Win a Restored 1965 Pontiac GTO Tri-Power Convertible + $30,000 Toward Taxes

The car: the muscle-car origin story, in its best spec

The prize is a 1965 Pontiac GTO convertible in Starlight Black over a Parchment interior with a white top — an original California black-plate car that's been restored with its factory options intact. Under the hood is the engine that made the GTO's reputation: the Tri-Power 389, three two-barrel carbs feeding a factory rating of 360 horsepower, backed by a 4-speed manual. 1965 was the year the GTO got its stacked-headlight front end and its biggest sales leap, and the convertible was the low-volume body — 11,311 built against more than 55,000 hardtops and coupes.

Why it matters

Tri-Power, 4-speed, convertible is the collector-grade combination for an early GTO, and black over parchment is about as good as the color chart gets. Dream Giveaway's own rules put the car at $90,000 of the $120,000 total prize value, which lines up with the top of what restored Tri-Power convertibles have brought at auction lately. Two honest caveats: the odometer reading isn't published, and Tri-Power setups reward an owner who keeps the linkage and carb sync sorted — this is a car you maintain, not an appliance.

The fine print worth knowing

Entries are donations to New Beginning Children's Homes, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) (Federal ID 27-5011514), with proceeds supporting veterans' and children's charities — tickets run from $3 for a single entry up to $5,000 for 7,200. No donation is necessary: the official rules include a mail-in route (one handwritten, self-addressed stamped envelope to NBCH in Largo, FL) that returns an entry code carrying the same bonus multiplier as the best paid offer at the time. The drawing runs through October 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, with the winner drawn on or about October 21, 2026. Dream Giveaway pays $30,000 toward federal withholding, but state income tax on a roughly $90,000 car is the winner's responsibility. Open to residents of the U.S. and Canada (except Quebec), 18 and older, where permitted by law.