“The Great One” was the tagline used in 1967 Pontiac GTO advertisements. I’m not sure that applies to this project car listed for sale here on eBay, at least at the moment. But just like there’s good in everyone, there’s some good in this project as well. The car is located in Everest, Kansas and so far the bidding has risen to a little over $3,000 — but hasn’t met the reserve yet.
Before you get too attached to them, those great wheel covers don’t come with the car, nor do the wheels and tires (although the seller will provide a set of “rollers”). As you can see, there’s some rust to be dealt with but I wouldn’t call it “terminal.”
The seller describes it as having a solid frame, rockers and doors, but needing floor and trunk pans. The passenger rear sail panel has rust both inside and out but the rest of the roof is “surprisingly solid.”
The interior is, well, a place that needs help. And the reason there’s no shifter sticking up is that there’s no transmission to attach it to. Details, details. Like the mismatched door panels.
The seller assures us that this is the original 400 block. And it’s locked up. So there’s that. Would you rather have a locked up original engine or a rebuilt non-original one? Regardless, there are some good things about this GTO, and if the reserve is anywhere near what the bidding is now (under $3,100) you might do very well with this car, especially if you are willing to put the work in yourself. Are you?
In today’s world I’d rather have the original engine. I’ve brought several locked up engines back to life. Many years ago I did a restore on a 283 Cu. In. that had two pistons rusted in so solid that I had to shatter them to get them out. That motor is now in a ’57 Chevrolet convertible that sold for 85K about ten years ago. Some of them can be saved.
I think the feature car is getting very close to reasonable money at 5K. After that, the numbers start to get out of line for this project.
After owning 4 GTOs and restoring 3 of them with all the work needed and him keeping the tires and wheels the $3,100 bid is $100 more than I would pay for it. You have to watch that rear window channel on these cars as they collect water and rust leaking water in to the trunk wich is probably why it needs trunk floor.
My 67 tempest. Had rusty holey floors and Rust holes in the corners of the rear window The trunk was ok concerning the back and front windshield leaked it was in this condition in 1975 when i got it notorious rusters!
I prefer the 1st year look of these over this later version. I think the 1st year cars were a bit smaller and lighter, but someone who knows the numbers can say whether that’s true.
Yes the 64 was a bit smaller and lighter than the later ones, my parents bought a new 64 Tempest vert and it was a very light car. I prefer the stacked headlights of the 65 to 67s myself as I had a 65 & two 67s.
I had a yellow ’64 LeMans vert in 1978. In fact I just crossed paths with a cherry looking ’64 Le Mans vert the other day….I like the ’67’s more and more. But really I question the value of this car at its current price……at one time in this condition it would be sitting in a pick a part yard.
“Ah, anything… in this general area, right in here. Anything, below the stereo, and on this side of the Bicentennial glasses. Anything between the ashtray, and the thimbles. Anything in this three inches. Right in here, this area, that includes the Chiclets, but not the erasers. That’s a whole lotta car mister!”
GTO often billed as first muscle car.
Which it was NOT.
Outside in good shape compared with wrecked interior.
No thanks
What was ,Del ?
You could look at the ‘49 Olds Rocket 88, ‘51 Hudson Hornet, ‘55 Chrysler C-300 or ‘57 Rambler Rebel as early muscle cars. They had anywhere from 135-300 hp, up to twice what other cars of their times would have had.
Over 6k now? If people will keep paying that and more for a rusted out piece of garbage, well sellers will keep asking rediculous amounts of money for their junk! I think that when buyers refuse to pay that kind of money for junk sellers would have no choice but to come back to reasonable prices! I know, FAT CHANCE that is ever going to happen!