Around my neck of the woods, folks tend to get excited about GM cars and trucks built at the long-shuttered assembly plant formerly of Framingham, Massachusetts. It’s been decades since GM built a car here, but this 1968 Pontiac GTO in Maine is one the genuine articles built just outside of Boston. Find it here on craigslist with its matching numbers mill included for $6,800, and go here if the ad is archived.
Those are very old-school Maine license plates, and I wonder how long it sat in what appears to be a glorified horse stall. The seller says it’s more solid than you might think, referencing a frame that’s in “…incredible condition,” but there’s certainly a fair amount of rust repair still needed: floorpans, rear quarters, one fender, possibly a trunk pan and roof pillars are all referenced as areas of concern by the seller.
The interior is better than I expected, with seemingly intact bucket seats and a dash that hasn’t been hacked apart or obliterated by the sun. The original wheels are still with the GTO, with one of them seemingly hiding on the passenger side floorboard. 117,000 miles are indicated on the odometer, which the seller seems to think are genuine.
The seller notes the GTO is equipped with the 400 c.i., four barrel mill paired to a Turbo 400 automatic transmission. Clearly, it has not run in some time but the numbers matching condition is surprising given the car has clearly been out of peak form for some time. Normally, a GTO in this condition would have been parted or swapped by now, so despite the rust, there could be an argument made that this one should be restored.
I first drove one of these just 6 months after getting my drivers license, and I will never forget it. My cousin had just bought it and was then deployed overseas. He didn’t want to park in a barn so asked me to take care of it, and “please drive it” were his words. It was silver with white vinyl top and interior. 400ci with dual gate shifter. I didn’t Want to give it back! This things going to take a ton of work. More than I’m willing to take on at my age, but I hope someone will be willing.
Wow, silver with a white vinyl top and interior. Sounds like a very pretty car.
I remember this from a few months ago. Yeah, too much work.
Plenty of food for thought. And a lot of nesting material on the floor. A constant battle.
That rust on the pillar.
Oooof.
And…..I’m firm on my price! Sheesh……IT DOESNT HAVE ANY ROOF PILLARS AND WINDSHIELD SURROUND!!
A lot of work but I hope someone saves it.
I’M looking for parts car ,Good Hood ,front lower valance dash area with under windshield ,all plastic without radio cut out ,block YZ ,WS, Four Bolt block prefered H.O. block or January dated code ,forge crank or N crank with good rods for re build ,just bought a 1968 hard top ,using good nose on 1969 Judge ,also have another Gold 1969 Hard Top good frame ,needs springs & spindles ,rear gear also,& I looking for a His & Hers shifter ,& maybe 400 to go with it ,willing to trade swap or purchase . Also have an Orginal Formula Fiberglass ram air hood great shape.
What state are you in? I’ve got a couple of those items…(where’s the private message button?).
By the seller saying he’s “absolutely firm on the price”, that will stop a lot of potentially eager buyers to inquire about it. It’s OK to be firm after you have an interested buyer but, not before. When buying a car, people like to think they can negotiate a “better deal”. If you say no up front, what’s the buyer’s incentive to consider your offering. Just my two cents.
The incentive is that if you want the car and are willing to pay that price, you have your new car. Whenever I sell a car I always say “First $XXXX takes it.” I price fair and that’s it. Saves me from most of the folks who want to lowball or aren’t willing to pay my very reasonable price, or don’t really have the money. Honest and saves everyone time and energy.
6000.00 dollars, Automatic, I do hope he is o.k. after he fell and bumped his head. Lots of rust, drive train rebuild, are those bullet holes? Check the trunk for bones Ha Ha.
Are those bullet holes in the left quarter panel? The holes come and go in different images.
The bird crap indicates barn find. The holes indicate field find.
Poor old goat. They have a special place in my heart, as my first car was a 1970 GTO. Note to dads with young male children: Do not buy your 16 year old son a GTO as his first car. :)
Original, numbers matching ’68 GTO…? Totally fair price.
Anyone… (GP?) Please look up a comparable car and report back on what you find !
Not unusual for a 50 year old car to have some issues.
Maybe this one is better LOL
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-Pontiac-GTO/253630320731?hash=item3b0d8b905b:g:6TQAAOSwMkha~iLP
You could probably restore this car if you had all the skills required, like welding & metalwork, paintwork, R&R systems, rebuild the engine and rest of the driveline, and the suspension, brakes, etc, and redo the interior and other necessary things, and in a year or two, or a decade of so depending on whether you were working or retired, have a car that you could buy right now in excellent condition at major auctions for about $32K according to the SCM Guide.
For me this deal does not compute.
The staff member has spoken…”You could probably restore this car”
The deal does not compute. End of discussion.
I parted one out in 1978 with a blown head gasket . A buddy needed the front end and hidden headlights. $400 dollars with a four speed and perfect interior. Hmm that was called a partscar then ….
Now a tree In the middle or rusted out and it’s called a restoration project for high dollars 💵
This is in better shape than most and below the usual “rare crazy Eddie pricing “ game!
Positive points about this one the front bumper is not twisted it has fact rear conditioning and if the claims are true its original drive train. It appears that it’s all there and could Be restored. It will take a lot of work but I have seen worse for more money. I do hope someone chooses to restore This car. I think the seller should be a little more flexible on the price .
My Dad one of these, this is a GTO Sport Model, with folding headlights, some what desirable l,believe, and or think, although this car is very, very rough around the edges.Looks like factory air conditioning car hopefully most of this is still there with car,as well as most of the motor part’s, but buyer beware, why was the motor taken apart, is the motor bad, l guess probably so.lf this car can be bought for $500.00- $1500.00,and maybe some can buy the part’s car that someone else though of,for about the same price, and or less, it might be okay but not worth $7-10k,no way man.
The 1980s are long gone as are the days of buying cars like this for $500 to $1500. I do not know GTO prices but I would bet that the hood alone is worth $500 as would be the front bumper with the hide-away headlights.
Too bad it never left New England !!!! It might have avoided the RUST !!
VIN tag, title and a few parts.
$6,800 please!
If you “had” a LeMans 2 dr hard top in non-rusty condition. Then this might make sense.
lived in Sherborn 4 20 yrs as that plant was in it last ‘go’/’no-go’ marinations…last I remember they built a ‘paint only’ plant, huge! But no go.
Never knew the Goat wuz built there. A friend who wrked there hadda “Mikado” the up scale che**y LUV.
Glad to see some others have chimed in that actually know GTO’s . Still waiting on “staff writer” DOLPHIN to share his computations lol. “Buy a 26 k LeMans GTO tribute”. The car of discussion appears to have Good dash, restorable seats and overall, its in tact and original.
If it’s # matching with a solid frame as claimed it’s a great deal ! Take a look at H3mmings, e – bay or any auction site. Please submit what you find.