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Since we’ve covered the be all and end all of auction sales for a Pontiac vehicle, it would seem unfair to drop just any old Pontiac into fifth spot. So, let’s have a little fun in the muscle-car wilderness, and look at the 1966 GTO Monkeemobile.
That’s right, the hot rodded car Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz cruised from gig to gig in on the hit comedy series “The Monkees” was, in fact, a Pontiac GTO. It was, however, a GTO that had been chopped up and customized considerably before it cruised onto the screen to match the whimsical nature of the series and the boys in the titular band. The custom build work was undertaken by none other than the legendary Dean Jeffries, who designed two identical Monkeemobiles for the series, one to use on the show and one to use as a promotional vehicle throughout the country.
For any custom car collector or diehard Pontiac player, such a rare vehicle would obviously be of interest. Even more so if you’re into the cultural zeitgeist of the 1960s or if you’re a fan of “The Monkees” TV show. A price of $396,000 was put on the GTO when Barrett-Jackson featured it in 2008. Sure, other Pontiacs have sold for more at auction, but none were as much fun as the goofy old Monkeemobile.