1967 Pontiac Tempest Base 5.3l on 2040-cars
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
ok here we go, my 1967 tempest custom, bought this car in 2007, orig a 6cyl, PG, no options car, i put in a rebuilt 64 326 with lots of cleaning up done, everything done in motor, 10k put on it and all other work done, everything is sorted out, daily driven, get in and go! motor has HEI and gm 1wire 80amp alt, hi flo oil pump, 5angle valve job, mild porting and polishing, edelbrock intake, holley 600 carb, elec chocke, stock cam, stock exhaust with 2.25 pipes, sounds right, starts and warms up good, runs and pulls good, gets 15-19mpg if your nice to it, calcustom valve covers, good motor, not crazy. 66 buick turbine 400 3speed trans with dual pitch torque converter, works great, shifts great. rebuilt, stock, 67 gto posi rear, smooth, front end is a metric disc brake setup, poly bushings all round, stillen 1"drop front springs and moog variable rate rears, kyb shocks all round, front end is all rebuilt, steering is tight, good alignment that holds, doesnt pull or drift, power disc and power steering work great, interior cranks and pulls are from early 60's bonnie, coat hooks too, all metal and chrome, tilt column with incorrect shifter arm, but it works, the coloumn is 67 pontiac gto, the steering wheels is the nicest teal one i have ever seen, the front door panels are from the parts place and are nice, the rear cards are original, the back seat is original, the front seat has a gm cover on it thats been there for many years but is in great shape, the original is under it and also in good shape with minor splitting to the driver seat area. dash is oe and has cracks but nothing mising, the cluster is original and nice, i added the ralley clock and it works fine, the headliner is new but has overspray from the paint on it, not bad but pissed me off. the stereo is a custom autosound stereo, looks old, is new, digi display behind the old stereo face. has hook ups for cd changer, 1/8 jack and usb in the glove box, wired for subs in the trunk, new stereo speakers front and rear hidden in the original center speaker locations, all switchs and lights work, the underhood wiring is all new, the headlights are projector with modern bulbs, wired thru relays and fused, they dont dim and will not pop the original breaker and go out, they are bright and you can actually see at night with them! the heat works great and the controls work perfect, the windows all work properly and dont leak, the windshield is not original but has the tint strip and thats nice, there are minor sanding swirl in the back window, there is no rust or leaks around either window. all door/window and trunks seals are new, some need some new clips though. the side windows have real light tint on them, its not distracting but cuts the glare of other car lights at night. the turn signals and brake lights work as they should. i have dumped at least 25 grand into this car, paid 6400 for her, paint was 8, motor was 3600, trans 1500, rear 1000, and so so much more, has 14" crager ss wheels that are vintage and the rears are kinda ugly, the tires are good and will provide some good burnouts!, the car is inspected and insured and runs regular tags, was daily driven for 3 years! and now me and the family dont fit! moved up to a 67 uick sedan a couple years ago and just recently got a 67 buick sport wagon, this little coupe needs to find a new home. this car is NOT A SHOW CAR, isnt rare and isnt a GTO! what it is is a car that looks almost exactly like a gto and will thrill you like a gto but cost you 1/10 the cash! have questions? aks em, ill respond quickly and am motivated to get this car sold, clean and clear virginia title, currently the car is outside with a sign in the window, if someone buys it here ill put it in the garage till its picked up, given a timeframe is agreed upon, i can provide more pictures if you have facebook.... there are several other small dings, in the center of the hood( i had the motor break he rmounts and nail the hood, top of driver fender from the hood when a hinge broke, on the pass door bottom corner from my sons red wagon, the pass rear wheel well lip has about 10" smooshed and there is a 4" dent in the upper quarter above the lip damage, a truck swiped it, its real minor but it needs proper old school repair and i dont have a guy for that anymore. the small dings were all worked by small dent repair service and they did wonders, there are various chips and nicks from panels rubing after hinges broke, and me putting hinges in. basicly im trying to say she is pretty as hell, from 20feet away. also the paint hasnt been properly cared for and now could use a compounding to get it to shine like new, but i bet it would if it was properly done. for what its worth |
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