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Originally Posted by limejudge69
"Apparently there is a market for a cover to make a 70 Tempest or LeMans look like a GTO at a fraction of the cost and effort of swapping on a GTO front clip" Quote
That would be this steaming pile of excrement here: I am amazed at the crap out there for sale. The Chevy "clone them all into an SS or Z28" mentality has hit the Pontiac sector and it sucks.
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I'm kinda mixed on this one, as my hypocrisy is split between real GTO's and a Lemans.
Judge clones:
GTO's - it's still a GTO and it's not a Judge. It didn't come with RAM AIR, so putting the RA stickers on the hood is a Poser move and I understand a lot of people do it, it's just not my thing and I'm not impressed by them... quite the opposite. A 1968 GTO like the one above couldn't come with a wing, so why stick it on there? In the end, the car is worth less when you turn a real GTO into a fake Judge. When the repro Judge parts came out it was all the rage, until literally everyone who had their car painted did it. BTW, my first Pontiac at 16 was a 70 455 GTO, so it's why I love them with their born with look.
Lemans - A Lemans is a nice car and many people love them. The 68 and 69 GTO could be ordered with a chrome front end, so they weren't that much different externally than a GTO. The 70 GTO is very different than a Lemans. The 71 - 72 GTO's were an option on the Lemans. In the end, doing something to a Lemans to make it a GTO is what I would do if I had one. Make it a Judge... who cares, it's a tribute car. Paint it whatever color you want. There are many examples on eBay and some ask over $50K. Not sure it sells for that, but they list pretty high. The new bumper cover mentioned previously is a losing proposition IMO. I doubt it fits right (prolly real bad), and if you're in the market for that, it means you're getting the car painted. Just find a real 70 GTO nose and go from there.
The pic you posted is a common mod. They take a 70 Lemans (and 71-72 Lemans without the endra nose), put on a GTO hood and GTO badges. Some paint the front bumper and put on stripes and a 70 wing too. There's a fiberglass looking hood that actually looks better on a 70 GTO clone with a painted bumper.
