A ONCE-GREAT classic model that normally scores up to $100,000 at auction is being sold for just a few thousand after it was reduced to pieces.
Jaw-dropping pictures show a cult-classic 1968 Pontiac GTO rotting in an outdoor lot, but a hidden feature provides an unexpected win for buyers.
A classic car has been discovered in a junkyard listing[/caption]
The 1968 Pontiac GTO is seen missing almost half its parts and rusting in an outdoor lot[/caption]
The model can be sold for up to $100,000, but this floorless rust bucket can be purchased for $6,500[/caption]
Under normal circumstances, the classic car is regarded as a historic model that changed automotive history with its design and power.
Many car lovers consider it the first ever “muscle car,” an American-made model with fiery engines designed for high-performance driving.
Pontiac built around 87,700 of the model in 1968, making the car a big-ticket item nearly 60 years later.
If the supercar is in great condition with original parts, it can sell for a whopping $100,000, according to Auto Evolution.
However, if it looks like the one being sold by the junkyard owner in Michigan, you can expect to get it for a few thousand bucks.
For $6,500, you can purchase the rusty shell of a 1968 Pontiac that’s missing wheels and nearly the entire hood.
The fixer-upper has no floor and is filled with dead leaves, trash, and broken-down seats after likely being scrapped for parts.
The seller was honest about the wild listing and admitted in the description that it doesn’t run and has been out of commission for years.
“It is probably junk,” the bizarre note reads.
However, despite its horror appearance, the VIN reveals the car has a clean title, meaning it was never reported to insurance companies as having damage.
When it was released, the historic model received immediate praise from car-lovers, earning Motor Trend’s title of 1968 car of the year.
It was described as “A car that incorporates not only the best taste in GM’s ‘A’-body variations, and an excellent handling and performing supercar package, but also the most significant achievement in materials technology in contemporary automotive engineering.”
The model’s body extends past the headlights and comes in gorgeous colors like a vibrant verdoro green.
“We’ve owned several other new cars that wore thin after their newness wore off,” Motor Trend wrote in 1968.
“That wasn’t the case here.
“Even when we’d clocked thousands of miles, the GTO still appealed to us as a ‘new’ car, with the thought of it becoming ‘old’ a nearly impossible happening.”
Another model is going for a massive $89,500, but its been beautifully restored and painted a rich turquoise, according to the listing.
The classic car listings come as some of the world’s rarest cas have been found rotting beneath decades of dust.
And over 300 vehicles were pulled from one of the world’s largest car graveyards.
The model is missing wheels, a steering wheel, and a floor[/caption]
It’s filled with dead leaves and garbage[/caption]
However, the VIN shows it has a clean title[/caption]
The owner admitted the car is likely scrap[/caption]
