Vehicle Description
1972 Pontiac GTO Tribute
The Pontiac GTO of 1968-72 embodies just about everything that was
fantastically ridiculous about American muscle cars. Bright colors,
loud graphics, monstrous size, powerful engines, a hood-mounted
tach, and a rear spoiler that doesn't really do anything-the GTO's
got the goods. The second-gen GTO also has the pedigree of a great
name; the original GTO of 1964 is widely credited with sparking the
muscle car craze in the first place.
For consignment, a LeMans dressed as a GTO. A lesser known fact
from 1972 is that the GTO was an options package on the LeMans so
detecting a true goat is not as simple as reading the VIN. Enduro
Bumper, Ram Air Hood, a Judge rear spoiler, and retina searing
Cardinal Red paint make for one nice tribute at a fraction of the
cost of a real one.
Exterior
Cardinal Red from the body matching bumper that surrounds the
grille and forms the iconic Pontiac "beak" to the dual cowled Ram
Air hood, scooped fenders, flowing rear quarter panels, and a
straight door in the center, it's all bathed in it. Add in a snappy
rear wing from a GTO Judge and some GTO decals on the rear quarter
panels and trunk lid to bring the GTO effect right into being. The
rear bumper remains in pristine mirror-like chrome condition, and
the taillights are embedded into it. A few dents and dings and
slight scratches are noted throughout as is evidence of body filler
and some bubbling, particularly on the lower panels but overall,
very nice paint. A black vinyl top highlighted by snappy bright
stainless trim adds an air of distinction to the roof as do the
15-inch Rally II wheels which are wrapped in BF Goodrich Radial TA
tires.
Interior
A swing of the doors and we are in black vinyl nirvana and all is
very well inside here. The door panels are clean and sport some
stitching and chromed accenting in the form of a bezel for the
outside mirror toggle actuating handle which is missing, GTO
badging, and window crank. Panning to the passenger area, more
beautiful black vinyl seats, a split bench in front, and a bench in
the rear, and nary a mark on any. These seats float in a sea of
jet-black carpet all in excellent condition. Fronting all this
menagerie is an original black padded dash with a protective
carpeted topper and a nice central wood applique for the gauge
cluster. Speaking of the cluster, it doesn't stray from the GTO
format with full gauge monitoring and factory tachometer. Just to
the right are the chrome knobbed slides for the heater controls and
below in a silver panel is the factory AM/FM radio. Bringing up the
bottom of the dash is a trio of added aftermarket gauges to help
monitor engine vitals. Just above this sea of black is a tight
clean headliner in black with factory shoulder belts and working
dome light.
Drivetrain
Flipping the hood and we are licking our chops with all the under
the hood goodies to which our wandering eyes can behold. The 350ci
V8 awaits us in its steel blue wonder of paint. Feeding this mill
its mixture of air and fossils is a single 4-barrel carburetor
attached to an Edelbrock aluminum intake manifold and the numbers
matching TH350 3-speed automatic transmission is strapped to the
back. Out back is a 10-bolt 2.78 Safe-T-Track rear axle.
Undercarriage
Independent with coil springs up front and a 4 link with coil
springs keep this tribute on the ground in front and back. Power
disc brakes up front and power drums for the rear bring you and
your passengers back from warp speed nicely and safely. The frame
and floor pans are solid, and sound and we note slight surface rust
on the usual suspects. We see headers snaking down from the engine
bay and feeding the exhale into Flowmaster mufflers before ending
in turned down tips under the rear valance.
Drive-Ability
Our muscle car aficionado and master decoder fought tooth and nail
to get into this example, so I let him do it out of concern he was
going to have a temper tantrum if we did not! Anyway, he found it a
pleasure to drive, it handled nicely for him, and had wonderful
acceleration although his words were slightly different (something
about balls?). Anyway, all worked, and he thoroughly enjoyed his
time on the test track. A very well sorted tribute ready to be
driven.
Tribute cars are a great way to enjoy the muscle car scene without
worrying about the high purchase cost, fear of a scratch or ding,
or ruining a piece of history. Our consignor has all the right
boxes marked off on this GTO wanna be, and no disrespect is meant
in that statement. The styling cues are there, Ram AIr hood, Endura
nose, proper graphics, and that groovy spoiler. What else is there
to say other than "Life is what you make it", so why not make it
great in this GTO tribute from 1972.
VIN DECODE
2D27M2P186076
2-Pontiac
D-Lemans
27-2 Door Hardtop
M-350ci V8 2bb 160hp
2-1972
P-Pontiac, MI Assy Plant
186076-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
ST 72 23527-1972 Lemans 2 Door Hardtop
BDY P200678-Pontiac Body #
TR 256-Black Morrokide Vinyl
PNT 75B-Cardinal Red, Black Vinyl Top
04D-4th Week April Build
A52-Bench Seat
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located 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
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