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Reluctantly up for sale is my 1965 Pontiac GTO which I've been building since 2004. It's completely fresh with about 170 miles on the whole build, hasn't even been in a show yet. I have an enormous pile of receipts and approximately $80k invested, maybe more, I'm afraid to add it all up. Priorities are changing, I've got too many cars and it's time to downsize. I turned every bolt on this car and I know it inside and out. I’m sure I’m leaving out a lot, but here are the cliff notes:

1965 Pontiac Tempest Sedan fully cloned to a Royal Bobcat GTO. I currently have several real GTOs and wouldn't have done this to a true GTO. My own combo of restoration and resto mod.

New Mayfair Maize paint, 7.5/10. Very straight and nicely done, not perfect. I did not want to be afraid to drive it. All trim restored, new emblems and rechromed original bumpers, all weatherstripping and window felts are new. Very nice tailpanel and taillight grilles with NOS lenses. Xenon headlamps. Real GTO hood with factory scoop and a Ram Air scoop, both painted to match.

New black interior with mint 06 GTO seats, wired for power. 2006 rear seat is included, as I hadn't gotten around to making that work yet. There is a recovered ’65 rear seat currently installed. G-Force 5-point camlock harnesses up front. Real ’68 wood wheel (smaller than the ’65 so more room around the seats) with ’65 horn assembly. Rallye gauges, padded dash, restored gauge bezel, new dash harness, full dynamat, custom center console from a 3rd gen Camaro. Vintage AC and heat. Very nice custom stereo with Pioneer Premier headunit, kickpanel speakers, Phoenix Gold amps, and a single 12” sub. All of the stereo and vintage AC controls are in the console so glancing across the dash it looks original. I also cut in the factory side AC vents so it looks original. AM radio and original climate controls are installed just for looks, but are non-functional.

Now for the best part - a completely built 421 tripower by Spotts Performance with all of the best parts. $18k+ in the engine alone. 9:1 motor so it's safe for pump gas and ready for a power adder. Forged crank, rods and .030 over 428 pistons for a total of 433ci, custom-ordered Comp roller cam, ported 6X heads, '65 tripower built by Mike Wasson with ram air pan, all ARP bolts. The Tripower has the checkball system that isn’t made anymore, much more reliable than the needle/seat setup. Complete polished March serpentine kit and conversion to more reliable 11-bolt waterpump. Rodney red radiator with ’66 style inlet/outlet for better cooling. RobbMC and Magnafuel fuel system with AN fittings, stainless lines and return. Canton road race oil pan. Custom M&H engine harness with HEI and a modern 12SI alternator, IMI ministarter. Ram air manifolds to a Pypes x-change exhaust with electric cutouts and factory-style splitters. Sounds fantastic. All correct Ram air brake lines and battery cables.

Behind the 421 is a brand new Tremec TKO600 with a Keisler hydraulic clutch kit, McCleod SFI bellhousing and clutch and an Inland Empire custom aluminum driveshaft. Rear is a 10-bolt with new 3.90 gears and a safe-t-track. It’s also got 4-wheel Baer disc brakes with all new hardlines and braided flex lines, AGR power steering, and the suspension is completely rebuilt with Hotchkis springs and sway bars, Blistein shocks, SC&C upper control arms, and BMR rear control arms and support braces. Has a great stance. Probably my favorite part of the car are the wheels and tires - wheels are custom Intro Vistas to mimic a classic Hurst wheel. 17” fronts and 18” rears with custom BFG redlines from Diamondback.

I'm not dead-set on selling it, I just wanted to post this up and see what happens. It does have a custom-fit California Car Cover and it was just detailed. I have probably a thousand pics of the restoration, so feel free to send me your email address and I’ll link you to a Snapfish album.

Asking $49,500.