Vehicle Description
1971 Pontiac GTO Fully repainted in 2020 and looking seriously
mean, clean and straight. 400 cubic inch V8 Pontiac engine.
Automatic transmission, power steering and brakes. The previous
owner states the engine has been rebuilt within the last five
years. The engine has a mild cam, and runs very, very well!
Original parts include the intake manifold, valve covers, and
Rochester Quadrajet carburetor. The factory air cleaner is in place
and the lid has a "Day 2" engine ID decal added by a previous
owner. The previous owner states he always used a high zinc content
10w40 motor oil when servicing the car. The engine compartment is
real clean and detailed. The engines small cam is accompanied by
the factory HP manifolds. The transmission is a TH400 automatic
transmission. The transmission is not the original, however the
original transmission is in New York, and the man that has it is
willing to sell it should the next owner of the car want it. The
TH400 installed in the vehicle feels like it has a small stall
converter and a shift kit, nothing crazy but nice firm shifts. The
rear end is a 3:73 limited slip factory unit. After the car was
restored, it was ran at Island Dragway in New York, in which it
clocked a 14.0 flat quarter mile time. Built 4/29/71, sold new in
1971 at Bill Beck Pontiac in Charlotte, NC. Originally this vehicle
was Laurentian green, but when restored the color was changed to
black. The vinyl top has been replaced with a reproduction high
quality vinyl. The sheet metal on this GTO is original, and has had
no panels replaced. A factory correct, hood mounted tachometer has
been added to the exterior (optional item for the GTO). Through
information the last owner who we acquired the car from gathered,
the car left Mount Airy, North Carolina in the mid-late 1990s for
New York. Once in New York, the gentleman who bought the car sold
it to his friend, who did the restoration on it. At the time the
car was bought in North Carolina, it was already black but the
interior was the original green. During the restoration, it was
repainted black and the interior changed to sandalwood. All of the
chrome is in excellent condition. The outside mirror on the
driver's door has been replaced with an NOS part. The glass is
believed to be the original glass as the windshield is equipped
with the radio antenna. The grilles are original and in good
condition. The odometer shows 46,xxx miles currently and given the
condition of the body, chassis, and interior It's believed to be
original. The 2nd to last owner also states the mileage was
original when it was last sold to him. The underside is rust free,
undercoated, but really clean and solid. The exhaust has been
replaced within the last few years with two chambered mufflers for
a true muscle car sound (not obnoxious when driving at highway
speeds). The vehicle was originally equipped with four wheel manual
drum brakes, however it has been upgraded to power front disc
brakes using all new parts. Original parts can go with the vehicle.
An alignment was also done after the front brake upgrade was
completed in 2019, the tires were also added at that time with BF
Goodrich Radial T/A P235/60R15 front and P245/60R15 rear. Trunk
area is well preserved with correct mat, spare tire, and jack. Only
high-quality reproduction parts or NOS parts were used to complete
the trunk appearance. The bumper jack is an original part in
excellent condition and is stored underneath the spare tire, along
with the jack handle. The interior looks beautiful. A replacement
dash pad was installed by a previous owner from a 1972 Pontiac
Luxury Lemans. Last spring, a Retro Sound radio was put in the car.
Instead of using the original radio antenna in the windshield, an
amplified radio antenna hidden inside the glove box was used. The
radio also has an auxiliary output jack that is hidden underneath
the dash and can accommodate a phone/ipod/MP3 player. When it was
installed, the dash surround was trimmed out, but luckily the metal
dash frame behind it was not damaged says the last owner. The
original interior was green and changed to sandalwood (beige/tan)
during the restoration. The seats, carpet, door panels, etc are all
in very good condition and are original parts. The clock in the
dash is inoperable. All dash lights work great, but again the clock
lights do not as there is no printed circuit on the back of it. New
headlamp switch installed last spring, along with the headlamp knob
and rod as well as a new rear package tray. All window regulators
work like new and are smooth rolling up and down. Both levers for
the dash and floor vents work great as does the fan and there is no
issue with air flow. All exterior lights work as do the windshield,
the wiper blades were switched out last year with Anco Vintage
wiper blades to keep the correct appearance. This is a very
nice-looking GTO that drives as beautifully as it looks beautiful!