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Rust Valley Restorers

"The Great One,"the one that started it all. The Gran Turismo Omologato. It was developed...

Rust Valley Restorers • S02E03 • 2018

"The Great One,"
the one that started it all. The Gran Turismo Omologato. It was developed in secret
by the Pontiac division at a time when GM
banned performance motors. The result was a mid-sized car
with a giant 389 V8 engine for under $3,000. It became one of GM's
greatest success stories, and officially sparked
the great muscle car era. I'd like to have it ready
for my daughter's graduation, which is in about five or six weeks,
I think it is

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"The Great One," the one that started it all.

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The Gran Turismo Omologato.

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It was developed in secret by the Pontiac division

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at a time when GM banned performance motors.

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The result was a mid-sized car with a giant 389 V8 engine

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for under $3,000.

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It became one of GM's greatest success stories,

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and officially sparked the great muscle car era.

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I'd like to have it ready for my daughter's graduation,

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which is in about five or six weeks, I think it is.

Duration

33 seconds

Views

14

Timestamp in Movie

00:16:31

Uploaded

Jun 19, 2025

Season

2

Episode

3

Genres

documentary, reality-tv

Production

Holly Hill Productions

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Movie Summary

Colorful, charismatic characters run a restoration shop and use their impressive skills and experience to restore, trade, and sell classic cars--transforming piles of rust into collectible car treasures.