Owner and ISTR Member Adam Ribakoff is once again offering up custom made mirrored acrylic keychains for the SyTySoGT in a group purchase. Each keychain is laser cut from mirrored acrylic and features your truck number. The keychain is designed to be just big enough to accentuate the intricate designs in…
With only 24 Garnets produced, this rare color truck was in desperate need of saving from its current state of condition. Operation Garnet is underway.
SyTy owners, like most any other car enthusiasts like to collect anything SyTySoGT related. The more, the better. For many years now, the best representation in diecasts has been from Johnny Lightning and their various colorways and interesting releases in both the Syclone and Typhoon. The end of 2018... Read more
It’s a known fact that Clint Eastwood has a soft spot for the GMC Typhoon. He has owned several and typically daily drives (as he recently mentioned on the Jimmy Fallon Show) and is frequently photographed in his 93 Green/Gray, most recently when visiting Ellen Degeneres. This of course,... Read more
Growing up SyTy
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For most car and truck enthusiasts, speed and power are 2 of the top tier must have items in their ideal vehicle. Of course, the Syclone and Typhoon came with both from the factory with its 13 second timeslips and 300hp 4.3 V6 powerplant and still reigns as one... Read more
Congrats goes out to Sean Krupa for his new personal record on his Typhoon 2.0 build and going 10.49@129mph (with a best of 131mph) with a 1.59 60 foot! Oh, and best of all? The truck is 100% streetable and not just a trailer and track queen. In fact,... Read more
Summer is upon us and that means one of the biggest SyTy shows is coming up! SyTy’s@Carlisle 2017 is rapidly approaching and we are looking to make this year our biggest turnout yet! Once again, Sportmachines will be presenting SyTys@Carlisle and ISTR will be a marquee sponsor. The date... Read more
Part of our goal at ISTR is to be a central hub of information on the SyTySoGT under one roof. While we’d love to stuff every tidbit of information onto this site (and believe us, we will certainly try), a lot of information and knowledge is passed along between... Read more
In the July 2017 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines Magazine, a feature article was published called – “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad – 1993 GMC Typhoon”. Written by Jeff Koch (an author who is familiar and written past articles on our trucks) goes on to write: The great... Read more
For those who collect Johnny Lightning diecasts, get ready for another new GMC Typhoon release! JL announced in June for a scheduled release for July. This new series is being called “Gone Fishing” and will feature 2 versions of the Typhoon that comes equipped with matching boat and trailer.... Read more
The 2nd Annual Midwest SyTy Meet will once again happen on June 24-25th, 2017. The itinerary is as follows: 1st Stop – Volo Auto Museum, 27582 Volo Village Road, Volo IL 60073 Volo 10:30am to 4PM. Group Rate Admission: Adults – $12 / Children 5-12 $6 2nd Stop –... Read more
