Highlights
- Matching numbers example
- Bermuda Blue with White Cordova Top and Blue bucket seated cabin
- Plenty of recent work carried out less than 2,000 miles ago
- Kept in a purpose-built garage
The Appeal
In the '60s and '70s, the Pontiac GTO was one of the reigning kings of the American muscle car circuit. Powerful performance, purchased in tandem with the return of the company's streamlined ethos that had made them so esteemed in the 40s and 50s - albeit, of course, styled more into an aggressive fastback than a curvy bull-nosed machine. There was truly nothing subtle in these machines - everything was pumped up to the nines and laden with a real period glitz.
This fabulous example comes to us in an enviable colour scheme and factory specification - well-documented and well-presented, with plenty of period character. It's a matching numbers, exceedingly handsome car that boasts much of its factory features and that gas-guzzling, burbling V8 stuffed under its sculpted, vented bonnet.
Stowed with an exemplary paperwork file, we've no doubt this impressive chunk of pure Americana will turn plenty of heads.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered in California, 1970
- The car remained in CA for all of its life in the USA
- Arrived in the UK in 2016
- Since then the car has had 2 former keepers in the UK
- Purchased from a UK classic car dealer in 2021
- Partial service history
- Well cared for and maintained
- Comes with original Registration Title and all subsequent registration cards
- Includes original GM Protect-o-Plate, Dealer Consignment document, and both original sets of keys
- Original ownership documents to hand
The Condition
- Presents well with its original factory livery and cabin
- Handsome Bermuda Blue with a White Cordova top
- No sign of any dents or dings
- Bodywork appears free of significant corrosion
- Brightly presented trims and decals
- Spoiler looks in good order
- Steel 'rally' wheel set
- Firestone reproduction bias ply tyres
- Underside is solid with only light surface wear
- Blue vinyl cabin with handsomely kept bucket seats
- Handsome wooden veneers carry only light marks and wear
- All instruments are clean and legible
- Period stereo is still and well-presented
- Very gentle marks and pitting to interior brightwork
- Kept in a purpose-built garage when not driven
The Mechanics
- 6.6-litre V8
- Hydramatic transmission
- Engine bay is in good order
- The vendor reports that the car starts and runs well
- We've no reports of any mechanical issues
In the last one thousand miles, the car has been treated to:
- A new fuel tank
- Cast manifolds
- High-torque starter motor
- GM Pertronix electronic ignition
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