[Tom Vaught]

Before we go any further, what did you pay for the car (in general terms)? 5K? 10K? 20K?

I assume that the seller also told you the 455 engine and the disc brakes were not stock?

If the car is really in good shape and you paid
5K to 15K for it, (a really nice Lemans/Tempest
will go for that too) I would not worry about it. I would move on with life.

If you paid 20K plus for this car I would talk
to the seller about some adjustments to the car price.

If the seller balks about the adjustment then
you are stuck unless he advertised the car in
a written or electronic publication which would
then be fraud. Even then it would cost you the difference in the car to hire a lawyer to get your money back. "His word against yours" and
"he was told that it was a GTO by the previous
owner" The word is "LET THE BUYER BEWARE" and
it is your responsibility to know what you are buying.

Hope it works out for you.

Tom V.