^^^^I see your absence has renewed your sense of humour.... ![:rofl2:](https://www.autos.ca/forum/Smileys/CarTalk/rofl.gif)
(1) The GTO was the last muscle car to resist the retro trend. And while retro means good sales, nobody 30 years down the line is going to enjoy a car design that is, in itself, a copy of something else.
(2) The GTO was mind-blowingly fast. 400 hp stock, IIRC, when the slightly-newer Mustang GT put out about 300.
(3) The GTO could handle. Almost unheard of in muscle cars before it, and still rare. I suspect a 2010 Camaro could outhandle it, but I'm not so sure about a Challenger, and a Mustang wouldn't stand a chance.
(4) It's rare, which is itself rare amongst muscle cars.
So yes, I think there's a possibility that the GTO, while it was a sales failure, could eventually grow into a cult classic.
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