I never knew this site existed. I am impressed with the content.
I own a numbers matching 1973 GTO. The car just recieved a full frame off rotiserrie restoration that was completed in April of this year. I bought the car from the original owner back in early 1985.
I have entered the car in a few shows this year. It was sure nice to talk to the people about the car.
Welcome Mike. nice car. some characters on this site love picts. i've always enjoyed talking to people about cars. i think that is why i take my 55 everywhere, because someone will always come up and start a conversation
You will have a new best friend on here the second that Ray (73sc) logs in!!!
Looking at the rest of the site and the pictures of Ray's (73sc), I believe that Ray may be the person who I sold my original parklamps to. I think. I know it was a Ray in Ontario. Maybe it is a coincidence.
You will have a new best friend on here the second that Ray (73sc) logs in!!!
Looking at the rest of the site and the pictures of Ray's (73sc), I believe that Ray may be the person who I sold my original parklamps to. I think. I know it was a Ray in Ontario. Maybe it is a coincidence.
Naw, it's him. There is only one Ray!!!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Sweet GTO Mike! Welcome aboard. I know of at least one member that will be overjoyed to see another 73 owner on here! Feel free to post resto pics!
Todd
Todd; I have not been able to go through all the pics yet. Here are a few that I do have at the moment. Only NOS parts or the original parts that were rebuilt were used on the restoration. Right down to the date coded spark plug wires. I did not keep the car entirely stock though. I upgraded the motor, tranny and exhaust that I felt should have been on the car from the factory. I kept it stock in appearance. It took 4 years to gather all the parts. We started the restoration about 2 years into the gathering of the parts. The restoration took 2 years to complete. Mike
Mike, welcome to the site. Beautiful car. I echo the earlier post about 70's cars, it sure is nice to see them being valued and restored. Nice job. Jeff
You will have a new best friend on here the second that Ray (73sc) logs in!!!
Looking at the rest of the site and the pictures of Ray's (73sc), I believe that Ray may be the person who I sold my original parklamps to. I think. I know it was a Ray in Ontario. Maybe it is a coincidence.
Naw, it's him. There is only one Ray!!!
It's true there is only one. Also true that Mike and I know each other through the internet and my car does indeed have Mike's original parking lamps in it. Welcome aboard Mike! Car looks fantastic. Mine was Ascot Silver originally as well.
Welcome aboard ! There was one of these for sale in Winnipeg a little over a year ago, I still kick myself for not buying it. That 73 GTO had a 455 and was silver with black stripes and black interior, one owner-low mileage car too ! What size engines does yours have ?
The car has the 400CID numbers matching block, however, it is now built rated at 427 horsepower. It is a lot different than the 230 horsepower that the stock motor rating was. I have not put the car on a dyno yet as I have just broken the motor in. I will be doing that in the spring after taking the car out of hibernation. I have about 1800 miles on the motor now. All I can tell you is that I am quite impressed with the power that the motor produces.
