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'69 Royal Bobcat GTO RA IV

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Still has the Dealership plate and Royal Pontiac Licenses plate cover. Note the special paint job it received at the Royal Pontiac Dealership. My favorite car the entire trip at Woodward.

1969 Royal Bobcat G.T.O.
400 Ram Air IV-cid
4 Speed

400 V8 Ram Air IV 370 bhp @ 5500 rpm, 445 lb-ft @ 3900 rpm.
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Since it's been Bobcat tuned there's more horsepower and torque. Not a drastic difference but enough to feel or hear a slight difference.

It was the emergence of the GTO that ended the short reign of the Bobcat. Much that Wangers had learned in building the Bobcat package he related to the GTO. "When Pontiac finally created the one symbol of what Pontiac was all about in a total package called the GTO, there wasn't any room for a Royal Bobcat. So the Royal Bobcat became a tuning package or a performance package for the GTO, the 2+2 and later the Firebird.

When the GTO arrived on the scene, Royal began experimenting with the GTO, using the tricks they had learned over the years to juice the big Pontiac engine. The distributors were recurved, thin head gaskets were installed to boost compression, the carburetors were rejetted and the lifters were restricted by installing special fiber lock nuts that reduced lifter pump-up and allowed another 500 rpm. This became the Royal Bobcat package, and it could be installed in a GTO by Royal, or shipped as a kit with all necessary parts and instructions for installation by the customer.

The Royal Bobcat package on a GTO was identified by a decal that was applied to the C-pillar. Pontiac fans were also urged to send $3 and join the Royal Racing Team. Membership included a special window decal, price sheets for parts and services and a newsletter. To own a GTO with the Bobcat package, a Royal Racing Team decal on the windshield and a Royal license plate frame was to be one of the "swingingest" dudes on the street.

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Pre-Woodward Dream Cruise
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Detroit, MI
Image size
3648x2736px 5.42 MB
Make
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Model
KODAK EASYSHARE Z1012 IS Digital Camera
Shutter Speed
1/32 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
64
Date Taken
Aug 12, 2009, 8:10:56 PM
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