[1950Mercury]

I picked up this GTO last summer from a dealer in Defiance, OH. Not a bad car but had a lot of little issues that needed attention like wiring, e-brake dash loose etc. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this car. It appears to have a non original 385 possibly bored to 400 with 670 heads. Putting bore scope in cyl. looks like std on piston top. I would just like to know what cam in motor, what code for silver so I can get touch up paint and any other info if anyone knows this car. Dealer I got the car from knew basically nothing about the car as he purchased from another dealer. Car appears to be a Pontiac Michigan built car.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

I'm going to say you meant 389 vs 385.
How many freeze plugs on each side ?

The silver could be from any year make or model being it is sort of a resto-mod paint job.
Vacuum gauge at idle might help some determining a ballpark level of cam.

[1950Mercury]

Yes.. 389. I fat fingered. It is a 389 for sure as casting number is 9778789 and believe it to be bored to 400 as I stuck bore scope in cylinder and could make out std. and see crosshatch on the cylinder walls. Has 670 heads. I pulled a vacuum when it had the 4 barrel on it and was about 13 in. Not a real aggressive cam but you definitely can tell there is something there for sure. Someone put 3.08 gears in the rear with a close ratio Muncie M21 and that was terrible. It felt like you were taking off in 2nd gear. I replaced tranny with a M22Z with a 2.98 1st gear and all is nice now. I was just maybe hoping maybe someone may have seen this car back east around Ohio or Michigan or maybe know the person who had owned it. The dealer was very vague on any info. about the car. I'm not crazy about the 2 tone but others seem to like it. I traded of a very sweet Model A coupe and some cash for the GTO. The Model A was just too tight for 2 people and long trips.

[242177P]

Originally Posted by 1950Mercury

I'm not crazy about the 2 tone but others seem to like it.

Others?? IMO, you can't go wrong spraying the
top half straight black - the car would then have
a universal appeal. And your enjoyment matters
far more than the Chip Foose crowd.

[1950Mercury]

I kind of agree with you. I am old school at 73. Thing is I would end up repainting the whole car. Being it is a 2 stage paint job. Then there is the cost of material. I use PPG and the last time I priced a gallon of clear it was over $600.00 and that was over a year ago. I do all of my own work including paint and body but at my age I just want to drive them.

[Cammer-6]

try pricing SPI paint products
price and quality
win win

[GT182]

Make sure you go to an auto paint store. The'll match the paint exactly. They can also mix the paint with all that's need right there so it can be sprayed directly from the can to the car. I had that done for my 66 GTO here in Delaware. The paint shop only has to shake it up to mix it again and shoot it on the car. No adding anything to the paint.