Sold to Mr Ron Pratt, lot #1015.2, a 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge Convertible. These cars are rare (only 168 were made). But this one is super rare, as it is one of only 47 YZ coded RAM Air III built in 1970. Final price, including buyer’s commission, was $158,400.00.
“Hey hey were the Monkees. And people say we monkey around. But we’re too busy singin’. To put anybody down”. Remember that show from the sixties and seventies, The Monkees? If you were kid growing up in the seventies (like me), how could not have seen this show? It seems like it was run, and…
It’s that time of year again. The world’s largest, most massive collector’s car event and auction is taking place in the Arizona desert – Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale – on Jan 15-22, 2012. As of Friday Jan 6th, 20 classic Pontiac GTO muscle cars have been entered in the auction and will sell (all are offered at…
Nothing can ruin the presentation of your restoration more than a scratched, stained, faded and dirty set of wheels. This is the challenge that I was recently faced with for my 68 GTO. I wanted to show the car more but was a bit embarrassed by the appearance of the original wheels. My wheels were…
Have you wanted to convert your current drum brakes to disc but have had a hard time finding the right kit because you’ve got the dinky OEM 14 inch wheels? Finally, someone is offering a solution. OPGI just began selling a disc brake conversion kit for GM A body cars that works for wheels as…
The National Parts Depot (NPD) will soon be offering parts for 1964-1972 Pontiac GTO, Tempest and LeMans cars, according to their Website. NPD has been in business since 1976 and currently offers parts for Chevy Camaro, Chevelle and Pontiac Firebird as well as Ford Mustangs, T-Birds, Trucks and Broncos. This is great news for residents…
OPGI, my personal favorite place to shop for GTO restoration parts, just recently updated their Website www.opgi.com (which was already pretty good). Here the details of what they did, according to an email they sent to their customers: Live, Up-to-the Minute Product Availability Now Fully Integrated Into the OPG Website At OPGI, we have always…
I’ve been hard at work trying to deliver more relevant content to this blog. I think I’ve found some really interesting content on eBay.com. Using their Finding API, I’ve integrated their search results for 1968 GTO cars for sale and 1968 GTO Parts for sale (this just it for now – more coming). The part…
The auction results are in for 2011 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale. Muscle cars prices saw a bit of a lift at this year’s Scottsdale and overall did fairly well. I’ve posted the results of Pontiac GTOs that were sold at this year’s auction. All prices include the 10% buyer’s commission. And like always, Barrett-Jackson sells everything and…
Dirty-looking tail pipes can take away from the appearance of a shiny new paint job and bright chrome bumper. A simple paint refresh on the tail pipes can make a huge difference. Here are the steps I took to give my old, dirty, rusty tail pipes a “new exhaust” look. Raised the right side of…
