1972 Pontiac Lemans Endura (gto) Convertible on 2040-cars
Yorktown Heights, New York, United States
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Up for auction is a 1972 Pontiac Lemans Endura GTO body code 72 23567 - 1972 (72) Pontiac (2) Lemans/GTO (35) 2-Door Convertible (67). This is a custom-built convertible with all the nicest options Pontiac had to offer in 1972 plus some modern ones as well. The motor is a 1972 Pontiac 455 cubic inch H/O RAM AIR motor with functioning RAM AIR. The car is outfitted with the optional side splitter exhaust (extremely rare for 1972), rear spoiler (actually a 1971 spoiler as the original 1972 “ducktail” spoiler just didn’t look tough enough, Rally II wheels, white interior, white convertible top, numerous NOS and/or original EVERYTHING (with the exception of the 10 – BOLT 3:55 posi-traction gears I had installed and Edelbrock carburetor). It has an NOS hood, numerous other interior and exterior NOS items, some only one of a kind in existence. The car took over three years to build and complete. Although it is a stunning example of a gorgeous restoration, it does need a handful of minor open items to be completed:
I finished 99% of the car and decided to store it for when I had the time to complete it. Since my life is so busy, I have decided to put the car up for sale and make the new owner aware of the items required for completion and price the car accordingly. The car has been in heated, climate-controlled storage since 2003 and has not been started in a number of years. THE BODY: The paint is spectacular Sikkens Lucerne Blue base coat, clear coat. This was a frame-on restoration with nearly every part replaced with original, NOS or restored items. I kept true to the original Pontiac colors with the exterior color scheme, interior and top. 1971 rear deck spoiler, front spoiler, NOS lights, exhaust splitters, re-chromed rear bumper, NOS door handles, restored and NOS stainless pieces, factory hood tachometer, all new or NOS glass except for the rear quarter glass panels. THE ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN Completely rebuilt 1972 Pontiac 455 cubic inch H/O motor YB Code with 7F6 455 H/O heads date code 1241. Functioning RAM AIR, power steering, power brakes, NOS air conditioning system, Edelbrock carburetor (original carb comes with the car), dual tachometers. Completely restored Rally II wheels with Firestone Firehawk 60 series tires (less than 100 miles). Stainless steel dual exhaust with NOS side splitters. New suspension parts throughout. THE INTERIOR Completely reupholstered front and rear seats, new convertible top (trim code 272), carpet. New dashboard, formula steering wheel, floor shift with console, in-dash tachometer, original dash radio plus glove box CD player. This is for all intent and purpose, a 1972 GTO Convertible “Fantasy Car” which I built to drive and enjoy for many years. Well, my life is not so where I can do that. The car literally has less than 100 miles on it since built. I did not want to take it out on the road until it was completely done. Well, it is nearly done with the exception of the items mentioned above. Call me crazy, but I wanted the car to be 100% done not 99% done before I went cruising. This is a dream 1972 GTO. If you could go back in time and custom-design the perfect 1972 GTO convertible (if they truly were produced besides the 1 that does exist), this would be it. Fast forward to the 21st century with modern tires, high performance paint, transmission, gears, etc. and this is what you would end up with. With nearly $130,000 invested, I am looking for a fraction of what I have into it. If you have restored a car before, you know that you can’t put a price on (or be reimbursed for) the number of hours you spend hunting and dealing with all the parts guys out there, exchanging part after part until you get the right one for YOUR car, this car is actually a bargain. I apologize for the pictures since the car could not be easily moved to take better pictures. |
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"The Feds said, 'Yeah, how much money have you made on Pontiac in the last 10 years?' and the answer was, 'Nothing.'"
In a talk given at the Petersen Automotive Museum for the Inside the MotoMan Studio series, Lutz says "The Feds said, 'Yeah, how much money have you made on Pontiac in the last 10 years?' and the answer was, 'Nothing.' So, it goes. And when the guy who is handing you the check for $53 billion says, 'I don't want Pontiac, drop Pontiac or you don't get the money,' it doesn't take you very long to make up your mind." Lutz even added that the next-generation Pontiac G6 would have benefitted from the rear-wheel-drive platform of the Cadillac ATS. How awesome would that have been?
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The car is based on Trans Am Depot's 6T9 Goat, which, in case you don't get the reverential references, is meant to mimic the look of the 1969 Pontiac GTO. As with the company's other cars -including the 2013 Hurst Edition Trans Am we recently drove - the GTO will be based on the current Chevy Camaro, which means two doors, V8 engines and rear-wheel drive, just like the muscle cars of days past.
As for actual details of what's under the 2014 GTO's hood, we're completely left hanging. We'd expect some sort of power adder (turbo, supercharger or possibly some other form of a highly massaged version of the Camaro's V8), and we certainly know that GM has any number of hi-po crate engines to choose from.
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Realizing that no one actually wants a Catalina sulking around the shop, Freiburger and Finnegan put the car up for auction on eBay Motors the instant they had the title in hand. By the time they rolled into Hot Rod HQ, the vehicle sold for a little over $500.
The video is part of a new series called Roadkill that should document similar adventures. Keep your eyes peeled for more calamity-soaked clips in the near future. In the meantime, hit the jump to check it out yourself.