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by Sean Mattingly. 1965 GTO Parking Lot Biggest GTO image collection anywhere! |
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by Sean Mattingly. 1965 GTO Parking Lot Biggest GTO image collection anywhere! |
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A view into the other side shows the mid engine configuration in Les Schwenk's backward 1965 GTO. The Pontiac engine has dual quad carbs on it. There is even a seat on this side.CLICK-> 
  
Rear view (or is this the front view) of Les Schwenk's backward 1965 GTO. He's got windshield wipers on the rear window. Headlights and turn signals have been added. This is a very confusing looking car. I have to stop looking at it now.CLICK-> 
Reef Turquoise 1965 GTO hardtop owned by Richard Fritsch from New Port Richey, Florida. This was our Picture Of The Week for 7/24/05. Richard's son Andy has this story to share, "This car was originally purchased by my cousin from Pace Pontiac in Tampa. He drove it hard for several years when he decided to park it in the late 70's to rebuild the engine. He then divorced his wife who kept the car in the garage for over ten years. She finally wanted her garage cleaned out and sold the car to my Father in 1988. The car was stored for many years until 1999 when the restoration began. This was a frame-off with some modern upgrades. We upgraded to disk brakes, added air conditioning, front and rear sway bars, ceramic headers, etc. After many trials we have finally completed the project. We are very proud. This Goat is a part of my Father and will stay in the family." We have this super cool shot in two additional sizes; 800-600 wallpaper and 1024-768 wallpaper.CLICK-> 
Reef Turquoise 1965 GTO hardtop, left rear view.CLICK-> 
Reef Turquoise 1965 GTO hardtop, rear end view.CLICK-> 
The GR-RRR! license plate has been painted Reef Turquoise to match the car.CLICK-> 
Reef Turquoise 1965 GTO hardtop, engine view. This car has Edelbrock valve covers and a few other custom touches.CLICK-> 
Rich Guido from Alberta Canada owns this awesome black 1965 GTO hardtop. This was our Picture Of The Week for 10/9/05. Rich adds, "I started restoration in Oct 2004 and finished July 2005. I didn't sleep too much those ten months!"CLICK-> 
Black 1965 GTO hardtop, left front view.CLICK-> 
Black 1965 GTO hardtop, right front viewCLICK-> 
Black 1965 GTO hardtop, interior view. This one has a red interior and a floor shifted manual transmission without the center console.CLICK-> 
Black 1965 GTO hardtop, interior view from the passenger side.CLICK-> 
Here's a shot of Rich's black 1965 GTO hardtop before the restoration. Some people would look at a car like this and dismiss it as a hopeless basket case. Not Rich.CLICK-> 
Here's another pre-restoration photo. The hood is folded over, but the front bumper looks okay. It must have been hit high in the front.CLICK-> 
Rich did a frame-off restoration on his 1965 GTO hardtop. Here he has the body off the frame and on a rotisserie. I call this the "point of no return". That's because at this stage of disassembly, the car might not ever return to the road! It takes a dedicated owner to actually follow through with the restoration process. At this point there are a lot of obstacles to trip over. There's parts you didn't know you needed, there's parts that need refinished (not just painted), there's a big investment in labor ahead. How many hours of work are needed at this stage? A ton. Not to mention the money it will take to finish a car at this stage. Rich had a lot of hours invested before he ever got to the "Picture Of The Week" stage!PICTURE SET CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ... |
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