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Black 1966 GTO hardtop, front end view. CLICK->
Black 1966 GTO hardtop, left front view. CLICK->
Martinique Bronze 1966 GTO hardtop owned by Matt N from Pasadena, Maryland. Matt had this story to share, "I found this car in the local Auto Trader back in 1997. The ad stated 'turn-key muscle car' and it caught my attention. It turns out, I am the 5th owner of this survivor. The interior is completely original. It has had one repaint in 1981. It originally had a white vinyl top. It is a numbers matching, WS Tri-Power, 4-speed. Some of the many options include: Rally gauges, wood wheel, remote mirror, power antenna, hazard flashers, wood shift knob, rare-roof rail map lights, rear window defogger, soft ray glass, transistor ignition, and Rally I wheels with an original un-used spare in trunk. I added headers, Flowmasters, and the ProStars mounted on Mickey Thompson rubber. Here I am Crus'in the boardwalk at Ocean City, Maryland." CLICK->
Matt sends us a couple of more photos of his Martinique Bronze 1966 GTO hardtop. He says, "My four week old son is dreaming about getting his hands on Dad's car one day!" CLICK->
Matt's son as a tiger on the seat. CLICK->
Site visitor, John, spotted this GTO in the junkyard. See the GTO emblem shadow on the rear fender? John tells us more, "Here is a wrecked 1966 GTO I found at French Lake Auto Parts in Annandale, Minnesota last time I was out there. It is a blue hardtop with black interior and 4-speed. The frame was gone as well as motor/trans/rear. Not many parts left on it altough bucket seats were still there. Front and rear bumpers were laying inside. The VIN and cowl tag were removed. Not much left for this one except a trip to the crusher." CLICK->
Another shot of this wrecked blue 1966 GTO hardtop. A buckled roof! Wanna try and fix that? Me neither! CLICK->
The instruments are gone. Not much left to save. CLICK->
Barrier Blue 1966 GTO hardtop owned by Rich Rzepka from Erie, Pennsylvania. Rich tells us more, "I picked the car up in the early 90's in Martinsville, Virginia where it had spent it's whole life. I'm the third owner of this number matching Tri-Power, 4-speed, 3.90 gear GTO. The interior is all 1966 Pontiac original issue without a rip, tear or blemish. I've enjoyed the car for years and finally starting thinking it was time for a fresh coat of paint -- Yes, I know, it didn't look to bad to begin with!" CLICK->
Rich continues, "The car is currently completely apart getting prepared for it's fresh re-coat of Barrier Blue. The body was amazing, saying it was solid seems like a huge understatement." CLICK->
Here the frame has been removed. CLICK->
I need to get a rotisserie like this. It's even got big rubber wheels. No, wait, reminding myself that my car will not go through that - at least not with ME doing all that work. CLICK->
Turn the rotisserie and strip the under side. CLICK->
Primed and sanded? Will this thing be shiny when they're done. CLICK->
The frame and suspension are restored. The fresh engine with Tri-Power is installed. PICTURE SET CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...
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Says Larry Fisher (mongouse6233.@aol.com) - "Sean you do a wonderful job with this site. It is one of the best sites on the web. I love to come to the site to see what's new and vote for car pictures. GTO Forever!"
