A little over a week ago we featured a ’68 GTO that got picked up by Fox News. They claimed it could be a one of one car. Well, we featured this one a couple months back, you can see the original story here, and it appears to have a very similar option list. Since it’s still available, we thought we better take another look at it. The owner of this one states quite clearly that this car will require a full restoration. Looking at the photos I can’t help be agree, but the solid foundations are present to build a great car. You will find it listed for sale here on craigslist. Located in Houston, Texas, it comes with a clean title. The seller has set a price of $10,995 for this beauty.

This GTO carries Option Code 674, which was the Endura delete option. This car carries a chrome LeMans bumper rather than the then newly developed Endura front bumper. This also meant that cars with this option couldn’t choose the concealed headlights option. Of the 87,000 GTOs that were built in 1968, I have been able to verify the seller’s claim that only 2,108 GTO buyers chose this option. Apart from that, I will say that this GTO looks to be really solid. The paint is the original red, and it would have featured a black vinyl top, but that is long gone. Given the fact that this car spent a fair amount of time residing in Arizona then it’s no real surprise. The previous owner has fitted new floor pans and a new trunk filler, so the seller states that there are no rust issues to deal with. The car was originally fitted with the “Hood Tach” option, but this is now missing.

The interior also reflects the wear and tear that the Arizona sun can inflict upon a car. The seller states that the car needs a new interior and he is not kidding. Unfortunately, virtually everything in here is cracked, split, dry or crisp. Having said that it is entirely possible that all of the interior trim and door trims could be re-upholstered, while the seats appear to be sound enough that they may only need new covers. The dash pad is cracked in a number of places so will require replacement, and the carpet is long gone. Still, a red car with a red interior is going to look mighty nice if that’s the path that the next owner chooses to follow.

Under the hood is a 400ci V8, but the bad news is that it isn’t the original engine. The engine is said to run really well and it feeds its power through the original 4-speed to the original 10-bolt Posi rear end. The car has manual brakes, but it is fitted with power steering to take the hard work out of negotiating those twisting roads. The seller states that the car drives really well and that it has new mufflers and new shocks.

This GTO seems like a solid candidate for a restoration project. The thing that would have the greatest impact on its potential value is the fact that it no longer houses the original engine. It would be interesting to know what was originally in there. It has front drum brakes instead of the discs on the last Endura delete GTO we featured, but could this car be almost as special as that car?