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LOVE THEM 69's
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When I was growing up I did not like the gold and I hated the vinyl top. Now I would not have it any other way. My grandmas car came with the black top and sometime around 1980 she had a new top put on while doing repair to stop water leak by back window (shocking). For some reason she went with a brown top. It's going back black!
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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. |
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cool story my mom had a 66 gto she traded in on a 69 also it was that same gold but a four door custom s 3 on the tree
good luck on the project
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Not many get to restore a cool car with a family history like yours !! Keep us posted.
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Very nice story. My Grandmother bought a Mach 1 back in 69 as my Grandfather was a Ford man. It seems like that generation liked the same cars we all do today. My dad was an Oldsmobile man, but I still remember when I was 13 I rode my spider bike up to the local BOP dealership my dad bought his cars from and saw a 69 Judge. I have always liked Pontiac ever since. Seeing your pictures brings back good memories of an America unfortuantly is long gone. Good luck with your restoration and please keep posting the pics!!
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1966 GTO Vert automatic. 1969 CR Judge Ram Air III 4sp Pattern Car. 1969 GTO standard 350HP TH-400. 2006 GTO Phantom Black 6spd. 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air. 1976 LE Trans Am 50th Anniversary Edition with T top. 1976 Formula 350. 1977 Grand Prix Model J 350. 1978 Trans am 400 Pontiac. 1979 Trans am 403 Olds. 1968 Olds 442. 1971 TR6. |
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great car, great pics, and even better story!! Keep the pics coming...here's a pics of my first goat(around 1980). Was originally a silver/black 4-spd with hide-aways...always loved the '69's
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2006 GTO/silver, 1969 Judge/Carousel Red, 1970 Judge/Black, 2002 T/A CETA..... |
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Here is the body before blast cleaning.
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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. |
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Few more. As you can see this car means alot to me. I dont think I would have chose to restore this car if not for the sentimental value.
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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. |
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And after cleaning.
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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. |
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Great car and a great story. Good luck the rest of the way. Your grandmother would be proud!
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69 Judge, SURVIVOR, Carousel Red/Parchment, RAIII, 4-sp, 63k orig. miles, unrestored, #'s match 65 GTO, SURVIVOR, Tri-Power, 4-sp, 79k orig. miles, Capri Gold, orig. paint, top, interior, #'s match 70 GTO Conv, 400, at, A/C, Atoll Blue/Sandlewood/White top, all #'s match 2015 Challenger R/T Plus, hemi, Sublime |
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Hey Whore - you were a pretty good lookin guy in that 67 picture. LOL?
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My memory must be getting really bad! When I was posting these two pictures I was wondering why was the car still not on the twirler? Well this is not Nanas car! If you look close the car is still wearing green half its GREEN paint.
Bob, those two young people had no idea all hell was going to break loose in a few more months! Oh, my poor Mom!
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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. |
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In Cleveland Ohio, It would be concidered a slight rust show car!
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“If you ain't first, you're last” - REESE BOBBY |
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The incorrect photos does remind me of a few things. I had a few body men come to look at my car to give me ideas and see if they would be a candidate for the work. I wanted to have the work preformed in my shop and not just send it away to a collision repair shop just to be tucked in a corner, worked on in spare time and held hostage. Well more than one guy suggested I use one of two other bodys I had lying around. You know just switch vin tags. I did not like that idea for more than one reason. I knew iI was going to have to replace lots of sheet metal and spend more money but in the end I wanted as much of the original car as possiable. One guy started talking about fiberglass, I kind of shooed him out of there right away
In the end I found Mike who works with a painter friend of mine. Mike has been working on my car with me for a few years now and we have made some great progress. I would consider him a profectionist and will cut no corners. We have become very good friends and Mike has taught me some very valuable leasons. Most importantly I have been involved in every step of the way!
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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. |
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So I was just looking at the thread in the Judge section about how many 1970 RAIV Judge convertables there are and I see some pictures of the black one with parchment int restored by Gary at Leval One out of Colorado. Well I sold that shifter and console to Gary.
I bring it up here because I bought a 69 LeMans that was owned by an old lady that had passed away, her god daughter was selling it. It was in very excellent cond and the interior was near perfect. I ended up parting that car. It was a hard decision but I new I could keep the better stuff for my car and sell my parts and come close to breaking even. I want to have as much OEM parts on this car as I can. Example, I had bought and sold about 6 or so deck lids, we all know how hard they are to come by. Well the one I kept off this car I parted did not have an ounce of rust in it, perfect! I have tons of parts I kept off this car down to nuts and bolts not to mention stuff like radio, unused lighter, wire harnesses, etc. Any way that console and shifter ended up in that Judge so I know I have some worthy stuff for my car. I pull it out from time to time when I am looking for something and still cant get over how nice some of it is.
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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. |
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Wonderful story and photos. I wish I knew something about the history of my Goat like you do. Keep us up on the restro with lots of pictures.
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1968 GTO Numbers matching 400 H.O. 4-speed 3:55 1964 T-Bird 46,000 Actual Mile 1928 Model A 2009 Lexus 1981 Dodge D-100 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible 19631/2 Ford Galaxie Fastback |
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Great story and from your earlier pics(with it's paint still on it) it doesn't look too bad compared to alot of what's left to go from. Knowing your car's history is something really neat and with yours being in family and all makes it that much sweeter.... I wish I knew more about my car yet I can tell it didn't have an easy life for sure... Love the pics and keep us posted on the progress.... Mike
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How'd the top stand up under that vinyl? From the pics, it looks better than mine was...but similar.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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Awesome story! We still have my Gramma's 1975 Firebird that she bought new. My 12 year old son rebuilt the engine last year and it runs great now.
Enjoy the process. The family connection sure makes it worth the effort. |
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Just got off the phone with my Mom to clarify this story. My Mom was pregnant with me when my Dad got stationed to Midway Island. My Mom went with him and they sold the 66 to my grandparents. I was born on the island as well as my sister.
When we got back the plan was to buy back the 66. Well my Grandma smoked in it and it was a little to beat up so my folks went out and bought this car. It was between this green one or an antique gold car. Three days later my Grandma went and bought the gold one.
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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. |
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