69 GTO The Judge test car

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We first met the Judge at Ubly Dragway,
a pleasant Spot about 100 miles
north of Detroit in the Saginaw Bay
area. Besides its charm, Ubly is remote
from inquisitive eyes, and since we
tested the Judge prior to introduction,
this helped. As were the first few thousand
off the line, this one was finished
in an eye-catching Dayglo red. From
the front, we could tell very little
difference between the Judge and a standard
GTO except for the fact that the headlights
were exposed, and as this is
often a part of a GTO, the difference
was scant. But from the backside, there's
no mistaking it. A full-width rear deck
spoiler' is a standard item, and it's "as
different from current air-spoiler designs
as this car- or the regular GTO
-is from its marketplace rivaIs. The
60-inch-wide panel is horizontally
placed and is supported by a pair of
stands on the deck lid. The spoiler's
leading edge is a distance of three-and-
a-half inches off the trunk surface. Its
full-width design had better be noticed
by anyone resting his hand on the fen-
der edge while the deck is lowered, or
a lesson in how compressible human skin
is might quickly be learned.

It's a Ram-Air III 4-Speed CR and 3.90
Best Time 1/4 14.41 @ 99.55
By Steve Kelly