Vehicle Description
1970 Pontiac GTO Hardtop
In terms of car colors, green is an outlier in 2024 when the most
popular exterior colors are black, white, gray, and silver. But if
you want to veer from the fleet colored mob, green is a top choice.
In 1970 however, the most common colors were earth tones including
shades of brown, tan, and green. This carried on to home interiors
where if you didn't have avocado appliances in your kitchen and
paneling on your walls, you were probably in an older house. Muscle
cars came along and gave us some day-glo colors to get excited
about, but for every day, green on green was ultra common.
For consignment, a 1970 Pontiac GTO hardtop with a title verified
68,293 actual miles, a green on green beauty with a vinyl top and
big rear spoiler. Subtle wasn't really part of the muscle car
vernacular in 1970 and along with that spoiler, gaping hood
nostrils, a hood tach, and GTO written on every corner meant there
was no confusing this with a pedestrian LeMans. This car appeared
in the Michelle Branch and Carlos Santana video for "The Game of
Love".
Exterior
Our car comes in Pepper Green and sports all the standard GTO tells
which takes a mild mannered A-body car, so ubiquitous in 1970, and
turns it into a street machine with the exterior cues including the
big wing, hood tach, and double hood intake. The infamous Endura
nose fronts the car and GTO is spelled out in the split grille.
Chrome headlight bezels pick up on the metal rim of the grille and
the cross bars over the marker lights. Out back, the low slung
chrome bumper houses the long tail lights just above the quad
exhaust tips, all looking clean and menacing. 14-inch Pontiac Rally
II wheels carry staggered size tires with raised white lettering.
The paint, chrome, and vinyl top are in great condition and
imperfections noted included chips in the paint including on the
nose piece, bubbling down low, some uneven paint over bodywork,
some paint runs and some an area of underapplied paint.
Interior
A GTO badge tops the standard door panels constructed of black
vinyl in varying patterns and textures. The black vinyl seats with
knitted vinyl inserts are in great shape, as is the rear bench. The
black GTO steering wheel is tri-spoke with a horn button on each
one, a pretty nifty design feature. A wood applique surrounds the
gauges on the dash, three deep and simple gauges displaying the
pertinent information. A dash long strip of machined metal applique
houses switches, knobs and the AM/FM radio under which we find a
trio of auxiliary gauges in a pod. The center console is decorated
with faux woodgrain, just like your den in 1970, and the shifter is
wood handled just in front of an armrest over a storage bin. The
black loop style carpet is in good shape and the perforated
headliner also looks great.. The trunk has a simple plaid mat and a
covered spare tire.
Drivetrain
A date-correct 400ci V8 is in the bay, shows in clean condition,
and is rated at 330 horsepower. A Rochester Quadrajet 4-barrel
carburetor is up top and the engine is mated to a TH400 3-speed
automatic transmission leading back to a 10-bolt rear and 3.73
gears with an Auburn Positraction unit. A brake booster is evidence
that the disc brakes up front and the drums out back are power
assisted.
Undercarriage
We would classify this as a clean undercarriage with minimal
surface rust, some oil on the pan and residual oil on the rear
differential, and some foil tape under one floor pan. We don't mind
the spider webs, if you've had a hobby car sit, eventually
arachnids will happily move in. Meanwhile, the knuckles are clean
and the dual exhaust is too as it encounters a pair of stainless
steel mufflers before exiting through a pair of splitters. Coil
springs are found up front and a 4 link with coil springs are out
back.
Drive-Ability
Off we went around our loop at a mild pace, enjoying the sound of
the engine and exhaust. The suspension functioned ideally for the
straight aways, and the brakes were more than adequate for the
powerful acceleration. We're thrilled that the hood tach works on
this car, and we find only three things that don't, including the
clock, the horn, and the reverse lights. All other items work as
intended. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions
were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee
these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
This green on green music video star, (or bit player), is ready for
a starring role in your garage. Lights, camera, action is the name
of the game as you take this legendary muscle car to car shows and
Pontiac gatherings. This is one of those cars that benefits from an
enthusiastic and supportive community that is active around the
country, maybe even the world! If you have dreamed about owning a
GTO, this one is worth a peek.
242370P174695
2-Pontiac
42-GTO
37-2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
0-1970
P-Pontiac, MI Assy Plant
174695-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
ST 70 24237-1970 GTO 2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
BDY PON074980-Pontiac Body #
TR 256-Green Vinyl Buckets
PNT 48B-Pepper Green, Black Vinyl Top
11D-4th Week November
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is not included in the advertised price.
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