I knew what a Plymouth GTX was before I knew what a Plymouth Road Runner was and I knew a Road Runner pretty much at its inception. The GTX I knew, however, was a ’68 (I had a nearby neighbor that bought a new one) and not a ’67. I didn’t know there was a ’67 GTX until several years later when a co-worker bought one as an “older” (six years old at that point) used car. All of this being the case, I thought it worth the time to take a look at a ’67 Plymouth GTX, located in McDermott, Ohio and available here on eBay for a current bid of $6,000, reserve not yet met. 

The ’67 GTX was Plymouth’s entry into the intermediate muscle car arena, a space occupied by Dodge with its Charger R/T and pretty much completely overrun by GM’s “A” bodied Chevrolet SS396, Pontiac GTO, Oldsmobile 442 and Buick Gran Sport. Ford had a dog in the fight too with the Fairlane GT and Mercury Cyclone GT. Plymouth had a seat at the table in ’66 with its Belvedere two-door hardtop, providing that it was optioned properly but the ’67 GTX didn’t need to be constructed by picking and choosing, it was already put together and advertised as a refined muscle car though I doubt the term “Muscle Car” was used back then.

This subject GTX is going to be a bit of a project. First up, what made a GTX a GTX was the standard 440 CI, “RB” V8 engine, good for 375 gross HP. And this single feature separated the GTX from its sporting competition by virtue of its size and power – it was in front of the competition. This example does not have its original engine, according to the seller, but it does have a correct, running 440 CI engine that has approximately 20,000 miles of roadway underneath it. The seller claims it to be an AC equipped car but that must be part of the do-it-yourself challenge of this Plymouth as there is clearly no AC compressor lurking under the hood. Backing up the big 440 is a TorqueFlite automatic transmission. The seller also adds that “Brakes work but not very good” – good to know.

There is no mention made of the interior and I guess one is not needed as a picture is worth a thousand words – it needs help. It has a gutted look about it. There is no carpet but the seller says that this GTX has a very solid body so perhaps that extends to the floors too. The images, sans carpet, don’t indicate any problems but they will warrant a closer look. The seats and dash need quite a bit of work and the door cards look MIA. Beyond that, the glass appears to be intact; no word regarding the operability of the dash gauges.

Here’s a note of caution, “Car needs total restoration and has 85% of parts.” OK, which 85% and what are the 15% that are missing? Well dive right in, there is a treasure trove of “stuff” in the trunk. The body seems to be in reasonably good shape. There is a small dent in the passenger side fender and in the front bumper too but no obvious infestation of corrosion and the body panels align well. The chrome is a bit weak and the GTX hood scoops are missing (in the trunk perhaps?) but the serious, necessary parts all seem to be there.

This GTX appears to be a pretty good project car. While it may not have the cache of the ’68 to ’70 version or the rarity of the ’71, it is still a very desirable muscle car and should be a reasonable foundation from which to start a project. As always, there are a lot of unknowns, one being what the reserve is and the other being what comprises the missing 15% of parts but things of this nature are always going to be the case with a 50+ year old project. I can see value in this GTX downstream, especially if the reserve turns out to be reasonable, how about you?