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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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NEW POST Jim's Verdoro Green 1968 GTO hardtop at a car show.CLICK-> 
NEW POST Verdoro Green 1968 GTO hardtop owned by Jim Taylor.CLICK-> 
NEW POST Here it is sitting next to a red 1970 GTO hardtop.CLICK-> 
NEW POST Cool rear end shot of Jim's Verdoro Green 1968 GTO hardtop. The rear bumpers had quite a lot of chrome.CLICK-> 
  
Red 1968 GTO hardtop owned by Aaron Reynolds from Brisbane, Australia. Look close - it's a right-hand-drive. Aaron had this to share, "After realizing my girlfriend's daughter wanted to use the GTO for her formal Prom, I thought I should pull my finger out and do something about it. I had just hooked up the 9 inch after a rather spectacular 10 bolt non-essential disassembly during a burnout. The previous owner had dropped her onto the rear 1/4 when a wheel went bye bye after he had hit a Deer (no not a Kangaroo, unbelievable I know). He also just about totaled the front valance. So it was off to my mate's place for some rapid body repairs (1 week to be exact). Extreme make over underway, sand back nose, repair valance and rear 1/4, repair hail dents in LeMans boot, and weld up Pontiac holes to be correct for GTO bootlid. Smooth work and she was painted and had all her bits back on in less than four days! I hope you guys appreciate her better now, I sure do!" Huh?!?CLICK-> 
Red 1968 GTO hardtop, front end view. Those Australian plates are wide!CLICK-> 
Red 1968 GTO hardtop, right rear view. The power antenna is on the left rear fender. I wonder if that is part of the right-hand-drive conversion?CLICK-> 
Looking up the right side of Aaron's red 1968 GTO hardtop.CLICK-> 
Take a look at this! This 1968 GTO has been converted to right-hand-drive. This requires quite a bit of work.CLICK-> 
The steering column shaft has been moved to the other side of the car. You can just make it out to the left of the valve cover on the left, just below the air snorkel inlet. The air conditioning compressor is gone. I wonder if it fit with the right-hand-drive conversion.CLICK-> 
Vintage picture of Rich's Uncles green 1968 GTO hardtop. Rich says that he had the car from 1971 through 1975 and had a lot of good times in the car. Looks like it has hub caps in the front and mag wheels in the rear.CLICK-> 
Another vintage shot of this green 1968 GTO. Check out the other now-old cars parked along the street.CLICK-> 
White 1968 GTO hardtop owned by Mike Polowick from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He purchased it in the states back in September of 2001. He said that it took him four years and a few thousand dollars, but it is now ready to cruise. Congratulations, Mike on getting another Pontiac back on the road! Please tell us more about the car and how you got it back into shape. These are some revealing photos of a car that probably isn't "all GTO". Mike says that the car DID start off as a GTO (VIN starting with 242) but that the previous owner replaced trunk lid, nose clip, and lower valance, with LeMans parts. We can all learn (along with Mike) what makes up a GTO. See the valance panel under the front bumper? A GTO valance panel would have holes for the chrome trim. Chrome valance panel trim? It's not there either. This car does have a GTO hood. Look at the center top of the bumper. A '68 GTO bumper would have a metal arrowhead emblem there. CLICK-> 
Left side of Mike's white 1968 GTO. Further examining Mike's car. A '68 GTO would have front fender emblems made of metal, rather than a decal. Most GTO experts would tell you that the "400" emblem on the rocker panel trim is not correct. However, I will tell you this is a correct part for some GTO's. I have seen a photo of a very early '68 GTO sitting in a dealer's showroom wearing the "400" emblem. Now have a look at the rear red "arrowhead" marker light. Just ahead of that are three holes where the "GTO" vinyl decal should be on a '68 GTO. What emblem was originally there? Was it "LeMans"? No! The LeMans had individual letters that would have left (I'm pretty sure) twelve mounting holes. Was it "Tempest"? Maybe? Was it "Custom S"? Maybe? Who's the "hole" expert out there? Feel free to comment.CLICK-> 
Other side of Mike's white 1968 GTO hardtop. Mike's car appears to have a '68 dashboard with an aftermarket steering column-mounted tach. Still looking for clues to the makeup of this interesting car. Based on the '68 dash (which the odds say would probably be original) the car started life as a Tempest. After seeing this "dash" photo, I'd rule out '69 "Custom-S" even though these door vent windows would be correct for '68 GTO, Tempest, LeMans or a '69 Custom-S. Now look at the back of the car. The tail lights are correct and specific to the GTO model. The trunk lid is missing a "GTO' emblem. See the center lower trunk lid lip. You can see several emblem holes. That's where the single letters "P O N T I A C" once were. It's not a "GTO" trunk lid by any means. My old '68 LeMans said "P O N T I A C" spelled out in separate letters across the trunk lid. PICTURE SET CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ... |
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