How about....a 69 GTO?

12-10-2007, 02:07 PM

As a daily driver. Mark Wilson likes it very much....

1969 GTO frame-off resto,68k orig miles,#'s matching 400,turbo 400,3:23 rear,ps,cold a/c,buckets,fact. tach,rally II's, solor red with parchement int. Just about everything is new or rebuilt[front-end,brakes,body bushings,tires,trim rings,center caps,weather strip,complete int,fuzzys,beazels,lights lenzes,you get the picture]. no rust,very nice paint. Very nicely detailed engine bay and undercarrage. Car drives great,dependable and tight. have P-O-P,PHS and some orig doc's.

masraum · 12-10-2007, 02:12 PM

Very cool!

I've always been partial to Muncie 4 spds, but autos aren't too bad with that much oomph in the motor.

I'd love to have an old muscle car. I'd want something in the type of shape as yours, but not something that's as much a classic so I could modify it. I'd like to add good disk brakes and a better set of suspension bits to a classic in great shape.

tabs · 12-10-2007, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by masraum

Very cool!

I've always been partial to Muncie 4 spds, but autos aren't too bad with that much oomph in the motor.

I'd love to have an old muscle car. I'd want something in the type of shape as yours, but not something that's as much a classic so I could modify it. I'd like to add good disk brakes and a better set of suspension bits to a classic in great shape.

I have just the car for U. a 69 Ford Mach 1 wt 428 SCJ.. R Code car.. ground up mechanicals, Everything was done to the Motor including 60 hours polishing and porting the heads, Ford Power Parts Roller Rockers etc with Global West Competition Suspension and 4 wheel discs. Even the Power Steering box was blueprinted..Orginal Special order Tripleblack with Marty Report...Orginal Covina, CA car with orginal CA Black Plate. Have owned for nearly 20 years. $85,000.00

Normy · 04:55 PM

Wow...that '69 GTO is amazing! What a wonderful design. I think the man that designed that car was a genius!

Hi. My name is Normy. And I drive a Porsche 928. I just got in from washing my 928 by the way. In any case, the car I just got done washing was originally designed by a Lithuanian immigrant known as Anatole "Tony" Lapine, a car designer who worked for general motors for a while.

Guess who designed the '69 GTO? None other than the same Tony Lapine-

Jeff Higgins · 12-10-2007, 02:39 PM

My very first car, when I was 17 years old, was a '67 Goat. 400 four speed (Muncie M22) with a 12 bolt rear end set up with posi and either 4.10 or 4.11 gears (can't remember which). Purple with a black vinyl top. I put a set of Hooker headers on it, an Edelbrock Tarantula manifold, a Holly 800 cfm double pumper, and a Crane cam and kit. Pretty darn quick car for its day. Wish I still had it. And the '67 Dodge R/T, '66 Plymouth Sport Fury, '68 Road Runner, '69 Super Bee...

Mule · 12-10-2007, 02:47 PM

Should have been stout, Jeff. Those used to go 13's, stone stock on street tires. 12 bolt was a 4.10.

masraum · 12-10-2007, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tabs

I have just the car for U. a 69 Ford Mach 1 wt 428 SCJ.. R Code car.. ground up mechanicals, Everything was done to the Motor including 60 hours polishing and porting the heads, Ford Power Parts Roller Rockers etc with Global West Competition Suspension and 4 wheel discs. Even the Power Steering box was blueprinted..Orginal Special order Tripleblack with Marty Report...Orginal Covina, CA car with orginal CA Black Plate. Have owned for nearly 20 years. $85,000.00

Sounds great. Move the decimal 2 spots to the left and I'll take her home as soon as I can get there.

12-10-2007, 03:34 PM

The red one is not mine, but I am thinking about something like it. This one is on CL Dallas for $25K. I'd also prefer a 4 speed, but the auto gets points as a DD. I would think a well restored example is going to be pretty reliable - certainly easy to work on. I wouldn't hesitate to change out to disc brakes and upgrade some bolt on suspension parts for better handling. Hmm, the mind reels...

Dan in Pasadena · Dan in Pasadena's Garage

Mark, Having lived through the time when those cars WERE daily drivers I see no reason you couldn't make one do it again. Of course you are subjecting it to door dings (probably, I would be a Nazi about parking if I had one), if you wash it regualrly (and judging from pix of your other cars you will) it'll rust for certain. I know that because I have ALWAYS washed/waxed my cars regularly even in those days. Otherwise, go for it. You only live once.

vash · vash's Garage

SWEET! is the 69 car the one deemed "the judge"?

pwd72s · 12-10-2007, 03:47 PM

My favorite "GOAT" year...

with this engine:

12-10-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by vash

SWEET! is the 69 car the one deemed "the judge"?

Vash,
"The Judge" was an option package an 69/70 Goats. May have been available in other years too. Had pretty wild graphics and a rear deck spoiler. I was in my mid teens then and ached in my heart for one.

Paul,
Love the earlier years too, but they are more rare and $$$. That one is a beauty.

johnco · 12-10-2007, 04:50 PM

my buddy has a 67 convertible in his shop he's restoring right now. I'd trade several of my cars for it if he would part with it. there's another 67 hardtop in Baton Rouge for 12.5k. If I only had the cash

12-10-2007, 04:54 PM

John,
What shape is the other 67 in?

johnco · 12-10-2007, 04:55 PM

saw it on craigslist baton rouge. white with black interior I think, auto 12,500. I'll see of I can find it and post the link

johnco · 12-10-2007, 04:56 PM

here ya go. http://batonrouge.craigslist.org/car/504575487.html

johnco · 12-10-2007, 04:58 PM

at that price, you could spend 10k on it and still have a good deal I believe going by some of the prices I see

12-10-2007, 05:01 PM

Thanks - that one looks pretty complete. Only wish I had the energy for a project.

johnco · 12-10-2007, 05:04 PM

you buy and I'll fly.. I'll bring it to you. I need to go pick up other 66 Mustang in College Station I bought a few months ago anyway

pwd72s · 12-10-2007, 05:13 PM

I herded a couple of "Goats", both new. Foolishly, I traded the '65 in on a '66.

I really loved the lines of the '65, giving the '64, the original year, a close second in good looks over the entire GTO run. The problem with the '64's? Pontiac neglected to beef up a Tempest frame, so they had trouble handling the torque of a 389. Like the Beach Boys song lyric: "I get pushed out of shape, and it's hard to steer...".

Braking power was horrible...a big engine dumped in a car designed for slower speeds...miserable little 13" drum brakes that would fade a nanosecond after you applied them at triple digit speeds.

My '66 Goat? Even new it was poorly put together. I'd ordered this car, and I was disappointed in fit and finish, to say the least. I drove it 4,000 miles or so, then bought my first Porsche, a '66 912. Haven't bought GM since.

Tri power left the GM scene in the middle of the '66 model year. '67 brought disc brakes up front, and they were sorely needed. '67 also brought the 400 cubes engine.

My memory fades after this...

Tabby? Nice "stang"...I'm sure it was very fast (in a straight line) for it's day. However, here I go with "lines" again. IMO, the Mustang got pretty fat after the '66 model year. Aesthetics NOT pleasing to me.. Sorry, but don't think I'll be beating your door down with an 85K check in hand...

So, if you find a sucker, you'll replace the Stang with a Cayman???