The GTX was Plymouth’s upscale mid-size muscle car offered between 1967 and 1971. It was the companion to the more budget-conscious Road Runner, which arrived in 1968. GTXs are far rarer today, especially as convertibles, as only 1,026 were produced in the ’68 model year. The seller’s “car” is one of them, but frankly, it looks more like it may have been sat on by Godzilla. Located in a parking lot in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this ambitious project is available here on eBay, where the opening bid of $1,500 has seen no action thus far. Mitchell G. has a knack for finding unusual tips for our readers!
Plymouth was serious about performance with the GTX. A 375 hp, 440 cubic inch V8 was standard fare, and the Hemi was your only Plan B. Most were built with automatic transmissions, which was the case with the seller’s B-body opportunity. Though 18,940 GTXs were built in 1968 (the year the B-bodies were redesigned), barely 1,000 of them were ragtops. So, finding one of them today in any condition requires a lot of homework.
We don’t know what the story is behind this GTX other than it must have been left for dead a long time ago. The seller says it’s been “owned for over 50 years”, but what does that mean? Same owner since at least 1975? It has a clean title and an engine and tranny are present, but are they numbers-matching? We are also unaware of how many miles were accumulated before corrosion consumed the vehicle beyond operating condition.
It’s safe to assume that you won’t be using much of the sheet metal if you bought the ragtop (literally) for parts. All we’re told about the passenger compartment is that it’s “heavily deteriorated.” The frame for the top has survived, but the canvas has not. Rare doesn’t always add up to restorable, so would you undertake a revival of this once-hot muscle car?
Mechanic’s special. Needs new tires.
It may need an alignment. The Caster and Camber appears to be off.
Stick a fork in it it’s done
What car?
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Bring your own anchor chain and put this back in the briny.
I’m actually going to address the 900 pound gorilla in the room here. How on Gods Green Earth did they get it to that location to photograph it without it falling apart?
I will say Kudos to the seller for getting it outside for its pictures instead of the usual cave like surroundings with no light we
typically see.
My thought exactly- 150.00 for a ramp truck to haul it there and another 150.00 to retrieve it and they spent more than it’s worth already.
I was thinking the exact same thing. In my estimating, they used a hi-lo to lift it where it was, place in the lot for better photography & then will return to where found.
As a die-hard MoPar guy, I never want to see these things go away, but in my opinion, it’s way too far gone. Guaranteed, someone with but it for the VIN & rebody it.
If Worman wants to do a project that beats the Phantom Cuda, this here is the perfect candidate. Rare enough for him to consider, he could get at least 3 seasons worth of episodes out of it.
If I were him, I’d pull off the license plate scrape off any windshield stickers, leave quietly and delete the ad..
Photoshop. It’s actually still at the bottom of the lake.
Aw, go easy on ‘em-that’ll all buff out, Right?
Here we go. This will help….
Folks….. Why is it, that when something in this kind of condition comes on here, theres always the most comments on cars like these?
Gorgeous Ferrari….. 3 comments
Any car that looks like it was resurfaced from a sunken ship. 68 comments!!!
I’m being slightly sarcastic here. But it just struck me as funny.
Because that’s what we do here. We reminisce about the cars or make fun of them or flirt with the Cadillac woman. BTW the bidding is not up to 4500, that is the opening with no bids. I think the 1500 is a rare typo.
Tommy Boy called, and he wants his car back.
Barely a parts car. Pitty, one of my favorite gentlemen’s’ muscle car. She’s a boat anchor now.
I can’t believe it! The bid is now up to $4500! For an engine, transmission and , VIN tag that has been under water. Oh, and a dry title. Some Satallite convertible will now be a GTX!
Hey Wayne, there are zero bids. The seller has his head in the clouds with the opening asking price of $4,500.
I’ve seen swiss cheese in better shape.
All that may be salvageable are the engine and tranny. Maybe.
The only valuable thing on the car is the VIN plate. The deterioration on the quarter panel next to the trunk lid, I’ve never seen that before.
Racoons?
Actually those pie tins are bring good money……
Amazing that the air cleaner lid looks good.I agree with Steves comment. How do cars even end up like this. Save that front lic plate.
Dial 888 I buy cars where you will always get something.
WOW what a shame
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i know Mopar’s rust but i have never seen hood rust like this has. how does somebody let this happen to a low production car. i don’t even think that Worman would take this on but then again, he might if you have a big pile and endless supply of cash
Given what a magician Worman is with ’66 through ’71 Mopar’s, I have no doubt that his shop could bring it back to life, but unless the person commissioning him to do it had a super strong emotional connection to it, I simply can’t see anyone dropping the kind of foldin’ money that this thing would take on it, Absolutely the worst condition I have ever seen on a car this desirable.
And I’m sure Wormman wants the dough up front.
After checking out the E-Bay site & looking at the pics, if I had to to hazard a guess, I think it may have been in water for a period of time. Definitely outside in the elements, unprotected.
My Aunt and Uncle lived in an ocean front condo in Florida. After they passed away, their low mileage car was in this kind of condition after being parked in the salt ocean air for years and not moving. Assuming that something like that happened to this car might make some parts (like the motor) be salvageable.
The gouls from Graveyard Cars called. They took one look and ran screaming for the exit, LOL! Seriously, only some one who can write a six-figure check to Mr. Worman will buy this car! It will take over a year and hundreds of hours of labor before this puppy is ready for its close-up!
That is one crusty car. It looks like it was found in the Everglades. I’ve not seen one this bad in awhile. It’ll take some real talent and a but load of cash but it can (and will) be done
there’s always one guy with a ton of cash who will go about “restoring it” –
like George Washington’s axe – the only items that were changed were the axe head and the handle…
they will then need to score 6 figures to make any money on it.
Straight to comments! Not disappointed!
Christine was a gem compared to this when she was DRIVING into Will Darnell’s shop that night
And she repaired herself!
A parts car would need to have parts that are usable, not in parts. However, it looks like the air cleaner and rear tail panel might be salvageable. Maybe the valve covers. Could be that the title and VIN tag/data plate are worth $1500.
Lots of Florida and Texas cars look like this one because the salt from the ocean. Besides the normal rust areas, many cars and trucks will have rusty w/s pillars and tops and are only be a few years old.
Well, this poor girl wasn’t a shipmate to the Chrysler Norseman that went down on the Andrea Doria in 1956 so I suppose she was parked in a Coca Cola stream for 50 years!! Didn’t know Florida had such water ways. Sad to see in this condition.
This was a beautiful car when it was new. Sad to see a rare car like this in this condition, but it has been sitting in south Florida for obviously a long time, so that kind of explains it’s condition. The starting price is $4800 with no bids at this time. It still has the 440 engine and transmission, some trim parts, a vin tag, and clear title. I’m not sure that’s enough to make it worth the price but maybe someone will think it is since it’s a 68 GTX.
Could be useful as a cut-away model for teaching future restorers. Bit pricey, though.
Looks like something id drive
“Ah seed one o’ those Gt-exes fer sale on the tee vee, Cooter! Them boys got a hunnert thousand for her! Put her on the ebay! EZ money!”
These are the buyers for this car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fM5K5jK840
If this doesn’t work go to Youtube Victory Auto Wreckers commercial. This ad ran on every late night or weekend TV on every station in Chicago for maybe 50 years. It’s estimated it ran some 300,000 times.
Growing up in the Chicago area, I remember this ad.
Crime Scene.
Graveyard cars are calling to get this rare car as soon as possible
And sold for 2500.
off the show room floor for $2500. A 6-month followup would be interesting. Maybe a divorce proceeding coming someone’s way and they want to leave the other half “the car”?
I hope it’s not just a VIN pull.
The restoration should become a You Tube series – I would tune in.
Sold on 8/19/2025 for its opening bid of $2,500.
Steve R
Seller probably made about $2k then Steve. 👍
There was a hardtop as rusted as this one on the show junk yard gold
New repro parts: Hood, doors, quarters, top, floor, truck floor, fuel tank, fenders, etc, would only be around $8000 for the big parts. That doesn’t include anything underneath ($?) or rebuilding the engine ($8500), trans ($2500, or rear end ($1500). Then there is the interior ($4000), paint ($20,000), and small parts ($?). $44,500 doesn’t seem too bad, but I forgot the labor ($?), and the price of the car ($2500). Front and rear bumpers, grille, convertible top and pump, rockers, wheel housings, front inner fenders, firewall….the list goes on and on.
Okay, you’re looking at a good 100G for a start. That’s what I’d want for a deposit. Convertibles of serious muscle cars were always uncommon. I guess if you have the VIN and the factory engine you take what you can get. The value guides are just guides. You’re not trading in a 2019 Cherokee. These cars are all discretional purchases with money that isn’t needed elsewhere. One of these isn’t going to pop up every day, or every year for that matter. If you want one and can afford it value guide can be damned. Look, no one ever made money selling cars they paid to have restored.
I. Bought an SVO Mustang from the California coast. No rust except from the belt line up. Roof was rotted through. Still not sure what to do with it.
Strip it for parts and drop that 2.3L turbo into a Pinto or Mustang II! Whee! Either that, or chop the roof off and turn it into a convertible, LOL! Just Sayin’.
Don’t sneeze on that thing, it will be gone for good.