I've made the tough decision to let my 68 go. Back story: My cousin bought the car brand new September 28, 1968 off the lot from Utter Pontiac in Spokane, Wa, trading in a 1957 Pontiac station wagon. She lived close to her work at the VA Hospital and rarely took it out of town (I think she was a little afraid to drive). She was almost 40 years older than I (long story), but I remember going to her house with my parents when they played cards. As I became a teenager and car crazy, I lusted after that car with its low mileage. She knew I always wanted it. Fast forward to 1998 when she passed away. I believe the mileage at that point was 28,000 or so. She had only one child, a son. He had no interest in the car and knew I did, so he signed it over to me for $2. I also believe that she may have told him to give the car to me, but I don't have proof of that.
So I've owned it for over 23 years and have added only an additional 3,000 miles. It currently has 31,661 miles. My cousin kept EVERY receipt for work done on the car. Luckily a lot of the receipts listed the existing mileage on the car when the service was done, proving the low mileage. I have the original contract when she bought the car, the letter from GMAC when she paid it off ($76 a month for 36 months, can you imagine???), the Protect-O-Plate, warranty pamphlet, original registration, etc. It's a Fremont car and I've never found a build sheet for it. I've not requested a PHS for it, as I know what was on the car when she bought it.
Options were the 350 2 bbl, 2 speed ST300 auto, pushbutton AM, power steering, tinted windshield, deluxe wheel covers, HD air cleaner and floor mats. She paid $3555.56 for it, before taxes/trade-in. Cameo Ivory w/red interior.
Car was never garaged, she only had it under a carport and it sat in a parking lot while at work. Eventually the rear window started leaking and she took the car to Maaco where they attempted to seal the rear window (I think all they did was silicone the window channel) and had it repainted. I remember begging her to not take it there, but she insisted (she was very cheap!). This must have been in the early to mid 80's . I'm sure I found the receipt in the pile back when I got the car, but I'll have to look for it again.
The only other body repairs prior to that was a receipt I found for Utter Pontiac 3/69 (6 months after she bought it). They repaired and repainted the passenger fender and buffed some scratches out of the side of the front bumper on that side. I never heard the story of what happened, but since it was her first winter driving it, maybe she slid into something?? I know I found the repair work done in lead when I stripped the car last year.
I eventually had the rear window filler panel replaced in the late 2000's? (I have to see if I have any receipts for that yet) by a metal guy that did the metal work on my 69 Gto cv a few years earlier. I believe we also replaced a small portion of the trunk floor where the water had sat because of the continual window leak. The repairs were sealed with DP48 white epoxy. It remained that way until last summer.
Starting last summer, I stripped the existing Maaco and original factory paint down to bare metal using mostly razor blades and some chemical stripper. I had to put patch panels in the front fender heels as well as the rear lower part of the passenger side quarter (where the quarter trim goes), probably due to the window leak. Also two small rear wheel lip patches, one on each side. I did this work and I have lots of pictures of the repairs, before and after. Otherwise, the body had a bunch of door dings from her work days, no other body damage. Body was then primed with PPG Cre white epoxy primer. I had untold hours of block sanding. I then shot the Cameo Ivory using PPG Concept single stage urethane. Color sanded with grits up to 3000, then polished using PPG products.
Front and rear bumpers are the originals and I had them re-chromed ($$$$$).
Regarding the engine, the only part, besides the usual maintenance items, replaced was the water pump in 1978. Engine has never been apart. I replaced the valve cover gaskets this year. I also replaced the accelerator pump in the carb this year due to ethanol erosion.
I'll add further text and pictures, but for now, I'll end this with the important stuff.
Car is located in NW Montana. I'm about 90 miles from Missoula, MT and I90.
I'm asking $22,000 OBO. Again, I'm the 2nd owner (extended original family) and it only has 31, 661 miles.
