For Sale: 1965 Pontiac GTO in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1965 Pontiac GTO Hardtop

The Pontiac GTO became known as "The Goat" due to an interpretation of the letters that make up its name. Figuratively speaking, the car's defiant, stripped to the basics personality also had a hand in cementing the moniker, according to Edmunds.com. It is speculated that the acronym GTO, which stands for Gran Turismo Omologato, was taken from the Ferrari 250 GTO.

For consignment, a 1965 Pontiac GTO showing 46,327 miles, but the true miles are unknown. If you grew up in the 70's and into the early 80's, your first high school car might have looked just like this; the marginal paint, the raked stance, the aluminum slots, and all the money we earned at Shakey's Pizza went right into the engine!

Exterior
The single stage Blue Charcoal paint is not unlike the primer we'd run around in back in the day and it has fantastic patina including dents and dings, scratches, some surface rust, fading, cracking, chips, holes where a mirror should be, rust on the nose, and a little something on every panel. Some of us here at the mall wouldn't change a thing but understand the potential for greatness here. Trim, emblems and bumpers provide a good start as they're in good condition. Tail lights are covered by ribs that continue almost seamlessly onto the latch panel while stacked headlights flank the arrowhead on the nose. 15-inch aluminum slot wheels carry staggered sized tires which add to the raked stance of the car and the GTO's hood scoop is just muscular enough for this long lean machine.

Interior
Standard black vinyl door panels exhibit a square stitch pattern and the coveted GTO emblem and both present in good condition and the low back bucket seats appear to be original style and the driver's suffers a scuff and small rip. The rear bench looks barely touched. A wood rimmed steering wheel gives up some column space for an added tachometer while the rest of the dashboard presents as original with fantastic textured black plastic and more of the ribbing we see elsewhere on the car flowing over the mid panel and its row of knobs. We have an AM/FM/Cassette player and an added dual gauge pod under the dash while our passenger gets a grab handle up front. Rising from the tunnel is a Hurst Indy shifter and textured metal grip over black carpet. Above us is a black headliner in good shape and the trunk carries a spare and is otherwise barren.

Drivetrain
Under the hood is a clean 400ci L65 V8 from 1974, now topped by an Edelbrock intake, a Holley 4-barrel carburetor, and 6X heads. It's backed by a Muncie M21 4-speed manual transmission sending power to a 12 bolt axle with 3.31 gears and Positraction. The car is equipped with headers, power steering, and power brakes.

Undercarriage
Bright yellow traction bars liven things up on the otherwise driver quality underside. Clean by most standards with the typical soot, surface rust and age. The dual exhaust comes front the headers and flows through glasspack style mufflers exiting without fanfare in the back. Power drum brakes are at all four wheels and those traction bars are part of the rear suspension that includes a 4 link and coil spring while coil springs occupy the independent front.

Drive-Ability
The rough exterior gives way to a sweet exhaust note as we row this GTO on to the test loop where it provides good power, braking, and tracking. We note the heater blower, reverse lights, and windshield wipers are not working but all other functions work as they should. 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.

In Philly, it was Front Street. In Vegas, Fremont. In your town, it was likely a known street where, as Bruce put it, "the circuit's lined and jammed with chromed invaders". Places you'd go and look for a race. And maybe win some money if not accolades from the roadside crowd. We don't condone street racing, but this GTO represents the OG way of doing things back in the day! Relive those days or bring the body and paint to a new level. Either way, you'll still have the king of the muscle cars in the garage!

237375Z126686

2-Pontiac
37-LeMans
37-2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
5-1965
Z-Fremont, CA Assy Plant
126686-Sequential Unit Number

TRIM TAG

6A-1st Week June
ST 65 23737-1965 LeMans 2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
BODY BF14702-Fremont Body #
TR 213 30-Black Vinyl Buckets
PAINT BB-Blue Charcoal

Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8 acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person. There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee is not included in the advertised price. All prices are before state, city and county tax, tag, title and license fees. Out of state buyers are responsible for all state, county, city taxes and fees, as well as title/registration fees in the state that the vehicle will be registered. Classic Auto Mall is not responsible for errors and omissions. Please verify listings with dealer. Vehicles may require VIN verification and/or safety and emissions inspections to transfer ownership and register the vehicle in the declared state of residence. Please check with your local DMV office to ensure compliance with your states titling and registration process.

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