MISTRESS (65 GTO)

We had another car show at the Sunshine, and this one that says "MISTRESS" on the California Black plates is a 1965 Pontiac GTO, complete with Tripower.
-Bruce

One more for the Tripower fans.

wasn't that car more of a goat than tiger?

RadAL wrote:
wasn't that car more of a goat than tiger?

Nice catch RadAL. Actually, Some of these ole "Goats" had a little something extra under the hood, and this elite group formed associations, or clubs for the GTO Tigers. Some people even had little Tigers tails sticking out of their trunks to indicate there was more here than met the casual eye.
These cars would generally have potent 421's or 428's in place of the usual 389 found under the hood of a GTO in those early years.
-Bruce

i figured you gave me a chance to be witty

When are you going to take it, Rad?

Thanks Frank.
To revise what I had said about the clubs, they were actually called The Royal Bobcats. Sorry for the mistake. The Tiger was in the tank, and the tires were Uniroyal Tiger Paws. Hey, That was a long time ago.
-Bruce

the "tiger" thing came from the ad capaign of the day. There were a few "Tiger Edition" 65 GTO's released as promotional vehicles but thats it.

The ad capaign ended in 1966. Here's a little snippit on it.

Its a nice car, and I love the tri-power setup (when its working).

Eric

Eric, Thanks for the info and snippit. I LOVE muscle car history, and could discuss it all day.
About the tripower working, My brother and I campaigned a 64 GTO with tripower, 389, and a 4 spd while hitting the usual hot spots in Vanuys CA during the mid 70's. The tripower linkage was progressive (if you want to call it that). It would cruise around on the center 2 BBL carb all the way up to around 7/8ths throttle, and when that last little bit was shoved to the floor, all three snapped wide open.
-Bruce

thats the first time I saw a 'sticker' positioned like that

must be why the car is named 'mistress' .. the sticker is hidden
(most of the time)



the owner must love opening the boot to show it off to it's full

Not the "boot" Marie! It's the "bonnett"! Or do things work differently in Ireland?

LOL, Right you are Frank. That would be the "Bonnet".
Marie, That's no sticker or decal, that was done with paint.
Funny thing was, the owner and car left early. Too bad, We were discussing it's taking home the trophy for first place.
-Bruce

PhotosGuy wrote:
Not the "boot" Marie! It's the "bonnett"! Or do things work differently in Ireland?

Ok, I made a mistake
it was the hood I meant

the only difference is we spell Bonnet differently over here Frank:p

Ballen Photo wrote:
LOL, Right you are Frank. That would be the "Bonnet".
Marie, That's no sticker or decal, that was done with paint.
Funny thing was, the owner and car left early. Too bad, We were discussing it's taking home the trophy for first place.
-Bruce

thanks Bruce

"Too bad, We were discussing it's taking home the trophy for first place."

gosh, I wonder does the owner know about that

marie wrote:


"Too bad, We were discussing it's taking home the trophy for first place."

gosh, I wonder does the owner know about that

I've been trying to track this car down, and have found a couple people that know where he lives. I will certainly tell him if or when I find him.
He might also have taken another trophy for best paint. Robert was very impressed with its "Perfect" Black paint job.
-Bruce