My, oh my!

[Camino LS6]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PONTIAC-G8-PICK-UP-2009-ELCAMINO-SYLE-BODY-/200659685742?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2eb83fd16e

[GMTruckGuy74]

I wonder what the story is on that one?

Me likey too!

[Camino LS6]

I'm sure someone shipped over a Ute body and grafted it to a wrecked G8.

But I'd love to have it anyway.

[SAmadei]

Nice price, too. If I had the cash laying around I'd hop on that.

[GMTruckGuy74]

I'm sure someone shipped over a Ute body and grafted it to a wrecked G8.

But I'd love to have it anyway.

But isn't the Ute a RHD model? I'm assuming the wrecked G8 could have given its LHD dash? Could it be a Middle East Ute (are they LHD)?

[GMTruckGuy74]

Also, 36k on it and they want $31k? The price one has to pay to play.

[BigPontiac]

Disappointing it's an automatic...

eBay shows the vehicle history check as follow:

Event date 	Location 	Odometer reading 	Data Source 	        Details
03/06/2009 	NEWNAN, GA 	                        Motor Vehicle Dept. 	REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/08/2009 	NEWNAN, GA 	39                      Motor Vehicle Dept. 	TITLE (Title #:9550090980027)(Lien Reported)
03/04/2010 	SHARPSBURG, GA 	                        Motor Vehicle Dept. 	REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
02/11/2011 	SHARPSBURG, GA 	                        Motor Vehicle Dept. 	TITLE (Title #:5738110427027)
                                                                               REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
04/14/2011 	GA 	                                State Agency 	        REAR IMPACT REPORTED 
                                                                               SEVERE DAMAGE REPORTED 

[Camino LS6]

4-door sedan according to the VIN, with a history of a severe rear-end collision.

So, the front clip/interior/VIN is all that's left of the sedan.

[A Horse With No Name]

Interesting none the less!

[daves87rs]

Cool though!

[SAmadei]

I'm sure someone shipped over a Ute body and grafted it to a wrecked G8.

But I'd love to have it anyway.

But isn't the Ute a RHD model? I'm assuming the wrecked G8 could have given its LHD dash? Could it be a Middle East Ute (are they LHD)?

I'm sure that the G8 and Ute bodies were both designed to be RHD or LHD. Or they could have grafted rear of the B pillars.

Also, 36k on it and they want $31k? The price one has to pay to play.

36K ain't nothing. If you want something like this, you have to pay for its rarity... or pay to build it. I doubt one could build one for less than 31K, counting the G8 donor and the shipping of the Ute body to North America.

[Camino LS6]

Wouldn't be very hard to do, but the key to its legality is the location of the VIN.

Not a problem if it is on the dash below the windsheild - the two could be joined seamlessly at the factory weld points. I seem to recall that that is where it is.

An "A" pillar VIN would be a tad more difficult.

[Jamie]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-Pontiac-GTO-Holden-Ute-ElCamino-SS-Ute-/200646171091?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2eb77199d3#ht_500wt_1182

[SAmadei]

Wouldn't be very hard to do, but the key to its legality is the location of the VIN.

Not a problem if it is on the dash below the windsheild - the two could be joined seamlessly at the factory weld points. I seem to recall that that is where it is.

An "A" pillar VIN would be a tad more difficult.

The NHTSA 1981 VIN standard is based on the ISO 1979/1980 standard, which most of the world seems to follow now, in slight variations. All VINs should be in on the dash below the windshield, regardless of country of origin.

[Camino LS6]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-Pontiac-GTO-Holden-Ute-ElCamino-SS-Ute-/200646171091?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2eb77199d3#ht_500wt_1182

Hey James, glad to see you here!

I wouldn't snub my nose at that one either (even if it is a purple automatic).

[Jamie]

Hey James, glad to see you here!

At the moment, it's difficult to find the time to be anywhere ...

[Camino LS6]

Glad to see you just the same.