[supcarbob]

The 'Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals' (MCACN) is looking for a high quality show car-original- 1972 GTO 455 H.O. to be displayed in the 'Class of 1972' for this years upcoming show to take place November 17-18 , 2012 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois(Greater Chicago). This year will again feature 400,000 square feet of all indoor exhibit space with some of the country's finest collectable automobiles.
One of the highlights will be the showcase of all car lines of there finest 1972 offerings. Currently a 1972 GTO 455 H.O. is the only missing representative for this display. An acceptable offering must be a restored original with OEM tire/wheels along with correct exterior/interior colors. No after mart equipment or added on 'Judge' spoiler or hood tachs.
The 'MCACN' is considered to be the premiere automotive show of the year and will be featured with magazine and internet coverage.
Additional event information can be found on the website WWW.MCACN.COM along with information to download an application to be part of what is sure to be an other special weekend.
*** THERE MUST BE SOMEONE THAT HAS AN ACCEPTABLE HIGHLY RESTORED 1972 GTO 455 H.O. THAT WILL DISPLAY WITH IN THE GUIDE LINES OF THE 'MCACN'. LETS MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT AN EMPTY SPOT WHERE A GTO WOULD BE DISPLAYED ! ***

[OVERULD]

I nominate Pat Brown's Lucy Blue 72 H.O. car!

BJ

[The Boss]

He sold it BJ. And I believe it had both of the following....

after mart equipment or added on 'Judge' spoiler or hood tachs

[OVERULD]

Oh...dang...well, in that case I resepctfully withdraw my nomination. You know, I remember him listing it for sale but honestly don't remember him selling it. I'd forgotten about the spoiler too. Must be a touch of CRS.

BJ

[PB]

Lol...thanks BJ...I did sell it. I wish my HO lemans fit that criteria. I'm close to reverting it back to 100% original equipment......though more like 99%. Original paint except front clip. Need to get some of those repopped tires too....those will look good on my 15" KR's.

[PB]

Originally Posted by The Boss

He sold it BJ. And I believe it had both of the following....

How bout a HO vert lemans?! Does it fit the criteria Chris? ......I know no GTO.....BUT WHAT'S 3 little letters?

[74 SD455 Formula]

You mean one of these !!!! Too bad I have a Factory Hood Tack and a rear deck ( Judge ) Spoiler. That were available as a dealer add on in 72. Other wise mine was restored in 1998 and still shows well. And I live in Eagle,Wi.....

[The Boss]

Originally Posted by PB

How bout a HO vert lemans?! Does it fit the criteria Chris? ......I know no GTO.....BUT WHAT'S 3 little letters?

Wing & hood tack there too Pat & wing on my Cardinal Red unrestored 54,000 mile WW5.

I think Jim's is the closest they may find to fitting the bill.

[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by PB

How bout a HO vert lemans?! Does it fit the criteria Chris? ......I know no GTO.....BUT WHAT'S 3 little letters?

Those 3 little letters are EVERTHING! GTO has the history and the image that a Lemans can never have.

[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by 74 SD455 Formula

You mean one of these !!!! Too bad I have a Factory Hood Tack and a rear deck ( Judge ) Spoiler. That were available as a dealer add on in 72. Other wise mine was restored in 1998 and still shows well. And I live in Eagle,Wi.....

Dealers would/will add anything to a car to sell it. Aftermarket stereos, mags, polka dots, you name it. Based on that, what a dealer would add is not what the Pontiac did.

A car dealer will do anything to sell a car
Heck, some dealers put chev engines in too.

[Lloyd-TX]

Mike Darr's Lucy Blue '72 455HO car (Smithfield, MO) would be perfect!

No spoiler or hood tach, and quite the survivor!

Neat car, uniquely optioned (those finned GP/Bonneville wheel covers came in the trunk), and Mike DOES travel to show it. Believe that he may have even been to the MCACN show before.

I have all of his contact info if anyone needs to get in touch with Mike.

EDIT: I forgot about the tires, but as I recall Mike was considering ponying up for the Polyglas GTs, and this could be a great excuse for him to take the Polyglas plunge!

[supcarbob]

Hey Lloyd, that Lucerne Blue GTO looks great. Can you PM his contact info. I appreciate all the help. I know there are some great '72's on this forum. Time is running short and as I said it would be a shame not to have a GTO represented and as Steve said those 3 letters do mean everything when your being displayed with all the other brands best. Oh, by the way there are two Trans Am's signed up (one original and a restored).

[Lloyd-TX]

Originally Posted by supcarbob

Hey Lloyd, that Lucerne Blue GTO looks great. Can you PM his contact info. I appreciate all the help. I know there are some great '72's on this forum. Time is running short and as I said it would be a shame not to have a GTO represented and as Steve said those 3 letters do mean everything when your being displayed with all the other brands best. Oh, by the way there are two Trans Am's signed up (one original and a restored).

Can you e-mail me your info, Bob? I'll keep it between us. bell-auto@comcast.net

Gonna give Mike a call right away, I think that he'll be honored . . .

[Amigo-2k]

here is a 1970 HO 455 vert Judge .... only 95k ....

[Lloyd-TX]

Mike was out, but I left him a message.

Bob, I'll let you know when I hear back from him.
You have a PM as well . . .

[74 SD455 Formula]

Not that it matters,but I do have another deck lid that was painted when the whole car was done just because.And I have access to a set of correct tire's.Heck I'm actaully using the correct 1972 only T-3 head light's ( and they work )the car is a born with #'s matching 455 HO automatic car.But I am not running the Unitized Distributor.I am using an HEI,but eveything else is right.Good luck with your search I'm sure somebody has what your looking for....

[The Boss]

Excellent choice!!!

[YNOBIL]

Originally Posted by supcarbob

The 'Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals' (MCACN) is looking for a high quality show car-original- 1972 GTO 455 H.O. to be displayed in the 'Class of 1972' for this years upcoming show to take place November 17-18 , 2012 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois(Greater Chicago). This year will again feature 400,000 square feet of all indoor exhibit space with some of the country's finest collectable automobiles.
One of the highlights will be the showcase of all car lines of there finest 1972 offerings. Currently a 1972 GTO 455 H.O. is the only missing representative for this display. An acceptable offering must be a restored original with OEM tire/wheels along with correct exterior/interior colors. No after mart equipment or added on 'Judge' spoiler or hood tachs.
The 'MCACN' is considered to be the premiere automotive show of the year and will be featured with magazine and internet coverage.
Additional event information can be found on the website WWW.MCACN.COM along with information to download an application to be part of what is sure to be an other special weekend.
*** THERE MUST BE SOMEONE THAT HAS AN ACCEPTABLE HIGHLY RESTORED 1972 GTO 455 H.O. THAT WILL DISPLAY WITH IN THE GUIDE LINES OF THE 'MCACN'. LETS MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT AN EMPTY SPOT WHERE A GTO WOULD BE DISPLAYED ! ***

Hey Bob, Does it have to be a highly restored 455 HO ? I had my car there 2 years ago for the "Every Year GTO Display". As you know I only have a 400 3 spd.,but it is a totally correct survivor. At the same time I would fear ending up driving in snow if there was a storm since I don't trailer it. What do you think ?

[Amigo-2k]

it might help if I posted a link:


http://www.classicridesandrods.net/s...php?car_id=321

[PB]

Originally Posted by Steve Barcak

Those 3 little letters are EVERTHING! GTO has the history and the image that a Lemans can never have.

Only to those that covet it, which we all know you do. My HO lemans is everything a GTO is in 72, just missing emblems.