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by Sean Mattingly. 1971 GTO Parking Lot Biggest GTO image collection anywhere! |
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This Lucerne Blue 1971 GT-37 hardtop sat here for 24 years. Paul adds, "The car has mud/snow tires in the rear, a trailer hitch and rubber air bags in the rear springs. The 'A' pillars will need replaced but rear window metal is solid and consequently the trunk is solid. The floor pans are shot. We will check the engine to see if it is free but we are planning on rebuilding it anyway."CLICK-> 
Paul continues, "The first stop on the return trip was to check the car and trailer at a rest stop in Virginia on I-64. Pictured left to right is my brother-in-law Mike, my son Ryne, and nephew Deaven. A special thanks to Mike for driving some of the 20 hour, 1400 mile trip."Now Paul wraps up his story as in a Mastercard commercial, "1971 GT-37 price... $2,025. Gas... $321. Food... $40. Road Trip seeing the Blue Ridge Mountains up close and the memory and especially finding a cool car with our favorite Pontiac color... priceless!" CLICK-> 
Once completed the car will go to Paul's son Ryne. Smile Ryan - that is some ride! Paul adds, "This makes two 71 1/2 GT-37s we now own. This one is now my son's first car. He'll be 15 on January 11th [2007]. PHS shows this one was made the 2nd week of April in Pontiac, Michigan which is one week before our black one. Options include: GT Option, 350 Turbo automatic transmission, power steering, custom carpet, 350 2bbl, push button radio, and power disc brakes. It was delivered to Bob Bell Pontiac in Salem, Virginia. I wonder if the dealership is still there?"CLICK-> 
Judging from the plate, this GT-37 was last on the road in Virginia 1982.CLICK-> 
  
This is Troy Balderson. He owns both the Castillian Bronze 1971 GTO hardtop on the left and the 1969 GTO convertible on the right. Troy adds, "It has an all stock 400 numbers matching mill, Turbo 400 trannie, and 3.23 rear. It had A/C originally, which is now in my basement. It's my daily driver and a lot of fun. The wheels on the car currently are from Vintage Vintique. I got them because of the close looks of original Rally IIs and a little more 'personality'. I really haven't planned very much for the car except driving because of my other goat (1969 convert bought
from orig. owner) is need of serious attention; actually a complete overhaul. The car is fast enough to please the Saturday night crowd and nice enough for local shows."CLICK-> 
Close-up view of Troy's Castillian Bronze 1971 GTO hardtop.CLICK-> 
Castillian Bronze 1971 GTO hardtop, right front view. Those Wheel Vintiques wheels do look a lot like Rally II wheels. Those are sold by the company new in a chrome series and a silver powder coated finish with gray painted slots.CLICK-> 
Castillian Bronze 1971 GTO hardtop, right side view.CLICK-> 
Another shot of Troy's two GTOs.CLICK-> 
The interior of Troy's Castillian Bronze 1971 GTO hardtop is sandalwood.CLICK-> 
Troy found this vintage style McDonald's across the street from his hotel while on the Ocean City October 2006 Cruise. Just for fun, let's see what I can research on the internet about this building. Just looking at the four numbers on the building, I can learn a lot of information. See the "3201"? This place is at 3201 Coastal Hwy (North Coastal Avenue) in Ocean City MD 21842. It is a Wi-Fi hotspot. Coastal Highway stretches out into the Atlantic Ocean. They are seeking crew, hourly managers, and salary managers. The crew makes $6.50 to $7.50 per hour. The hourly managers make $7.25 to $9.50. The salary managers make $26,000 plus. They can get 401K, vacations, health insurance, paid holidays according to the Mcwebsite. The restaurant was done in a McDonald's retro design, similar to their designs of the 1950's. The stock exchange ticker symbol is MCD. As of 3/31/2006, the market value of the company was $43,178,324,200. Their annual revenue was 20.5 billion dollars. Their annual return on equity 17.73% The company headquarters of McDonald's Corp. is at 1 Kroc Drive, Oak Brook, Illinois. The road "Kroc" is named for founder Ray Kroc who started the chain in 1955. The corporation has 447,000 employees. Some researchers have estimated that one in every ten Americans has worked at a McDonald's at some point in their lives. See the little hamburger guy on the signs? His name is Speedee. He represents the company's "Speedee Service System" which pre-dates Ronald McDonald, the current mascot.CLICK-> 
Ready for action. This is Dan Jensen's 455 HO powered 1971 T-37 sport coupe. This shot was taken at the Pure Stock Drags in Stanton, Michigan.CLICK-> 
Gold 1971 T-37 sport coupe, front end view. These came stock with the hood retainer pins and cables.CLICK-> 
Love the action photos! Here's Dan heating up his tires for his turn down the track at Mid Michigan Motorplex in Stanton, Michigan. This track was then repaved in the late Fall of 2006 so it would be ready for a busy season of racing in 2007. CLICK-> 
Paul Sanders shares this shot of a gold 1971 455 HO GTO with the optional Judge Stripes and wing in the staging lanes at the Pure Stock Drags in Stanton, Michigan. Look at all the other cool cars in the other staging lanes!
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