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- From: myjak@titan.ksc.nasa.gov (Michael D. Myjak)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: What does GT mean in all these sports models ?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.175753.3030@titan.ksc.nasa.gov>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 22:57:53 GMT
- References: <64532@hydra.gatech.EDU> <28JUL199214584437@zeus.tamu.edu>
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- GUYNN, RICHARD CARL (rcg1597@zeus.tamu.edu) writes:
- > The "GT" [...] originates from the Italian phrase "Gran Turismo"
- > which was meant to signify a vehicle that was of the high
- > performance category that could also serve as a touring car. [...]
-
- right..
-
- > This is usually reserved for hard-top vehicles. [...]
-
- When cars were young, in the days of your grandparents before there
- ever was a "hard top" model, there were touring cars. I have never
- heard that the designation GT only applied to hardtop vehicles.
-
- Can anybody else either confirm or deny this?
-
- - Michael D. Myjak
- Senior Technical Specialist, Systems Analyst
- McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company - KSC
- MYJAK@TITAN.KSC.NASA.GOV
-
- Fea'ture N. Distinction; Characteristic; Perculiarity (!)
- A bug with documentation.
-