Gateway Classic Cars

1967 Plymouth GTX. Originally powered by a 440 Commando V8 this GTX has had the infamous 426CID Hemi V8 put in its place. The Hemi big block is hooked to an aluminum 4 speed manual transmission that runs to a Dana rear end with 3.54 gears. The engine is topped with two four barrel carburetors sitting atop an aluminum intake, the heads are dressed up with chrome valve covers and chrome breathers. For an added kick there are MSD parts including spark box and coil. The body is painted in a gloss black with a red pinstripe running down the side, subtle queues hint at what is lying under the twin scoop hood such as the GTX and Hemi on the front fender and on the trunk lid and the racing inspired gas cap. The interior holds the original upholstery of red vinyl seats with buckets up front and red carpet. This car has several new parts installed including the battery, clutch, pressure plate, and pilot bearing. Other options include Am radio, seat belts, vinyl interior and radial tires. This vehicle is located in our Louisville showroom, for more information call 812-294-1555.

Up for grabs is a beautiful 1940 Ford Convertible. This is an all steel body car that has been tastefully frame up restored. Both the body and frame have been sandblasted. All original stainless and chrome trim. Vermillion Red paint with excellent light brown naugahyde interior. Under the hood, you will find a show quality Chevy 350 CID create motor with a performer series Edelbrock intake, Edelbrock 600 CFM carb with automatic choke, Edelbrock valve covers, and an Edelbrock air cleaner, GM point distributor, stainless overflow tank, and a Walker Cobra radiator with shroud. Rebuilt Turbo 350 automatic transmisison with BM aluminum trans cooler. Mustang II front end with rebuilt power rack, Camaro rear end, GM power steering pump, and ECI power brake unit and pedal assembly. Disc brakes in the front and drums in the back. Inside, you will find great looking light brown interior with 1996 Ford Thunderbird power seats, painted dash and garnish moldings, also in Vermillion Red, VDO gauges. Other options include Vintage Super Cool AC, CD player, manual convertible top, cruise control, lumbar support, power brakes, power steering, power seats, power windows, tilt wheel, seat belts, cloth and vinyl interior. This is a show quality classic hot rod with a lot to offer with lots of power and the looks to match. Located in our St. Louis showroom, which can be reached at 618-271-3000.

1969 Chevrolet Camaro COPO for sale! This is one amazing piece of machinery complete with a fully documented history. This particular car was special ordered by Vinnie Tarantola of Brooklyn, New York, from his local dealer, H.M. Williams & Co. It was then taken directly to his shop and modified and ready to race. Vinnie was building this car to be raced and sponsored by his company, Vitar, which was a highly respected automatic transmission rebuilder. The car was ordered with the steel block L72 engine, and Jack Merkel immediately balanced the internals and installed L88 race pistons. Upgrades were also done to the exhaust, ignition, and valve train. The 12 bolt rear end then had 4.88:1 gears installed. The final touch was the Vitar transmission - a Turbo 400 with a small diameter converter. This car has a significant racing history including class wins at the AHRA Summernationals at New York National Speedway in August, 1969, the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis in 1978 and 1983, and also class wins at the NHRA Gatornationals, Springnationals, and Summernationals. This car has never been licensed and still shows only 215 miles on the odometer. It has had a semi race restoration performed so it still has the looks of its original race setup in a car that can be driven if desired. It has a period correct COPO block under the hood with a Crane hydraulic cam, Hooker Super Comp headers, an Edelbrock intake, Accel ignition parts, and an 1100cfm Barry Grant carburetor. The transmission is a reworked performance Turbo 400 with a 4,000 rpm TCI converter and a Cheetah SCS TurboAction shifter. It also has a posi traction rear end with 4.10 gears. The sheet metal on this car is all original other than the hood, and it has been painted in Chroma Premier Hugger Orange paint to match its factory look. The original lettering has also been recreated on the car. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own an actual COPO Camaro with a true, documented racing heritage. Please call our St. Louis showroom at 800-231-3616 or 618-271-3000 for additional information.

1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible for sale! This beautiful Corvette Roadster is decked out in its original color, Nassau Blue, as well as black vinyl interior and it really stands out in a crowd. It is a 327 CID V8, 350 HP car that still has its original engine and 4 speed manual transmission mounted under the car and has had only 4,000 miles since they were rebuilt. There has been a lot of work done to this car over the last several years to make it as nice as it is - it was painted in 2006, had a new interior installed, has a new manual convertible top, new exhaust and Flowmaster mufflers, and had the front suspension and brakes gone through. It has even had the time and expense spent to take the gauges out and re-silk screened and calibrated. Options include AM/FM radio, power disc brakes, power steering, seat belts, vinyl interior, white wall radial tires that were new a mere 4,000 miles ago, and hub caps. This is one nice Sting Ray, and these second generation Corvettes are getting harder and harder to find every year! Don't wait and miss the chance on this one! Please call our St. Louis showroom at 800-231-3616 or 618-271-3000 for additional information.

1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS L78 for sale! This is what the Chevelle lovers have been waiting for. This 69 Chevelle is a build sheet verified car with the original 396CID/375 horsepower L78 engine, four speed M-22 Rockcrusher Muncie transmission, and decked its original Olympic Gold paint color that is only two years old. It is believed to have only 78,941 original miles, and you can sure tell. It underwent a restoration in 2002 which included new front and rear lower quarters and the engine completely rebuilt including bored .030 over, blueprinted, and balanced. The interior was not restored at that time - it is believed to be original to this car! Other options ordered from the factory include soft-ray tinted glass, Strato-bucket front seats, black vinyl roof cover, center console, sport striping, 12 bolt positraction rear end with 3.73 gears, power steering, power brakes, and AM push button radio, This car also comes with plenty of documentation, including the build sheet, Protecto plate, and a reproduction of the window sticker. Don't miss out on your chance for a documented, numbers matching piece of American muscle car history! Please call 800-231-3616 or 618-271-3000 for additional information.

WOW! 1964 1/2 Pre-production Ford Mustang! One of around 180 built, and one of only a handful known to survive! This is number 37 and is one of the lowest numbered cars known in existance. The VIN of this vehicle is 5F07F100037 and it is in its correct Wimbledon White paint and Red vinyl interior. Door tag reads: Body - 65A, Color - M, Trim - 85, Date - 05C, DSO - 89, Axle -1, Trans - 6. This rare pony car has 130,840 actual miles and underwent a restoration in the late 80's. An interesting part about this Mustang is that it has two VINs stamped into the inner fender. One indicating the VIN above as an "F" code 260 V8 and the other, identical except with a "D" code 289. The car is badged as a 260 V8, and the door tag and title show the "F" code 260, but the engine itself is believed to be a 289. During the restoration, 260 engine parts were ordered, but did not fit, and 289 parts then had to be ordered to restore the engine. Very well optioned for a 64 1/2, with power steering, power brakes, seat belts, vinyl interior, AM radio, and hub caps. During the restoration of this pre-production Mustang it had new trunk mat, carpet, interior, trunk boards, armrests, windshield washer bag, speaker, defroster ducts, headliner, quarter panels, tail light panel, floorboards, paint, and much more! Receipts for work performed go with the car. Please call 800-231-3616 or 618-271-3000 for additional information on this extremely rare vehicle.

1938 Ford Cabriolet for sale. This all steel beauty is all ready to go for warm weather, topless cruising! It has a 350 CID Tune Port Injection crate engine with only 9,419 miles since this car was built. It also has a 200R overdrive transmission, 3.50 gears, and four wheel disc brakes to help you stop. Other features include a Mustang front end, Versaille rear end, Zoops brackets, Walker radiator, VDO gauges, Vintage Air A/C and heat, Newport wipers, Budnik wheels, and a stainless steel gas tank. Also included are a manual convertible top, power windows, tilt steering column, seat belts, vinyl interior, and radial tires. This is a great looking, all steel Ford that is ready to roll down the road! Please call 800-231-3616 or 618-271-3000 for additional information.

1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Dragster. This hot rod is painted in a brilliant Metallic Tangerine and has several airbrushed murals. There are reapers along the sides and out back you will find Bad To The Bone which really gets the point across. Under the tilt hood, lies a mean four bolt main 454CID V-8 that has many power enhancing features, including dual four barrel carburetors, tunnel ram intake, custom headers, flex fan aluminum pulleys, aluminum radiator, electric fan, dual exhaust exiting on the sides and much more. The engine is hooked to a Muncie M-22 4-Spd manual transmission that has a vertical gate shifter for easy shifting on the strip. The body is mounted on a Fast Chassis custom frame and features a chrome drop axel up front with chrome leaf springs and chrome spindles with disc brakes a roll cage and fuel cell. Putting the power to the ground is a set of big Mickey Thompson ET Street tires mounted on American Racing polished rims. The interior is finished in grey cloth and on the door panels and console are dimensional reaper heads and checker pattern worked into the padding. In the dash is a full set of gauges and a big tach with shift light. There is a modern stereo in the dash hooked to an amp in the trunk with two subs worked into the rear passenger compartment panel. Also in the trunk, are twin Optima batteries and power cutoff. Other options include AM/FM radio, CD player, power windows, tilt wheel, keyless entry, racing seatbelts, clother interior, alloy wheels and racing tires. This vehicle is located in our Louisville showroom, for more information please call 812-294-1555.

This 2008 GT500 Shelby GT500KR is one awesome machine. With only 1000 produced, this 5.4 liter four valve Supercharged V8 is loaded with enhancements. 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR ? Specifications and Design Highlights 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 producing an estimated 540-horsepower and 510 ft.-lbs. of torque Ford Racing Power Upgrade Pack featuring revised calibration and cold air intake system 6-speed manual transmission with 3.73:1 rear axle ratio Ford Racing performance exhaust system Unique performance suspension tuning: springs, dampers, and stabilizer bars Shelby-designed 'GT500KR' 20-inch wheels (18-inch version for production) Ford Racing short-throw shifter and front strut tower brace Unique carbon composite hood featuring classic Shelby 'KR' design Front brake cooling ducts 'Shelby' lettering across the front edge of hood and rear decklid 40th Anniversary badges on the front quarter panels Carroll Shelby signature embroidered headrests and floor mats Official Shelby CSM 40th Anniversary GT500KR dash plate This rare 2008 Shelby GT500KR is located in our Louisville showroom, which can be contacted at 812-294-1555.

1956 Ford Thunderbird that has been frame off restored! This was the second year for the Thunderbird and it had a lot of popular changes over the '55 model year like portholes in the hard top, the continental kit option, 12 volt electrical system, and the option of a 312 V8 engine. This "Little Bird" boasts all of those and more. A/C, AM/FM radio, vinyl interior, seat belts, power steering, power brakes, both hard and soft tops, hub caps, radial wide white wall tires, continental kit, and more! The extensive restoration included the body, paint, entire interior, new soft top, tonneau cover, brake system, engine rebuild with a .010 over bore, new battery, Ford-O-Matic transmission rebuilt, electronic ignition, new exhaust, and the radio was restored with a converter. Beautiful color scheme of Bright Red paint and a Red and White interior and White convertible top are sure to get attention. Less than 1,000 miles since the restoration so this T-Bird is ready to show, cruise, and enjoy! Comes with the hard top, that has not been restored. Located in our Louisville Showroom, which can be reached at 812-294-1555 for additional information.

This is a REAL 1968 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 with the 428 Police Interceptor engine and automatic transmission. These cars were rated at 360 horsepower, but these numbers are believed to be low for insurance purposes. One of 1,140 made in 1968, this rare car is in excellent condition and priced to move. Restored back to it's original color combination of Medium Blue Metallic and a Black Crinkle Vinyl interior. The interior also features a roll bar with inertia-reel harnesses, a center console with two Stewart Warner gauges for oil pressure and amps, a Cobra embossed storage compartment lid, Shelby Cobra emblem on the glove box, Shelby steering wheel, sun visor signed by Carroll Shelby and more! Optioned with all but one option from that year, this is a very unique car! Power disc brakes, power steering, shoulder harness, fold down rear seat, push button AM radio, Select-O-Matic transmission, and tinted glass from the factory! The transmission, rear end, heads, intake, and everything else bolted to the block are original. The block itself has been replaced years back with an NOS 428 block, when the original froze up. It is a correct car, but not the original block. Believed to be 98,814 actual miles and has had a complete restoration. VIN is 8T02S149574 and the trim tag reads: Body - 63B, Color - D, Trim - 5A, Date - 17A, DSO - 8A2661, Axle - 8, Trans - U. This vehicele is in our Louisville Showroom, which can be reached at 812-294-1555.

1968 Plymouth Road Runner Hemi. This is the real deal, Galen Govier Certified Hemi Road Runner! 38,500 actual miles on this beautiful Mopar that is one of 337 Hemi's built with the 727 Torqueflite Automatic transmission! Beautiful Turbine Bronze paint with blackout hood treatment, red line tires on rally wheels, and black interior look great. These cars were built to be sleepers in some regards with a tiny Hemi badge on the trunk lid and tiny "HEMI" lettering in the hood openings. The 426 Hemi was rated at 425 horspower and 490 lb. ft. of torque and took this mid sized car through the 1/4 mile in 13.5 seconds at 105 MPH. Options include AM radio, power steering, power brakes, vinyl interior, red line bias ply tires, rally wheels, and seat belts. Galen Govier All Original Certification and build sheet come with the car. Located in our Louisville Showroom, which can be reached at 812-294-1555 for additional information.

1940 Packard 5 Door Hearse street rod that is simply to die for! Beautiful deep Polo Green Metallic paint, Gold Pinstriping, white wall tires, custom aluminum alloy wheels from Billet Specialities, custom grill, and of course the classic Packard hood ornament. Inside has been converted from a hearse to a four person limo with leather power seats, seat belts, custom overhead console, Wabbit custom Cherry dash, AM/FM/CD player, A/C, power windows, power locks, cruise control, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, keyless entry, CB radio, power steering, power brakes, and some amazing custom Cherry wood work! This is a big car, and it needs a big engine to get it moving. That chore is handled by a modern 502 CID V8 pushing 502 horsepower with aluminum heads, HEI ignition, Holley 800 CFM carburetor, Billet Specialities engine pulley system, and electric fuel pump running through a 700R4 automatic transmission with 2 piece driveshaft engine in a Lincoln 9" rear end with 3.70 gears. Other upgrades include Classic Industries gauges, Vouge gold line tires, block hugger headers running to a stainless steel exhaust system with chrome tips, 1972 Nova subframe with power disc brakes on all 4 corners, engine painted in Polo Green, custom valve covers, and more! This car is all original sheet metal and is all steel. The firewall has been smoothed and the attention to detail is mind blowing! Only 2,700 of this model were ever built, so it is a very rare car that has had the royal street rod treatment. Located in our Chicago Showroom, which can be reached at 708-444-4488 for additional information.

2000 Ferrari 360 Modena in Silver with Dark Blue leather interior. This exotic beauty has only 23,302 actual miles and is powered by a 3.6 L DOHC 5 valves per cylinder 400 HP V8 engine and a 6 speed Autoshift manual transmission. The car will go from 0 to 60 in 4.5 seconds with a top speed of 180 MPH. The aluminum alloy wheels hold 215/45ZR/18 Pirelli tires in the front and 275/40ZR/18 tires in the rear. This Ferrari is highly optioned with power steering, brakes, windows, seats, and door locks. It also has A/C, cruise control, dual air bags, tilt wheel, and an AM/FM radio with CD player. Features on this car include dual stainless steel exhaust with chrome tailpipe finish, limited slip differential, ABS & driveline traction control, front double wishbone suspension, front anti-roll bar, coil front springs, double wishbone rear suspension, rear anti-roll bar, coil rear springs, rack & pinion steering, and Brembo 4-wheel front and rear vented disc brakes. This car is nothing but quality and performance. All factory recommended maintenance has been performed as well. Located in our Chicago showroom, which can be reached for more information at 708-444-4488.

1970 Pontiac GTO Judge has been frame off restored. Presented in GM Burgundy paint with Parchment leather interior, it is sure to draw stares! This exceptional Judge is powered by a Ram Air III - 400 V8 Engine, originally rated at 366 horsepower at 10.5:1 compression, with a Street Avenger 4 barrel carburetor, polished Edelbrock intake, K&N air filter, and functional Ram Air system, all combined with a 4 speed manual transmission with a Safe-T-Track rear differential. The 3" Flowmaster stainless steel exhaust system with electronically operated exhaust dumps is paired up with ceramic coated headers. The custom made dash has AutoMeter gauges. Through the windshield you can keep your eye on the RPMs with the highly desirable hood mounted tachometer. This car also has a billet bell housing, gas shocks, wheel trim rings, and a Pioneer stereo with CD player hidden in the glove box. The AM radio is still in the dash to keep the stock appearance. The RPO WT1 "Judge" option package includes Rally II Wheels, rear wing, specific side and deck lid stripes, Black textured grill, and "JUDGE" and "RAM AIR" decals. This car was meticulously restored and is ready to be enjoyed and shown at the highest levels and is already a multiple Gold National Concourse Winner! The underside of this car is highly detailed with the floors painted the same Burgundy as the body and the frame done in a semi gloss black. Comes with PHS documentation, and the original build sheet. Autographs from Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick, Jim Wangers "The Godfather of the GTO", and Linda Vaughn "Miss Hurst" on various parts of the car add to the allure of this Judge. Always stored in a climate controlled garage since restoration and it shows! This Judge is a true muscle car and is located in our Chicago showroom, which can be reached for more information at 708-444-4488.

1932 Ford Roadster Kugel "Muroc" tribute, built off of a Thom Taylor rendering. This one of a kind roadster features a Kugel built full chassis with polished stainless front and rear suspension, One off Muroc style windshield with curved glass, Muroc grill shell, Dan Fink grill, Headwinds headlights, Billet Specialities wheels, custom paint with airbrushing, and more. The Schober custom interior, one off gauge cluster, Billet Specialities steering column and steering wheel, Lokar shifter and pedals really let you know you're sitting in something special. The custom fiberglass body sits on an absolutely stunning Kugel frame. Underneath is as nice as the top, painted in the same yellow with plenty of polished suspension parts, a custom Ford 9" rear end with 3.73 gears with inboard mounted disc brakes and coil over shocks, and full stainless exhaust. Only 10 Kugel "Muroc" Roadsters were built and each one is a true work of art. For almost 30 years, Jerry Kugel provided the means for rodders to ride in comfort. Now, with hot rods like the Muroc Roadsters, he helps them ride in style. Chip Foose also helped design the frames. Kugel Kompo�nents builds each 112-inch-wheelbase frame from a set of SAC Hot Rod Products rails. Kugel parts can be found throughout each car. Kugel independent front and rear suspensions provide a smooth ride, and the DuVall-style windshield frames were developed in-house. These cars were $75,000 and the customer still had to add their own interior, paint, and drivetrain components!" - HowStuffWorks.com This Roadster all has a custom treatment under the side tilt hood for a nice smooth show quality look that brings the airbrushing to the engine bay as well. Located in our Chicago Showroom, which can be reached for additional information at 708-444-4488.