I Bought The RAREST Pontiac GTO Ever Made (Then Destroyed It)
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- Опубліковано 15 бер 2022
- Today on LeeC Parts Salvage Stories: We bought the RAREST Pontiac GTO ever made at salvage auction and promptly sent it to the grave. I break down the financials behind the auto salvage business and see if this GTO is a solid money maker with a good LS1 engine, or a grade-a bust..
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being a GTO owner.... This breaks my heart
💔💔
Hurts my soul
Me 2 as a GTO owner. And they selling the parts so expensive
Kinda angered my soul a tad... I had a Barbados 04 just like this.
Pissed me off
Previous owner bragging, “Dude I got a bad ass GTO.”
His friend “Dude I got some cheap ass wheels you can put on it.”
Man yall destroyed a perfect donor panel 🤣 why?
Couldn't watch you destroy this car
Those bolt on panels would never been wasted here in Australia. 3rd gen Monaros are big time popular (mostly from nostalgic reasons- only first gen models were seriously raced). People here buy the GTO grilles and bonnets to replace the Holden ones to stand out more ( let's face it, they're pretty nondescript styling)
Nobody ever claimed Australians have good taste.
We have TOOOOONNNNNNSSSS of them, don’t worry!
Funny in the US people buy Holden stuff to put on their GTO
Funny in the uk people by Holden and Gto stuff to put on there Vauxhall
people here buy the holden badges for the same reason haha. There should be a trade group!!
It's your business, but you'll never get mine or any other GTO person I know. Sounds like you got gapped in your Vette by one. Clown.
You win some you lose some!
I'd rebuild it in a heart beat
Plenty of fish in the sea 😎
Plenty of fish? You just said it is the rarest GTO?!
@@hoponspot exactly. Do you know how much these are going for in Australia??
Been wanting to buy cars and sell parts for now more like a hobby because I don’t see myself making crazy profit or even breaking even at first but looks like fun and alot of stress on spending money and trying to make it back 😂
It can be fun, but you’re right, it definitely is NOT the money maker people seem to think it is. It’s a grind!
You should keep the rack and pinions on those GTOs if they are salvageable. They are discontinued and hard to find.
Modified a corvette one to work
20 years from now those parts and color a million dollar car 😂
Just doing my part to increase the rarity!
when I bought my 2004 GTO I asked the dealer if they could get 1 in this color they claimed they searched but couldn't locate a Barbados Blue ... so I went with Silver
What a shame!
I dont understand the hate you have for these cars. I own one and I love it. Like many commenters the body panels and glass alone are worth a ton. It's rare not everyone has one it's not a Camaro, Mustang or Challenger that everyone and thier Brother have. One of the best and most fun cars ever. So where does your hatred come from. Yeah the video upset me but if I need a part at least I know where to go
Of course we’re just exaggerating a bit for contents sake! Don’t get me wrong, GTO aren’t my cup of tea, I’m a vette guy. But i just like getting people worked up 😉
@@scraplifegarage it made me cry more than anything. I get it you only have so much room. I discovered your Instagram page then your you tube when shopping for parts for my gto. I like to keep a list of pages where I can parts when needed. So you are saved in all my media.
there built 10 times better than any dodge or ford , just sayin . 🍺🍺, they drive better too. G.M. TORQUE EAT IT .
@scraplifegarage The 04-06 GTOs aren't my cup of tea either and they sure don't look as beautiful as the 66-67 GTOs (considering the 04-06 GTOs are nothing but rebadged Holden Monaros from Australia (which there for they aren't real Pontiacs like the originals from the 1960s)).
Makes me kinda sad when these cars are going for $30k to 60k in Australia, and 30k is for a V6 model
Nobody wants to pay anything for them over here!
@@scraplifegarage you mf’s wake up thinking violence with GTO’s 😂
Got any c5 engines from 01-04 LS1 or 02-04 LS6 with less than 47k on it?
You guys have no idea on how much prices for parts/trim are going in Australia, UK, NZ & the Middle East that people will pay, & yet you trashed that Monaro.
Try & do some research before you trash it mate or are you just there to trash to help other Monaro owners make their vehicles more rare.
We’ve been down that road with them plenty of times, they’re desirable overseas 100%, but not enough for people to pay the crazy intl freight rates. We have plenty and I mean PLENTY of all this in stock and Intl buyers rarely if ever buy due to the economics.
@@scraplifegarage The seatbelts alone, you cannot get in Australia anymore & trying to get a set made here is way, way expensive. Many Monaros in good condition get knocked back at yearly registrations just for a fraided seat belt. People will pay the shipping if they really want/need it. Only 18,000 Monaros were sold here & you guys got more than what we bought. Look at Australian CarSales to see how much Monaros are going for & it'll make your eyes water. That LS1 that you pulled out is an easy $16K here which is fine, but it's the smaller & hard to get pieces is damned hard. I understand you're in business but at the end of the day, you're throwing money away.
"Platform X" better than "Platform Y"... You don't get it. "Car people" love even the lamest of cars. YOU = just lame
You stooges are destroying a Monaro 😛
GTO was a rebadged Australian Holden Monaro with 5.7L LS1, manual and auto offered. Commodore VY, VZ. derivative so lots of common parts. Lead to Holden designing and developing 5th gen Camaro. GM had forgotten how to design RWD cars. All GM unibody cars had been front wheel drive for a long time. Corvette was not a unibody, nor were trucks.
I’m looking for a passenger side front fender for an 04-06 GTO. Any chance you you have one of those from something you are parting out?
We do!
leecparts.com/search?q=gto+passenger+fender
The side mirrors and rear quarter windows with exterior trims are pretty hard to get in Australia
We have plenty on the shelf, come get em!
Is there any money in cutting off the front ends for a bolt on front clip?
Those red Gto seats in the background still available?
This was my friends car. He was 18 and hit by a drunk driver. I remember when it happened and i was so upset for him. He misses it so much and now drives a lame ass car
That’s super unfortunate…
You should direct him to this video so he can see what these guys did to his old car.
Kind of breaks my heart especially seeing what these guys did to it
brb while I go throw up... but anyways you guys a driver side window motor for a 2004 GTO???
Sorry to make you sick. We have plenty of those we can pull out for you give us a shout
I need a 06 rear valance do yall have one forsale?
Damn bro I really needed that fender badge you scrapped.
Live here in Vegas and a neighbor has one of these, absolutely loved and cared for. Will document if I get the chance.
Absolutely man! There’s no middle ground on GTO, they’re either someone’s pride and joy that they cared for, or a completely ratted out POS!
@@scraplifegarage that's with most cars lol all depends on what Richie Rich brat got... hehehehe 😂😅😅
yall got any gto plastic engine covers I need some let me know thanks
How do I ask to reserve a part 🤣🤣🤣 I'm looking for a semi rare part and I cant find them
Give us an email at sales@leecparts.com
There was sooo many usable parts on that car. The steering racks are something you should keep no matter what.
You keep the firewalls too. They are very sought after in the USA to convert Australian RHD Holen UTEs imported into the USA to LHD for Registration in the USA.
Would love to get a hold of an LS1/LS2 ....
Ive always wanted a nice one of these. But was fun watching you rip it apart. :)
I'd rather see you guys make content with it and part it out than have good parts rot in a scrapyard for decades! Sad to think that car was once someones baby..oh well, it just makes mine more rare! Keep up the good work
You can count on us to keep it up!
I’m on your website. But I can’t seem to find your used parts
I would have traded my 04 for this one with cash to let you guys destroy mine. It was totaled due to a bumper being busted. Hell I need the ac line and the condenser.
We’ll buy yours! I promise we’ll take great care of it 😬
Sacrilege! This guy needs a priest...
What do i need to do to win a emblem off the GTO?
You silly boy....you have an Australian market you're missing out on...big dollars here ole mate..that whole car $20k...
Trust me I wish it was that easy! We’ve talked to hundreds of aussies over the past decade regarding these parts. It simply isn’t cost effective to ship the parts there. When given the pricing, 99/100 Australians that have inquired about parts, have declined to purchase.
This is a business, if there is an avenue there that works for both parties I’d be MORE than happen to send every single GTO part that comes through our doors to Australia.
@@scraplifegarage yall could've even saved the badges at the least 😆
I own one of these LS2 gtos. It's been hell to maintain but I still have love for it. It does kill me to see it destroyed. Y'all should have fixed this it would have sold for sure.
it makes me cry to see it parted out. here in oz they are now like rocking horse shit and are like unaptanium in price quarter window rubber deteriorates and you cant buy the windows new and the most rarest part on the car is the door belt molds no one makes them at all you can ask what you like for them in any condition they will sell so are the quarter panels and doors as a panel beater i should know cheers from down under
I’d like to do a Scat Pack like that! 🤣🤣
You know that’s a pretty good idea…
Oh yeah trying to be a whistling diesel cleetus McFarland and who's that guy in the red mustang that's really heavy with a big diesel motor that destroys stuff.... Yeah this guy reminds me of those guys😂😂😂😂
Looking for a 04 dipstick tube!!!
Oh the humanity 🤣 those rocker panels might be worth something to someone tbh
We have about 600 more (slight exaggeration 🤣)
@LEEC where is this car at today!
That's really f****** stupid just to destroy it you should just rebuilt that car and putting into a showcasing as a big huge diecast cars that's what people do now
You just trashed a Monaro!
That is a factual statement
Do you guys sale parts from the GTO'S
We do indeed. Leecparts.com
How much for the grills
Those were the first thing that sold actually
How much for the cat and exhaust
Everything from the GTO’s we take apart is listed on leecparts.com
Damn I would've have tried to save that car.
I want to build this lifestyle and biz.
I see the business like an engine with intake (crashed cars) the combustion(dismantling) and exhaust (Listing selling and scrapping) I'm dialing my process in to where I'm trying to reach 1 car a week.
At first I wasn't getting good enough intake (cars with too cheap or little of parts) so I've been getting more luxury Japanese cars that have a higher price per listing therefore making my listing efforts more efficient on a dollar listed per hour basis; then my bottle-neck became how long it took me to get the cars apart and some parts I didnt have the skill to get without breaking so I hired a contractor/diesel mechanic (turbo!) to do the more difficult stuff and paying him top dollar to do so, resulting in my bottleneck being currently at my exhaust/listing stage so I'm looking to hire some help for that to increase my power/revs (cashflow/profits). Once I do that I think I might have liner growth.
Apologies for the word vomit, I'm just using your comment section to organize my thoughts.
This channel is mad inspiring to know how far up this can 'rev'.
Keep making videos please.
I owned an ‘06 with the 400 h.p. LS-2, 6 speed car. It was super fun to drive but it always had some problem. Leaking rear diff. @ 38k. Air conditioning compressor grenaded around 50k. Drive shaft rubber isolator broke. Oil pressure sensor let oil pass into the wire loom to the computer. Hard to find that one. It had a broken stud in one of the exhaust manifolds. I bought the car brand new and it was all factory.
Both plastic sun visors broke due to use. Plastic mount the wires pass thru.
But the engine was powerful enough to drag all those problems down the road. I loved the car and especially the interior.
Sold it at 76k after I paid it off.
Definitely like brazen orange metallic more but it is a pretty color
Love that color
Those grill inserts...
So I’m wondering anybody can tell me how many Barbadoes blues were made before May 4 of 2004 for the Pontiac GTO
I need a steering collar with the key for a 2005 Pontiac gto 6.0,
a lot of those here in Australia 😊 Holden Monaro
Next 2006 GTO you get can I buy the whole thing please I want one so bad for my first car
UGH...I understand this is a business, but I (personally) would have fixed that car. It really wasn't that bad, hood, fender, header panel and possibly a subframe (front LCA / radius rod) and you'd almost be done. If anything, you could / -- > SHOULD < -- have driven taken out those tail lights and used them for batting practice!!! Those depot tails are (hmm...where's that poop emoji???)!!!
Funny enough I don’t hate the depo tails!
This car easily could’ve been fixed, that’s just not our business.
Exactly
why did you not fix the car...
Poor old Monaro...☹️
This video does suck as there are many GTO lovers out there who would have made you a handsome profit!
I wish I could find a GTO wrecked just like that. It would be awesome in my 56 Chevy.
It wasn’t even wrecked bad lmao
I totally agree brother
Fortunately, NOT the rarest GTO...maybe the rarest color, but definitely the not the rarest GTO
I was referencing the rarest color, but so I know, what’s the rarest rarest?
@@scraplifegarage if you want to include the Holden Monaro it would be the all wheel drive models
@@scraplifegaragethe rarest of all Holden monaro HSV GTO GTS/Pontiac GTO/Vauxhall VXR monaro is the 'HRT 427 MONARO" there's only 2 -built with the 427ci 7.0 litre LS7
All that clickbait and still didn't get the whisltndiesl crowd? Keep tryin
One day they’ll notice us 🥲 until then, I wouldn’t want to be a GTO…
This coupe is actually Holden monaro from Melbourne Australia, and was modified to u.s standards as front bumper bar and change to left hand side, but all Australian car guys
Actually built in south Australia at Holden's Elizabeth factory then exportet to the US & rebadged as a Pontiac GTO & also exported to the UK as a Vauxhall VXR monaro, It's a damm shame what these guys are doing to the monaro
Whaaa i have a exact one, blue too I bought it for 5k running and driving
Y'all should pull the doors and sell them, some of us like to drift lol
We have a ton of them, let me know how many you want to buy!
Why you’re not keeping the doors/quarters panels/frames pieces/glass?
😅 no money coming?
This was my dream car
Poor goat.. rip
Such a waste of panels and parts that are very sought after in Australia. I wish we had never sent people like you the GTO. Such a huge shame and waste.
Can’t get them over there for anything resembling cost effective unfortunately…
He's eithier filthy rich your just plain stupid these car I the united states are bout 45 to 65 gran for that's nice
Plenty of those here in Australia.
Kangaroos, wallaby’s and holdens pretty much sun up Australia?
@@scraplifegarage Holden's yes..Holden's are everywhere, just like Fords.
Gotta be a V8 under the hood.
Barbados blue?
This is a Holden Monaro in Australia, sad to see it get beaten and destroyed like that.
I agree with almost all your purchases and tear downs , however this was not a good choice.
You guys and car guys are different people.
I don’t know about that ;)
@@scraplifegarage Hey, I totally accept there are waaaaaay different car peeps. People are into all sorts of cars. Facts. BUT, destroying usable parts is... NO car dude is celebrating that. Oh, wait up. Is that how it's done in the States?
We run a business. If the $$$ say it’s not worth keeping, then we will find a way to have fun with it!
Why would you do that there wasn't many made
And it got scrapped😭😭😭😭
Those panels are worth a heap in Australia or NZ... It's a rebadged monaro.
You destroyed a bunch of money.
WOW...................LOL
C5 articulation though.......
Right!
made my barbados 6 speed more rare
I thought the doors would be valuable and not a lot of labor cost to remove. Guess not.
Let me get those wheels
Poor Monaro 🙄
Mm, that's a Holden HSV Commodore coupe...
How can you stay in business with 10-15%? Yeah you need a lot of them but rent, payroll, owners distributions, etc… this doesn’t make much sense to me and again, I really am not trying to hyper critical but you need min 28% gross to keep the lights on and staff paid..
Why not give away some
Of the stuff you scrap id love to take the body off ya hands 😂😂
White rage 😮
On that poor GTO 😢
I bought my perfect running rebuild gto for 7k in 2023
To make BIG money from car parts people have to buy stolen cars
That was repairable
I don't know what it about those cars but I really like em. They could be a lot worse. They could be a dodge
Barbados is only the rarest color on the 04 if it was spice red it would’ve been the rarest color 06🤦🏽♂️
I like my red gto
I understand your business is to dismantle but could you not have made more money fixing that car? It looks like it would have been a fairly easy fix? Given the rarity of the color combo and overall rust free condition.
I had 2 GTO's and both where taken from me by some non driving asshole my 06 spice red metallic was my baby
Do me a favor skip the GTO next time and do that to one of those overgrown flat motor Volkswagens called a Porsche.
You monster
Not much profit. Should have fixed it.