Here’s the brutal truth: one of the mean machines that made Marvel’s The Punisher pop off the screen is up for grabs. RM Sotheby’s just dropped the listing for a surviving 1968 Pontiac GTO stunt ride from the 2004 flick, giving gearheads and film buffs a shot at a slice of Tinseltown muscle.
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This beast, dubbed Hero Stunt Car #2, is one of only three ’68 GTOs that chewed up Tampa’s streets during filming.It’s still packing the same movie magic: fake bullet holes riddling the body, armored windows, and a gutted-out race-ready interior. Under that hood? A snarling 400-cubic-inch V8 pushing 350 horses, hooked to a four-speed stick shift—same setup stunt driver Keii Johnston thrashed during shootouts.
No, it didn’t take the infamous bridge plunge, but this GTO starred in gutsy close-ups and high-octane sequences. The cabin got a full safety makeover: roll cage, steel floor, and a dashboard stripped down to basics. Original Punisher badges? Still clinging on like battle scars.
The auction folks reckon it’ll fetch between $47K and $70K, about what it cost fresh off the lot in ’68. But good luck cruising this thing—those film mods yanked its street cred.
Five Pontiacs got drafted for The Punisher—three real-deal GTOs and two LeMans stand-ins tricked out for stunts. The LeMans? Smashed to bits on set. That leaves these GTOs as the lone survivors, relics of Frank Castle’s warpath.
After years as a promo prop and museum showpiece, this GTO’s back in the wild. Want a battered chunk of Marvel’s early movie mayhem? Time to ante up.
Via RM Sotheby’s
Shawn Henry