Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convertible
 

Bruce,

In November of 2005 I was at a large car show in Daytona Beach (Turkey Run) selling my ’68 Firebird 400 and I was talking to a prospective buyer about selling the ‘Bird. I mentioned that I was looking for either a ’69 Judge or a ragtop car. A guy selling a BB Camaro comes over and said he overheard my conversation and would I be interested in a 93k mile ’68 GTO ‘Vert…” I bought the whole estate from the family and I don’t do Pontiacs…I’m a Chevy guy”. I said, sure…

I know it’s not a Super Car but here’s a little history on my car from the second owners son. His dad bought the car in the early ‘70’s from a friend of his that bought the car new. Living in Iowa, he only drove the car in the summer and rarely at that. While the car was at a Pontiac dealership in ’73 for service it was vandalized. As a result, the Dealer repainted the car and put a new top on it. (Don, does this mean that it’s not a survivor?) J/K

He retired to Fl in ’85, and at that time the car had 89k miles on it. The car sat in the garage and had 4k miles put on it in 20 years! It still has a ’76 Iowa registration sticker on the windshield.
He died ’05 and I purchased the car from the gentleman who bought the whole estate.

I have PHS docs and build sheet; the car is numbers matching except for the carb which is for an automatic car. Hell, the car still has the original radiator. The body is all original sheet metal and interior is stock. The paint is checked pretty good and suffers from 30 + years of dings and paint chips.

Car has the following factory options:

Convertible
Standard 400, 350 hp
4 Speed Manual Transmission (M20)
Rear Axle Safe-T-Track-HD, 3:55
Radio-AM & FM Electric antenna
Rear Speaker-Verba-Phonic
Retractable Headlamp Covers
Cluster & Tachometer-Rally Gauge
Rally II Wheels
Console
Power Steering
Power Brakes
Glass-Soft Ray-All windows
Lamp-Luggage
G70 X 14 Wide Ovals
Color - Verdoro Green
Black Top (now white)
Parchment Interior

Thanks,

Mike



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Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convertible
 

Beautiful car. The top goes down and it has a 4 spd. All is right in the universe. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif

John

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Beautiful car. The top goes down and it has a 4 spd. All is right in the universe. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif

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Amen to that....plus it has a Parchment interior https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convertible
 

Great looking car! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convertible
 

Nice car, I love '68's with eyelids - especially with a toup! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif x2!

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convertible
 

------Man!!! Looking at these pics makes me forget that I didnt particularly like this body style or color back in the day. Sure is pretty!!!........Bill S

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convertible
 

Man oh man, drop top Goat with gently swaying palm trees. What part of Michigan do you live? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

Absolutely beautiful GTO.

Congrats,

Mark

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+++ MIKE +++ YOU HAVE ONE FANTASTIC LOOKING CAR, WITH ALL THE '' EXTRAS'' YOU GOT TO BE PROUD OF IT, GO IN STYLE, WITH A BIG OLE SMILE..... THANKS FOR SHARING.....KASEY https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convertible
 

What a cool looking A-body w/great options too. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convertible
 

great colors!
Neat goat. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Good looking Goat!

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Nice 68 Mike !!! That color is really growing on me especially with the parchment interior https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...-I-Have-It.gif

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convertible
 

Mike, thanks for sharing your totally cool 68 Vert with us. What a great car to cruise around in...

I, too, really like the parchment interior. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convertible
 

Verdoro Green is a gorgeous color------With the parchment interior..man that is one stunning color combo....and very https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif ride............

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convert
 

Bruce/All, thanks for the comments.https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ouguysrock.gif While not rare and certainly not a super car, it sure is a blast to drive.

I have had four Verdoro cars and all of them had Parchment interiors. Had a brother to this car in the mid '70's; same color combo, '69 GTO RAIII 4sp 'Vert (1 of 249). Unfortunately, this car didn't survive and was crushed in the early '90's.

Oh, and another thing, this car is a total chick magnet at the local shows https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

Mike

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Nice car
PJ

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convert
 

At 16 I test drove a '68 Verdoro/white/parchment 4spd GTO 'vert and fell in love. Unfortunately didn't have the dough the fellow needed. Still dream of this car today. Very nice ride!

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convert
 

Cool car...I want a 'vert !

Re: Mike Marx (68 Vert) Beautiful 1968 GTO Convert
 

Awsome GTO,my favourite year. Known history of a vehicle always adds to the enjoyment and car speak at a show.

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Nice looking ride! 'A' body convertables just are cool. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

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Great Car ! That Verdoro green is growing on me !!