World’s Finest? 1969 Plymouth GTX

The Plymouth GTX was an upscale mid-size muscle car sold as a separate series from 1967 to 1971. It was the big brother to the budget Road Runner that arrived in 1968. Like the Dodge Charger and Coronet R/Ts, the GTX came with a 440 cubic inch V8 as standard equipment, and most were sold with automatic transmissions. The seller boldly proclaims this older restoration from 1969 to be the “cleanest GTX in the world”, so we’ll leave judgment to our readers. Located in Chipley, Florida, this bronze and black beauty is available here on eBay, where the current bid is $32,087 (no reserve?)

Plymouth only offered the GTX for five years, yet three generations were produced (1967, 1968-70, 1971). In 1972 through 1974, it was a sub-series of the Road Runner and slowly faded away. Based on the Satellite hardtop and convertible, the GTX enjoyed its best demand year in 1968 at 18,940 units. 15,602 copies were delivered in 1969, and then demand tapered off. The only engine option was the 426 Hemi, which saw relatively few takers compared to the robust 440, with or without air induction (like the seller’s car).

We’re told this GTX received a rotisserie restoration two decades ago, and only 2,000 miles have been added since. So, the car has spent most of its time sheltered away, enabling it to retain the beauty that the seller professes the car to have. He/she has owned it for 35 years, and apparently the restoration excluded the car’s seat,s as we’re told those are original.

The seller says the paint is perfect, though the photos provided could be better to validate that. Mechanically, the engine, transmission, rear-end, brakes, and more were rebuilt. And the Plymouth has the Air Grabber set-up (doesn’t that increase the rated horsepower from 375 to 390?). We’re told the tires are new, but are they new now or back when the auto was restored?

The mileage is said to be 40,000, so that means it had 38,000 when restored (or was it 138,000?). The seller is adamant that you won’t find a cleaner example of this automobile anywhere. Which makes me wonder why a reserve still isn’t in play because these cars can go for some pretty serious coin. Thanks for another cool Mopar tip, “Curvette”.