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Complete 1964 GTO
I put out a post about this car back in 2009, the owner of the salvage yard said it was his and he was going to restore it, and it wasn't for sale. Later he told me if someone gave him $30,000 he'd sell it.
I was out to the salvage yard yesterday for a part for my 67 GTO, and it's still sitting there, untouched and unrestored. Readers digest list of what I know. 389 tri power, Muncie 4 speed, console, black interior, 411 rear-end turquoise exterior ( I think) see pics. Front windshield has a hole the size of a basketball, and it's covered with a truck topper. It's here in central Michigan and if someone is seriously interested, pm me and I'll give you more info. I'm quite certain I have pics of the motor in my computer, but these pics show the motor still in the car. I just want to see this car restored rather than rotting away. |
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Is that Fox's junkyard? I remember him having and keeping a lot of old mostly Pontic's.
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When I lived in PA there was a yard owner that had a bunch of old GTOs in his yard, my guess would be 10-12 cars, that he wouldn't part out, he was going to restore them (sound familiar)?
When he was older he sold the yard, except for the GTOs, now that he's retiring, and he has money from the sale of the yard, he's going to get after these cars, and restore them. When they go to pick the cars up after sitting all those years on the ground, every one of the cars bent, or broke, due to all the rust from the moist soil below them, not one of the cars was salvageable............ He ends up taking all the valuable parts off of the cars, and selling the parts off, which he said he'd never do..... |
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Sorry about the description, it was supposed to read " Complete 64 GTO."
Yes, sounds familiar. It's sitting on top of another car, but you can see the rust on the underside. I can't tell you how many times as a retired letter carrier that I've seen cars in garages with stuff piled on them, hey want to sell that? Nope, gonna fix it up someday. 20 years go by and they still sit there. |
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Shame, the cost to restore that car would likely be two or three times what it would be worth when finished.
Twenty years ago it might have been worth restoring, now it’s just a parts car at best.
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You'd have to have a lot of vision and really deep pockets
I'm plenty happy wuthering this one |
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You'd have to have a lot of vision and really deep pockets
I'm plenty happy with this one |
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I walked by many 64 GTOs and Tempests in that condition years ago when they were a lot less expensive. Unless you really want to say you owned a 64 GTO at one time, not worth them effort to haul the parts home.
I was happy and still am that I bought the rust free (slight touch-up on the windshield mounting metal reqd). One day with a good body man who does lead work. Tom V.
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News flash: cars left outside melt into junk. Every time.
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30 years ago, on Father's Day weekend, I purchased this 1964 GTO Convertible for $600.00.
It came with an engine, but it was not in the car. The transmission was in the trunk. The trunk floor (once I removed all the screwed in tin) was basically non existent and showed that the gas tank was held in place with blue nylon rope. Floor boards were the same. Before I finished the car, I had eclipsed the $20,000.00 mark. But I drove it for the first time in October 1994 - 2 years and 4 months later - after a frame off restoration. Back in 1995 I thought I had put too much money into the car. But now, I know that it was money well spent |
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Well, I'm just gonna go out there and say it. That's a rotten shame.....sorry, couldn't help myself.
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A rotting shame.....
George
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