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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 shot of John's 1968 GTO with the body prepaired for paint.CLICK-> 
Side view of John's project 1968 GTO.CLICK-> 
Here's a shot of John Scott's Verdoro Green 1968 GTO hardtop back in 1973. This is the "before" picture.CLICK-> 
And here's a shot of John Scott's Verdoro Green 1968 GTO hardtop after a Drunk ran into it in 1973. John got $1600 out of it. He later found it parted out in a junk yard. He didn't take it back, because there was nothing left.CLICK-> 
This gray 1968 GTO hardtop has been sitting in North Carolina since 1995. It is parked near a pawn shop.CLICK-> 
Here's a red 1968 GTO that's been sitting here a while.CLICK-> 
  
Carousel Red 1968 GTO hardtop owned by Tyson Mayer from Ontario, Canada. Tyson commented, "It has the 400HO engine with a M21 4
speed transmission. The original colour was Verdoro Green, but the guy who did the resto painted it the 1969 colour Tangerine Orange. It has the hidden headlights, and as I am still searching for Rally II wheels to replace the 1965 GTO Deluxe Sport hubcaps." This GTO backed up to a vintage Sunoco gas pump. You can see an old air machine on the garage wall as well.CLICK-> 
Tyson added Rally II wheels to his Carousel Red 1968 GTO hardtop. Tyson tells us more, "This is a photo of my 1968 GTO, cleaned and waxed, the day that it got a heart transplant (18May2004). I took out a hot 1974 Firebird engine and dropped in a reworked, rebuilt, hopped-up, monster, stump-pullin' 1971 GTO 400ci. I painstakingly cleaned and painted the engine bay and engine. I have all the original 1968 parts to make the engine to look stock 1968. I got the Rally II wheels in the winter and recently bolted them on too. My wife and I enjoy cruising to the many shows in our area. I will be taking the GOAT to the track to try out the new powerplant."CLICK-> 
Carousel Red 1968 GTO hardtop, right side view.CLICK-> 
Burgundy 1968 LeMans hardtop sent in by Michael Little from Ludlow, Massachusetts. Michael had this to say, "This was my sister's college car. She bought it in 1985 and t-boned it after about three months. She was going to junk it, but I convinced her to sell it to me for $1.00. Ten years and about $10,000 later it became the beauty you see here. It has a 350 with factory auto on the floor and bucket seats. This car will lay down a patch of rubber 20 feet long without even trying." You can just see a 69 Custom S convertible next to it.CLICK-> 
Burgundy 1968 LeMans hardtop, left front view. This car has a spoiler and Rally II wheels.CLICK-> 
1.6Meg Quicktime media player video of a Red 1968 GTO hardtop owned by John Talcott from a FOX television newscast. John added, "My grandfather bought a GTO from Majestic Pontiac in Los Angeles in 1968. I bought it from him in 1976 and will never sell it. My father drove it and so have my two sons, making it a 4 generation GTO. It has 184,000 miles and it still runs great. It is not my daily driver anymore and considering its age, mileage, etc., I drive it only to shows, club meetings and the occasional Sunday drive."John went on to say, "I just purchased a 2004 GTO from John Hine Pontiac here in San Diego, CA. It is phantom black metallic with red interior and will have the optional 6 speed transmission. The real question is "why?" As much as I love vintage GTOs, I wanted something I could drive daily. I, too, was disappointed when Pontiac revealed the styling of the new GTO. I really thought a retro style would be fantastic (I still do!), but that didn't happen. And even with hood scoops returning in 2005, it is clear that they are not going to produce a retro style for quite some time, if ever. Like everyone else, I was taken with the styling Ford is giving the Mustang - almost to the point of buying a Mustang instead of a GTO. However, I have always loved GTOs and considering that less than 18000 will be produced the first year, I decided to do something foolish for myself and get one. What finally pushed me over the edge was listening to the exhaust sound bites. It has a distinctive sound and I liked it! The interior, engine, gauges, etc. really set this car apart from the rest and I like that, too. I'm excited about driving it when it arrives in December. What the future is for the new GTO - who knows? But who really cared about the future of the GTO back in 1968? It's all about feeling good when you drive one and I guess THAT is why I bought one." CLICK-> 
An anonymous viewer sent in this blown 1968 GTO hardtop. Nice piece of artwork.CLICK-> 
Platinum Blue 1968 Tempest hardtop owned by Darrin Magro from Connecticut. Darrin commented, "This car was restored/modified by nitemareperformance. It is a 68 Pontiac Tempest (GTO clone) and is powered by a 500+hp 455ci poncho motor. It is equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission and full road race suspension. This car has a custom built Ram Air system, which involves the conversion of the car from a 4 headlight to a 2 headlight setup. This car was featured in 'High Performance Pontiac' magazine in the fall of 2002. Despite being set-up as a road race car it is still able to click off 12 second passes at 112+ mph ..... and that is without the use of the 175hp nitrous system that this car is also equipped with!!! These pictures were taken on Oct 9th, 2003 at Lebanon Valley Drag Track. More info and photos can be found at www.nitemareperformance.com"CLICK-> 
Platinum Blue 1968 Tempest hardtop, interior view. This car has a heavily modified instrument cluster.PICTURE SET CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ... |
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