then, but it was the coolest car in my mind. I bought this for my son a couple years ago so he could see what a cool car really looks like. I was just setting up my lighting and decided to get a shot of this model for fun. Enjoy!
Equipment: Canon 40D, EF 50mm f1.8 II
Strobist: Canon 580EX II @ 1/4 power through white umbrella, camera left. LP120 @ 1/4 power through white umbrella, camera right.
I previously created this model in Digital Designer (www.flickr.com/photos/hardingco/24642282520), and decided it was time to make it in real life!
It is a little wobbly in places, and yes, the 'badge' section is only held in place by gravity, but it's not really a model for moving around much, so that's alright.
This model is based on a '67 Pontiac GTO, which I think is a beautiful car. (www.conceptcarz.com/images/Pontiac/67-Pontiac-GTO_DV-11-G...) The interior isn't particularly based on reality, but getting that accurate at this scale is quite difficult.
My "sister's" GTO--1964, built in November of 1963 (so it was one of the 'first' muscle cars) with the 389 V8. My brother-in-law has had this car in pieces for more than 20 years and finally got it all back together. Very nice.
Pontiac GTO seen at the Spirit of Monticello Festival, in downtown Monticello, Indiana, July 31st 2011.
"The Ultimate GTO" 1964 Pontiac GTO with 6.0 liter LS-2 engine, 4 speed OD automatic, 4 wheel disc brakes and ABS, traction control and limited slip differential, Rocky Mountain Air & Ground Festival, Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, Jefferson County, CO, 04 August 2018.
For 1974, the GTO moved from the mid-size LeMans platform to the compact Ventura X-body. This was, mercifully, the last year for the GTO, and would stay that way for almost 30 years.
One of my buddies had one of these as a teenager, and of course it ended up totaled, wedged under the trailer of a semi making a left turn.