This story actually starts in September 1967.  After serving three years in "The Corps", that’s the Marines for those uninformed souls.  Two of those in California and one year in "Nam" I came home to Connecticut with dreams of a GTO sitting in the driveway.  After getting a good job, saving some money and much research I ventured out to Turnpike Pontiac in Westport, Connecticut.  After assuring the salesman that I really wanted a Ram Air GTO with 4:33's and a 4 speed he put the order through for a Verdoro Green, hard top, Ram Air I.  The cost was $4000.00 even.  The order was in so early in the product year that the functional hood scoops and Ram Air pan hadn't been manufactured yet and didn't arrive until January, about 2 months after the car was delivered.

 Skip ahead through dating, marriage, and kids (2).  We are now in 1974, the Goat has been through street racing, the drags at Connecticut Drag way, National in Long Island, NY and Dover, an unsanctioned strip in Wingdale, NY.  I had more success on the street but turned low 13's at the strip.  The gas crunch came along and driving the GTO 25 miles each way to work didn't go along with family life.  After a lot of soul searching I sold the Goat to a high performance used car dealer in Bridgeport.

 After a series of "family" cars, and schools for the kids all the way through college it was time again for me to get back into some sort of muscle car.  I went with several friends to local shows and cruises and always thought that GTO's looked the best.

 At one of the shows in June, 1997 I saw a 64 Goat that was for sale.  It looked pretty good, tri-power, 4 speed, 3:55 posi and Marimba Red with a set of Cragar wheels.  I probably paid a bit to much but it was what I wanted.  The owner had some extra parts to go along with the deal, so within a week I had it sitting in my driveway.

 I became a great customer of Ames Performance, The Paddock, and Performance Years.  All great sources of restoration parts.  I also became close friends with UPS as I got daily deliveries for the first few weeks of ownership.

 I won several trophy's at local shows that first summer and even got a second place at our local Pontiac show, Nutmeg Chapter of Pontiac Oakland Club International.

 Over the winter I decided to check out some blistering behind the rear wheel on the passenger side.  A close friend who is a body man took one look and the next thing I new we were replacing both rear quarters and the trunk floor.

 Since we had the body down to bare metal and all that holds the body onto the frame is 14 bolts!!!!  Now we're down to a frame with drive train on wheels and a body on 4x4's.

 That was the start of a complete frame-off rebuild including the 4 speed and the top end of the motor.  After 2 1/2 years of searching for as many NOS parts as possible the Goat was ready to get back on the road.  On August 16, 2000 I drove it home.

 Many hours, many dollars and many friends have helped with this project but I think it was all worth it.  On August 26, 2005 I entered the Goat in the East Coast GTOAA Regional Show and was awarded Gold Concourse with 335 points out of a possible 350. 

I recently sold the GTO - March 7, 2006. I have followed the subsequent sales at Barrett-Jackson, 2007 for $60K and again at Barrett-Jackson, 2008 for $80K.

I'm now the owner of a 63 Chevy II.  It has a 350 with a 350 turbo, 4.10 gears and is loud and quick.  A big change from the numbers matching GTO.