From 1967 to 1971, the Plymouth GTX was a “gentlemen’s” muscle car in that it mixed a higher level of trim with great performance. If you had the budget, it was an upgrade to the otherwise similar Road Runner – except that a 440 cubic inch V8 was standard. The seller’s 1969 GTX is in nice shape though it’s not numbers-matching and the engine has been tweaked to 500+ horsepower! Located in Mecosta, Michigan, this F8 green Plymouth is available here on eBay where the current bid is $20,100 and the reserve is unmet. You can cut to the chase with Buy It Now at $39,900.
Though it was only in production for five years, the GTX saw three generations: 1967, 1968-70, and 1971. With the muscle car market starting to wane, from 1972 to 1974 it was an option on the Road Runner, keeping its 440 powerplant. If that engine weren’t enough for you, you could upgrade to the 426 Hemi, but only a few hundred buyers ever did so in the five years. 15,602 GTXs left the assembly line in 1969, and all but 209 had the standard 375 hp engine.
If you’re looking for late 1960s muscle, this Mopar should have it all. While the 440 is not original, it is period-correct, rebuilt, and comes with enough extra goodies for a power increase of at least one-third from stock. In addition, a 727 TorqueFlite automatic transmission is in play along with a “High-Torque Police’ rear-end. The seller says the car is built to run fast at the racetrack, though we’re not told if it has ever actually done that.
The rest of the car jives with the fender tag in terms of Dark Metallic Green paint, the N96 Air Grabber hood, red stripes on the outside, and buckets seats on the inside. The body and paint aren’t perfect with a few dents, dings, and scratches (including the trunk lid), but it looks quite presentable. The same is true of the interior, so I guess you could call this a daily-driver sort of hot rod.
Because of the high-performance engine, we’re told that brake pressure is a little soft at low idle but improves with revs. The seller also says there is a walkaround video of the car on YouTube, but no link is provided and there are a lot of them to choose from. Are you ready to try to tame this beast?
Love it but what sort of gentleman doesn’t have air conditioning?
A gentlemen that was more concerned with going fast and less with melting.
Nicely stated Mike 👍💪
I love the GTX but I hate when they put those dumb shifters in old school muscle…….. so out of place.!!!
🎯 The stock long console shifter is a must. Very cool Mopar. The angles on these cars are so great.
I bought a 70 this same color out of a junk yard in 77 i was 17 the rear quarter panel on drivers side was whacked and one of carbs had been pulled. Other things missing it took me several months to get it going it was a beast sadly i traded it for a truck as i needed that for work but i loved the angles ss well and that green. Never ever considered the value these cars would bring latter.
Amen brother
No argument from me on this one!
Say what you will, a nod goes to the Chrysler marketing dept. for being able to bilk another couple hundred bucks out of Joe Lunchpail. That’s right, a ’69 GTX cost $3416 new, when a similarly equipped Road Runner( 440 added mid ’69) was around $3,100. Heck, I bet there was a hemi Belvedere made for less yet. The ’67 and the ’71 were a bit more classy cars, these were just tin cans that had one merit, they peeled the hides at every corner. While cars like this gets our blood pumping, I’m not sure future generations will care.
My friend has a 70 GTX in yellow. 440. Looks amazing in yellow. Green not so much. The shifter has to go.
I think it’s a 9 3/4 Dana 60 rear end
With a BIN price low enough to actually own it, why is it still available.
When you have a modified big block muscle car, a ratcheting shifter is advised. You don’t want to be hunting for the 1, 2, or D under extreme acceleration with the front end lifting, and the rear tires smoking. You bang it sequentially without looking at it because you are looking at the tach. N, R, and P are LOCKED OUT. with you pulling AWAY from them. So the safety factor when you are doing MUSCLE the way you are supposed to! My 69 black on black GTX just rolled off the transporter!!
I can deal with the shifter easier than I can those awful, ugly, no place on a muscle car, dog dish/poverty hubcaps, a naked wheel would suit it better . What exactly is a High Torque Police rear end and a few specifics other than cam, carb, manifold & headers to give you 500 horsepower would be nice. Otherwise a very nice GTX even with the dented deck lid . I like it probably because I once had a ’69 Road Runner in that same Green color.
‘High torque police rear end’ is just made up. It’s an 8.75″, which is plenty sturdy for an automatic, but not anything special.
I don’t think the shifters purpose is understood here. This is a modified big block muscle car. You can imagine a launch at full power would be a handful; front lift, tires skidding, fishtailing- you would not want to look down hunting for 1, 2, or D; you would be looking at your tach for the next shift, banging the shifter which can take the abuse and shifting sequentially. P, N, and, R are LOCKED OUT, and you pull away from them for SAFETY.
My black on black 69 GTX just rolled out of the transporter, and that’s how I will be driving it. I’m no gentleman.
My ’68 Hemi roadrunner came with deluxe full wheelcovers and there isn’t a day gone by I wish they had put the small caps on it. My roadrunner is green too, frost green metallic.