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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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Here's a closeup of the body taken off the frameCLICK-> 
Another view of the frame. This must have been taken soon after removing the body.CLICK-> 
Another shot of the body taken off the frame.CLICK-> 
Here's a look into the trunk before Mike started his restoration project.CLICK-> 
  
Matt made this animation in Adobe Photoshop (no media player required). He found the car on this site and then played around with it till it came to life.CLICK-> 
Take a look at this beaten 1968 GTO hardtop owned by James Aiello from Warrenville, Illinois. James tells this story, "I bought this car for parts from someone in Iowa in 2001. He told me the car was on a Indian reservation. And it's last couple of hours were joy riding in a field. Then I guess someone cut off the quarters and sold them.
Trunk is rust free so are the doors but of course they smashed them up! It has a complete working Hideaway light setup that I will be using on my 68 GTO."CLICK-> 
Front end shot of James's new parts car. You can just make out his other 68 to the left. CLICK-> 
The first step to replacing some of the panels has already been started by someone. And a trunk full of extra parts. What a deal!CLICK-> 
A panel missing on this side too. Looks like the engine might mostly be there.CLICK-> 
View of the rust free trunk.CLICK-> 
Orbit Orange 1968 GTO hardtop found for sale in Holliston, Massachusetts.CLICK-> 
Orbit Orange is an unusual color for a 68 GTO, since it was first used on the 1970 GTO. This car is not wearing the usual "GTO" stickers on the rear quarterpanel near the red arrowhead marker light. Many times when a car is repainted, they will omit the "GTO" stickers. The vinyl stickers are available from most of the GTO restoration parts places.CLICK-> 
The interior is black in this Orbit Orange 1968 GTO hardtop. See the black dashpad? Those are getting harder and harder to find in good condition. Usually they will crack on the top. The sun's heat makes the plastic become hard and brittle. They most often develop cracks on the top edge where the sun's rays are more direct. A dash pad can be re-made by a mailorder company. But the cost is high. If you have a perfect '68 dash pad, guard it! Don't touch it, push on it, bang it, or leave it out in the Arizona sunshine. To keep it from cracking, treat it like it was made of eggshell. ...fragile.CLICK-> 
Here's a vintage picture of a green 1968 LeMans that Ron Hill's Mom owned when he was in high school. It had a 350ci engine with an automatic transmission.CLICK-> 
Ron's Mom had a little fender bender and eventually sold the Verdoro Green LeMans. |
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