1972 Pontiac LeMans Sport

1972 Pontiac LeMans in Soldier's Girl, Movie made for TV, 2003

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Snookie ◊ 2009-01-16 18:05	shouldn't this be a GTO?
mister car from 971 ◊ 2009-01-16 18:16	Yes I think it because of the front end shape
CougarTim ◊ 2009-01-16 18:31	1972 LeMans Sport, I think. The GTO had a "GTO" badge in the grille; this one clearly says "Pontiac" like the LeMans.
Snookie ◊ 2009-01-16 19:47	ok. my mistake.
vilero ◊ 2009-01-16 20:13	CougarTim wrote 1972 LeMans Sport, I think. The GTO had a "GTO" badge in the grille; this one clearly says "Pontiac" like the LeMans. Here the same (miniature toy). Yes, 1972. http://www.legacydiecast.com/xq/asp/id.GMP8049/qx/review.htm -- Last edit: 2009-01-16 20:17:11
tjmorris ◊ 2014-01-16 04:22	This appears to be a 1972 LeMans Sport Convertible w/ the ram-air hood and the endura front nose option[color coded front bumper.] I have one very similar only in lucerne blue/rally rims. 1972 was the first year where the GTO was demoted to an option package to the LeMans series [ for the prev. 8 years, GTO was its own series.] So, in 1972, you could still buy a GTO in the LeMans series, but only in hardtop/coupe.For some unexplained reason the convertible was not called a GTO, but the hardtops were[perhaps a G.M. oversight?] So technically, there is no such car as a 1972 GTO convertible.
ahight ◊ 2021-09-29 23:21