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1968 GTO / 400 HO / 4-SPEED |
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WOW! That car is stunning.
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My Latest Project
Built in TX, sold in AZ, then to KS and IL, now in IN.
Originally Verdoro and Black now Black on Black. Std 400, 4 spd, Custom Wheel, AC, Rally Gauges and get this; NO PS or PB. WTH? Doesn't hold a candle to the one above but its pretty nice.
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The More People I Meet, The More I Love My Dogs! |
#284
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Red decals look good on a black car - nice one!
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
#285
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Beautiful black Goat, ponchjoe!
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1968 GTO / 400 HO / 4-SPEED |
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Aegena '68
The following are before and after pics of my '68, aegena blue GTO with teal interior.
It's a 455 (1973 Bonneville motor) with a ram-air III cam. It was built following many of the suggestions in Jim Hand's book and spec's for the ram-air III 400 motors. Added '69 hood scoop decals for that reason and I like the decal appearance. Ron |
#287
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Beautiful car in one of my favorite colors.
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Ken '68 GTO - Ram Air II 464 - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - Moser 3.55 Truetrac (build thread | walk around) '95 Comp T/A #6 M6 - bone stock (pics) |
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Thanks Ken .. the only issue is with the metal flake. I feel the particles are too small. I thought about going larger, but ended up using the stock size.
Does look pretty nice on a clean car with the sun on it though. Ron |
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I saw a very nice '68 in what appeared to be the same color, last week at a Mexican Restaurant in up-town Atlanta. It may have been black and just appeared dark blue under the street lights.
Also, it was raining cats and dogs. I really admire a guy who drives a car like that at 11pm in the rain to get a couple of tacos. I almost thought it was 1982 again!
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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Looks great to me. You don't see that color very often - I've always been a fan of it. Had my car photographed by a guy from the San Francisco Chronicle today. They have a little section about reader's rides that runs every couple of weeks. Sometimes their selections are questionable ('05 Scion, '86 Suzuki Samurai). When I pulled up the photographer said "Oh, now THIS is a real classic!"
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Ken '68 GTO - Ram Air II 464 - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - Moser 3.55 Truetrac (build thread | walk around) '95 Comp T/A #6 M6 - bone stock (pics) |
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..and it looks great..
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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No new pics lately? I love looking at them!
Cars are like girls, you never tire of seeing new ones!
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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My 69 LeMans, bought from original owner in 2005.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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A pic from way back, my kids would kill me if they knew I posted this pic (The oldest is now 17)
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
#295
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My 69 convertible GTO, bought it from the original owner in 93 in San Antonio, apart from paint and a 69 GP 428HO with a Ram Air set up she is bone original. (good running original engine is safe on a pallet in my garage and I didn't drill holes in the original rocker moldings, bought a spare set and installed 69 Catalina front fender 428 emblems for a "stock" look, they pop in the same holes as the LeMans 350 emblems).
Original interior is completely original down to the carpet and all chrome and bright trim is untouched including rear bumper. Still has the factory softray rear window.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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Wheels are original finish, lugnuts, trimrings, centercaps (only the lucite centers were replaced with NOS). Tires are Coker but the factory Wide-O-oval still resides in the trunk on the spare wheel. Hood tach is factory and is accurate within 3,000 RPM of actual engine speed despite periodic rebuilds.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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My LeMans is a typical Baltimore car with lots of factory overspray on the floor brace and quarter extensions.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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She has J. Lo. hips!
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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Typical Fremont "fibrous" spatter paint in the trunk. Very different from other plants.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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Some interesting details of the GTO before I painted it last year.
spatter paint overspray in the trunk factory inspection tag on the convertible top (factory installed top still in place) an example of the quality welding workmanship of the craftsman working for Fisher-body at the Fremont plant (looks like the rear seat panel was already welded on the other side and resulted in the drivers side being in front of instead of being behind the brace on the tub.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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