Seeing a Chrysler B-Body in the snow makes me cringe for a couple of reasons, one being that they aren’t known for holding the road well on wet or slick surfaces.  Secondly, these cars are prone to corrosion issues, but fortunately, I think this Plymouth was just driven outside long enough for a brief photo shoot before being returned to a safe place inside the Southern Motors showroom in Clarkston, Michigan.  This one’s been restored and is a beauty, so if you’re ready to be driving around in a Mopar muscle classic this spring, this 1971 GTX here on eBay just might be for you.  Bidding has already reached $42,100, although that’s still not high enough for a sale.  Curvette, thanks so much for finding this one and sending in the tip!

There’s both good news and bad when it comes to the powerplant, but thankfully, the only negative is that it isn’t the numbers-matching component.  All the rest is positive, with the V16 code on the fender tag confirming this one left the St. Louis plant with the three 2-barrel carburetor setup on top.  The GTX was Plymouth’s more luxurious B-Body, and these cars came standard with the Super Commando 440 engine, which featured a single 4-barrel on top.   The next step up was this trio of carbs, with that large air cleaner looking intimidating under the hood, as if to say this machine means business.  I don’t think this one originally came with the air grabber hood, but it looks right at home.  However, the Super Track Pak rear end with 4.10 gears was indeed factory equipment here.

While the name lived on as the Road Runner GTX on all Road Runners ordered with a 440 until 1974, the final year for the GTX as a stand-alone model was 1971, making this one essentially a one-year-only offering since the car was totally redesigned for ’71.  No information is given about what this Plymouth looked like before the restoration, but the panels appear to be in great shape now, and the True Blue Metallic color paint has also been applied to the underside.  Outback, both a trunk spoiler and a rear window louver have been added, making this one appear equally menacing from this viewpoint.

Everything inside looks just as good out, and it’s really cool that this one came with a 6-way adjustable driver’s bucket seat.  While I typically prefer a manual shifter in muscle cars, the 727 TorqueFlite is also an excellent performer and a durable automatic, so that’s fine by me here.  There’s very little to fault in this 1971 Plymouth GTX, and I guess my biggest question is how much higher the price will have to climb before this one can exchange hands.  Any ideas where the seller may have set the reserve here?