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by Sean Mattingly. 1968 GTO Hardtop Parking Lot Biggest GTO image collection anywhere! |
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by Sean Mattingly. 1968 GTO Hardtop Parking Lot Biggest GTO image collection anywhere! |
 
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The trunk was full of parts. This is like a treasure chest for the car builder. I see Maxwell House rusty bolts. Who doesn't have a tin can full of those? I think every used car I've ever bought comes with Maxwell House rusty bolts. I see the 1968 plastic grilles in there, plus hard-to-find wheelwell trim pieces. So much treasure!CLICK-> 
  
Fast red 1968 GTO owned by Ed from Altoona, Pennsylvania. He paid $700 for it. He rebuilt the 455 Olds engine that was in it twice before moving to a 455 Pontiac engine bored .060 and balanced, with 1968 400 heads. He broke the 10 bolt posi rear end four times and now has a Mopar rear with 4:10 gears. I'm wondering if the VIN is correct. It has Tempest or Custom "S" tail lights, a post, and no GTO emblems.CLICK-> 
Ed's 1968 smok'in those bologna skins. If only we could hear the sound from this awesome burnout. Or smell the rubber burning. Makes the heart pound faster just thinking about it. A good burnout always brings a smile to my face. If you have burnout pictures of your car, feel free to send them in. Even better, send in some small videos with sound. They have proven to be popular with website visitors. The more the better. Sure, video files take up a lot of space and bandwidth, but who cares, this site rules the Internet! Lets use up all the earth's Internet resources to do some eyeball-watering smoky burnouts!!!CLICK-> 
Michael Williams of Peoria Illinois also has this white 1968 GTO hardtop. His 72 LeMans is pictured in our 1972 lot. Here's the story as Michael tells it, "She doesn't look like much but I received this car all in pieces along with a 68 Tempest I used as a parts car. I just had to have a GTO. I wanted one since I had my 72 LeMans. Some pics are from when I just purchased the car and some from when I put a new trunklid on while out in storage. The fenders that are on the car are junk. I have good fenders not on the car. The only major rust is behind the rear window. (Which I cut a solid piece from the Tempest) The rest of the car is solid with some minor door dings. Any other rust you see is just minor surface rust from sitting outside the shop. Most I can take off with just rubbing it. Interior is there but will need all redone. I plan on a mean little 400 for the car along with a 4-speed."CLICK-> 
Michael has the new fenders on his 68 GTO here. Engine? Is there an engine? Michael does not seem to care.CLICK-> 
Another shot of the car with the new fenders. This GTO has some interesting 70's stripes on it.CLICK-> 
Side view of Michael's white 68 GTO project. The three-color custom stripes are visible in this photo.CLICK-> 
New trunk lid!CLICK-> 
Interior could use some work. Door panels, dash trim, carpets... It has the Custom Sports steering wheel. Looks like the rear radio speaker switch switch hanging to the right of the rightmost instrument pod.CLICK-> 
Michael added a the GTO hood, valance, and new solid fenders. The green fenders were junk.CLICK-> 
Now all he needs for body parts is the front endura bumper. Then he plans to start sanding the car down and priming it.CLICK-> 
Looks like Michael has brought his 1968 GTO hardtop project home for some more work. He's got a primer coat on the back half.CLICK-> 
Rear view of Michael's progress on his 1968 GTO hardtop.CLICK-> 
Left side view of Michael's 1968 GTO project. That crazy striped door looks familiar. I think I've seen it on another car somewhere.CLICK-> 
Turquoise Blue 1968 GTO hardtop owned by James Garrett from Kansas. James tells this story, "I found my 1968 GTO at a body shop in Lawernce, Kansas. I had several '68 GTO's in high school. My first GTO was a green 1968 with a black vinyl top and a Hurst Dual gate. I bought the car in 1976 for a 1,000 dollars at Andy Klein Pontiac. I had a lot of fun in the car but, I hit a telephone pole and totaled the car out. The unusual thing about that car is that the air scoops were painted white. But, now I have 1968 turquoise blue GTO my sons, Brad and Brandon, helped me redo the car. We put on new quarters, new fenders, new vinyl top, the interior is original except carpet and driver's seat. The painted at Maaco Auto Paint a year ago and still looks like new. By, the numbers on the motor it is a 1970 455ci Pontiac GTO motor. The heads are Gran Prix heads. The car runs on 110 Turbo Blue gas. The compression as far as I know is 11 to 1. The motor was done when I bought the car. I bought it for $600. It has some stuff done to it like Crane ignition, headers, 3 inch exhaust, and Flowmaster Mufflers. My son and I did all the body work except for the paint."PICTURE SET CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ... |
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