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NEW POST Here is a peek at the black interior. This one has the unusual 3-speed manual transmission. Most GTOs seem to come with 4-speeds.CLICK-> 
 
NEW POST Blue 1971 T-37 hardtop owned by Wade Brignac from Lafayette, Louisiana. Wade tells us, "I bought this thing in 1982 for $200. I have slowly worked on it to get it here. A poor man's GTO for sure. Last time at the track it ran 12.20s at 110 mph just like you see it - no open headers."CLICK-> 
NEW POST Blue 1971 T-37 hardtop. The two-page GM print ads in 1971 were offering up this car as a cheaper way to drive. One of the magazine ads said "Now there's a low-priced Pontiac hardtop. Pure Pontiac!"CLICK-> 
NEW POST Blue 1971 T-37 hardtop, right rear view.CLICK-> 
NEW POST For running gear - It has a 455, ported 6X#4 heads, 1,000HP Holley, Torker 2 intake, THM400 transmission, 3500 stall, and a 12-bolt rear with 3.55 gears.
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NEW POST The interior is black with bucket seats.CLICK-> 
NEW POST Blue 1971 T-37 hardtop, trunk view.CLICK-> 
NEW POST Black 1971 GTO hardtop owned by Andre Rayman from Hobe Sound, Florida. This was our Picture Of The Week for 1-27-08. Andre's GTO is featured on our 2008 GTO Calendar. Have you purchased yours yet? Check out our homepage to purchase one. Andre had this story to share, "I have known about this 71 GTO since 1993. It was owned by a fellow in our local GTO club. One day we were at the track for a club event, and he made the first pass of his life down the dragstrip to a 13.51 ET. It surprised everyone. He sold the car to another club member who had it for a few years, and then to another club member in 1997. That guy only drove the car 200 miles in 10 years. I had contacted him on whim to see if he was interested in selling, and since he was planning a move, and didn't want to take the car with him. I made the deal. It is a great running car. It has disc brakes, tilt column, AM/FM radio, Rally gauges, Sport wheel, power seat, a/c, power steering, and Sport mirrors. It had 15-inch Rally II wheels on it, but I swapped them over to 14-inch Rally II wheels, which gives the car a better stance."CLICK-> 
NEW POST Black 1971 GTO hardtop, left front view. Kinda cool how they blacked out the headlight rings.CLICK-> 
NEW POST Black 1971 GTO hardtop, front end view.CLICK-> 
NEW POST Black 1971 GTO hardtop, right front view.CLICK-> 
NEW POST Black 1971 GTO hardtop, interior view. This one has the Custom Sport steering wheel.CLICK-> 
NEW POST What's in the trunk? A spare tire and a bumper jack. That's what is in the trunk!CLICK-> 
1971 black GTO convertible has honeycombs with happy graduate Leonard Welch sitting in it was Picture Of The Week for 5/31/98. Where did he get the car? He saw it on the cover of the September 1997 Goatfinder Classifieds publication. Then he made contact with the seller in Escanaba, Michigan - and had it trucked to Connecticut in December 1997.
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Here's a whole bunch of views of Leonard's 1971 GTO convertible.
Leonard tells us more about his car in his own words:Bought it sight unseen. Would I do that again? Depends. The seller was extremely honest about the condition of the car and sent revealing pictures. Problem was, at that time, I had no idea what it would take to bring the car to the next step anyway. The car had all original sheet metal, excellent frame, floors and trunk, rebuilt engine, re-chromed bumper, NOS front and rear valances, NOS dash, NOS grill, NOS tail light lenses, new tires and was from a dry part of Oregon. The paint, top and interior were decent. A good driver. I felt, and still feel that what I paid - $10,250 - was a good deal. The car is an all numbers-matching 400, M20 4-speed, 8-track with rally gauges. 1 of 79 4-speed '71 GTO convertibles. Originally Quezal Gold, now black. Added options include a formula wheel, AM/FM stereo, sport mirrors, 15x7 honeycombs, wheel well moldings, trunk light and a hurst t-handle. After driving it for a year, I decided it was time for some work. I replaced the following: carpet, top, front end ball joints, tie rod ends, sway bar bushings, engine wiring harness and a 2.5 inch aluminized exhaust. Then I started shopping for a paint job. This is where things started to get expensive. (Those who know - insert groan here!) While the car was in the shop, I bought new hood hinges, NOS door edge moldings (that I'm now too chicken to install), sport mirrors, a few sets of windshield surround stainless, wheel well moldings and learned how to use a buffing wheel. Started if off with a media blast. The drivers side quarter had a filled dent and rust. Had to go. The body man said repro won't do (I took him to look at one). Found an NOS pair of quarters in the boxes. Replaced the drivers outer wheel house and quarter. Bottom line - two years and way too many thousands. Happy ending - I made a good friend with the body man. He's extrememly honest and very meticulous. He spent months blocking the car. Came out very well. Black must be done this way. Awesome sides - smooth with a great shine. Some issues on the hood. '71 hoods are notorious for rust in the front and in the back near the vents. Funny thing, he and I took the hood off just this morning so he can re-do before Spring. Made me sad to think that he's going to strip off the beautiful finish on the hood. But, as we know, sometimes perfection takes time and retrial. I got the car back from him August 2001. It was fun to drive. I did some other things to it over the Fall. Had the original 800 CFM Q-Jet rebuilt, recolored and dipped. Nice. Went through the factory Transmission Controlled Spark (TCS) system to make it operational again. Nice. Replaced the instrument panel dash circuit card and tach lens. As far as value goes, '71s are burdened by the most expensive parts for the least valuable GTOs. Funny, huh? Maybe it's the net horsepower stigma. I don't think I really want to sell it. If I did, then what? Repeat the entire process again??!!! |
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