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Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by GCalo, Sep 2, 2006.

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  1. GCalo

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    #1 GCalo, Sep 2, 2006
    Well another of my weekly Ferrari trivia questions.

    So, wizards, what does the "O" in GTO really represent?
     
  2. W84ME

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    #2 W84ME, Sep 2, 2006
    omologato?
     
  3. W84ME

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    #3 W84ME, Sep 2, 2006
    ...the letters "GTO" stand for "Gran Turismo Omologato" which translates into "Grand Touring Homologated" or "approval" for racing.

    (See my post above for my first guess. Not bad for a non ferrari guy.)
     
  4. furious_ferrari

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    #4 furious_ferrari, Sep 2, 2006
    If you know the Pontiac GTO, its the same thing.
     
  5. GCalo

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    #5 GCalo, Sep 2, 2006
    Once again the wizard come through with flying colors!

    How do they do it!

    Next week I'll have to dig deeper in to the archives to find that which is truly difficult.
     
  6. Meister

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    #6 Meister, Sep 2, 2006
    I always thought the Pontiac GTO was Gas/Tires/Oil.... =)
     
  7. Ferrari 360 CS

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    #7 Ferrari 360 CS, Sep 2, 2006
    OMOLOGATO, which mean homologated which is a bit of a cheek really considering only 30 odd were ever made....but then didnt you know the GTO is but a derivative of the 250 SWB....
     
  8. italiafan

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    #8 italiafan, Sep 2, 2006
    sheeeesh.....all these years i thought it was for "orgasm."
     
  9. breakaway_16

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    #9 breakaway_16, Sep 2, 2006
    haha nice.....
     
  10. rwk360

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    #10 rwk360, Sep 2, 2006
    I had a prof in college in the late 60's who thought it stood for " Gas, Tires, and Oil" !
     
  11. jhsalah

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    #11 jhsalah, Sep 2, 2006
    Ha ha .... Funny. Though, if you actually DRIVE a Ferrari GTO (250, 288 or whatever else), you could probably *cause* a few orgasms here and there :D
     
  12. LSU348

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    #12 LSU348, Sep 2, 2006
    Omygodlookatthatcar
     
  13. msgsobe

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    #13 msgsobe, Sep 3, 2006
    The "o" stands for "omologato", which was the rquiremant that a certaian number of cars be homologated (made) before they could race.
     
  14. GCalo

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    #14 GCalo, Sep 3, 2006
    It just keeps getting better!

    There was a TV show during the 60's called the "Wiz Kids".

    I think all of those are on this site!

    Get ready for next week!
     
  15. Ferrari_lvr

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    #15 Ferrari_lvr, Sep 3, 2006
    Omologato...not sure if that spelling is right.
     
  16. italiafan

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    #16 italiafan, Sep 3, 2006
    To set the record straight it is a blend of english and spanish, also known as spanglish, and is shortened from "oh my gato," which loosely translates into, "oh, my pvssy."
    Basically, I believe, and this is only speculation, it makes one's pvssy ache when seen blasting down the road.
     
  17. doug328

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    #17 doug328, Sep 7, 2006
    thats the best answer yet.
     
  18. GCalo

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    #18 GCalo, Sep 7, 2006
    Sorry but gato=balls!

    Close, though.

    Not sure this was what Enzo had in mind as an interpretation!
     
  19. Motob

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    #19 Motob, Sep 7, 2006
    Sorry but Pvssy in Italian is Figa. MotoGP champ Valentino Rossi has WLF on his leathers, which stands for "Viva La Figa, or Long live the Pvssy.
     
  20. Wade

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    #20 Wade, Sep 7, 2006
    Which rhymes with...

    Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo...domo
    Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo...domo
    Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, domo...domo
     
  21. italiafan

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    #21 italiafan, Sep 8, 2006
    i though gato was spanish for "cat," no?

    no hablo esspanol......

    edit: i just checked and gato does meany cat/pvssy......so there!
     
  22. plymouth37

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    #22 plymouth37, Sep 11, 2006
    I thought the pontiac gto meant Ferrari didn't copyright this so we stole it.
     
  23. drtli

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    #23 drtli, Sep 11, 2006
    Gato= Male gender cat (I think that is what he means by balls)
    Gata= Pvssy cat
     
  24. drew365

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    #24 drew365, Sep 11, 2006
    I know there have been racing classes where GTO was Over a certain size engine, say 3L, and GTU was Under the same size engine. I don't know if that had anything to do with the classes in '62.
     

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