Muscle Car Of The Week 1967 Pontiac GTO Restoration and Unveiling V8TV
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Published 2023-02-02
This 1967 GTO complete frame off restoration started with a car that looked like it had been dragged out of a swamp. It was originally Tyrol Blue with a black vinyl top, a black bucket seat interior, the Pontiac 400 for barrel V8 under the hood, and was coupled to a turbo 400 automatic transmission. The car was built with factory installed air conditioning, power brakes, and power steering. However, over time, this 67 GTO badly rusted and deteriorated and was in need of a total restoration.
00:00 Introduction
02:24 1967 GTO Chassis Repairs
03:54 1967 GTO Chassis Assembly
05:51 1967 GTO Body Panel Replacement
07:24 1967 GTO Custom Firewall
09:57 1967 GTO Body Gaps and Trim Fitting
10:23 1967 Pontiac 400 Engine
11:05 1967 Pontiac GTO Bodywork
11:48 1967 GTO Interior Restoration
12:55 1967 GTO Paint Part 1
13:34 1967 GTO Engine Install
14:42 1967 GTO Paint Part 2
18:09 1967 GTO Trim and Vinyl Top Install
18:54 1967 GTO Reveal at Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Show
Once the car arrived at the V8 Speed & Resto Shop, our team evaluated the car and disassembled it, and started building the restoration plan. The GTO frame required repairs on the body mounts, and a few other places, and the chassis was restored with Epoxy primer and industrial paint finishes. The V8 crew installed a complete BMR fabrication tubular suspension system, similar to what would be seen on Chevelles, Oldsmobile 442s, Buick GS's, and other GM A-Body platform cars. The suspension system will allow the car to handle and perform better than originally, without sacrificing a comfortable ride.
The body was media blasted, and the V8 Speed and Resto Shop fabrication shop went to work, replacing the quarter panels, installing a new trunk floor, replacing the cabin floor, repairing the dashboard, building a custom, firewall, replacing rocker panels, and much more. Once our 1967 Pontiac GTO’s rust and damage repairs were completed, it went into our body shop where all the panels were fitted perfectly, and sanded to perfection.
Meanwhile, our mechanical team refreshed the Pontiac 400 V8 and topped it with a FiTech fuel injection system for improved performance and reliability. The V8 Speed & Resto Shop paint department sprayed the GTO in a fresh two-stage Tyrol Blue, creating a show car quality paint finish with clear coat a mile deep.
The V8 Speed & Resto Shop’s Interior department was busy restoring the bucket seats, stripping the seats and repairing the frames, installing new seat foam and wrapping them with new reproduction seat covers. The V8 interior shop also refurbished the door panels, the dashboard, headliner, and all the various elements inside the car, and installed a new carpet.
Once the new fresh paint job was wet sanded and buffed to mirror perfection, the interior shop, crew installed a new vinyl top and began reassembling everything inside the car. This included a dashboard filled with gauges from Dakota Digital and a sound system from Custom Autosound, air conditioning from Vintage Air, and reproduction dashboard trim and console details.
The crew installed a Magnaflow stainless exhaust system to make the Pontiac 400 V8 engine, sing, and new wheels and tires were installed. Trim pieces from OPGI or use throughout the car to make everything crisp and new. The V8 Speed & Resto Shop team did amazing job restoring his car from start to finish, and you would not recognize it as being the same car and looking at the final product.
But perhaps one of the greatest satisfaction of this restoration was presenting the car to the owners at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show in Chicago! The team unveiled the car to the owners and their family, and then the MCACN judges took over and scrutinized the car. It was judged in the Street Modified class, scoring 997 out of 1000 possible points! Our team is grateful for the opportunity to restore such a cool car for very nice people, and the Blue Ribbon was a nice touch.
The V8 Speed & Resto Shop restores Classic and Muscle Cars for customers all over the world. Contact us if we can help with your Muscle Car Restoration, and transform it from a swamp think to beauty queen!
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All Comments (21)
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First-time viewer. Extraordinary car, extraordinary craftsmanship, and extraordinary video. I believe this is the best automotive video I have ever seen. Super photography, great narration, and superior music. Thank you, thank you, thank you for using some other than the stereotypical louder-than-the-narration-mediocre-screaming-electric-guitar that is generally inflicted on viewers. Truly a professional video.
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The 1967 GTO is probably the most beautiful muscle car ever built, and these guys have brought it back to that beauty.
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The 67 GTO is one of the coolest and most beautiful cars of the 60s muscle car era. The color and everything else about this car and the very meticulous restoration is stunning!
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I've been restoring "Muscle Cars" since the mid '70s and from experience I appreciate all your hard work and care in what you do. I call this kind of thing "rolling art" and it truly is!! I'm currently restoring a '69 Mustang Fastback for it's original lady owner who's daddy purchased it for her back in '69 from Pasadena Ford. It's all stock and number's matching in Aztec Turqouise with stock black bucket seat interior, 351, AT, PS and PB.
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Fantastic!!! The ‘67 GTO, in my opinion, is the best looking muscle car ever built! ❤️
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You guys did an excellent job bringing this 67 GTO back to its former glory again and giving it new life again. :)
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I’m an Aussie bloke that doesn’t cry but it was hard fighting back on it when watching the family receiving their GTO. .Amazing restoration guys.
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This car has a special place in my heart. I was born in 1967. When I was little, my mom had two cars in a row with a similar color. First, she had a 1964 Chevrolet Corvair convertible. Next, she had a beautiful 1966 Pontiac Bonneville coupe in a silvery blue. Her next car was a green, 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix. The Bonneville was a 389, I believe, and the Grand Prix was the same engine as that GTO...a big block 400 that would roast the rear tires off the wheels. I guess I have always been a Pontiac guy.
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That blue metallic color was absolutely my favorite on the GM mid-size muscle cars of the mid-60s. Looked absolutely stunning when offset by the “perfunctory” Cragar S/S 5-spoke chrome aftermarket wheels.
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The '67 GOAT has been one of my favorites of all time. Just as always, the more I look at this car the more I want to look at.
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You guys build something that made an entire family happy ..... Just made me tear up a little 🥲... A Job well done guys 👏👏👏👏👏
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A pure work of art! Congratulations to every "Craftsman" involved in this labour of love project!!!
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First, '67 is my personal favorite GTO. The entire production is the best I have ever seen, starring of course, the restoration. Much has changed in the automotive paint world since I left it 35 years ago. The supplier for whom I worked sold DuPont and Ditzler and we stocked factory pints of Spies Hecker for our Benz dealers. Seeing that only one name of the three remains surprises me not a little.
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Very nice program presentation here. I was fortunate to have owned a 67 GTO with a 400 and four speed. The difference in mine was that it was a convertable. It was the same color as this one with a black interior. One of the most pleasurable cars I ever owned.
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Absolutely, unbelievably beautiful work on this iconic piece of automotive history.
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I think when a vehicle needs that amount of replacements - you did a great job. Doing a little restomod to keep it driveable and fun to drive. Keeping it subtle to retain the soul.
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Great show no doubt when I was about 13 years old. My brothers friend had a 67 GTO red with a white vinyl top and white and black interior and they found the total Trans Am and put the 400 drivetrain in it and air-conditioning and I’ll tell you why I always wanted one of those cards when I grew up. I never got one, but I still appreciate them like I did then.
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When I was 15 years old (back in 1989), I was given a '67 Pontiac Tempest. It was in pretty rough shape. Not quite as bad as this one was to begin with but, it was rough. Originally, it was the same color as this GTO. It had the original 327. All matching numbers. I wish I would have had the resources at my disposal to have done a proper restoration on it and enjoy it. Sadly, though, I ended up selling it. It had a blown head gasket. My dad and I didn't know if it was a bad head gasket, warped heads, or a cracked block. There was oil in the coolant and coolant in the oil. Turns out, it was, in fact, just the head gasket. I love auto restoration videos (in general) and I especially love seeing GTOs, Tempests, Bonnevilles, and Catalinas restored. It always takes me back to a happier time. Thanks for sharing this video. You guys did an AMAZING job on it!
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Awesome. Another great project completed by you guys yet again. They didn’t look this good from the factory Beautiful GTO😍
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Impressive dedication to all the folks involved in this project.
