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Brian Free sent in these pictures of the special edition mail order version of the "GeeTO Tiger" 45 vinyl record that's been sitting around his house for ages. Pontiac created this record (and the famous single "G.T.O." by Ronny and The Daytonas) to promote their GTO in 1965. It was "Pressed by Colpix." 250,000 of these were sold for 50 cents each. The song was performed (or Swung as the jacket says) by a un-known group called "The Tigers". The song starts with the sounds of the GTO accelerating through all four gears then getting quiet as it goes into the distance. The words are:
There's a Tiger on the market and I got the ve-ry first in town!
She's got a Hurst floor shift-er and the wild-est screamin' mill a-round!
I mean a three eight-y nine, all sup-er tuned to real-ly shut 'em down!
Drag Strip, She don't bluff! On the street, She looks tough!
G - T - O, that's e-nough! List-en to her growl!
She's al-ways on the prowl! Gee-TO Tiger, Go!
She's got a Wide-Track action on a groovy set o' red-line tires!
Trans-ist-or-ized ig-nit-ion -- and a power pack o' three deuce carbs!
And she chews up oth-er cars -- yeah! 426 MoPars!
(Chorus) Drag Strip...
You gotta fasten your seat belts and we'll make it to the drags on time!
We're go-in' huntin' for a Mustang or a dual quad four-oh-nine!
We're gon-na shoot 'em all down 'fore they ev-en get off the line!
(Chorus) Drag Strip...
Listen to her growl! She's always on the prowl! Gee-TO Tiger, Go!
It's funny to listen to. There's backup girls singing "Tiger Tiger" or "Gee Toe Gee Toe" after each line of the song. Notice I said "Gee Toe", not "Gee Tee O." It's strange to hear it pronounced that way.
Owner: Brian Free (
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Posted: 01/15/2003
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| garyrose@leaco.net: | | Brian, where can I get a copy of that record. I had one once. It's great. |
| Doug: | | Top 10 car song for sure. Love the fade out as you hear the powershift into second. SWEEEEEEET! |
| TomW: | | I have this exact record!....somewhere. |
| Oldgoat: | | I bought the record at a record shop in 1965. It was a pretty popular tune back then, particularly with GTO owners. It has a different side B and jacket than the promo version, which I didn't know about until years later. I could have saved 50 cents, mine cost a buck. I had Jim Wangers autograph it in 2007. I think it had been awhile since he had seen one. |
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