Curbside Classic Archives
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Ram Air Archive
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1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge: Here Come Da Judge!
Posted on October 26, 2025 | 9 CommentsThe phrase “Here come da judge” is a good indicator of a person’s age. If this phrase means nothing to you, then you are likely under the age of fifty. […] -
Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Pontiac GTO 455 And 400 Ram Air – There IS A Substitute For Cubic Inches
Posted on June 30, 2025 | 19 CommentsFor 1970, GM senior management finally rescinded the corporate policy that limited intermediate-size cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches. Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac wasted no time […] -
Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 Pontiac GTO Ram Air IV – Here Come “The Judge”
Posted on May 20, 2025 | 35 CommentsDressed in bright orange (“Carousel Red”) and festooned with decals; offering flashy looks, high performance, and a lengthy list of gimmicks; and bearing a name inspired by a popular TV […] -
Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Pontiac GTO Ram Air – “King Of The Supercars”
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 34 CommentsThe Pontiac GTO arguably started the big-engined intermediate Supercar craze in 1964, and it was the one to beat in this hotly contested segment. Its performance didn’t always live […] -
Pontiac Ram Air II, Oldsmobile Force-Air Induction, Chevrolet Cowl Induction – Did These Ram Induction Systems Actually Increase Power?
Posted on February 28, 2025 | 24 CommentsIn the December 1968 issue of Hi-Performance Cars (aka CARS) magazine, automotive writer Roger Huntington examined four GM cars with ram induction systems — a Camaro Z/28 with the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible – Hi-ho Silver!
Posted on June 13, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 6/13/2018) Each of us who contributes to the curbside cornucopia here seems to have a specialty. For example, Jason Shafer finds lots of unusual prewar […] -
Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge: Here Come Da Judge!
Posted on October 24, 2019 | 107 Comments(First Posted October 23, 2013) The phrase “Here come da judge” is a good indicator of a person’s age. If this phrase means nothing to you, then you are likely […]
![1969 Pontiac GTO The Judge: Here Come Da Judge! The phrase “Here come da judge” is a good indicator of a person’s age. If this phrase means nothing to you, then you are likely under the age of fifty. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1969PontiacGTO16.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Road Test: 1970 Pontiac GTO 455 And 400 Ram Air – There IS A Substitute For Cubic Inches For 1970, GM senior management finally rescinded the corporate policy that limited intermediate-size cars to engines no bigger than 400 cubic inches. Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac wasted no time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1970-Pontiac-GTO-455-RA-Pepper-Green-Mecum-Auctions-S214-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Review: 1969 Pontiac GTO Ram Air IV – Here Come “The Judge” Dressed in bright orange (“Carousel Red”) and festooned with decals; offering flashy looks, high performance, and a lengthy list of gimmicks; and bearing a name inspired by a popular TV […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1969-Pontiac-GTO-Judge-RAIV-Carousel-Red-Mecum-Auctions-R309-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Vintage Car Life Review: 1967 Pontiac GTO Ram Air – “King Of The Supercars” The Pontiac GTO arguably started the big-engined intermediate Supercar craze in 1964, and it was the one to beat in this hotly contested segment. Its performance didn’t always live […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1967-Pontiac-GTO-turquoise-Mecum-Auctions-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Pontiac Ram Air II, Oldsmobile Force-Air Induction, Chevrolet Cowl Induction – Did These Ram Induction Systems Actually Increase Power? In the December 1968 issue of Hi-Performance Cars (aka CARS) magazine, automotive writer Roger Huntington examined four GM cars with ram induction systems — a Camaro Z/28 with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1968-Pontiac-GTO-Ram-Air-II-Mecum-Auctions-front.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Pontiac GTO Convertible – Hi-ho Silver! (first posted 6/13/2018) Each of us who contributes to the curbside cornucopia here seems to have a specialty. For example, Jason Shafer finds lots of unusual prewar […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1969PontiacGTOSilver09.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


