Vehicle Description
Time to go over your perfect muscle car checklist. 1970 Pontiac
GTO, check. Numbers-matching, check. Professional respray of the
interesting original color, check. Factory A/C, check.
Keeping a real-deal GTO looking right is no easy task. For
starters, the stylish and dent-resistant Endura front bumpers were
exclusive to the GTOs and not shared with any other mid-size
Pontiacs in 1970. All of this is set off with the factory-correct
Bermuda Blue that looks quite nice thanks to a professional respray
within the last few years. The GTO looks fast just sitting still,
and the wing on the deck lid and twin scoops on the hood definitely
help this image. As was typical of GTOs, the badging is simple and
almost subtle, with correct lettering on the front grille, fenders,
and trunk. Not much chrome was left on the redesigned '70 Goat, but
the things that remained - like the rear bumper - are in excellent
condition, just as you'd expect. Plus, the Rally II wheels are a
hallmark of these muscle cars because they have a stylistic flair
with the PMD (Pontiac Motor Division) center cap that gives them a
hint of industrial seductiveness.
Inside, the cool blue bucket seats are all about sporty business.
The interesting color and texture on the chairs coordinate nicely
with the door cards, center armrest, roof, dashboard and
three-spoke wheel. But the interior is not a monochromatic
experience. There is wood paneling on the center console and
surrounding the gauge cluster. Plus, 1970 was the first year when
Pontiac's performance cars would feature a sporty section of
machine-turned aluminum trim. Even the provisions for the factory
air conditioning are still there, you just need to hook it back up
if that's how you want your GTO. You get an AM/FM/CD stereo and a
set of auxiliary gauges. Looking for the tachometer? It's outside,
mounted on the hood. It was a head-up display option for racing,
and quite frankly, also just another way for the designers back
then to show how they were always thinking about cool
showpieces.
One look at the original, numbers-matching 400 cubic inch V8, and
you realize this GTO is all about honesty. It wears the correct
Pontiac Turquoise paint with pride, and it sports a chrome air
cleaner lid and valve covers (after all. Pontiac knew its customers
would be showing off their engine bay.) Pontiac rated this big V8
at 350 hp right out of the box, and they will certainly hear all of
it thanks to an upgrade to headers and a Flowmaster dual exhaust.
Of course, it all ends in the correct bright quad tips under the
rear bumper. This one moves down the road nicely thanks to the
TH400 three-speed automatic that's believed to be as original as
the motor. Plus, handling is done right with disc brakes up front
and BF Goodrich rubber at all four corners.
This is a real-deal GTO that's turnkey ready to go have some fun.
With the interest they have gathered from the auctions lately we
don't expect this one to last. Call today!!