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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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1968 GTOs could be ordered with redline tires mounted on Rally I wheels.CLICK-> 
Rudolf Johannsson from Reykjavik, Iceland says that this ragged 1968 GTO hardtop was crushed several years ago. Yikes! If only I could have nabbed that HOOD first!CLICK-> 
Another shot of this icy Iceland 1968 GTO. I suspect that the guy who painted the RED snowplow blade also painted the underside of the car.CLICK-> 
Scott Maserang tells us about this 1968 GTO, "These pictures are of a 68 GTO my brother and I drug out of the woods. This guy we knew wrecked it back in the 70's and just parked it in the woods to rot away! We pulled it out and salvaged a few parts!"CLICK-> 
Scott and his brother load the 68 GTO on a trailer.CLICK-> 
Scott and his brother went to work on the 68 GTO and this is what was salvagable.CLICK-> 
  
Burgundy 1968 GTO hardtop owned by Tad Johnson from Oklahoma. Tad tells us why he got it, "I have had this car for a few months now and wanted to enjoy the thrill of driving her before my brother and I do a complete frame off this fall. I owe the pleasure of needing a GTO to my brother who has his 65 posted on this site. He gave me a ride in his convertible and it was all over. "Where do I sign up for one of these", I ask. I will return mine to its original April Gold exterior. It is a #'s matching work of art." Click here to see his brother's GTO using our Advanced Picture Searcher loaded with year=1965, model=GTO, and owner=Steven Johnson.CLICK-> 
Dutch Porten is storing this 1968 GTO hardtop here as a parts car for his 1969 GTO. Click here to see his 1969 GTO using the Advanced Picture Searcher loaded with model=GTO, year=1969, owner=Dutch Porten.CLICK-> 
Meridian Turquoise 1968 GTO hardtop owned by Mark Amodei from North Providence, Rhode Island. Mark had this story to share, "I was always a MOPAR Man. My 69 GTX won the MOPAR Nats a few times and I was never a GM Fan until 1999. I was looking for a 70 Judge and my friend said he knew of an original 68 for sale. When I looked at the 68, I was hooked. The 68 has its own one year items. It is numbers-matching from carb to the tail lights. It has 37,000 original miles. I dyed the seat backs white and all the seat piping you see came with the car. My friends and I did all the work except the paint. Knowing people like Quint Stires (High Performance Pontiac Magazine) and Scott Tieman have helped me take this car to Gold Level. If I have time this year, I want to take it to the GTOAA Nats and get it gold certified. I've put about 100 miles a year on my car - my wife thinks I'm nuts but what can I say."CLICK-> 
This beautiful car was on the cover of the June, 2007 issue of "High Performance Pontiac" magazine. Mark's Meridian Turquoise 1968 GTO hardtop, left rear view.CLICK-> 
Study the engine compartment on this Meridian Turquoise 1968 GTO hardtop. Note how the components have been restored to the original factory finishes. Check out the battery. It is the original style, with a cap on each chamber. The brake booster appears to be cadmium plated. The master cylinder is a natural metal finish. The inner fenders are painted a semi-glossy black. Most beginner restorers will incorrectly paint everything in the engine compartment gloss black.CLICK-> 
Another shot of the engine in Mark's Meridian Turquoise 1968 GTO hardtop. Now you know why he only drives the car about 100 miles a year. There's a big time investment in getting all the engine components cleaned and looking like they have no wear on them. Note how the alternator bracket and the air conditioner brackets are painted black. I've seen other restorers incorrectly paint them engine color. See the hose clamp on the radiator hose where it connects to the engine. It is the original "tower" style of clamp. The screw on those sticks up, rather than screwing in from the side like modern clamps do. Now follow the radiator hose to the right where it joins up with the radiator. There you can clearly see one of the "tower" style hose clamp screws sticking up.CLICK-> 
Meridian Turquoise 1968 GTO hardtop, interior view.CLICK-> 
Another shot of the interior in Mark's Meridian Turquoise 1968 GTO hardtop. This one has the Hurst Dual Gate (His n Her's) automatic shifter.CLICK-> 
Mark dyed the back of his seats white. Looks good. |
  
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