YOU ARE BIDDING ON A REAL, COMPLETE, #'S MATCHING, FROM CARB TO REAR-END, GTO CONVERTIBLE. THIS IS NOT A LeMANS THAT HAS BEEN CLONED TO BE A GTO, CLONED TO BE A JUDGE, THAT HAS HAD A WING AND A SET OF STICKERS ADDED ON TO THE CAR!
THIS CAR IS THE REAL DEAL AS FAR AS BEING A GTO. WHAT'S MORE, IS THIS IS A #'S MATCHING CAR THAT WILL NOT ONLY HOLD VALUE, BUT WILL INCREASE EVERY YEAR. NOW, AS FOR THIS BEING A REAL JUDGE CONVERTIBLE..... LOOK AT THE "BUY-IT-NOW PRICE", THIS SHOULD TELL YOU IT'S NOT A REAL JUDGE CAR. BUT OTHER THAN THE PRICE TAG, AND PHS DOCS (WHICH I HAVE), IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO TELL IT'S NOT THE REAL THING. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, NOT ALL JUDGES HAVE HOOD TACHS, AND YOU COULD HAVE ADDED THE TRIM RINGS AT THE DEALERSHIP. PERSONALLY, I LIKE THE LOOK BETTER WITH TRIM RINGS.
THEN WHAT MAKES A JUDGE, A JUDGE YOU ASK.... THESE PHOTOS SHOULD HELP.
all judges had the rear wing and stripe kit (which is a given, I know) as well as chrome dual exhaust tips.
another obvious Judge clue is the glove box badge, which is here.
How about true rally gauges and not just idiot lights in the dash? got those too.
The true Judge cars had the special "blacked out" grille inserts. It has those.
If it's a real Judge, it must have a Ram Air III or IV motor & heads. Yes, they are ram air heads.
The next 3 photos REALLY make this a true "Carbon Copy" of a Ram Air Judge! These are: Ram Air exhaust manifolds, full ram air kit from scoops, to hood pan, to carb pan, as well as the Ram Air pull cable in the dash.
NOW THAT YOU SEE OVER $3,550 IN JUDGE PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE CAR, YOU WILL SEE THE LEVEL, AND DETAIL, TO WHICH THIS CAR HAS BEEN RESTORED. SO, HERE'S THE REST OF THE CAR.
THE RESTORATION IS A "FRAME-ON" COMPLETION, STILL CONTAINING ALL THE ORIGINAL METAL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AN OEM FENDER AND A REPLACEMENT TRUNK PAN. THE CAR IS VERY SOLID WITH AN OUTSTANDING SHOW-WINNING PAINT JOB. LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, YOU CAN SEE THE BASE/CLEAR BLACK PAINT JOB WAS CORRECTLY PANEL ALIGNED, BLOCK-PREPPED, PAINTED, THEN COLOR SANDED & POLISHED TO MAKE THE PAINT LOOK A MILE DEEP, AND SHARP ENOUGH TO SHAVE BY. THE PHOTOS WILL SHOW THIS IS NOT A 2 WEEK "QUICKY PAINT JOB", IT HAS BEEN DONE RIGHT BY SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN PAINTING CARS FOR OVER 30 YEARS. THE CHROME, TRIM, WEATHERSTRIPPING, AND STAINLESS, HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED OR RECEIVED WHATEVER WAS NEEDED TO BRING IT TO SHOW QUALITY.
THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REDONE AS WELL. THE DASH WAS REMOVED & RECOVERED. ALL THE GAUGES, WHILE OUT, HAVE BEEN REFURBISHED AND MADE 100% OPERABLE. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IS AS NEW. YES, EVEN THE CLOCK WORKS! THE SEATS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE, THE DOOR PANELS ARE NEW, THE CARPET IS SHOWING NO WEAR, AND THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AND BOOT ARE EXCELLENT. THERE IS VERY LITTLE THAT COULD MAKE THIS ANY CLOSER TO "SHOWROOM NEW".
MECHANICALLY EVERYTHING IS AS YOU WOULD EXPECT. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN COMPLETLY RE-BUILT TO RAM AIR III SPECS. THE #'S MATCHING TURBO 400 TRANS HAS BEEN SERVICED, AND THE REAR-END HAS BEEN CLEANED, SEALED, AND LUBED. KEEP IN MIND, THE DRIVE-TRAIN IS COMPLETELY #'S MATCHING TO THE ORIGINAL 78,000 MILE GTO BODY. THE SUSPENSION HANDLES AND RIDES AS YOU WOULD EXPECT IT WOULD. THE FRONT DISC, REAR DRUM BRAKES WORK GREAT. I'D DRIVE THE CAR ACROSS THE U.S. TOMORROW IF I COULD.
The top looks great, just like it did back in 1970 only better, due to the glass window.
see any orange peel in the paint? Not on this car. Check out the door gaps.
How about the hood to bumper gaps? They are very good.
The scoops are the open sytle as found only on Judges.
the trunk pan replacement was done correctly. Full pan, no seams.
Even the door jambs look clean and correct.
No rips or tears on any part of the interior.
This is before the correct "metallic blue" paint was applied, but you can see the VIN stamp.
NO, THIS ISN'T THIS CAR. BUT THIS ONE DID SELL FOR $360,000.
No, I'm not a car dealer, but I do love classic muscle cars!
DUE TO THIS BEING A 38 YEAR OLD CAR, IT IS BEING SOLD AS-IS, WITH NO WARRANTY INCLUDED OR AVAILABLE. IT IS THE BUYERS RESPONSIBLITY TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SHOWN OR STATED, AS WELL AS BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING THE VEHICLE FROM DES MOINES, IA TO THE OWNERS DESIRED LOCATION. I CAN ASSIST WITH CONTACTING SHIPPING COMPANIES. I HAVE A 100% SELLER FEEDBACK RATING, AND I DON'T INTEND TO CHANGE THAT. I HAVE BEEN SELLING ON EBAY SINCE 1998, SOLD QUITE A FEW CLASSIC CARS, AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY UNHAPPY BUYERS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND, I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS CAR VERY ACCURATELY AND THE NEW OWNER WILL BE HAPPY AND PROUD TO OWN THIS ICON OF MUSCLE CARS.
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