The car features a split two-piece windshield, a touring car convertible top, modified rear quarter panels and front fenders, exaggerated tail lamps, set of four bucket seats and an extra third row bench where there was originally a trunk, a rear-mounted parachute and a GTO emblem on the front grille.

[1][2] The Monkeemobile had its origins in 1966 when Dean Jeffries was asked to design and build a car for a new TV show called The Monkees.

Jeffries, under contract with Model Products Corporation (MPC) at the time, told CEO George Toteff about the project.

[citation needed] After the television show ended, both cars were offered back to Dean Jeffries for $2,000 each,[4] who had right of first refusal.

To this day, there is still no hard information on how the car made its way to Puerto Rico, and it was sold at government auction in 1992 for $5,000 when the hotel went out of business.

Though basically as it was built, the car did get some restoration work done when bought, and it was used as the example for the Ertl Company 1:18 scale die-cast toy, The Monkees 1997 TV reunion show, "Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees" and the 2001 "Cars & Guitars Of Rock N Roll" display at the Petersen Automotive Museum .

A TV series showcased the complete build for the 45th Anniversary Tour replica car, built to the specifications for the television show.

Dean Jeffries, the Monkeemobile's original designer and fabricator, provides direction and commentary for the car's refurbishment.

[10] Unlike some other "copies" that lack many of the details of the original, the 1967 Pontiac GTO 4-speed "donor car" was professionally transformed to a concours grade show car with exacting detail, from the GM paint code "R" to the (non-functional) gold plated supercharger and correct Cragar wheels.