In 1969, my 29 year old Dad drove a beige ‘67 Volvo station wagon...which he sold in about 1977. I would love to have the ‘77 AMC Hornet he replaced it with. Some guys have all the luck.

You tell a great story. Thanks for sharing. I bet your dad gets almost as much joy remembering the good times he had with his GTO as he does seeing you get a charge out of the same thing he loves. He knows his prized possession will be in good hands until hopefully a third generation comes to appreciate it. There is nothing better then sharing the love ❤️.

@@DuxburyDan Hey thanks. My dad was really one in a million. Me and my brothers were so blessed to have him as our father. Sadly he died a year ago this month. But since I wrote this original comment 3 years ago I’ve had all the interior completely redone including all the seat springs. The interior is basically perfect. Even the dome light and console lights work. The car has total new wiring from headlights to taillights and everything in between. It’s got a way to go still but it’ll get there and my dad knew it. There was nothing my brothers and I loved more from the time we were young kids to adults was listening to stories about my dad and his GTO. There’s really some great stories. True Americana. Hopefully we can all get back to those better times.

I am sorry to read about your dad. When I graduated h.s. in 1976 (Think of the ‘Dazed And Confused’ movie time period) and got my first full time job in 1977, half way through technical school, I began saving for a muscle car. Since 1973 I knew it was going to be a Trans Am. But in 1973 none of us amateurs really noticed the car companies had called it quits on continuing to make better and more powerful muscle cars every year. I am learning now, that a lot of people older than me were also unaware, In the mid to late 70s all I knew was that the engines were getting smaller and weaker. I guess we figured that the economy being subpar for the whole decade was the reason. That once the economy returned, the muscle cars of old would also. They never did. I ended up getting a 1979 Trans Am. I wanted the 400 cid engine, which they still had, and a 4-speed manual trans. They would not give it to me. The dealer said it was a 301 with a 4 spd or the Oldsmobile 403 engine with an automatic. I found out in late ‘79 they were saving the 400 4 spd for the 10th anniversary edition. All car companies had to meet fleet averages for gas mileage (C.A.F.E.) and giving the 400 4 spd to anyone that wanted them would screwup the fleet average gas mileage. So I got the 301/4 spd with a weak output of 150 hp. I think the 403 was putting out 175 and the 400, 220 hp. None of them were that great compared to the height of the muscle car era in 1969-71. I still have that Trans Am, now 43 years old. It is not running though. M This is a long way around telling you your father came of age at the right time. A DVD set I recently got on the 60s-70s muscle car era said that the ‘64 GTO was the first factory built muscle car. There were muscle cars before then but they were souped up in a shop or garage. To show how the mighty GTO had fallen by my time in the mid 70s the DVD said the GTO was no longer a car; which I knew; but a package, basically an appearance package, on I believe a Pontiac Ventura. When you are finished restoring your dad’s car you will really have a beauty. Good luck.

Sunday-428 CJ Mach l. Monday-250 six cylinder coupe. Tuesday-351W convertible. Wednesday-Boss 302. Thursday-302 2-V coupe. Friday-Boss 429. Saturday-390 GT coupe. They actually DID have a car for every day of the week!

+Manuel Carrillo III Thank you! We hope they enjoy them!

The 428 is from the FE series of engines, and the 429 is from the 385 series... completely different families. The 429 went on to become the 460. Google the FE and 385 to learn all the differences. Thanks for the question!

You mean the 429 was a 385 series engine, not 335 series. 335 series pertains to the Cleveland 351 and 400 cid engines.

I've actually heard of Ford 428 interceptors with factory dual quads. Does anyone know if they exist?

Check out Shelby Cobra 500.