Barn find: '64 GTO

[Camino LS6]

http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/2844525360.html

[daves87rs]

Nice! Lots of parts I see...

[GMTruckGuy74]

Not far from me at all...

[G. David Felt]

Jeers, not the kind of GTO I would bother with.

[balthazar]

^ No interest in a ferrari beater, eh?

[Camino LS6]

What did you think of the seller's parts list, Balthy?

[balthazar]

Well, it's a decent parts offering since this car will never be numbers-matching, good major pieces for a built cruiser... tho I'd go with a 400 over the 455 here. I would be much more interested if this was a mostly rust-free car instead of the surgery the description says it needs. What's your take?

[Camino LS6]

Well, it's a decent parts offering since this car will never be numbers-matching, good major pieces for a built cruiser... tho I'd go with a 400 over the 455 here. I would be much more interested if this was a mostly rust-free car instead of the surgery the description says it needs. What's your take?

Much the same as yours. I don't know as much about the various Pontiac v8s though, so I wondered about your perspective on it. Would this have been a 389 car originally? Don't think the ad said...

[Robert Hall]

Much the same as yours. I don't know as much about the various Pontiac v8s though, so I wondered about your perspective on it. Would this have been a 389 car originally? Don't think the ad said...

Yes. Looks to be the same color as the '65 my brother had around 1978-1980... For an engine, this could use the 265 from that '60 Pontiac 4dr Balthy posted a while back...

Edited March 13, 2012 by Cubical-aka-Moltar

[balthazar]

^ Yeah, NO.

All '64-66s were 389s, 400 came along for '67.

There aren't quite as many engine repop pieces for the 389 vs. the 400, and they're visually identical.

Camino- here's my buddy's '67 Chevelle project car- perhaps that's more up yer alley:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevrolet-Chevelle-malibu-1967-Chevelle-Malibu-2-door-hardtop-/160759746637?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item256e07104d#ht_500wt_1107

[Camino LS6]

Well, a Chevelle would certainly be more familiar...

But not really any more up my alley.

[Camino LS6]

I think if I were to do this GTO, I'd want the 389 - but not the 3spd. trans.

That would be like having a Chevy SS with a stinking powerglide!

[balthazar]

Except 3>2...

I have a few spare 389s, Camino, including a '64.....

[Camino LS6]

If I were doing this car, we'd be talking.

[balthazar]

Why don't you buy the Chevelle? You'd get the straight talk WRT condition & history, I can guarantee you that.

[Camino LS6]

I'm still not in buying mode - but the Chevelle would be fun to do.

[balthazar]

Keep an eye open for a '66 Elky for m...... oh; I forgot who I was talking to here.

[Camino LS6]

Hey, I don't mind doing that - I can't afford to be competition right now anyway.

But, a '66 is a tough call - hardly ever see that year for sale.

Only local example on CL:

http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/2898385321.html

She's a rough unit.

Edited March 13, 2012 by Camino LS6

[Camino LS6]

At the opposite end of the spectrum, we have "Hen's Teeth" - the ultimate Camino for '66.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/66-CHEVY-EL-CAMINO-396-4-SPEED-BIG-BLOCK-/180836784218?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2a1ab6585a#ht_1227wt_604

You just won't find another one equipped this way.