1967 GTO: dude asking $10k?
here are the specifics: it sat in a field for 15 years (or so the owner says); it has surface rust on almost all of it - the rust is solid, though (my pocket knife didn’t plunge into the metal as i knocked it on different areas); it is white; has what owner says is a 393 (probably stock); interior has to be TOTALLY redone (from carpet & headliner to dash, gear shifter (his & hers)), guages, seats - everything; body is fairly straight; owner says that the engine turns over; didn’t read odometer and it has two flat tires.
What would a person throw into rebuilding this car? Would you start from the ground and go up? Are parts easy to find for antique GTOs?
I hardly think he’ll get $10k; I looked on eBay and found a running, fully operable 67 GTO for around $6k (nothing fancy).
Thanks for any tips/advice.
Ten grand sounds a bit steep. You’ll want to get the VIN number and verify that it’s a true GTO before you buy. People have been making "fake GTOs" for more than twenty years.
Below is a link to a ‘68 GTO with matching numbers for only $6,800. Here is the text from that ad:
1968 Motor Trend’s "Car of the Year Award". Manufactured in Arlington, Texas GM Plant. Southern Car, Very solid. 400 CI Big Block Engine – 350 HP. 400 Turbo Transmission, His and her shifter, Matching Numbers, Original ENDURA Front Bumper. Runs and Drives Good. Good Solid Rebuilder. Last GTO to have " Vent or Wing Windows". Some lite rust…not bad at all. Good floor pans, Nice carpet, New exhaust and New Shocks
The second link below is the results of a cars.com search for older GTO’s regardless of price or location. There are a few in that price range.
Cash flashed in the face works…..the guy is way out of line…
make him a offer you think is reasonable and all he can say is no…….some people just have no clue and your farmer seems to be one of them…..
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It should have a 400. In 67, there were 3 different engines available in the goat. A 255HP, 335HP, and a 360HP. At least that’s how I remember them.
I think that you would be better off taking a look at the one on E-Bay. I wouldn’t buy it sight unseen, also, is it an original, or a LeMans that was converted over to a GTO? There are a lot of them out there. Use the VIN to determine what the car was when it was built. If you can try and find one with the RAM-AIR 3 option and a 4 speed.
good luck.
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Ten grand sounds a bit steep. You’ll want to get the VIN number and verify that it’s a true GTO before you buy. People have been making "fake GTOs" for more than twenty years.
Below is a link to a ‘68 GTO with matching numbers for only $6,800. Here is the text from that ad:
1968 Motor Trend’s "Car of the Year Award". Manufactured in Arlington, Texas GM Plant. Southern Car, Very solid. 400 CI Big Block Engine – 350 HP. 400 Turbo Transmission, His and her shifter, Matching Numbers, Original ENDURA Front Bumper. Runs and Drives Good. Good Solid Rebuilder. Last GTO to have " Vent or Wing Windows". Some lite rust…not bad at all. Good floor pans, Nice carpet, New exhaust and New Shocks
The second link below is the results of a cars.com search for older GTO’s regardless of price or location. There are a few in that price range.
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http://classicads.greatoldcars.com/classifieds.php?a=2&b=4662
http://www.cars.com/go/search/search_results.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=25&sort=true&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=250&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=ascending&sortfield=PRICE%2CPRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-ALL%7CM-_40_%7CH-%7CD-_4377_%7CN-N%7CR-10000%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CY-_1970-1969-1968-1967-1966-1965-1964-1963-1962-1961-1960-1959-1958-1957-1956-1955-1954-1953-1952-1951-1950-1949-1948-1947-1946-1942-1941-1940-1939-1938-1937-1936-1935-1934-1933-1932-1931-1930-1929-1928-1927-1926_%7CX-antique%7CZ-06912&sortId=&aff=national
It’s all in the numbers kid. If this is a matching numbers car it will sell for about 50-75K It will coast you about 8-20K to rebuild it. (depending on how much labor YOU do) Friend just sold a 1969 Z for 96K he had 83K in it. GTO’s are more rare than Z’s but not as sought after so you may get lucky. Muscle cars are hot right now. wish i had some. but i have invested heavy in old stuff.
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