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This 1965 Pontiac Lemans has an interesting story, for I think am the third owner. The first owner owned from 1965 to the mid 70's. He sold a neighbor who drove it very little. That neighbor after 3 years of summer driving parked it in their garage, he passed away that year. The car sat in the garage till 1986 when his son decided he would restore it. He proceeded to get an entire new front clip (used from a blue GTO) and got the front bumper rechromed, got some new tires put a few miles on it while he was restoring. He stated to work on the floorboards unfortunately before he could get to the heart of the restoration he passed away. Again the car sat in the same garage space from 1986 till I found the car in 2010. The car unfortunately had sat in the garage with the top down all those years and had become a repository for books, magazine, and other junk. That junk held moisture and it took my wife and me almost 2 weeks of nights and weekends just to get it all out. The floorboards were now VERY rotted. The frame is solid and I could easily source new floorboard, heck they make a one piece entire floor pan. Everything was there, we couldn't fire up the engine but at least she cranked. We towed it home and started on our restoration. I started acquiring pieces that we wanted better taillight, new chrome radiator shroud, new headlight bezels, and all new GTO badges. (the only thing it needs to make a look alike GTO is the correct hood) I started on the engine . . . chrome alternator, polished edelbrock intake manifold, new edelbrock 4 barrel carb, new matching chrome ribbed valve covers and air cleaner, purple custom wired (it was our intention to paint the car 1965 Iris Mist with a parchment interior). Things were slow but moving along. Then in April of this year while the car was at my friends who was going to do the welding, our garage and house flooded, the garage was up to the rafters. The engine that I had just finished and the transmission were underwater for several days until the water subsided. The engine will now need to be completely redone I assume all the work I put into it is not recoverable. This was devastating for us. The car itself was NEVER in the flood, just the engine, transmission and some misc parts. We spend a few months finding a new home and the car is now just a constant reminder of all that we have lost. It needs ALOT of TLC. Please do not be fooled this car needs A LOT of work. The floorboards are all rotted. If you are not a welder or know one, this is NOT the car for you. As I had stated the engine and transmission were trashed by the flood and would need a complete rebuild. As you can see the car came with original manuals and everything you see in pictures is current EXCEPT the engine picture that is how it looked right before got flooded. THIS IS A PROJECT. I have all the pieces to complete less the gas tank and the boot cover. BUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROJECT. Call me for more details. Thanks, Bob (630) 903-9877

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GM recalling 778,000 Cobalts and G5s, six deaths reported

Thu, 13 Feb 2014

General Motors has announced that it will be recalling 778,562 compact cars after six people were killed in accidents, partially due to the airbags' failure to deploy. An issue with the ignition switch is causing the airbag issues, as well as causing the engine and other components to shut off without warning. The recall covers the 2005 to 2007 model year Chevrolet Cobalt and 2007 Pontiac G5. (Note that the Cobalt pictured above is a 2009 model.)
According to a report from Automotive News, a number of factors can cause the ignition to switch out of the run position, including weights on the key ring, rough or bumpy roads or other "jarring" events. Any of these situations could lead to some vehicle components not functioning properly.
There have been five fatal front-impact crashes that took the lives of six people, although as a GM spokesman noted, all five of the crashes happened off road and at high speed. In each of these cases, though, the lack of airbags wasn't the only lethal factor - alcohol and failure to wear a seat belt also played a role. Outside of the fatal accidents, there have been 17 other crashes where airbags didn't deploy. It's unclear if any of these crashes were caused by the engine shutting off.

1969 Pontiac GTO Judge vs. 2006 GTO, which Goat gets your vote?

Mon, 08 Sep 2014

The Pontiac GTO was perhaps the most iconic muscle car of the '60s and early '70s. With its beefy V8 and color palette screaming for attention, it summarized in a single vehicle everything that made the era so appealing to many young people. Pontiac tried to collect just a few drops of that aura again in the 2000s with a revived GTO, but with decidedly mixed results. The performance was still there with its big V8, but the looks never quite lived up to the powertrain. Now, Generation Gap wants to know which of these Goats is the one to own.
Things are skewed immediately because the 2006 GTO here is a real ringer. It comes from famous tuner Ken Lingenfelter's collection, and it's a one-off example partially fettled by GM Performance boasting a twin-turbocharged LS2 V8 with a claimed 750 horsepower and a wide-body kit. This Goat definitely isn't what you're going to find just browsing for one to buy in the newspaper. Still, dip the throttle just a little, and this GTO pulls like a freight train. It's enough to turn the two hosts into giggling schoolboys behind the wheel.
The '69 GTO Judge here is also out of Lingenfelter's collection, but this one is all stock with a 400-cubic-inch (6.6-liter) V8 and a Ram Air hood for a claimed 366 hp. It might not have the unbelievable power of the turbo '06, but it makes up for it with style to spare.

Trans Am Depot teases 2014 GTO

Mon, 24 Jun 2013

Here comes the Judge. Court is in session. The verdict is in. How many more tired clichés can we come up with? It hardly seems to matter, because it's happening: Trans Am Depot has announced via the teaser video below that it is launching a 2014 GTO, complete with Carousel Red (bright orange, really) paint and full Judge badging.
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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