Glossary of Terms
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A part that serves the purpose of sealing the interface between two demountable assemblies against the leakage of a fluid.
Gear --A toothed drive train component to transmit rotational force by meshing with another gear.
Generator --An engine-driven attachment capable of producing direct current to reload an on-board storage battery when it becomes depleted.
George Hurst --The founder of Hurst performance, and company which developed Hurst Oldsmobiles and versions of the Pontiac Grand Prix and Chrysler 300, as well as supplying four-speed and automatic shifters throughout the muscle era.
Girdle --An engine component that structurally reinforces the bottom end of an engine block by replacing the main bearing caps with a continuous block of material containing an equivalent amount of bearing mountings.
Grand Prix SSJ --This Pontiac Grand Prix was a collaberation between General Motors and the Hurst Company. They were produced 489 of these cars between 1970 and 1972.
Grille --A decorative covering of the grille opening that serves a primarily cosmetic purpose.
Grille Opening --The opening behind the grille in the front of a vehicle. This opening serves the purpose of providing access to cooling air that may be channeled to the radiator(s), and often times, other accessories, or to the engine.
Ground Effects --A term for a car design in which the airflow producing pressure differential between upper and lower portions of the body/chassis creates downforce on the car.
GS --“GS” stands for “Grand Sport,” a term used to denote the sportiest versions of such Buicks as the Skylark and Rivera throughout the ‘60s and into the ‘70s.
GSX --The ’70 GSX was considered one of the most sophisticated and best looking musclecars of the era. The car was based on the Skylark and powered by the Stage I 455ci V-8 with 350hp, giving it good reason to be considered the ultimate Buick of the musclecar era.
GT37 --Was a Pontiac that was a stripped down Tempest T-37 two-door-post sedan produced. They built in 1970 and 1971 they had a Ram Air III 400ci V-8.engine.that received the air intake through a snorkel system.
GTO --Considered the first muscle car, the ’1964 Pontiac GTO originally was built with” 389 ci V-8 that generated 360 horse power. The body of the GTO was a Tempest that was updated with GTO trim.. The “GTO” actually stood for “Gran Turismo Omologato” (Italian for “Grand Turismo Homologation”) when Ferrari used the on its legendary 250 GTO sports car.
GTX --The high performance version of the Plymouth Belvedere. The GTX was produced from ’67 to ’71 and though it carried many of the same performance features as the Road Runner, it was considered to be much more luxurious.
Gudgeon Pin --The English term for a piston wrist pin.
Gusset --A brace comprised of a plate at or near the intersection of two structural beams or tubes that provides reinforcement especially in that area at or near the plane including the tubes and plate. Gussets are generally formed by attaching or welding the plate to this junction of beams or tubes.
