Vehicle Description
1965 Pontiac GTO Hardtop
The Pontiac GTO was introduced to America in September 1963. And
with that, Pontiac had taken its heroic racing battle off the track
and brought it to the street where it would once again do battle
against archrivals Ford, Mopar, and even Chevrolet. The ultimate
muscle car superhero was born.
For consignment, a restored Bluemist Slate Metallic version of the
second-year goat in the form of a 1965 Pontiac GTO hardtop sporting
a mere 28,144 title verified actual miles. With its original engine
in 389ci V8 form sporting the factory correct Tri-power and Ram Air
induction, PHS documentation, dual stacked headlights and Pontiac
"beak" this grocery getter looker is a hidden cooker. With a
mostlyoriginal interior, nice chrome trimmings throughout to
highlight the blue and some snappy red line tires complete the
"muscle car" look.
Exterior
Correct Bluemist Slate Metallic, which is the diving board deep end
of the pool, bathes straight well minded gapped original steel
panels throughout. A few notableinclusions, slight areas of
bodywork on the lower body panels and a few chips do not detract
from the overall good looks before us. A "whale nostril" styled
hood scoop with frames the top of the "beaked" grille flanked on
either side by stacked headlights and in the center the Pontiac
arrowhead in chrome. Some shiny stainless rocker trimmings are
noted as are gleaming window surrounds and badges, handles and
mirrors. A long trunk lid leads us to the rear of this classic and
here we see horizontal ribbed wrap-around tail lighting with a
Pontiac center badged ribbed aluminum panel. 14-inch Pontiac Rally
I wheels are wrapped by like new red line 215/70R14 rubber from the
22nd week of 2023.
Interior
Just beautifully preserved inside with all the trappings of mid
1960s black vinyl design. This includes the original door panels
which have a concentric square pattern with black carpeting below
and a black painted sill above. Nice GTO badging is attached, and
shiny actuators and window cranks are seen with a new black vinyl
covered and chromed armrest. The original seats are awaiting your
arrival and looking great while doing so. These are low back wide
buckets, which have angled tuck and roll black vinyl inserts and
smooth bolsters and an embossed arrowhead in the middle of each
seat back. A bit of chromed trimming has been added to each side at
the back corners of these chairs. In back, a corresponding bench
stretches across and affords plenty of roomy comfort for the extra
passengers. Up front a clean original dash with an angled wood
grained instrument cluster containing some gauges, a speedo and a
tachometer from the factory. Above is a padded dash top which
creates an "awning" to shade the wood grained instrument cluster.
Just below is more horizontal ribbed chrome with knobs and pulls
and the factory AM radio. A beautiful 2 spoke leatherette wrapped
rim steering wheel is fronting this original dash. Racing up
through the center of the buckets is a nice ribbed console which
houses a Hurst white knobbed shifter and a lockable storage
compartment is in the back portion of this console. Nice original
black carpeting is on all the floors, protected by black rubber
Ponitac mats, and above is a tight headliner in subdued black
vinyl. A shout to the trunk which is fully restored, painted with
trunk liner paint and has a small vinyl mat covering the floor.
Drivetrain
In 1965 engines were not vin stamped, but with the codings we can
glean off this clean and restored engine, it points to being a
correct engine for this car. It is a 389ci V8 and with a 9778789
casting number, making it a 1965-66 389ci V8. Also, the
stampedcoding WS which is a 1965 389ci V8 3-2bbl 360hp mill. We see
the original Tri-Power carburetor set up with individual chrome air
cleaners to feed air and fossils. On back is a correct Muncie M20
4-speed manual transmission which joins up with a 10-bolt 3.55
Safe-T-Track rear axle from 1967, however the original axle is
included. This is all sitting peacefully within a fully restored
engine bay, near pristine blue block, intake manifold, chromed
valve covers, and all supple hoses and wiring.
Undercarriage
Just beautifully buttoned up, slightly patined black floor pans,
framing and rockers all show with only very minor surface rust on
the usual suspects. A stock style dual exhaust system is peppering
all this clean black metal. Drum brakes are on all 4 corners and
are attached to an independent coil spring front suspension and 4
link with coil spring set up in the rear.
Drive-Ability
She fired right up and was off in a flash to the test track. Here
it did nicely and has smooth acceleration, easy shifting, and even
good handling despite those thin rubbers all around. All functions
were operating as they should at the time of my drive, however, I
did note the reverse lights would not illuminate and the radio did
not belt out any tunes.
A nicely restored inside and outside 65 Goat. Great mechanicals and
overall a very nice example in the right color for this car.
Backing it all up with the original engine, PHS documents, and a
Tri-Power setup you'd be hard pressed to find a nicer example at
this price point. It's time to tame the tiger with this powerful
and well done GTO!
237375B113475
2-Pontiac
37-Lemans
37-2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
5-1965
B-Baltimore, MD Assy Plant
113475-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
02A-1st Week February
ST 65 23737-1965 Lemans 2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
BODY BAL6337-Baltimore Body #
TR 213-Black Vinyl Buckets
PAINT WW-Bluemist Slate Metallic
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 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.
