The story of Pontiac’s vaunted GTO is an oft-told tale, so I won’t revisit it today. This will be more of a “Yikes, what happened here?” GTO story. The seller tells us, “What you see, is what you get” so let’s see what there is to see in the case of this 1969 model Port Charlotte, Florida domiciled muscle (former?) car. Thanks are due to Mitchell G. for this tip!
Parked in 1996, the listing plainly states, “body has seen better days, driver’s rear quarter panel is hit, trunk lid damaged. frame appears to be solid, floors have some rust but for the most part pretty solid. factory in dash tach, car needs complete restoration. it’s rough but it is still a real 24237 GTO.” It’s a safe bet that every panel on this car has sustained some damage and will need repair or replacement – even the primered hood appears to be bent at its midway point, driver’s side. There are some included images of the underside and from what an be seen, the A-body frame does appear to be sound.
Power would have been a 400 CI V8 engine, likely a 350 HP variant though 366 (Ram Air III) and 370 (Ram Air IV) versions were available. A Turbo-Hydramatic 400, three-speed automatic transmission would have been the order of the day but that too is MIA. One interesting observation is the trim tag, this Goat was built at GM’s Baltimore – Broening Highway assembly plant which was the province of Chevrolet Chevelles and El Caminos in ’69 – the GTO frequently originated in Pontiac, MI (no surprise there). I toured the Balto. plant in the spring of ’69 and you would spy an occasional LeMans/GTO mixed in with an endless stream of of two-shift produced Chevies but they were few and far between on the day that I was there.
As goes the exterior, so goes the interior – it’s in very rough condition. The seller mentions that the floors contain some rust and the underside images bear that out. Interestingly, this GTO appears to have been built without a center console, though with this car’s age and condition, it could have been removed. Regardless, there is an aftermarket shifter, complete with a T-handle, still sitting there as a lonely sentinel.
Well, I see what one would be getting and frankly, it ain’t much. The seller is pretty honest about this car’s condition, and that’s appreciated, focusing on two traits, it’s a real GTO and comes with a clean Florida title. Beyond that, prospective buyers will be on their own. If you’d like to know more about this well-used GTO, you can find it here on eBay where it’s available for a BIN price of $4,995. My thought? I’d look for a better restoration project, how about you?
Does $5k include the boat that used to be at the other end of the anchor chain? Or even the chain between the two? RUN away.
I heard tell those are sold separately
Mitch, dial 1-800-the-hook 🛻🪝
If this car wasn’t in the lake, it should be.
This is not a project car.
Its a parts car at least ..
Nothing like past project cars.
So back in the day..
Sadly in 1978… the real project car..
This is back in the old 1900s. 🤪
. a friend needed a 68 front end on his goat from a wreck.
So .. I found and bought a 68 GTO green four speed with a bad head gasket.
It got parted..for a friend … front end, 4 speed, buckets engine .
Man i wish i had it back..
But if wishes were horses 🐎
We would’ve bought Microsoft and Apple and have a garage of cars like Leno…🍎
A hard pass for me..on this 🐐
Not .any parts left to even make it a parts car. Sink it and make it a reef or send it to the scrap yard
Again, bottom of the barrel. People sure have chutzpah, I’d be embarrassed to even list something like this. To quote the late, great Glenn Frey, “it’s the lure of easy money, it’s got a very strong appeal”. This is what adorned most salvage yards from here to Timbuktu. Wasted muscle cars where many took turns trying to kill it, and eventually, this is what remained. To think that this has any value whatsoever, is just an indicator of how bamboozled some people can be.
On the before it sinks. The rims, doors and glass are all that are salvageable.
Karl
So are the bucket seat cores, steering column, factory tach and gauges and who knows how many other small. A realistic asking price is in the neighborhood of $1,500 to $2,000 largely depending if the rear end is a posi.
Steve R
To think I paid $5,500 for a near perfect 70 GTO in 1986 and this guy wants almost as much. I realize it waa long time ago, buy. Just sayin. That car I bought in 86 from CA is now for sale at Volo Auto Museum with a price of $69,000.
A grand-1500 if that for tag purposes
all your buying is vin plates and a title.$500.00 at most
More realistic for the seller to pay for it to be hauled away
Run away from this one .
The brake pedal seems a mite small to me. Did this GTO come with a manual transmission?
Trash
Why no pictures?
Holly Mollie, I’m sure this goat has quite a story, but it’s a sad one.
The last time I saw a goat this bad, my neighbor was roasting it on a spit for a cookout.