Beschreibung
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1967 PONTIAC GTO CONVERTIBLE
REGISTRATION NO. NAL 446E
CHASSIS NO. 242677B132241
* Iconic American 'Muscle Car'
Automatic transmission
Three owners from new
£30, 000 - 40, 000
€34, 000 - 46, 000
For many enthusiasts the '64 GTO remains the only 'Muscle Car' that matters. The originator of the concept, the GTO was a special car at a special time and became an instant legend. Borrowed from the competition version of Ferrari's famous 250-series sports car, the initials stand for 'Gran Turismo Omologato': homologated Grand Touring. The GTO started out as a high performance options package for the 'intermediate' sized Pontiac Tempest Le Mans and came with those all important 'GTO' badges. At the GTO's heart was a 389ci (6. 4-litre) V8 engine available in two states of tune: standard 325bhp with a single, four-barrel carburettor or optional 348bhp equipped with the Tri-Power set-up of three, twin-choke instruments. Transmission options included the (stock) heavy-duty three-speed manual gearbox, three-speed Hydra-Matic auto, and Muncie close-ratio manual four-speeder with Hurst shifter, while there was a lengthy list of special performance-enhancing GTO accessories. Big-car power in a medium sized package made for exhilarating performance, Car & Driver magazine achieving a 0-60mph time of 4. 6 seconds and the standing quarter-mile in 13. 1s/ 115. 0mph with a 348bhp, manual transmission example, figures that put many a more exalted - and more expensive - purpose-built sports car to shame.
For 1967, when the matching-numbers example offered here was made, the standard V8 displaced 400ci (6, 557cc) and produced 335bhp while a less powerful 'economy' engine and more powerful 428ci (7. 0-litre) unit were options. This particular car has the standard V8 and TH-400 automatic transmission with Hurst Performance Dual-Gate shifter - the so-called 'His 'n Hers' - that permitted either automatic shifting in 'Drive' or fully manual gear selection. Fitted options include the power-operated hood, power steering, power brakes, bucket seats, and transmission centre console.
This GTO has had only three private owners from new, the first being a lady who kept the car until 1989 (original US title on file) while the second restored it in the 2000s. The current vendor purchased the Pontiac at Bonhams' sale at the Beaulieu Autojumble in September 2012 (Lot 591).
Since acquiring the car, the vendor has sorted out some relatively minor problems. New parts fitted include the radiator and fan, radio aerial, wing mirror, and temperature gauges (bills on file). 'NAL 446E' has recently been serviced and has passed the MoT test without any problems.
Finished in Signet Gold with white parchment interior, white convertible hood and matching cover, this beautiful soft-top muscle car is offered with MoT to May 2018 and a V5C registration document.
