Vehicle Description
1969 Pontiac GTO Coupe
Born of the brainchild of John DeLorean, the initial concept was to
upgrade the Tempest, morphing it into an early version of the
muscle car, which was the up and coming trend in a niche market of
buyers who were hungry to go fast. The name, which was DeLorean's
idea, was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, the successful race car.
It is an Italian abbreviation for Gran Turismo Omologato ("grand
tourer homologated"), which means officially certified for racing
in the grand tourer class. But in reality, the Pontiac GTO was
never really a certified Grand Tourer race car. Internally, it was
initially called the "Grand Tempest Option", one of many
automobiles in the Pontiac line up with a 'Grand' in it. Despite
these things, the GTO is one of the fastest cars ever manufactured
by Pontiac.
Born in Pontiac Michigan in early 1969, this car was shipped to a
State College, Pennsylvania dealership in May of 1969. This car
presents in near showroom condition with mere road dirt splashed on
the bottom being one of them few visible signs of use! 2 panels
appear to be skimmed, although they are straight.
Exterior
A Limelight Green repaint covers the exterior, as well as the
obligatory air vent ports in the center of the hood. Making our way
to the front the matching Limelight painted Pontiac nose splits the
grille area which appears to be 2 solid pieces on either side, but
it is concealing dual headlights. Below this are two signal lights
with the 4 square trim iconic to Pontiac as well. The rear chrome
bumper and taillights appears in fair condition and other badging
presents as good. A black Cordova top is in very good condition.
Rally wheels with trim ring option are attached to all 4
corners.
Interior
Black vinyl buckets with stitched vertical tufting, and a Y pattern
are seen in front, and carried over to the rear bench as well.
Black carpeting covers the floor and is stain free. A black vinyl
and faux woodgrain accented dash has the rally gauge and clock
package inserted and is fronted by the original PMD 3 spoke
steering wheel that is encircled with a wood covering with a small
split present. Door panels appear in very good condition and are
highlighted with a rectangular GTO moniker. Headliner appears
unremarkable and noted it has been re wrapped (and done very well I
might add) and underneath is a black console with a flip up storage
area, as well as the 4-speed floor shifter. Power steering, and
power brakes are there as well. A nonfunctioning radio is
installed.
Drivetrain
The standard 350hp 400ci 4 barreled carburetor I've read is
referred to as the "Turquoise Terror" sits in a very clean engine
bay. A 4-speed factory ordered manual transmission is seen
underneath. As too are drum brakes on the rear and disc brakes in
front.
Sometimes the best classics are the ones that speak softly. No
blower sticking through the hood, no gaudy rims on a bagged chassis
and no wild graphics. Just a clean, classy and well-constructed
muscle car that was purpose-built to look good and perform great.
Featuring timeless style, excellent hardware and modern comfort,
this slick Pontiac represents the best of everything.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 150 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. A 450 barn find
collection is currently also on display.
This vehicle is in our showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania,
conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76
Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is www.classicautomall.com and
our phone number is (888) 227-0914. Please contact us anytime for
more information or to come see the vehicle in person.