So, Who started Pro Touring? - Lateral-g Forums

Vegas69 · #1 05-21-2009, 10:42 PM

I don't know but I'd like to sock him right in the mouth.

chicane · #2 05-21-2009, 10:57 PM

1966... Dick Guldstrand... along with Dana Chevrolet and a few other cats in the LA basin. Although... Dick shoulud actually be credited with its roots in the late 50's with the Corvette.

**jonny51** · #3 05-21-2009, 11:10 PM

Im pretty sure I started it.

Dayton · #4 05-22-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jonny51

Im pretty sure I started it.

I thought Al Gore did....

**Rybar** · #5 05-22-2009, 12:51 PM

Mark Stielow's Thrasher '69 Camaro for me.

https://lateral-g.net/bio/stielow/

I also remembering first seeing the term in Chevy High Performance magazine back in the early 90's.

dropit69 · #6 05-22-2009, 01:12 PM

for me it was the Mule..seen it in popular hot rodding and it was all over..

chr2002ca · #7 05-22-2009, 01:23 PM

Shoot, someone beat me to the 'Al Gore' answer. I'm not sure Big Red should be considered a pro-touring car, but it definitely had a big influence in terms of appearance and performance. I think it's safe to say Big Red got the idea going and then others came in and added modern interiors, modern engines and fuel systems, misc refinement, etc, to come up with the 'pro-touring' idea we know of today. The Mule is a great example of that. Big Red is actually the reason I own and built the car I have today. It got burned into my grape-sized brain the first time I saw it featured in a magazine as a teenager and caused me to think about building a 69 RS ever since. Now I'm dead broke. Thanks Big Red!

buickfunnycar.com · #8 05-22-2009, 02:58 PM

Gotta be Steilow's first one lap Camaro currently owned by Jeff (screen name jeff-san),car is local and I still see it occasionally.

**V8TV** · #9 05-22-2009, 03:02 PM

I remember when that issue arrived at my house in '85... I was blown away by the NoVette. That one did it for me.. glad you posted it! Still have the issue, or what's left of it, anyway...

mpozziCPL · #10 05-23-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by musclecarjohn

Gotta be Steilow's first one lap Camaro currently owned by Jeff (screen name jeff-san),car is local and I still see it occasionally.

Tri-Tip ... and I've got no idea how that car got it's name, either.

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