21-06-2025
Is This Numbers-Matching 1968 Pontiac GTO A Steal?
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We just about choked when we ran across this gorgeous numbers-matching 1968 Pontiac GTO listed for $20,000. After all, the first picture of this Goat looks amazing. But we immediately wondered what the catch all, a classic car like this should be worth considerably more, even with the collector car market imploding right now. As we read through the ad and clicked on the pictures, we immediately said to ourselves, 'of course' and we think you will as well.
Or maybe you'll think this Pontiac GTO is the steal of the century.
According to the seller, he bought this vehicle over two years ago. But one day while he was giving it a bath 'the paint flew off.' We know people are going to have a whole range of opinions about a statement like that, so we'll just let you interpret it how you will.
Anyway, the guy said he then decided to just tear into the thing and install tubular control arms plus power disc brakes. But the thing is he never finished the job. So, what you see in the first photo, and a few others in the listing, isn't what the classic Pontiac looks like right now.
Instead, the hood and front clip are removed. Plus, the paint on them is partly gone. And this GTO needs a brake booster, the brake lines need to be reconnected, and the vehicle needs to be reassembled.
At least it sounds like the thing runs and drives. It's advertised as having the factory original 440ci V8 plus the original 4-speed manual transmission. That's why it's a numbers-matching GTO.
But is $20,000 a fair price for the partly disassembled car? What other questions would you ask this guy? If we were seriously considering this, we would have a list of questions.
Check out this Pontiac's listing here.
Images via Jesus Daniel Meza-Zazueta/Facebook Marketplace
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