Dear former member of the capitalist landed gentry: Are you through with sleeping on the sidewalk? Sure, the budget may not be what it was, but it doesn’t mean you still can’t have the trappings of excessive success at a bargain price. Dust yourself off, hit up six of your old hedge-fund pals for a shade under 20 large each and you’ll once again resemble a million in prizes!
How, you ask? Drive a GTO! A man is in the process of taking a 2004 example of the Australian-built nuevo muscle machine and turning it into a facsimile of a Bugatti Veyron. Which, if our math is correct, is a significantly tougher job than say, converting a Fiero for Countach-cosplay duty. Or equipping a Catalina for a lifting-body tow-vehicle gig, as NASA did. Plus, we suspect NASA had a government loan to fund its little enterprise.
According to the seller, the bodywork is 90 percent complete, while the interior is 80 percent done. We assume part of this 80 percent includes casting a bronze statue of Johnny “Yen” DeLorean, father of the Pontiac GTO, for inclusion on the rear center storage-box door. The small block has seen a bit of fettling, with a K&N intake, “racing headers”, and “much more”—including new fluids.
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And because you’re a modern guy, the seller will allow you to step in at this stage and direct how the vehicle is to be finished. All he requires is half the $115,000 asking price upfront. Pfft. Getting ahold of $57,500? For you, that’s like hypnotizing chickens.
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