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Old 09-06-2014, 08:38 AM
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I was re-looking at all these priceless photos posted by The Champ from his '64 Dealer Sales Manual. This time I noted one that is in my accessories section of the manual that is not posted. Based on what is in the photo, I'll guess that page was lifted from his manual by a thief. It is the Wood Wheel complete with some sales wording and the price.
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That is from the "Accessory Section" of the 1964 Pontiac Dealers Sales Manual. It's there because the wheel was available on several 1964 models - not just the GTO.

In my focus for getting the Tempest/LeMans/GTO specific info - I failed to look at the other sections to post info from.

You are going to be responsible for another marathon scanning session - as I have discovered many more pages that may be of interest here...

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Old 09-16-2014, 05:51 PM
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Some great stuff has been posted in here, I appreciate the effort. Eric, thanks also for the wild about cars links.

Champ, I have one request. Early in the thread I think you mentioned the April, '64 C&D. If I'm not mistaken, that issue contains the Letter to the Editor responses to the March review of the GTO.

I have at least a sampling of those letters that Davis, Jr. included in his retrospective on the original article which appeared in the '75 Car & Driver, an issue I purchased new, at the dawn of my own '64 GTO interest.

But I have always assumed there were others that were published in the April, '64 issue.

For anybody that has never read the response letters, I think they make for a good chuckle. I realize they aren't really in keeping with the technical reference intent of the thread, but I think they offer a little historical perspective of what some in the automotive enthusiast thought of the GTO as it was launched.

Any chance you can scan them and post them up?

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I can do that. Might be awhile before I get to it, but will probably get done when I add the accessory section of the '64 dealers manual.

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The question came up recently about the earliest known 64 GTO or Tempest toy model car. If someone can post a picture of this ebay auction, not just Http, but the picture of the car please. 181525009800 This plastic model by AMT is represented as a dealer promo. If you have an early model and its box please post. AMT JoHan Monogram etc welcome. Maybe there are dates on the early boxes.


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Old 09-18-2014, 07:54 AM
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This one not too sharp.
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Old 09-18-2014, 07:56 AM
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The '65 promo is actually a GTO.
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Old 09-21-2014, 03:22 PM
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War Eagle- This is the oldest one I have but no date on box or paperwork. No picture of car because it is un-built. AMT 5614-150. '64 Tempest/Lemans

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Here is the thumbnail.
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Great models guys. jtea64 would this be the exact model John V has? The reason I ask is that Ford AMT models of the same era have a slightly different feel and look to the plastic if they are promo vs store purchased. At least that seemed to be the case with a 64 Ford promo we received and a hobby shop AMT model I had. (we received ford promos from 61 thru 66 with the different plastic) Also the promo chassis had writing on the bottom like 5yr/5000 mile lubrication.

Thanks for posting. Did JoHan have a 64 GTO? Early Revell during 1964? Or were these like Monogram a much later model?

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Old 09-21-2014, 07:18 PM
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Just to be clear, I only posted the pix, don't own those models. I have an unbuilt Monogram '64 GTO kit purchased in the '90s which I think was supposed to have been a reissue of a kit from '64?

I also have the mailer from "Scale Dreams" of Beverly Hills from around the late '70s. I remember my dad sent it to me, not sure where he found it. There were 6 different very detailed 1:25 scale models offered at $150 each. They were supposedly only going to sell 250 numbered copies of each.

One of them was a '64 GTO convertible, choice of 7 different original colors (Pinehurst Green was not one of them) and you could specify 6 interior colors,

There were 6 separate 1/2 page card stock showing a B&W photo of each model and describing them. The GTO card mentions the AMT "pillarless coupe" kit that came out in "mid-'64" and the "kits are still around" so they went with the convertible as the "best looker".

$150 was too rich for me back then so didn't order, I wonder if they exist today?

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"I believe" the AMT model I have was in store shelves in 1964 but I have no proof.
The model was molded in white plastic. It looks somewhat different from the promos that John V posted - especially around the windshield post and the vent window.

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From Google there is another 1964 AMT kit, also "customized by Barris" but is a racer hardtop. Also JoHan had a convert 2 in 1. Sorry not good at posting pictures here from google.


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Old 09-22-2014, 12:24 PM
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Couldn't find any info about the Scale Dreams '64 GTO convertible.

Leave it to the Corvette guys. This link takes you to some info they collected on the Scale Dreams Corvettes, including quantities produced in some cases.

They have links to some good pix of some of the models. They mention the '64 GTO as among some of the other models that were available.

Not sure how interesting this is or if it is appropriate for this thread, but I'm attaching the cards for each of the 6 models that were available on the Order Form from when my dad sent this packet to me.
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Forgot to include the link I promised.

http://www.corvettepromo.com/scale_d...av=scaledreams

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The Old Man & His GTO.....

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Love the video Bart!
I'll be showing it to my wife so she see's I'm not the only one who drives his Pontiac like it should be driven!

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POLICE AMBULANCE AND TRAILER OPTIONS.
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