Classic Pontiac Muscle Car Collection Up For Sale

by Jeremy Korzeniewski (RSS feed)
May 28th 2010 at 7:01AM

Jim Wangers' 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge – Click above for high-res image gallery

It's a little-known fact that classic and collectible car values have outperformed the stock market over the last few decades. Generally speaking, the very best examples of these fine automobiles go up for auction at specific events that take place just a few times each year, such as at Barrett-Jackson or Russo and Steele in Arizona.

Every once in a while, though, a collector finds a reason to either thin out his herd of cars or gets out of the business entirely. Such is the case with legendary advertising executive Jim Wangers, who worked with Pontiac during its heyday in the mid 1960s and early 1970s. As you might expect, Wangers owns quite a collection of classic Pontiac muscle cars and sportscars, and a number of them are now up for sale.

Included amongst the 10 machines Wangers currently has for sale are GTOs from 1965, 1966 and 1969. Also well represented are Firebirds (1967) and Trans Ams, including one from 1969, the iconic car's first year and the rarest vintage of all. See each machine in our high-res image gallery below.

Gallery: Jim Wangers' Pontiac Collection For Sale

[Source: GeeTO Tiger via Motorator]

Tags: classic car, classic cars, collectible car, collectible cars, firebird, gto, jim wangers, pontiac, pontiac firebird, Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, pontiac gto, pontiac trans am, trans am

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eddie Jun 1st 2010 12:38PM

Your picture is not a 1969 GTO JUdge, it is a 1969 Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am. One of my favs.

Do I win anything?
ha
Mark Malatesta

kenorkus Jun 2nd 2010 4:30AM

1969 Pontiac Trans am Coupe less than 697 producted. Only 140 produced with auto matic transmission.

charlie Jun 1st 2010 3:51PM

I always thought the firbirds were the ugly little sister of the GTO but that white firebird is certainly not a Judge.

Fred Gramcko Jun 1st 2010 4:10PM

Jim, Jim, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING????? This is the worst time to sell your cars, the market is at it's lowest ever! Did you wtch the recent BJ, R&S and Mecum auctions on TV? Everything is going beggin!
Perhaps you had held on the GM stock, like other retirees like you and me, and now I can paper my workshop with it!
Also Jim, I hope you are not a victim of the Whitehouse, the crooked bankers and the crooked politicians.

If any or all of the above are true, I send my regrets to you abd your family.

Best, Fred Gramcko Olds, and the Tec Center

LuxLimoMan Jun 1st 2010 6:29PM

I think that last photo (10 of 10) is a clear example of why Pontiac no longer exists. The division lost track of the "We build excitement" mission!

Martin Jun 1st 2010 9:14PM

I had a Firebird just out of high school in 1971. It was a soft top and I used to tear up the roads in Southern Utah at 100+ mph. Good times...I am glad I survived!