Pontiac dropped the GTO entirely to shift focus onto the Trans-Am. The GTO name was retired for 30 years, and when it returned, it did so with the Holden Monaro behind it. General Motors boss Bob ...

Take, for instance, Pontiac, which rose to prominence ... with 2004-2006 serving as the final years of the GTO — technically a tweaked version of a Holden Monaro at that point.

Nothing new about that, but what set the Monaro apart from other Australian cars was its appeal and its appearance in other markets. It made it to the USA as the Pontiac GTO, and when it arrived ...