In America, a wrecked car placed on Ebay for a starting bid of just $500 eventually sold last week for $226,521.63. check it out ... http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=18977
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-Le-Mans_W0QQitemZ110306170567QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110306170567&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
Man, that's one rare piece of history. I hope they try to track down where all it's been and maybe find the original parts. Neat !
There are a still a few of those finds around the Detroit area. I have a buddy a few years back that was restoring a 66 or 67 GTO and found out it was one of Royal Pontiac's drag race fleet.
My buddy here in Ca. found a 56 mercury turnpike cruiser factory experimental in the Detroit area. He still has it. He paid $10,000 for it in early 80s He's been offered $500,000 for it. photo in link below http://www.theclassiccougarnetwork.com/tccn2/feature/backintheday/back052/back052.html 56 XM Turnpike cruiser http://www.wingedmessenger.net/ConceptFuture.htm
Wow!!! Is right!!! I have seen one of those, but it was an experimental model and newer,I think... Mightta been an Olds...
There was an article in a magazine on those, I may still have it. If you check Barrett-Jackson.com, a few of the SDs brought some insane $$$ last year. The '61-'63 Tempests had quite a selection of engines. They all had transaxles in the rear. Engines available were a 4-cylinder based on a 326 V8 with 4 cyls lopped off, a 1st-gen Buick V6, and an aluminum V8. The success of the GTO in '64 getting all the factory support probably contributed to this car ending up in storage. AND the Ford Thunderbolts!JD
Rancheromeister, what about the Pontiac "Tin Indian" and the "HDs". The Ford Thunderbolts were Bill Tasca's idea. (Tasca Ford)