Vehicle Description
1965 Pontiac GTO Hardtop
In early 1963 a team of engineers and designers got together at
Pontiac, and decided to focus more on street racing and power. The
Tempest had been in production for a bit, and a more "muscular"
powerful car was needed. Hence the acronym GTO or Grand Tempest
Option became the code for the secret new development that would
take place. John DeLorean actually claims the GTO came from the
Italian Gran Turismo Omologato or Grand Touring Homologated,
(certified), which in reality the car was never meant for grand
touring, but to be the fastest straight line Pontiac produced.
For consignment, a correct drivetrain muscle car with WS block with
a tri power intake, stacked front headlights, the unique Pontiac
"beak" up front on the split grille, and bathed in nicely applied
and carefully finished Montero red. Inside a Hurst shifter and like
new black interior. Scoring a 661 out of 700 points at the GTOAA
Nationals resulting in a Gold Concours Award and just enough to get
your classic "Goat" groove on. Definitely one of the nicest
examples of this year, this model gracing our Hallowed Halls.
Exterior
Stacked dual headlights, a split horizontal grille, a small "beak"
in front, GTO badging, nice chrome bumper, dual nostril scooped
hood, straight steel side slabs taken down to bare metal, then all
bathed in Montero Red paint best describes the beginnings of this
car. Carrying on, nice trimmings for the original glass and a
pristine metal roofline. The side slabs are near perfect and sport
well minded gaps. Bringing up the rear are the horizontal ribbed
bezel tail lights in the flared at the edges of the rear vertical
deck, just below the trunk lid covering a NYC 2 bedroom apartment
sized trunk. Another pristine chromed bumper below, and on all 4
corners 14-inch Pontiac Rally 1 wheels with deep dish trim and
correct black hand painted stripe on center caps and all wrapped in
red line rubber. Looking great for the outside....let's go
inside!
Interior
Inside Black Strato bucket seats in black vinyl are installed.
These have tuck and roll inserts with angled black inserts which
are embossed in and have the Pontiac arrowhead logo embossed in the
centers of the backs of all seats. Smooth bolsters and black piping
as a border with some chromed side trimmings for the hinges. The
rear bench stretches across the back of the car and offers up
plenty of pristine seating for 3 adults. A tall Hurst shifter with
a white knob topper reaches for the driver's hand and sits within
the center ribbed aluminum console that has the shifter opening off
center and then runs under the dash and hides. The dash front is
original wood applique background and has a factory tachometer
inserted to the right of the round gauges. An original wood rimmed
with 3 chrome spokes in the center steering wheel fronts this dash.
Black carpeting is the floor covering, and is very clean. A
perfectly tight and stitched headliner is floating above all this
perfection.
Drivetrain
Under the hood is a fully restored, painted in a beautiful metallic
turquoise engine block showing up at 389 cubes, and is circa
1965/1966 and carries the WS stamping code. It is rated at 360hp
and on top is a tri power 3x2bbl setup for the carbs. We note
reproduction ID tags on all 3 carbs. A circa 1964/1965 Muncie M20
4-speed manual transmission is now on back sending power back to a
10 bolt rear. Chromed valve covers, the trio of round air cleaner
covers atop and deep shiny black supple wiring and hoses is fab for
the engine. A lot of attention to detail even the belts have
correct factory painting on them!
Undercarriage
No surface rust on suspension parts or anywhere, very structurally
sound with no invasive rust, solid framing, good rockers and new
floor pans as well as a trunk pan and fuel tank. Independent coil
springs for the front with power drum brakes, and a 4 link with
coil springs for the rear with power drums are on this car. Seen
also is a stock, clean dual exhaust.
Drive-Ability
A wonderful experience as described by our decoder and test driver.
She handles great, accelerates like a 360hp car should, and has
strong bias free brakes on the panic stop. Interior is fully
functional, and all buttoned up the seating and surfaces. Like new
and the factory supplied gauges are a plus for sure! Plenty of get
up and go. So we got up and went.
All is looking very fine, (661 out of 700), for the exterior,
interior, and drivetrain which is very special under that long
hood. A great design year as Pontiac was just coming into its own
on the muscle car front. All boxes are checked in this classic,
just turn the key and point the beak nose front end towards home.
For more info on this build and complete photos go to:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ydtMVbGZFfs9rxnP8
237375Z126052
2-Pontiac
37-Lemans
37-2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
5-1965
Z-Fremont, CA Assy Plant
126052-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
5D-4th Week May Build
ST 65 23737-1965 Lemans 2 Door (GTO Option) Hardtop Sport Coupe
BDY BF14272-Fremont Body #
TR 213 70-Black Vinyl Buckets
PNT RR-Montero Red
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
vehicle in person.
