1969 Pontiac Gto Judge on 2040-cars
Houston, Texas, United States
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The GTO was a brainchild of Pontiac engineer Russell Gee, an
engine specialist, Bill Collins, a chassis specialist and Pontiac Chief
engineer John De Lorean. Early in 1963 GM issued a mandate banning GM divisions
from ANY involvement in racing. This drastically effected Pontiac at the time
as they were heavily dedicated to racing and their promotion of racing was
tremendous. Because of this, Pontiac’s young visionary management turned its
attention to street performance. Gee, Collins and De Lorean decided to make the Tempest a “Super
Tempest” by making it an option to have one of the large 389 engines installed
into the smaller Tempest body. They had found a “loophole” in GM policy by
doing this. Pontiac Generals Manager Pete Estes approved the new model and as
they say… “The Rest is History”! The standard engine for these cars was the 400 cubic inches
motor with 350 HP. An optional engine was the 366 HP RAM AIR III motor. The
name Judge came from a comedy routine done in the ‘60’s by the comedy team Rowan
and Martin called “Here Comes De Judge”. Now let me tell you about this GTO
Judge. These cars were somewhat limited in the number they produced
and were quite a desirable car at the time and have definitely increased in
collectability over the years. Some of the Judges in perfect condition have
reached incredible values recently. This Judge was restored a number of years
ago and included in that restoration was an engine rebuild. This car has had
only 4 owners since 1969. It is not perfect by any means, but, is certainly very
nice as you can see. You can also see by the documentation, it has the PHS documentation
with the car. At the time of restoration, besides the engine rebuild, it also
had new suspension, brakes, U-Joints and exhaust, etc. Is also has its original
rally wheels with BF Goodrich tires. The interior is in very nice condition and
I believe it to be original. It has a hidden radio with a 10 CD changer in the
trunk. It is an automatic with full console. The paint on the car is nice and
slick with some imperfections due to the age of the paint and normal wear from
driving. According to the records I have, the engine is the original engine and
the drive train and it does have the YZ stamping. “All numbers matching”. The
Serial Number of the car is 242379A126505. The car has always lived in the South and has only had 4
owners since 1969. It has had only one known repaint. The options on this car
are as follows: power steering and brakes; A/C 9 (does not work); clock and
original radio (does not work); hidden AM/FM radio with CD changer in the
trunk; Judge Package; Tinted Glass; Automatic transmission with 3:23 gears in
the rear-end and full gauges. The engine compartment looks very nice, as you
can see for yourself and the trunk is also nicely detailed. As you know, 1969 was the first year for the Judge and there
were a total of only 6,725 cars made. Here is where it gets REALLY RARE! There
were only 1,534 RAM AIR III cars built with automatic transmissions. WOW!!!
Further breakdown on the records I have indicate there were only 787 built with
A/C! I am selling the Jude for a gentleman that is moving out of state.
I am pricing this GTO Judge where someone should take immediate advantage of
the situation and buy it right away! It I being sold for much less than what
you can see available on line. The last two pictures show two different sources for the
statement of the original motor. One is the original EBay ad from 2006 and the
other is an independent appraiser. |
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