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25 Years in a Barn! 1967 Pontiac GTO

This 1967 Pontiac GTO spent 25-years hidden away in a barn. It is now out of hiding, and it doesn’t appear that the time in hibernation has done it any real harm. It presents extremely nicely and has no apparent needs. The only need that it does have is for a new owner who will appreciate and enjoy this beautiful American classic. If you think that you could be that person, then you will find the GTO located in Delray Beach, Florida, and listed for sale here on eBay. The auction has been set to open at $30,000, but there have been no bids submitted at this stage. However, 45 people are watching the listing. Maybe they’re waiting to see if someone else is going to blink first!

The GTO presents beautifully in what appears to be Cameo Ivory with a Black vinyl top. There is some evidence of repaint work when you scrutinize the supplied photos. The tag also indicates that this isn’t the original color that the Pontiac wore. It appears that when it rolled off the line, the GTO was finished in Champagne Iridescent. The paint holds a deep shine, the panels appear to be laser straight, and the gaps are consistent. The vinyl top is in good condition, and there is no evidence of bubbling beneath. The owner states that the car is rust-free, and there is nothing visible in the comprehensive collection of photos that he supplies. The Pontiac is fitted with a hood tach, and this functions correctly. All of the chrome is in good condition, and there are no signs of any issues with the glass.

For the 1967 model year, the 389ci V8 was stretched to a new capacity of 400ci in the GTO. This 400 is backed by a 3-speed TH-400 transmission, while we also find power steering and power brakes. I believe from some research that I have undertaken that this engine is original to this Pontiac. Obviously, the MSD ignition wouldn’t be, but that could be removed if the next owner wants to retain complete originality. The engine bay looks extremely nice, with no signs of any problems or issues. It isn’t clear what work was required to get the Pontiac mobile once it had emerged from hiding. I do know that the fuel tank is new, but the owner doesn’t tell us much more. What he does say is that the vehicle runs and drives well, and it cruises nicely along the highway at 65mph. It appears that there is a reasonable collection of documentation included in the sale. I have been able to spot the original Owner’s Manual, the Build Sheet, and what appears to be some documentation listing the work that was performed when the car was revived.

The interior of the GTO presents as well as the rest of the vehicle. In the listing, the owner does manage to confuse things slightly. The tag states that the original trim was Black vinyl. However, the owner mentions the “spectacular leather seats” in the advertisement. Maybe this is a simple error on his part because the covers look like the original-pattern vinyl to me. This is an interior that has very few apparent flaws. The seats look perfect, as does the remaining upholstery, the headliner, and the dash pad. The dash does have a few very minor marks, but it remains impressive for a vehicle of this age. The carpet is free from stains or wear, while the console features the distinctive Hurst dual-gate “His-N-Her” shifter. The interior also features a wood-rimmed wheel and the original AM radio.

This 1967 Pontiac GTO is a spectacular looking car, and the fact that it has emerged from a barn after 25-years looking so good suggests that the environment must have been close to ideal. This isn’t a car that is 100% original, but it would still represent a beautiful car for an enthusiast to park in their driveway. The listing opens at $30,000, but that begs the question of what the reserve might be. When undertaking my research, I did find this car listed elsewhere. In that listing, it was priced at $41,000. It was also in that listing that the owner mentioned the original engine. If you are seriously interested in the GTO, then it might be worth the effort to submit a bid. If you can land this car for less than that figure of $41,000, you might just find yourself ahead financially.

Comments

  1. Avatar ken tilly UK Member

    Most of the cars that are featured on BF, BAT and other sites, appear to be 2 door vehicles, of which I am not a particular fan, however, it begs the question, were there many more 2 door cars manufactured than there were 4 door cars? There seems to be many more 2 door cars coming out of the barns of America than there are 4 door? If not, where have all of the 4 door cars gone?

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    • Avatar Stan Marks

      IMHO, when you’re talking muscle cars, they were all manufactured as 2-doors.
      Other than that, there are plenty of other 4-doors to go around, Ken.

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      • Avatar ken tilly UK Member

        There should be Stan, however, when they are featured on BF they are treated with derision by most commenters. Not everybody wants to, or ever has done drag racing, so four door cars are the main interest for a lot of us.

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      • Avatar Clement Feldman

        Agreed. Muscle cars were 2-doors. The 4-door performance sedan was not established and the styling of the 2-doors was far superior.

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    • Avatar Nick P

      The crusher

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    • Avatar Dave

      4 door cars were bought by families who drove them until they fell apart. Yes, there were more of them but fewer have survived. Throw in the fact that two door cars were more expensive than the 4 door cars and more expensive to insure and you can see why families bought the 4 door cars.

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    • Avatar Tom Naughton

      Most sporty muscle cars from the late 60′ s were 2 door. 2
      Door were the favorite for 18 year olds. 4 doors were mom and dad cars.

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      • Avatar Keith Eisenbrei

        I think Ken needs to find that one of one GTO four door and go have fun. Maybe he can pick up the inlaws for a trip to the drag strip.

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    • Avatar Bill

      These type of sport cars were all 2doors.

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      • Avatar Stan Marks

        Bill, Read my comment, 5 comments up from here.

        Ken, I’m talking about cars that were manufactured for the street. How many dragsters do you see here on BF?.
        Just sayin’….

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      • Avatar Stan Marks

        None of the original GTOs came in 4 doors.
        I believe they were available, when Pontiac unsuccessfully brought them back. What a mistake. Those of us, who owned the original, was insulted.

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  2. Avatar alphasud Member

    In America the preference tends to be coupes and convertibles while the other models like the sedans and wagons (shooting brake) were ordinary run of the mill cars. They were the first to be crushed and discarded. I’m with you and my preference tended to be anything interesting and also cheaper to own a classic that was not abused like so many of the coupes

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  3. Avatar Steve Bush Member

    It appears to be a very nice GTO that will likely go for $50k plus if it’s as nice as it looks from here. And it is being sold by a dealer, Delray Beach Motors, not the owner. Please point this out in the writeups.

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    • Avatar Gary

      The grille has been changed. Came with a BRIGHT grille. Had one in the past. This is a 1966 grille. Gary

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  4. Avatar Superdessucke

    Cruises nicely at 65 MPH? Uh, for the eye-watering money this is going to bring, I hope it cruises nicely at speeds faster than that! On Chicagoland’s expressways, for example, I’ve learned that you need to drive around 80 MPH to avoid being an obstacle. If you cruised at 65, you’d look like and be treated like senior citizen in a gold Buick LeSabre 25 years ago.

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    • Avatar John Oliveri

      Problem with these cars, are the rear gears , they scream at 65 mph, they’re built for 1/4 mile runs and sprints, even transmission gearing is for launch, not top end, a Tremec 5 speed, or 700 R4 would cure this, my 73 Grand Prix has a Turbo 400 transmission cruise at 85 90 all day, highway gears,

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      • Avatar Superdessucke

        That’s a great point. I think these came standard with 3.36 gears, which with a 1:00 final gear would be pretty revvy on the highway. And it was macho back then to get the higher numbers, like the 3.90 or even 4.33.

        The ’67 GTO was available with gears as high (low number) as 2.78. That’d have been laughed at by car guys back then but now, honestly, I think that would be much better suited to modern traffic.

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  5. Avatar Bob McK

    I am surprised that there are no bids yet on this GTO. However, it is being sold by a dealer. Personally, I only buy my classics from private individuals. Any car that I have purchased from a dealer seemed to have hidden problems. I have much better luck dealing with the individual that owns and loves the car.

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    • Avatar Stan Marks

      And dealers are good at hiding problems, Bob.
      Buying from a private party, speaks volumes of how a car was taken care of. It’s nice to deal with the owner.
      Many times you can get a better deal, from the owner, too.

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      • Avatar Bob Mck

        Totally agree.

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  6. Avatar Johnmloghry

    Unlike today’s youth in the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s youth preferred 2 door hardtops. Then if you could get one with a big v8 and 4 speed trans you were a very cool dude.
    This particular car is one many enthusiasts drool over and would give up their first born to own. For me I preferred the Firebird of same generation in the Pontiac line, and owned a canary yellow with black top 69 Firebird 400. Two of my friends owned 4 speed cars, one was a GTO and the other a Barracuda. Another had a 62 Impala 409 ci 4 speed. Those were good times. I now own a 64 Buick Riviera which only came with slush box. I also own a late model SUV because at 73 I find I rather enjoy driving in comfort with no clutch action to contend with.
    God bless America

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  7. Avatar ruxvette

    Adam Clarke, perhaps you are making the assumption the car just emerged from the barn looking like it does. I suggest somewhere in it’s 50+ year life it spent 25 years in a barn. The repaint, reroof(?), new gas tank, tires, detail, etc were all done after it came out of storage. Is that dynamat under the carpet?
    Nice car nonetheless.

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  8. Avatar MikeB

    Looks to me like the car originally came with A/C but no compressor under the hood. I owned a white 67 GTO in 1967 and remember it fondly.’

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  9. Avatar Keith Eisenbrei

    Yes missing the hood also wrong steering wheel (no big deal) air cleaner is wrong to. Overall a nice car but could get expensive to get that air to work again.

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  10. Avatar Keith Eisenbrei

    Meant to say air under the hood missing

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  11. Avatar Comet

    I know everyone has an opinion and all that. But I think this is the best looking muscle car ever built.

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    • Avatar Stan Marks

      I agree, Comet.
      But I would also include the ’64 thru ’66, too, before they went to the ugly style of later bulky models.
      I had a ’65.

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  12. Avatar TimM

    I’m in agreement with that comet!! 67 GTO convertible is the best looking car ever and the 67 mustang fastback a close second!!

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    • Avatar Arlene Zickerman

      i had a 1966 tri power standshift power streeing and brakes all black it was stolen 1968 mark zickerman

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  13. Avatar DayDreamBeliever

    Listing ended.
    “No Longer Available”

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  14. Avatar John Oliveri

    They were easy to steal

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    • Avatar Stan Marks

      I was lucky. My ’65 was broken into & they swiped my vibrasonic box, under the dash. They even did a clean job, removing it.
      Why bother locking it up, since there was only a rubber strip between the front & rear windows.
      My ’76 Beetle was broken into, through the front side window vents. For some reason, VW spare tires were very popular.
      Too bad manufacturers didn’t supply car alarms for these models.

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      • Avatar John Oliveri

        I remember in the 70s when Appliance came out with the basket spoke wheels, local Chevy dealer wasn’t making them a dealer installed item, and gave you a spare wheel too, in the trunk, well they figured this out and the thieves were popping all the trunks stealing the spares

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    • Avatar DayDreamBeliever

      If that GXP were stock, and had a 6-speed, it’d bring a much higher asking price, even with comparable miles.

      One of the common truths for special interest cars is that an owner can spend a lot of money to make one perform better, but be worth less.

      Oh, and…. Love that Ute!

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  15. Avatar Stan Marks

    I was looking for more GTOs & came across this site.
    Only thing is, I didn’t see any cars. I wonder why???

    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/376050637639489243/

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    • Avatar Stan Marks

      Click on the main pic….

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