I agree. Those prices sound awefully cheap, especially a POCI show winner! Take a look at some of the auto sales sites or even E-bay, and you can see what a decent 68-70 GTO goes for. They average around $15,000 to $20,000 for "decent" examples or drivers, and they are usually base models, no Ram Air, automatic, and are "20 footer" cars.
I tell ya, if you want a driver GTO, think about getting a clone. Most of the GTO clones out there are 64-67's, but I've seen a few 68/69's, especially now that they've repro'd that Endura bumper, and make the GTO hood in steel. You can have a mint clone for the price of a "driver" authentic. Of course, if you have any intention of keeping the car or are interested in resale, get the real one.
Here's my soapbox....
The 68 GTO's are way undervalued in my opinion. It was the 1968 Motor Trend Car Of The Year, and Pontiac's revolutionary Endura nose, coupled with a "bumperless" look, made it a standout in the 1960's. The bumperless look was quickly picked up by other makes in the Musclecar Era, then for the most part went away in the mid to late 1970's as a cost cutting measure, and chrome bumpers came back into fashion (the Camaro, Firebird, and Corvette maintained that bumperless look). Into the 1990's and now especially today, there's hardly a car made that DOESN'T have the "bumperless" look. I always thought the 68 GTO was instrumental in the way cars were styled from that point forward. Add the hideaway headlight option, and I think the 68 GTO was as important to automotive styling in the 1960's as the 1955 Chevy was to 1950's design.
I'm done now. Back to your regularily scheduled program.
