Ed's 1967 GTO

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My friend Herb sent me this picture. He says that if Hendricks had a GTO he wouldn't have used drugs to go fast. Right on, boss, macho, groovy.

Welcome to My '67 GTO Web Site

Some of my friends asked me to keep them up-to-date with my GTO wrenching, so I decided I'd do it via the web.

This is the third car with which I've taken on a restoration job. The first was a 1950 Plymouth, and later a 1956 Studebaker Commander. This time though, most of the restoration has already been done, so I'll not have as much to do.

I bought a GTO new in 1968. It was Alpine blue with a blue vinyl top, buckets, auto on the column, and wheel covers. It had the 350 horse 400-4V small block, and a 2.73 rear end (A/C). Not the fastest around up to about 50 MPH, but after 50... I traded it in (Don't even think it! I still kick myself.) on a 350 Firebird in 1972. Youth IS definitely wasted on the young. I had wanted to buy a '67 new but couldn't come up with enough cash. I was attending college, playing baseball, and working three jobs during the summer. I finally filled the cookie jar in time to buy a '68 after they'd been out for a few months. It cost me exactly $100/mo. for 36 months. That included the interest on the loan, which I couldn't get without a down payment. Times have changed.

So, I've spent the last four decades thinking about how I should have held onto the '68, and how, if I ever had the chance, I would like to pick up a '67. After my son's college education was completed, I decided to start looking around, mainly on the internet. I really found some great cars I'd have liked to look at, but it is cost prohibitive to drive/fly to places like Seattle, Detroit, and Phoenix just to scope out a car when you live in Nashville, TN. I wanted to look at the car myself, not have it appraised and shipped. Eventually, I found one in a town south of Birmingham that seemed to fit my taste: Not too heavy-duty on the wallet, has some more restoration that could be done, and one I could show AND drive around. I exchanged emails and scheduled a "look-see". My friend Herb and I drove down and I bought the car. Except for the paint color (bright white, not OEM but a top-notch paint job), the 600 Edelbrock, and the Flowmaster exhaust, it's was stock. It had already won some shows and placed high in others.

So now it's mine. I've worked on it myself so far. I really enjoy working with my hands. I am a 26 year Paramedic, and usually there's nothing I'm afraid to try, except I haven't yet worked up the courage to install the hood mounted tach. I mean, the hood's original and straight, and I have to cut five holes and one of them is 3" in diameter. I may have to get a body shop to do that one.

So try out the menu items and let me know what you think about the page, or, you're welcome to email me about your old car as well, especially if it's a Grand Turismo Omologato.

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