Wow, I wondered what happened to that car.
The seller back in 2008 was the original purchaser here in Houston. He drove it for quite a while, then sold it to a relative in California. After about 10 years out there, he bought it back and drove it back to Houston. It sat at his house for a while, until I needed a spare car. I bought it from him and daily drove it for about a year and a half, 80 miles a day, on the original 301 4bbl/Metric 200 trans. I kept it for a while longer and then sold it to a friend of the original owner in 2013, who flipped it to the guy in Katy. Katy owner swapped the engine/trans and wheels/tire, then put it up for sale. Glad to see it finally found a new home. Original owner and I thought about that type of engine/trans swap for a long time, but couldn't get past the interior plastics all disintegrating so badly, so never did. BTW, it's the car in my sig below.
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1971 GTO Convertible 400/T400 (1 of 508) restoration started 1989
1980 Grand Am 301/metric200 (1 of 1647) (SOLD)
2004 GTO A4 Cosmos Purple (1 of 323)
1965 Superior Bonneville 9 Passenger Family Car (Limo) 467/T400 Switch Pitch/Gear Vendors OD (1 of 10)
Run the 1971 GTO & Judge Convertible Registry
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