First introduced at the height of the muscle car golden era, the Pontiac GTO Judge hit the streets with impressive performance and a flair for the dramatic, packing a Ram Air III engine, more rubber, a Hurst shifter, Rally II wheels, and a slew of exterior details declaring the model’s performance intentions. Indeed, the GTO Judge is a classic, through and through, but now, one digital artist has catapulted the GTO into the modern era with this custom widebody rendering.
Coming to us from Instagram user @adry53customs, this modernized Pontiac GTO Judge (nicknamed “Judgemental”) looks utterly transformed from the original model. The artist says this design is based on the 1970 model year, but the front end has the wide, rectangular look of the original 1969 model year. The headlamps now sport round LED lighting elements, while the chrome trim and bumper sparkle with a bright finish, completing the enormous velocity stacks sticking out of the middle of the hood.
In the profile, we see just how low this thing really is, hovering mere millimeters off the pavement. The fenders are flared out aggressively, housing large-diameter Porsche turbofan wheels with a smear of rubber added along the perimeter.
The rear end falls back into a wide, squared-off rear end, complete with the classic Pontiac GTO Judge rear spoiler, which looks to be a bit bigger this time around to help it match up with the insanely aggressive widebody treatment.
“I am a Mopar maniac, but honestly, the GTO Judge [is] probably one of the best looking muscle cars ever made,” the artist writes in the rendering description.
Naturally, something like this is bound to rouse some strong feelings among enthusiasts, both for and against the modernized treatment of a bonafide muscle car classic. But hey – that’s more or less the point, isn’t it?
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What a waste of time to even render or write about
I don’t know what’s worse. The endless Chinese crap your constantly posting or junk like this!
……and I thought a mud fence was ugly!
Good grief……………..
Beyond hideous.
What a crime! They should be prosecuted for destroying a beautiful classic with this monstrosity
Worst thing you could do to such a classic muscle car
@Fern your totally right about that 💯%
The 3 guys in the local honda club think it pretty “dope”, but its going to be a resounding “nah” for the rest of us….
I don’t think they went far enough. This looks entirely too practical.
The person who did this to GTO should never allowed to touch or drive nothing more then a Ugo.
I’m pretty much convinced that they are posting these stupid renders just so people will come on here and complain about them.
And hey, it works!
That thing is pathetic . Whoever did that should get kicked in the nuts . Absolutely fkn gross !
How could you take a GTO and make it look like Sponge Bob, no really look at it head on and imagine it bright yellow. Whoever did this should be run down in the street.
Sweet muscle car made even more muscular, has to be built like this to handle the horse power, and also corner on a track, stupid little twits😂🤣😂🤣!!!!!!!!
They have totally destroyed this beautiful classic car. It is a total shame that someone would call this beautiful. This is the ugliest rendition I have ever seen. This person knows nothing of what a true classic is and should never touch another classic
There is a reason Classic American Muscle DOES NOT look like some rice rocket piece of crap.. It was virtually perfect in it’s original form..
After seeing what you thought was a good choice to rape a beautiful car I had nightmares. All night I woke this morning and ran I mean ran to the window and my judge was still there I wanted to burn my eyes out but ny mind would still see that picture I can’t un see that picture please make it go away. I just hope it is just photo hacked. I didn’t read the message about it because I figured it probably has a bowtard motor because they are buy one get it’s and everyone else does it I don’t think you will get a prize but it’s 2020 everyone gets a prize it was a effort
Does any sane person think this thing looks good? It’s hideous, especially the wheels. What a way to ruin a beautiful car.
Next project may as well take a 69′ Boss 429 & Jack it up on monster truck tires…WTF…. ruin one of the 7 marvel’s of the world, but leave these precious relics of muscle cars alone
I agree with EVERYONE else, that dude just took a beautiful car & made it uglier than a preacher farting in church! Least I know to NEVER get that guy to do ANY customizing or anything else on a vehicle. Crying shame to turn a classic muscle car into a wiener!
LOL
That’s great if you’re a short arse and by short arse I mean a 3 foot tall midget.