Back in the late seventies, I spent quite a bit of time with the FCA, doing safety inspections to certify cars for track participation. We had a yearly event in Bowmansville, Ontario at the Mosport Park circuit. One fellow showed up regularly with a red Lusso on a trailer. It was fitted with alloy wheels and some sort of racing tires. I think it also had a sparse interior. Seems like he spent more time on the track than anyone else, driving the car at or near its limits. As I recall, he towed it with a Volvo station wagon. Anyone remember the guy or the car? Bob Z.
Check out this event I put together at Mountain Air a few years ago. I thought this was a cool Lusso, big tach and I think racing belts and clocks. Anyway, I was thrilled no one got killed that day by running off the runway, god knows they tried. And at the first FCA meet I attended I did meet a guy who drove the wheels off a Lusso at Indy in 2005. I think it was for sale for around 125k, but I thought nahhhh been driven hard. I’ve done some stupid things along the way. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Hi, Steven - no, it was definitely a Lusso. And, definitely NOT 4713 - I know that for a fact because I spent a lot of time working on 4713 when owned by a gentleman in upstate NY. It was actually his second GTO - 5575 was his first. Also, interesting to note that some folks referred to 4713 as a GTO/LMB! Bob Z.
