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1965 Gto / Tempest Station Wagon...428 Ci on 2040-cars

Year:1965 Mileage:150000 Color: because of my hopes to create a
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Durango, Colorado, United States

Durango, Colorado, United States
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  I have owned this wagon for almost 24 years (Sept of 1990). It has been kept inside most all of this time. Sadly it is time to make some changes in my life and have chosen to let it go. It has always been my dream to make a real 2 door GTO wagon out of it as though it was a one of a kind concept car but never had the means to finish the project. Several years ago I parted a beat GTO and saved the doors and cut out the back roll up window section to weld into the wagon to create a two door hardtop wagon. These parts are available but don’t come with the wagon. I am selling just the car in this sale. I do have a lot of extra parts I have collected and intend to sell after the wagon sells but will give the buyer first option at these parts. Some of these being 1965 GTO Bucket Seats, a 1965 Tri Power manifold and carbs, and a bored 428 block with new pistons, rings, cam and most parts to build a complete motor.

  I disassembled the front clip, cleaned and repaired each part, hung, primed and painted all of them individually. The GTO hood is painted on both sides and is very straight as are both fenders. All of this was done with great attention to detail. The grill and header panels were replace with GTO grills and header panels.  The top of the dash was also repainted while the windshield was out and an original dash pad was added. I had a new windshield installed and it is still in great condition. The two rear side windows have been removed to reseal and were tinted. While they were out I cleaned and painted around the frame as I did around the windshield frame. I have also cleaned and painted the underside of the car a few years back and the floor pans are still in good shape.

  The motor is 1969 ‘428’cu in. 2 bolt main from a Bonneville Wagon, cast # 9792968. It is still a stock motor with about 140,000 miles. I believe the wagon to be around the same mileage but had to replace the odometer several years ago. I have added an Edelbrock 650 carburetor with electric choke, an HEI distributer and an Accel coil/cap, a new power steering pump, a new clutch fan, starter, battery cables, all new hoses and belts, and a chrome one wire alternator. The exhaust was upgraded to a 2” aluminized system with Magnaflow mufflers and tips, it sounds great and was very professionally installed.

  The original ST310 two speed transmission was rebuilt and works great. The combination works great together and will bury the speedometer which I have done. When it was installed I bought a new Hughes mild stall torque converter and new transmission lines. It still has the column shift automatic. I have an automatic floor console setting in the car but it is not hooked up yet. I have most of the linkage which will come with the car.

  The radiator was replaced with a 4 core desert cooler from OPG. The heater core and heater fan were also replaced with new parts.

  The front steering has had all of the following parts replaced, coil springs, KYB gas shocks, 1 1/4 front sway bar which eliminated front end roll, center link, tie rod ends, pitman arm, a new 2 3/4 turn steering box, A arm bushings, as well as many other parts. The steering is tight and you will be amazed how well it handles in the corners. I have upgraded the master cylinder to a twin cylinder and added a power drum. It was a single cylinder with no power originally. It has air shocks on the rear and a light duty trailer hitch.

  Inside the wagon you will find a color matched 442 steering wheel, color matched carpet in the back and color matched bucket seats. The wagon did not have carpet but came from the factory with color matched rubber floor mats and a rubber cargo mat with chrome rub bars.  All are still in great shape. The cargo mat has been stored away the whole time I have owned the car and still has the jute backing on it. The rear seat has come apart at the seams in some places but is repairable. It appears someone had cut away the bead causing the stitching to come out. The headliner is torn and needs replacing. I have a new one in a box that comes with the car. I have added a GTO grab bar over the glove box. I installed a Sony stereo in the glove box to maintain the factory dash and installed a new dual cone speaker from Ames Performance in the dash to improve sound.

  The rear window is in good working condition but has been scratched down the center due to rubbing on something inside the tailgate. The Car still has the original key and all the locks work.

 The bumpers are straight but the rear may need to be rechromed at some point.

 You can get in this car and drive it short of the fact the tires are completely shot. They hold air but are not safe to drive on! They are on 17” Torque Thrust Wheels and are 255-45-17 BFG’s.  The brakes will most likely need work soon also. There is a small antifreeze leak where the water pump rests against the intake manifold. I believe this is typical on Pontiac motors and is most likely compounded by sitting for long periods.

   I still have most of the receipts for most of these parts as well as many others I haven’t listed. I also have an extensive photo history which I will put onto a CD and include. I still have the original owners manual and protection plan booklet with the Protect-O-Plate.

  I have never completed the exterior because of my hopes to create a 2 door wagon. It has some rust issues and has light damage from being backed into as you can see in the pictures, but has had no serious damage from any accidents.

  By the way, it is a better looking car than most all the GTO’s out there and way more rare!

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