Still have my 58 & now working at a new job. Doing a frame off restore of a 70 Lemans Sport with less than 30 000 k. We are doing it as a GTO clone with the original 350BB, & imaculate original interior. Not sure if we are staying with original dark green paint or switching it up. Switching to disk brakes all sround and lowering the chassis 2" front and back. I will post pics as we do the build.
im on the home stretch with my 70 lemans vert frame off resto......its been awhile! Currently still sporting the 350 American block..will be upgraded to a 400/700r4 combo...IT will see paint this year...
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
The 70 Lemans had chromed bumpers, regular exhaust & turn downs, and a flat hood. If you wanted a Ram Air III you ordered a 400 4-barrel and a manual trans - instant sleeper. The GTO had all the image stuff like scoops, quad exhaust tips, rubber front bumper and some form of big power starting at 400 cubes. The GTO also came standard with upscale interior with buckets as standard.
It costs the same or more to build up a 350 blue block Pontiac as opposed to a 400, that is why a 400 is such a common upgrade. The 350 HO (last built in 69) actually cost more to build than the 400 2-barrel, so Pontiac dropped the hot 350 and pushed 400s.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
