1965 Pontiac GTO
Classic Auto Mall
6180 Morgantown Road
Morgantown, PA
610-901-3804
MILEAGE
487
YEAR
1965
ENGINE
8
LOCATION
Morgantown, PA
STOCK
8507
FULL SPECS
DESCRIPTION
1965 Pontiac GTO Hardtop
For consignment, a 1965 Pontiac GTO with 487 miles since its frame off restoration approximately 13 years ago. It has a date correct drivetrain and comes to you with PHS documentation and the Protect-0-Plate.
Exterior
There may be a million different colors applied to cars, but this two stage Bluemist Slate Poly had everyone stopping in their tracks. It\'s as if blue, white, and silver were combined to create a stunning color that suits the GTO well and blends nicely with the chrome bumpers, the polished trim and the 14-inch Pontiac Rally 1 wheels. It\'s those wheels and their red striped tires and red topped lug nuts that create the only discernible contrast and does so in a tasteful and certainly show worthy way. In back, the tail lights are configured in a full width of ribbed trim that Pontiac would be synonymous with, the lights themselves camouflaged by the design. Up front, it\'s stacked headlights and mirroring grilles capped by the arrowhead on the nose. Twin nostrils on the hood scoop are subtle enough to be overlooked but cool enough to be epic and help define this legend, almost as much as the twin chrome splitters out back. You have to look close, but imperfections include a waviness to one edge, scratches and a ding in the polished window trim, a bubble in the plating on the taillight panel trim, minor imperfections on some wheel and rocker trim, and a few small bubbles on the door.
Interior
No need for flash on the inside but the stitch patterns on the black vinyl doors, turned diagonal on the front bucket seats is sporty enough for the time and the embossed arrowhead on both the front and back seats was Pontiac\'s stamp of pride; there was no hiding that they created something special. Up front, your black steering wheel fronts round gauges in a woodgrain faceplate along with a vent control panel and AM radio and it\'s all in very nice condition. The passenger gets a grab handle but the driver lucks out with a ball handled Hurst shifter in the center console, itself referencing the ribbed pattern in back on black plastic, and it looks great. Black carpet below, arrowhead mats, a perforated headliner above with one small hole, and a clean trunk with both a carpet mat and plaid vinyl mat complete our tour of this show ready interior.
Drivetrain
Under the hood, the blue blocked 389ci V8 was produced on May 8th, 1965 and is topped by Tri-Power, three two-barrel carbs. It\'s backed by a correct Muncie M20 4-speed manual transmission and power is routed to the rear XK code 10-bolt with 3.90 gears and Safe-T-Track, although the PHS documentation denotes the axle to be equipped with 3.55 gears and Safe-T-Track. It\'s clean in the bay, and the car is equipped with power brakes and power steering.
Undercarriage
Other than a few errant drops of clean oil, we would call the condition of the underside showroom fresh and super clean. The dual exhaust runs through stock style mufflers then splits to the outside to exit through chrome splitter behind each rear wheel. Power drum brakes are at all four wheels and suspension includes coil springs front and rear with a 4link in back.
Drive-Ability
Does it run as good as it looks? People have been asking that question since we gave up horses, and in fact, this car delivers on all levels, from power and acceleration to braking and handling. It\'s 1965 all over again, now where\'s my blanket and bottle of formula Anyway, other than the wipers all functions work as they should and it\'s off to the showroom for this show car. 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.
Okay, collectors, put down the Dupont Registry and Hemmings, (for now). We think we have a winner here. It\'s a shining example of a legendary car sure to fulfill someone\'s dream of owning a classic GTO. Our operators are standing by.
237375P279836
2-Pontiac
37-Lemans
37-2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
5-1965
P-Pontiac, MI Assy Plant
279836-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
05A-1st Week May
ST 65 23737-1965 LeMans 2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
BODY PON34400-Pontiac Body #
TR 213B-Black Vinyl Buckets
PAINT WW-Bluemist Slate Metallic
E-Tinted Glass, All
2L-4 Speed Manual
G-Console
P-AM Radio
V-Verba-Phonic Rear Speaker
5N-GTO Option
W-Retractable Seatbelts
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 Philade
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