[TriPower389]

Hey guys, new member here. I don't have a GTO, but i'm a huge fan and i'm hoping to pick up an 05/06 GTO this fall since I need a new DD after I totaled my 2013 WRX which I tastefully modded since I wanted it to be a quick and fun DD, that was capable of fun in the winter and all other seasons since it's AWD. I was able to get it to 308/339 AWHP, which was good for me for a DD. Then in June of 2020 I totaled it in a freak rainstorm

Anyways, i'm a Mustang guy. My first car was a 99 GT that I started with bolt-ons, then added a Vortech S-Trim, finally went all out and ported the heads, fully built SB, Garrett 67mm turbo-part of a PTK turbo kit, TKO-600, and I did a swap with a local guy for his 03' Cobra IRS for my 8.8 rear end. Fully built return-style fuel system and many other mods that are too long to list. The car made 670 rwhp on E85. I also had a 2012 5.0 Mustang which I sold for way more than I should have gotten for it, but it was at the end of 2020 and used cars were worth a pretty penny and still are now. About a year ago I bought a Fox Body, an 86 GT that was in much better condition than I thought it would be. I plan on pulling the SB and putting a 331 or 347 stroker this spring/summer along with pulling out the tired T5 and adding an Astro T5 or going up to PA and having Hanlon upgrade my current T5 with the usual upgraded syncros, helical cut gears, carbon fiber sliders, and whatever else they do to upgrade it.


My WRX was completely covered and had a $5,000 rider policy. To my surprise, the insurance company paid me out $18,6xx + $5,000. So i'm looking to buy an 05/06 GTO as my new DD. I love their interiors and the IRS makes them ride so smooth. I'm going to of course mod it. That's not set in stone, but I want a newer V8 powered RWD, stick car. I still want to get another 2011-2014 WRX, but Subarus and especially WRX/STis hold their value extremely well.


I recently inherited a TON of 1:18 scale diecast cars and most of them are GTOs and a lot of them are "Arnie the Farmer Beswick" cars. I think I have most of them and I also have a bunch of memorabilia like a Pontiac Service Neon clock with the Indian head logo, vintage Pontiac calendar from 1950 with a big Indian head made from some type of foil, GTO clocks, etc. I also have 2 authentic vintage MPC 1966 GTO slot cars, tons of 1:24 scale GTOs hand made, I have so much GTO stuff, a lot of it models, and a lot of memorabilia. My Dad owned 6-7 GTOs over the course of his life. All of them being 64-67s. He had about three 64s he told me about, two or three 66s, which were his favorite model year GTO, and a 67 for a short while. He also owned three 70 Chevelles, an Olds, a 67 Impala, and a couple Novas I know about. He was a GM guy until 1986 when he bought his first Ford, which was a Mustang GT, and we bonded over the car, modding it together while I was growing up. At one point we had about 8 cars in our garage and driveway. He had his 64 GTO until about 20 years ago when he sold it. I have a picture of it.




Me when I was a kid on the GTO hood.



I think this was done by a local artist since Cecil County is only about an hour from where I live.



Two MPC Vintage GTO Slot Cars.


I have a bunch of 1:18 scale cars, but i'll take a picture if someone wants to see.

Anyways, sorry for the long post. I just wanted to introduce myself, and this was really the only way I knew how. I'm just looking for some advice on the items I do have when the time comes.

-Ray