#s matching front to rear, original metal California GTO with a
great history! 1 woman owner until 1986 when she sold it to the
editor of Muscle Car Magazine with 58,000 miles on it. He went on
to document the restoration over several pages in 2 different
issues of the magazine. He ended up selling it to his friend, the
editor of Hemmings Motor News. Every owner since has loved and
contributed to the preservation of this GTO. It comes with a big
binder full of documentation including the magazines. It's a very
dialed in car from cold a/c to working door buzzer, in radio and
all the lights.
EXTERIOR: California built car with all its original sheet metal
including the fenders, quarters, hood, trunk, doors, roof, floors,
rockers etc. The car is arrow straight, all the panels fit square
and flush. No rust or damage. It's only been repainted one time,
back in 1986. Beautiful original Palisade Green color. They used
the correct ditzler acrylic lacquer. It looks like it was just done
a few weeks ago! It's very smooth and glossy. Even the front rubber
bumper is still in excellent shape. There are a few minor
imperfections I point out in the video. All four correct T3
headlamps. Original windshield. The vinyl top was replaced.
Stainless trim is straight and shiny, rear bumper was rechromed.
It's sitting on a set of restored Rally ll wheels and reproduction
redline tires.
INTERIOR: The interior is in outstanding condition. Down on the
floor the carpet looks fresh and there's a set of reproduction
mats. Complete set of original seat belts are in excellent shape.
The seats have great upholstery, the headrests, plastic and chrome
trim is excellent too. Side panels, armrests all look fantastic.
The headliner and matching visors were replaced. In front of me is
a detailed dash: the dash pad, instrument panel, heater controls,
deluxe wheel are beautiful. The correct AM/FM radio works.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT: Numbers matching 400-350 hp engine with all the
correct components: manifolds, valve covers, complete air cleaner
system with the heat riser too. Everything looks tidy and proper.
Correct hose clamps, spring clamp battery cables, the squirters are
hooked up. It features factory air conditioning updated a newer
compressor and R134 freon. It also has power steering and
brakes.
TRUNK COMPARTMENT: 100% original metal; no cuts or splices. Under
the trunk lid and the jamb still have the original green paint and
the original jacking instructions decal is still in place! The
trunk mat and tire cover were replaced. It does have complete jack
and spare assembly.
UNDERSIDE: It looks like all the steering and suspension components
were apart and rebuilt. It has the F-41 which means front and rear
sway bars and boxed rear control arms. It's also upgraded with KYB
gas shocks. Correct dual exhaust system including the chrome quad
tips. It has disc in front, drum in back. E-brake cables are hooked
up. Looking up at the motor it's very clean. Original Turbo 400
automatic is clean, it still has the 1970 tag riveted to it.
Original rear end with 3.23 gears. The metal under this car is very
impressive, all original and dry floors, rockers, and braces. It
was cleaned and painted black.
SERVICE: We inspected the car and replaced the door lock cylinders,
lubed, and adjusted the rear window track.
I don't know of a GTO that will come with better documentation.
Several pages in the magazines really told the story of its early
years, not many cars have that. This is a legit, very nice example
of a GTO!
I, Jay Grams, take pride in personally writing the descriptions for
virtually every car for about the last 30 years now. A significant
amount of effort goes into fact checking. What I am offering is my
professional impression of the vehicle. Our salesmen are happy to
assist with descriptions and making sure your questions are
answered. One great suggestion is letting us do a walk around video
that explains the car's condition in detail. **These cars are
displayed in a museum. If interested in a particular car, make an
appointment with a salesman to see that car. Without an appointment
there is an admission fee to enter the showroom. If you buy a car,
your admission will be refunded, and you will be given a 1 year
membership.
815 385 3644 9-5 central
[email protected] Answered ASAP
Air conditioning
Power steering
Power brakes
Rally ll wheels
Reproduction redlines
Bucket seats
Reproduction mats
Hood tachometer
Deluxe wheel
Remote mirror
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