[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by Ponimino

I am looking for a car and or owner of a 1968 RA II GTO Hardtop Meridian Turquoise Black bench seat 4 speed car out of New Hampshire.

Here is the content on that GTO

KK - Meridian Turquoise
35 - BENCH SEAT - Black
From: 20 = Mass To: 28 = New Hamp
01-637 = Unknown Dealer
Framingham Plant
6/24/68 Invoice Date


347 -- RamAir Deuce
358 -- M21 4spd
361 -- STT HD Posi
37S -- 4.33 Axle
382 -- AM Radio
391 -- Rear Spkr
424 -- Remote Mirror
434 -- Hood Tach
461 -- Deluxe Wheel Discs (lowest cost FULL wheel covers in 68) [custom and wire = more $]
474 -- Clock
532 -- SoftRay Windshield
568 -- Pwr Driver Seat / Reclining Pass [Combo Option]
621 -- Ride & Handle
634 -- SuperLift Shocks - Rear
71-72 PC -- G70x14 Redlines
754 -- Front Shoulder Belts

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

I'll comb back through this thread from the last update point ,
and update with the latest updates - in a new update.
Then we'll be back up to date again.

[The Boss]

How long have you had the block. Very possible someone already ran the block VIN.

My first call would be to Alex outside of Boston, he knows who has what if it's a round port and in New England.

[PurelyGTO68]

Wish someone would find the original block for my car and offer it for sale (at a reasonable price). That would be a good day...

I hope the car turns up so the deal can be made. Good luck!

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[PurelyGTO68]

Update on car #18 on the list.
Replaced the floor pans, a couple of small trunk floor patches and the entire LH quarter panel. Everything else is original metal (door, fenders, cowl, rockers, braces etc). Oh yeah...also have a reproduction hood since my original has a nasty kink.

14 months into the project so far and it's finally painted. Still cutting and buffing in preparations for reassembly. Due to a mistake in the booth, the hood ended up with a bunch of dust on top of the final coat of clear. Wasnt sure it would buff out but it looks like its going to be okay. I just need to go back and wet sand with 2000-2500 and polish it again. I skipped ahead just to see if all the dust specs were sanded away so the finish is a little hazy on the hood. The hood should polish nice to match the other parts after I go over it one more time.

Was hoping to have the car running in time for it's 50th birthday (May 27th) but sadly it won't be there just yet. Will pop a beer and have some cake anyway.


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[Greg Reid]

Looks great!

[PurelyGTO68]

Thanks. Has been a lot of work to get it to this point. Lots more left to do still. Just need to keep at it and someday it will get there. Will start posting lots of questions when I come across stuff that I need help with.

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

Looks great!

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[The Boss]

Beautiful, thanks for keeping us updated!

[PurelyGTO68]

Originally Posted by The Boss

Beautiful, thanks for keeping us updated!

Thanks Chris. I really like this color....even more than I thought I would. It has a lot of "personality". Love it!

BTW....in case anyone notices the car sitting high in the back, that is because I lifted the car in the spray booth by the frame and the rear springs got dislodged in their spring pockets. It's back to normal now.

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[brians]

Looks great!
That color has really grown on me over the years.

[PurelyGTO68]

Originally Posted by brians

Looks great!
That color has really grown on me over the years.

Seems like one of those Love It or Hate It color. My wife does not like....but it's growing on her little by little. I even caught a little glimpse of a smile on her face when she peeked at the painted car in the trailer. While not the color she would have chosen...she understands why it had to be the original color.

I happen to like the color so I am good.

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[The Boss]

That is THE color for a 68!

[Greg Reid]

Those '60s metallics are coming back in a big way. Look mainly at the Mustangs and Mopars and to a lesser extent, the Camaros. I see a lot of Mustangs in what looks like Limelight Green.

[Verdoro 68]

Surprised to see this show up at local show today...

Solar Red/White/Pearl Ram Air II 4 speed convert

It's a Pontiac built car. The vin was unreadable due to the paint over it. The owner is apparently out of Modesto, CA.



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[Half-Inch Stud]

Oh yea

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Good Gracious what a fine piece of machinery .
Everything about it looks dynamite.
Thanks for sharing it with us , Verdoro .

The vin was unreadable due to the paint over it.

Did you get to look at the Body Date on the Trim Tag to see if it was a later production car ? ( 05C or Later )

I think we have some PY members in Modesto

[nmoreilly]

Very nice

[Verdoro 68]

I glanced at the trim tag but didn’t take a picture. It was for sure R-1 and PON. I *think* it was 5C or 5D.

Doesn’t really get any better than this one for ‘68. I was drooling for sure.

[PurelyGTO68]

Very nice. I wonder if the car was born as a deuce or a recreation. Either way, it looks great. Should have the 4 blade fan but that is a small detail.....the 5 blade fan likely cools better anyway.

That is the second 68 that I have seen without the nose emblem and front valence moldings. Did some 68s not get those items? There was no emblem on my nose.....nor any holes but I am not certain its original to the car. Before I bought my car in the late 80s, it had been in at least one collision and the color was changed so it's anyone's guess if that nose was original to the car.

[Verdoro 68]

I noticed those details too and a few others. I’ve forgone correctness on my car many times just out of pure preference. Seeing the correct brushed trim rings makes me want to get a set for me car. They look great with the bias redlines.

BTW - the sign with it indicated it was an original RA II car. Even if it wasn’t, it’s a super nice car. I’d love to own a set of those heads one day with or without a car attached.