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#201
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Hardtop or Coupe - 68 - taillights in the bumper and small front turn signals, but most importantly no key in my steering column.
I agree, the rear bumper with tail lights in them are way cool on the 68's!
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Interesting perspective on the vent windows. Never thought about that at all with the verts.
I like the vent windows, & I think because they have so much chrome/stainless around the front glass on the convertibles, they do blend in pretty well, but I never thought about it like that.
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68 GTO 4-spd Convertible 78 S/E Trans am L78, WS6 Auto 78 S/E Trans am W72, WS6 Auto 79 10th aniv W72 Trans am 80 Indy pace car Trans am 89 Trans am GTA |
#203
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I took it that he does't mind the windows on the 68, but doesn't care for how they look on the 68 ragtops with the top down. prefers the look of the 69's with the top dropped?
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68 GTO 4-spd Convertible 78 S/E Trans am L78, WS6 Auto 78 S/E Trans am W72, WS6 Auto 79 10th aniv W72 Trans am 80 Indy pace car Trans am 89 Trans am GTA |
#204
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After all this discussion, the 1968 GTO & LeMans Hard Tops & Convertibles still get my goat.
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Funny, I liked the 69 rear bumper better than the 68, but I liked the 68's front bumper with it's smaller center ram or snout than the 69's. The 69's front bumper center snout was so big they had to mount the front bumper license plate on the rt. side of the valance instead of the 68's which is rt. in the middle and symmetrical. Of course GTO's didn't have that problem. Last edited by U47; 07-22-2017 at 05:54 PM. |
#206
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Yes, I like the 68's, but when the top is down on a convertible, the wing windows with the windshield looks a little funky to me and the 69 convert with the top down is styled better without the wing windows.
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1968 Pontiac GTO - Verdoro over Ivy Gold - 400/4-speed/3.08 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix - Sage/Sage/Sage - GM 305/Th200-4r 2004 Pontiac GTO - IBM over Black - LSx 440/6-speed/4.10 SRA - Single Digit Stick Shift |
#207
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I like the 1969 more than the '68, convertible or hardtop style. I've not owned either, but worked on both years.
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#208
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When it comes to the GTO, 68 and 69 are both so cool, its hard to pick a fav...but on the Lemans, the 68 is my choice by far. I like the tail lights in the bumper, and that front end is SO good looking on the 68's, and the 69's had the massive battering ram snout which I do not like. I really like wing windows also, I just like em. The interior, 68's look more old school, while the 69's had more of a modern look...I like them both. 68 and 69 was a AWESOME year for all Musclecars...cool stuff from every manufacturer. My dad told me when the 1968 Pontiacs came out, there was many people at the dealership checking them out. He said there was people drooling over a Verdoro green GTO, and he thought it was the nicest looking car he had ever seen.
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#209
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Well put, I'm at home with both 68 and 69. It was an interesting turning point design wise. The interior of the 68 still holding on to the earlier cars a bit and 69 having a nod at the new modern style that held on for many years. Hindsight is always 20/20.
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Ah yes the summer of love.
Cruisin the road at dusk in a 68 hideaway Goat with just the park lights on..., sinister. Deluxe wheel in hand, vent windows open, keys swingin from the dash. A comfortable pad, bit of old school steel and a three pod cluster wrapped in wood grain. Arrowhead marker light, nose emblem and steering wheel button. Iconic 6.5 Litre emblem adorning the fender. The hideaway front end, rear bumper and tail lights are a work of art. Many of these things can not be found on the 69. Don't get me wrong, there are many things I like about 69's too... um, er a... well, you can use 69 parts to fix 68's. That's right I read the whole thread you buncha cannibals, drop the tools an step away from the car! All kidding aside, the 69 is the next best thing to a 68. Frank
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#211
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Sums up my own reasoning very well Frank...
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
#212
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Here is a very cool pic of a 68 GTO when it was brand new
http://www.dailyherald.com/storyimag...H=800&noborder
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1968 Lemans 350 HO 55 Chevy 210 2 door post, future Two Lane Blacktop car |
#213
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1969 GTO 4spd. Antique Gold/black, gold int. 1969 GTO RAIII 4spd. Verdoro Green/black, black int. 1969 GTO 4spd. Crystal Turquoise, black int. 1970 GTO 4spd VOE Pepper Green, green int. 1967 LeMans 428 Auto. Blue, black int. |
#214
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I don’t know exactly what it is but something about these pics taken in 68-69 make me realize how different those GTO’s looked compared to all other cars. They were so ahead of their time.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops) 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop) 1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop) 1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon 1969 Executive 4dr Sedan 1969 Bonnie Cvt 1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them) 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them) 1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model) |
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68 Photo
Seeing that picture makes me want to jump right in. Beautiful car.
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#216
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That IS a beauty. Can't tell if it's Alpine or Turquoise. I think Alpine.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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Nordic?
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
#218
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Do you think its a picture of a picture? lots of odd reflections.
Would be so cool to go back in time to that year & walk around the sales lots & inspect them closely. So cool.
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68 GTO 4-spd Convertible 78 S/E Trans am L78, WS6 Auto 78 S/E Trans am W72, WS6 Auto 79 10th aniv W72 Trans am 80 Indy pace car Trans am 89 Trans am GTA |
#219
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interesting how the valance, bumper & fender come together on the right corner.
Just confirms how these didn't always fit perfect originally.
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68 GTO 4-spd Convertible 78 S/E Trans am L78, WS6 Auto 78 S/E Trans am W72, WS6 Auto 79 10th aniv W72 Trans am 80 Indy pace car Trans am 89 Trans am GTA |
#220
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We have old pics of my fathers 69 GTO when he bought it new. Same deal. Front bumper was never perfect, just the way a lot of these cars were. Some day I'll scan the old glossys and get them on the computer.
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