Vehicle Description
Cmc has some the most desirable muscle cars on the market and this
1965 Pontiac GTO Factory Tri-Power is no exception. This fully
documented Frame Off restored GTO has its full owners history and
the original owner is still available to discuss her car with you!
With only three owners from, and a methodical frame off restoration
back to original details, this is a hard one to duplicate.
Our GTO was ordered from new with 23 factory options and documented
by Pontiac Historical Services to include the following
options:
WS Code 389 TRI POWER Engine
3X2 Carburetor 389 360 HP 10.75 Compression Ratio
M-20 Wide Ratio HD 4 Speed Manual Transmission
Safety Track Positraction Heavy Duty 3:55 rear axle
Sport Ride springs
7:75x14 Redline Tires
Sport Wood steering wheel
Rally Gauge Cluster and Tachometer
Push Button AM radio
Verba-Phonic Speaker
Instrument panel padded dash
dual speed wiper with integrated window washer
inside tilt mirror
Dual Splitter exhaust
back up lamps
luggage (Trunk) lamp
glove box lamp
courtesy lamps
Soft Ray tinted glass
Door edge guard
Rear window Defogger
Seat Belts with outboard retractors
Floor Mats (Front and Rear)
The car is also color code correct having the original exterior
Color code as "E" Nightwatch Blue Metallic. The original interior
color is the correct Medium Blue code 217.
Ownership history is very important when one claims to have an
original Tripower GTO and we have the full ownership history.
The car was purchased by Barber Worthy from Thomaston, Georgia.
Barber is still available to discuss her GTO! Barber told me that
she needed a commuter car to go to college and wanted a nice car.
When she laid her eyes on the beautiful Nightwatch Blue exterior,
she had to have it. She used the car as commuter and all the boys
would chase her and try to buy her car. She drove the car all
through Grad school and then decided to reach out to the guys
inquiring about the car. Her father got wind of this, and said he
loved the car and he would buy it if she sold it. Barber gave the
car to her dad in 1971. Her father drove the car and enjoyed it all
the way until 2008. In 2008 The original family sold the car for
the first time. A local gentlemen from Georgia asked if the car was
for sale, and the father said he would sell it only if the man
would restore it like his other cars. The second owner gained
possession of it and did a meticulous Frame Off restoration. He
restored the car back to original and just sold it to us in 2020!
The car had an incredible easy life in Georgia. Being an absolutely
solid car, It had a very simple life. No drag racing, no young
drivers tearing it up. It is very unusual to have such a clean
ownership history on a factory built muscle car.
The Frame Off Restoration started in 2008 and took many years to
complete. The body was taken apart, the original engine was fully
rebuilt along with the drivetrain. The chassis was professionally
powder coated and then all new suspension, all line brake and fuel
lines were installed. The car had every nut and bolt rebuilt on
this car. The end result is a gorgeous GTO that was brought back to
its original glory.
Documentation is crucial to a Factory Tri-Power GTO and this one is
documented with the following:
Pontiac Historical Services (PHS) Documentation, Original Georgia
title, Complete owners history, Restoration details, Original
Pontiac Photo, Original Owners manual, Pontiac wire diagram,
Passenger car specification, Comp Cam Card profile, Original title
folder with original owners name and number on it. Amazing enough,
she is still available at that same number.
Powered by the original WS Code 389 Tri-Power engine producing 360
HP, this motor has been professional rebuilt and features a Comp
Cams camshaft. The original 4 Speed transmission has also been
rebuilt and brings the power to the ground through the original
3:55 Posi-traction rear end. All Codes and number will be provided
below. This is a complete numbers matching Tri-Power Car.
WS code engine (original Engine)
engine casting number : 9778789
Engine Date Code B-1-5 (February 1, 1965)
Tri-Power intake manifold casting number: 9778818 (1965)
Rear End casting Number: 9779822
Trim Code Decoder:
03F ( Last Week of March)
ST 65-23737 PON28028 BODY (Pontiac MI assembly plant)
TR 217-B (Blue interior) E-E PAINT (Nighwatch Blue Upper-Lower (no
vinyl top)
E 2LGPV 3B
5NW - (GTO Option)
Being a fully documented, Factory Tri-Power, 4-Speed, and
Nightwatch blue, this is really a hard car to duplicate. Not many
Real Tri-Power GTO's are even available today so many people add it
to regular GTO's. Drive a real Tri-Power car and be the envy at the
next car show!. If you like the way it looks, you will love the way
this GTO rumbles.
We work really hard to make sure that you have the best buying
experience. If you need any information, feel free to give us call.
We look forward to talking to you.
Financing available at very low rates!
Contact CMC today. "Making dreams come true one customer at a
time"
Carolina Muscle Cars Inc,
301 S Wall Street Benson NC 27504
919-701-1070
