Just in time for Christmas, this 40-year collection of mostly Pontiac GTOs in Sylmar, California seeks a new owner. If you fancy a collection but never found the time to obsess and hoard away objects of your desire, there’s no time like the present to embark on an addiction to the Pontiac GTO. Anyone wishing to take the shortcut route can click the “Instant Collection” button, otherwise known as Buy It Now, here on eBay. After a simple $500,000 exchange of cash, you will have made your dreams come true.
Described as a 40-year collection of Pontiac’s GTO and the LeMans & Tempest cars on which they were based, it comes with a listing of low-res pictures and vague descriptions suggesting half-million dollars in value.
The collection spans the first GTO from 1964 to the smog-era 1974 GTO. In total the sale bundles “about 40 cars” plus parts. Notable examples include two 1970 GTO “Judge” hard tops, one 1970 Ram Air IV hard top, “about” five GTO convertibles, and “lots of other good GTOs.”
This 1974 GTO lacks the power and value of earlier models, but they are rarely seen these days, and make a great conversation-starter when sprinkled among a field of older “Goats.”
Interspersed among the GTO graveyard, other cars like this Pontiac station wagon abide. Generally speaking a bulk lot listing should demonstrate enough value to warrant the asking price, so potential buyers can say “Well you have value equal the asking price in these x cars, and the rest is gravy.” That may be difficult with this one, but have some compassion; some owners let the time to sell pass them by while their cars deteriorate into nothing. Ashes to ashes, Rust to Rust. At least these vehicles have come to the public with *some* possibility to fulfill their purpose and ride the roads again, or at least offer parts to keep other ones going. Can you total up $500,000 here?
I could spend a month in there! Maybe my future projects are hidden in there?
As I just posted elsewhere on BF, personally I like “what if” or “one of none” cars. If I can’t locate my brother’s old ’71 GTO to buy, my Pontiac project in the future will either be a ’68 Tempest V8 Sports Coupe or a ’69 LeMans V8 convertible, maybe both.
I’d love to do up the ’68 with a Ram Air II, 4sp with Hurst Comp+ T-handle floor shift w/ reverse lock out and roll control, and black bench interior with blacked out grille, GTO taillights and exhaust extensions, and black painted steelies w/ chrome acorn lug nuts, Rally Green paint, black racing stripe offset to the driver’s side centered on a hood tach, and under bumper mounted outside air induction scoops, hoses, and air cleaner from an Olds W-30. Kind of a Pontiac A-body version of the Road Runner, sort of like the aborted ET concept. I’d add some modern touches such as electronic ignition, fuel injection, and a Gear Vendors overdrive to make the 4.33:1 Safe-T-track livable.
The ’69 LeMans convertible I’d equip with the GTO Ram Air III and the same W-30 OAI setup, column shift auto., loaded with a/c and all the power accessories, GTO Endura front end with hidden headlamps, blacked out grills like the Judge, GTO exhaust extensions and taillights, Goldenrod Yellow paint with color-matched Rally II wheels with trim rings, Parchment bench seat interior and white top. Again I’d add some modern touches such as sound deadening under the carpet, electronic ignition, fuel injection, and a Gear Vendors overdrive for serene low RPM highway cruising.
Sorry for the long post. Until then I’ll keep dreaming while playing with my ’66 Mustang coupe(bought new by my grandmother) and ’92 Maxton Rollerskate roadster.
I’m with you SteVen it would be fun to walk through this and find a few projects and good luck with them 2 projects you wanna do and I see an early 60s gto with stacked headlights that would be fun to rebuild and If you can find an engine that does not have any stampings on it from any of these time periods it would still be correct and there have been a lot of original engine that have blown up in some way and replaced with an engine that has no stampings on the block but that doesnt mean anything and that might bring the value of the car down some but not that much or it could stay the same or go up some
Buy it all if that’s what you want…but don’t go thinking you ‘ll be able to get. your money back by trickling parts and whole cars on the internet. I’m sure that’s what this hoarder fantasized that he would do. Now he’s just hoping someone else is thinking the same.
That’s $12,500 per car without a single good, finished or road ready car in the bunch with lots of them being NON-GTO’s. Nope. Not even for half that.
Good Thought!!
I can pick one or two cars out of the ‘collection’ I’d be willing to put the work and money into. Having a hard time see the $500,000.00 value though.
Serious sellers attract serious buyers, a handful of pictures showing a yard full of random Pontiac’s and generic description is going to attract trolls like a moth to a flame. They will think it’s their mission to teach him a lesson about how greedy he is.
A group of cars such as this was likely know to local Pontiac enthusiasts and potentially widely known through the grapevine. If that’s the case seriius people have probably made an attempt to buy his “collection”.
Steve R
REALLY?! What’s up with these exorbitant asking prices for junk cars? With the exception of a couple of cars most of what he has is junk! Wow…… What this seller needs to do is to pay someone to clear his lot and pay off all the EPA violations. Wow!
Pie in the sky number from a guy who is as high as the asking price. He will be lucky to get $200K for this “collection”.
“Graveyard”? Or junkyard?
Scrapmetal.
I would sure like to look through this hoarders pile of GTOs and find me a 65 to restore as a testament to my first musclecar.
For half a million, there had better be at least several Ram Air 4 Judge 4 speed convertibles in there. Well, maybe not. Two of those alone could bring that much if they are well preserved.
Nice scrapyard.
Well that’s usually how “collections” like this happen. Everything this guy has obtained over the years was probably so ridiculously over priced that’s why they are all still there. You know the type. I call these cars being held in economic prison and bond has been set too high.
Looks like a bunch of well used parts cars. .That would cost a lot of money to transport .
I wonder if there is one in there that could be restored as a Lemons T-37 tribute car?
Is the land included?? Half a mill (I don’t see it being worth that…) up front then another hundred grand or so to move said “collection” somewhere else. I don’t see this being worth it….
Rob – Just what I was thinking. It would seem like the land with the cars might be worth the asking price. Where else are you going to put all of this?
I would love to meet the person who would drop $500k based on a vague 3-sentence description and a handful of blurry photos.
But yeah, NO TIRE KICKERS! Glad that is cleared up.
My advice to the seller: If you want serious buyers, be a serious seller and spend more than 5 minutes building your Ebay listing. If there are valuable cars in this collection, perhaps take a photo of them and let people know what condition they are in, instead of expecting someone to part with a half-million dollars on blind faith.
I like those 64 goats,even rough. In the late 80s I had a 64 gto,Honest #3 built(talked with the original owner) 30k something original miles most 1/4 mile at a time.Silver,red int, 4spd. Sold it for $1200
If you were a GTO fan who lived near Southbury, CT circa 1980, you probably remember Vern the Goatman. He owned several 1964-67 GTOs and a hoard of parts. I’ve always wondered what happened to him and whether his heirs – if he had any – understood the value of his collection.
When I saw this post it reminded me of a similar used GTO parts place in California still around today that was popular in the 80’s. Bethel’s Goat Farm.
http://goatfarm.com
I almost thought it was going out of business.
40 year back yard hustler. Pretty good record in the parts scene. Is willing to part with single vehicles. Real Estate not included in sale.
Bill Smedley
Good luck…no, better have really great luck
It’s gone already
Probably half or more of the bunch would cost more to restore than they are worth and the desirable ones probably missing engine and/or transmission. I do not see more value than 150K at best.
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so many cars so many possibilities but I can’t decide which one I woudn’t sell they’re all so pretty
Really like that 57 Safari wagon. Learned to drive on that beast in 59.
500,000 WHAT!!!!!! That must have been some concussion when you fell out of that rocker!!!!!!
If you don’t sell all of that junk you have in the yard I am going to divorce you. So he listed it for sale on Ebay and here we are. He has pretty much set this up to be sale proof. LOL
500k for a yard of junk cars give me a break. Everything there is scrap sell it as such.
What happened to all the people that helped make this a hobby? Potential in most of these cars and probably has a lot of the parts to make them whole. The overall price may be a bit high but what price would you throw out if you had hoarded 40 cars? The 2 judges and the Ram Air IV cars would cover quite a bit of the asking price alone. Always such naysayers trolling through these sites. The more cars that get fixed in the world means more availability thus lower prices overall in hobby. Not the, you cant find these anymore i want $200k deals. A little know how goes a long way, get your wrenches out and have some fun! Im not saying a rusty car is worth $50k but just because there is rust doesnt make for scrap or a $1,000 car.