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Old 08-27-2019, 11:44 PM
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Default 71 455 gto worth saving?
was wondering if this was worth saving for someone,its a stripped shell that I bought for sheet metal for my judge project.found build sheet and found out was a pretty loaded 455 car,its not something im interested in doing already have 69 gto to finish and my judge to restore as well as my 70 HO car to do.thats enough to keep me out of trouble for a while.

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Old 08-28-2019, 12:07 AM
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What were its colors, options, etc?

Please post a photo pf the build sheet.

Only 534 GTO hardtops produced, plus 43 convertibles with the 455 d port 4 bbl engine, all with automatic transmissions.

The better 455, the 455 HO meanwhile, was factory equipped in 534 GTO hardtops with manual transmission, 412 with automatic; and in 21 GTO convertibles with manual transmission and 27 with automatic.


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Old 08-28-2019, 12:44 AM
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Default 71 455 gto worth saving?
it was quezal gold and sadle int.build sheet pic and cowl tag.one option colomb missing.
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Old 08-28-2019, 01:50 AM
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Wow, what a sweetie! Sure hate to see it go to the wind. Would luv to build it myself, but like you, I have a pretty full plate right now.

Maybe someone will step up? Perhaps post it in the For Sale section?

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D35 Sport mirrors and a real 15 x7 rally wheel car with the big G60-15 RWL Goodyear Polygals tires!

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Cool car!
Quetzal Gold is a great color.

I'd be interested in a pic of the lower left of build sheet where the dealer info is?


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Just my opinion but I think that car should be saved if the sheet metal is all in pretty good shape.

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daler at bottom left corner is westward Pontiac in phx az.

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D35 Sport mirrors and a real 15 x7 rally wheel car with the big G60-15 RWL Goodyear Polygals tires!
Doesn't it say Honeycomb wheels?

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does anyone know what the 2nd line of numbers are or translate to?never seen that many numbers before.

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Old 08-28-2019, 11:39 PM
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does anyone know what the 2nd line of numbers are or translate to?never seen that many numbers before.
The first set of six will be listed on the build sheet as probably a sequence of when it was entered into the system. The second set of numbers is the daily production code of when it was scheduled to be built. The first 2 numbers are on the build sheet where the date is located (probably the second production 17th of the model year, 04-01, 02, 05, 06 or 07) along with the last 4 (found on build sheet where the first set of six is listed) indicating where it should have been in line 277th vehicle going down the line.

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Old 08-29-2019, 05:59 PM
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ok thanks for the info.

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