1968 Plymouth GTX in Racing Green & 426 Hemi Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
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On "My Car Story" we're in the Suburbs of Ann Arbor MI on 10-21-18.
We're looking at a 1968 Plymouth GTX in Racing Green Paint. This car comes with the factory 426 CI V8 Hemi engine.
The car's Owner is John Begian. John’s had this car since 1998. John an Engineer at Chrysler for 30+ years, and believes everyone should own a 426 Hemi.
ENJOY!
Plymouth GTX is one of the most beautiful automobiles ever made in the sixties one of my favorites absolute work of art.👍👍👍👍
Hi James Veach, High praise :-) Glad to read you enjoy the looks of this car, Lou
Prime example of a B-body Mopar with Big Elephant under the hood. Great story too as always Lou!
Hi Hot American Cars, Thank you for the kind words, and glad you're along for the ride :-) Lou
@@loucostabile Our pleasure Lou.
This guy has so many cars..remember you showing others..must be nice for a man that did very well for himself and be able to save a rare lot of cars..well done Lou
Hi bob crawford, Glad you appreciate Johns collection, as I do too, and the best thing is he shares :-) Lou
Beautiful! In ‘68, freshly returned from ‘Nam, I bought a ‘66 Plymouth Satellite with the 426 Hemi and 4spd. Loved that car. I bought it used with about 40k miles, so the original owner hadn’t been shy about driving it. It still had plenty of oomph left in it though, and I took advantage of that!
Hi William, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your 426 Hemi car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
This is a car that any man can appreciate.A work of art on wheels.Thanks a bunch Lou.👍👍
Hi Stephen Merck, Well said :-) You're welcome, Lou
Man, if there ever was a #1 restoration, this is one for sure. A female employee of ours' brother had one of these back when they were new. His had a 426 hemi with a 4 steed stick. I don't remember the options, but I do remember him punching it and laying 2 wide black strips on the road, indicating for everyone it had posi-traction. I'm 71 now, so I was the ripe age of 16 and already a big car fanatic. I was more of a GM guy, but this Plymouth really got my attention! 😉
Hi Dale, Happy to read this car brings back fun memories of that car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Awww Lou, she's a sweetheart - and much nicer than my own '68 GTX.
Having the hemi is just icing on the cake!
Thanks as always for all you bring us.
-Ed on the Ridge
Hi Ed on the Ridge, Happy to share this "sweetheart" with you :-) You're welcome, Lou
Love how articulate and informative these guys are! So much character!
Well, I kinda get excited around cool cars :-)
John has an amazing car collection and this 1 is absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing as always Lou :-)
Hi Fred Naught, Glad this one is beautiful to you :-) I think so too. You're welcome, Lou
John has some cool cars! The GTX reminds
me of the Road Runner... But, this GTX is premium🇺🇸!
Hi Poole Thomas, You're right, John has a wonderful collection, and best of all he shares them with us :-) Lou
what a Dream ride! Congrats, John. Thx, Lou!!
Happy to read you enjoy this "Dream ride!" :-) You're welcome Pappy Mc!!
Back in high school in the late '60's, by good friend had a '68 Road Runner that his MOTHER bought for him! She was too naïve to believe it was a muscle car and thought that it was just a slightly jazzed up Belvedere 2 dr. sedan. This GTX reminds me a lot of that car because they were roughly the same color, sort of a khaki green. That car I mentioned had a 383 Magnum with a 4 on the floor. Plain Jane as hell, but boy would she run!
Hi Dale Andrews, Good memories and story :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
My favorite plymouth! 68' GTX!
NICE!
Sigh....it doesn't have 20 some computer modules on it...sigh.. it's beautiful.. was that a Javelin I saw in the background?...sigh...I'm going to go somewhere and cry now.
Hi Woody Glendell, Don't cry, let me share that Javelin with you :-) Here you go, enjoy! Lou ua-cam.com/video/EmdQzf_4194/v-deo.html
My all time favorite Plymouth. Beautiful.
NICE !
Beautiful car. Many memories in my family from 60s Mopars.
Happy to read this one brings memories :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you'll enjoy :-) Lou
So pretty I still luv it after all these years
Hi Rondle Swango, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Its like seeing a picture of your 1st wife on wedding day a flood of emotions
This is the car I drove (440) in high school in the mid - late 70's. It was bullet proof, and a great machine. Congrats on this video.
Hi birdhaus2021, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
What an absolutely gorgeous vehicle.
High praise :-)
Reminds me of my 1st car 1968 Plymouth sport fury.
Hi Chris James, Glad this video brought back some memories of your 1st car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Very nice the fury . Look the sport fury to 1965 ,convertible👍👍👍
C.J CJ Me to,only mine was a 67.383 4bbl.red/black top.really fast and burned a little oil
Gorgeous car. They don't make
them like _that_ anymore! Shame.
Hi 20alphabet, Glad to read you enjoy this step back in time and appreciate the looks of this car :-) Lou
@@loucostabile
This is really the whole package, a B body with an elephant. Really the proper platform for this motor. Thanks for all your effort!
67 & 68 my favorite GTX, luv the bullseye lights, had them on my 68 Coronet R/T.
Hi Hans Gruber, Glad to read this is a "favorite" for you :-) Lou
@@loucostabile Yes Sir, that's a great Mopar.
My favorite kind green on cars! I love it!! This and British racing green!
Hi Timur B, Happy to read "I love it!!" :-) Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
What a Beautiful Muscle Car! A Work Of Art
Hi mark leblanc, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
This is really something, great color, simple on the options, a 4sp and beautiful!
I would park it in my driveway any day.
Coming from a Ford guy :).
Hi Ash qelon, High praise :-) Lou
I really enjoy these videos by Lou Costabile. Very detailed looks, not rushed, no excess information. This video is great, an exquisite GTX. Although, I'd like to have had about 3 hours more video of that underhood… maybe lift off that huge, beautiful chrome aircleaner… perhaps take that throttle linkage off, remove the master cylinder, maybe pull the plug wires and disconnect the fuel lines, back my pickup truck up to it, unbolt the intake w carbs, drain the radiator... scribe the hinges and remove the hood...
Hi Easy Going, Happy to read you're enjoying the episodes with me :-) Lou
One of the sweetest sounding Hemi engines you will hear. He has that carb tuned perfectly; and what a beautiful sound it is! Thx Lou!
Happy to read you enjoy the "sweet" sound from this car :-) You're welcome Kim.
Lou Costabile -The difficultly In owning a car like this is the desire to drive it vs the risk of something happening to it if you drive it. For a car worth north of $150G’s iit’s like a guy in a strip club.
I'm falling asleep, it must be that beautiful lullaby that the GTX is singing to me 😴
Glad you enjoy the sound of this car :-)
OMG do I love the Plymouth GTX and this one is mint ... probably my favourite MOPAR and I'm a MOPAR man through and through. Ty for this video now I'm off to dream of my own one day.
Hi Monty Ray Za, Happy to read you "love the Plymouth GTX" :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and you're welcome. I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
That guy should do ASMR exhaust vids for motorheads who can’t get to sleep.
:-)
That my friend is one beautiful car. The amount work in detai on this automoble is really amazing. Really enjoyed that. She's a gem for sure. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Marcus, High praise for this car :-) Lou
@@loucostabile Well that's great Lou. I enjoy your videos very much. I appreciate all your hard work and dedication. I'm a big Mopar fan. Thank you.
Beautiful, Gorgeous, hard to find the words to describe this car, truly a piece of Mopar history. just like in the video, to look at it and to hear it, no words needed, Love it, Thank You Lou!!.
Hi jeff kuenster, I think you did a great job describing this car :-) Well said. You're welcome, Lou
Wow! Great o'l Mopar! One of my favorites.
Happy to read this is one of your favorites :-)
So awesome my uncle had a GTX Best muscle car ever was coolest name also.
Hi Bob Gauthier, Happy to read your Uncle had a GTX :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Ya dad had 69 Torino Talledega Because his brother got the judge for 69. Those were the days and Mom wasn’t too happy about the Talledega.
Good times :-)
Awesome! I love the paint on this GTX & the sound of the Hemi doesn't disappoint, either! Thanks for bringing John back with another one from his collection!
Hi TheGunFighter45acp, Glad you think this car is "Awesome!" :-) You're welcome, Lou
Lou, After watching this I am green with envy (somebody had to say it) and now I can go out and shovel the snow. ;)
Hi Right Lane Hog, Good one ! :-) Lou
A beautiful Mopar! I would so drive this car around the Country!
Hi Wayne Butt, Glad to read you enjoy the looks of this car. Driving this one in the summer would be delightful :-) Lou
Most amazing reflection in the paint i've ever seen in any video. Really have to let that laquer cure, some say a year. And words from an engineer. What anecdotes and insight.
Hi Rudolph Guarnacci, Glad you're sharing the details you enjoy. Thank you for viewing, Lou
MOPAR didn't paint their cars with lacquer.
Happy days....a notification about a new video from you Lou, keep up phenomenonal work my friend! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻
Hi Duececoupe, You're right, it's easy to have a happy day with this car :-) Thank you for the kind words on the video, and your words are encouraging. Glad you're along for the ride, Lou
I have been looking for a 68 GTX FOR A LONG TIME. I WENT INTO THE ARMY IN 68, AND THESE WERE OUT THEN. AND I have alway's wanted one. AquilaMayfield Sr Asheville North Carolina
Hi Aquila, Happy to share this one with you. Hope you're behind the wheel of the right one for you soon, Lou
4:48 Headrests on seats were not Federally mandated until January 1968. This car was probably built in the latter part of 1967
Hi Glenn Zevallos, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
This GTX still wears its original interior!
Lou. My All time favorite car other than my Corvettes. Beautiful. When Chrysler was great. Best color too.
Hi George, WINNER! Glad to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou
I'm not really a mopar guy but , that car could make me one . It's all engine with only one business in mind , going fast . Beautiful car .
Hi Bud Lee, Glad this one might be "The Converter" for you :-) Lou
Beautiful classic car cool green color nice interior plus it has the famous hemi engine.
All the right pieces in one package :-)
Nice 😁 I love 60s cars
Glad this is one you love :-)
a stunner, I'm no fan of green paint but this shade works so well for this GTX, she's gorgeous!
Hi SRT8Driver, Glad you enjoy the color on this car :-) Lou
Great car and better sound Thanks Lou!
You're welcome Dan and happy to read you enjoy the looks and sounds of this car :-)
This is GORGEOUS! THANKS LOU!!
Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) You're welcome Wiiam.
Sweet sounding gorgeous example of Pentastar performance.
Hi Nick Dulak, Glad this one is a "gorgeous example" for you :-) Me too, Lou
I’m not really a dark green person, but on this Dodge it looks modest and sleek something that new cars lack severely. And it sounds great. The sound of the engine is very organic love it.
Hi Andy Atom Cat, Glad to read this car, color & sound works for you :-) Lou
A.A.A., I would estimate that in the late 60s and early 70s, dark green was one of the most popular colors chosen with 10-15% of new cars sold in that hue. We never owned a Highland Green 68 Bullitt Mustang but we had a 73 Duster and a 75 Fury that were the same color as this GTX. As far as I remember, they had dark green vinyl seats not the two-tone like this GTX. BTW the GTX is a Plymouth not a Dodge.
My Lord how many cars does this man have! I really like this guy he has awesome cars and had such awesome knowledge of each one! I love this car I had a 1969 Sport Satellite and I lived it was my very first car too. I prefer the 1969 over the 1968 but this is a awesome car. Thanks for sharing Lou! I am.anxious to see his next vehicle!
HI Steve Flad, Glad you "love" this car :-) This car does complete the videos of John's collection. You're welcome, Lou
Awesome Lou《☆》GTXs & Road Runners are the best looking box bodies ever made :*: That Hemi rumpety rump is what every car should sound like ☻
Hi BDOG JR, Glad to read your "high praise" on the design :-) You're right, a great sound, Lou
This was my dream car back in the '60s. I called it the Satellite and I liked it much better than the Camarro or the Mustang. It was a lot faster than you think. My buddy had one and we did a lot of cruising in that car.
Hi John Allen, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your and your Buddy cruising :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
Exhaust is pure music. Ahhhhh! 😊
:-)
I had a 1968 GTX with the 440 magnum and the speedometer read 150 also and it would do it with no problem
Hi Dale, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou
@@loucostabile your welcome. I loved that car and I would have it still this day if hadn’t wrecked one night falling asleep on my way home
Nice car! It's kind of a sleeper. It's got the Hemi under the hood, but, while the looks do suggest that it's more than your average car, they don't scream that it's super aggressive. When he first started it up, it didn't sound as if it was that aggressive, but when you went around back and got the exhaust note and he revved it, it sounded pretty good. My Grandma had a '68 Dodge Coronet sedan that, I'm sure, didn't have a Hemi, but what made me think of it is that it also had the little marker, or as he called them the "Nader lights". Her Coronet, of course, was more of a luxury car than a muscle car, though I would imagine it had a V8 of some sort under the hood as it was a fairly large car. Anyway, that GTX is a beauty. Though it's styling is somewhat understated in that it doesn't scream, "I'm a muscle car!", I don't imagine that, with that 426 Hemi under the hood, that it's any slouch on the road. That's something that I think is cool about a sleeper. At first glance, it's not obvious how special a sleeper is, but then when it takes off from the line or you hear the exhaust note, then you know it's not just your average car. Thanks, again, Lou, for sharing this. :)
Hi clyde7059. Glad you think this car is a "nice" car and sharing some of the details you enjoy :-) You're welcome, Lou
That's an amazing car! I would love to own one someday.
Hi John Maccoy, Glad you find this car "amazing" :-) I do too. Hope you're behind the wheel of your soon, Lou
This is one of my favorite cars. The sound almost brought me to tears. Very Nice!
Hi Michael Hintz, Glad to read this is a "favorite" of yours :-) Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you'll enjoy, Lou
Lou:I'm not a Mopar guy per se, but sometimes I do make an exception and this one such case. This IMO is Chrysler at it's best. Talk about an elephant motor under the hood is an under statement. I mean this MUST be the flying elephant if there's ever such a term. Wow with 425hp on tap, this machine will certainly fly. This was one of the fastest Mopars you could get out of the box without needing a racing drivers license. The owner really has a gem in this car and It clearly shows. I hope to meet you one day with a great car. Have a great God blessed day.
Hi Paul Kirkland, Glad this one is 'the Converter" for you :-) I like this one too. Blessings received today, and God bless you too, Lou
That thing is beautiful
Hi 442 Productions, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
bud a 440 Magnum with headers thanks Lou
My pleasure :-)
Rare Car !! HEMI !! I prefer the rear end of a 68 over the 69 and 70 Road Runners / GTX !! Greetings from Australia !!
Hi Olympiakos Chrysler, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
A hemi or 440 6pak gtx would be cool or one with a hellephant I had one that looked exactly like this those were fun days fast cars n pretty girls
Hi Rondle Swango, Thanks for viewing & sharing, Lou
Cool car!
Glad you enjoy this car Brock White :-)
Hell yea! Love it
Hi Doug G, Glad to read you "love it" :-) Lou
Hello lou, car, beautiful engine with an extraordinary,I love it. I also really like the road runner and sport fury convertible 65. Have a great Weekend👍👍👍❤
Hello Roberto, Glad to read you "love it" :-) Thank you for the well wishes on the weekend, and hope you have a great weekend too, Lou
That hemi is music to my ears! Awesome car story Lou! John has a winner!
Agreed, this car sounds great :-)
Lou, when you mention seeing the grille in the rearview, all I can say is, not for long!! What a magnificent beast.
Hi Audie Conrad, Good one ! :-) Lou
Very cool 😀
Glad to read you enjoy this car :-)
😀@@loucostabile
Did you notice the starter (7:45) was not the typical Chrysler Corp. gear reduction starter? That is correct for this car. All 4 speed hemi’s used a direct drive starter up through the 1969 model year. Torquflite equipped vehicles, however, did have the familiar “Highland Park Hummingbird”.
Hi J Ferg, Nice attention to details, Lou
Thanks love Mopar
You're welcome :-)
very nice!
Glad to read you enjoy this one Doomreb :-)
My dad had one just like it except it was b7 blue black interior
Hi Phil, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Dads car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
Nice's, my Dream Car.
Happy to share this "Dream Car" with you :-)
What a sweet 🚗
Hi Dave Lister, Glad you enjoy this "sweet" car :-) Me too, Lou
great vid Lou.
Thank you keeff :-)
Neat!
Hi Gary, Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
That's a great exhaust sound.
Agreed :-)
Pure class,😁
Hi Anita El ghandor, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
i have dreams about this car!!
Happy to read this is a "Dream Car" for you :-)
Incredible car. Im came here from drop the classics.
Hi jose tomas freire, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou
@@loucostabile Thnks Im in.
4 speed oh yeah 👍😀
:-)
That colour is very nice and it would have blending in well closer to the evergreen trees for the background .
btw
that lawn is perfectly cut because each size of lawn has a special way to do it , this had a the basket weave similar to the Baseball fields that have real grass.
If I was buying that car I'd only have to see the Lawn as proof that if he cares enough about a little thing like the grass .... that GTX doesn't even need a test drive because it's just as good as it was in the ashowroom in 1968 .
Interesting rear section with the same lights as the Roadrunner but the Trunks vertical span has a break it both red lens bars for a rear Visual ID to denote GTX.
FORD and GM did that to the full-size cars from the Biscayne to the Caprice and the Custom to the LTD .
I stil l say that the early Clay models prototype methods were by scupltors that sketched what the saw in their mind and then formed it . Jacob Epstein used marble and granite that had beauty trapped inside it where he just chissled away what was hiding it.
Clay models came about after proffessionals removed all the clay that didn't look like the car.
Hi Gary wood, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou
Sweet "Geetex", as we called them back in the day. Home run, Lou.
Hi Keith Coppage, Glad you enjoy this one :-) I like this one too, Lou
Stunning car. Great video
Glad you like this car :-) Thank you for the kind words on the video.
Happy Groundhog Day everybody. At least 2 more months of snow where I am so please keep these summer car stories coming. Lou, Are you riding out the deep freeze in the Land of Lincoln or did you find some warm car locations to video?
Hi Right Lane Hog, I'm back in IL. HOWEVER... I just come back from AZ and have some lovely cars coming from IL and from AZ so stay tuned :-) Lou
@@loucostabile Will do Lou.
All GTX has the 150 speedometer.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@@loucostabile your welcome, if you are ever in Minnesota I have a 55k all number matching curious yellow Plymouth GTX.
Hello you beautiful HEMI🏁🏁🏁🏁
Well said Ed B. :-)
Beautiful car. I need to correct the owner regarding the speedo. You didn’t have to order the Hemi to get the 150 mph speedo.
I owned a ‘68 GTX 440/4spd. back in the day and it had a 150 mph speedo.
Love your car though. You’re a lucky man.
Gotta say though, this guy Lou sounds like a real dork! 😀
Hi mmmpowered, Happy to read you enjoy this car & thanks for sharing your knowledge on the speedometer, Lou
GTXs and R/Ts came with 150 mph speedos.
Lou this is from 4 years ago so you will probably not see my comment. First rather than your usual question of why this car? How about asking how you acquired it? Then were you looking for this particular car or did you just come upon it. Finally what have you done to this car since you purchased it?
I decided to comment because My Dad purchased a 1968 Sports Sattelite with a 383, factory chrome rims with red line tires, and a black vinyl roof. I tried to convince him to buy a GTX but he was having none of it.
Lou you find the coolest cars but when I click on them it is with a sense of trepidation.
"Lou you find the coolest cars " Thank you Bill, "but when I click on them it is with a sense of trepidation." Kinda know how you feel. Seems like what I feel when replying to your comments :-) Stay well, Lou
❤❤❤❤! SWEEEET Step Down!
Nice :-)
I'll sadly never get to own a classic (would've loved a 1970 Coronet Super Bee 4 Speed with either the Hemi or 440-6), don't have that kind of cheddar. But I'll enjoy my 6 Speed 2018 Camaro SS until the wheels fall off
Hi FirebirdCamaro1220, Hope you get to have some rides in a few classics soon, Lou
Very nice .....
Glad you enjoy this one rudy52350 :-)
My GTXs Speedo didn't have the ones like his and a bunch more I seen were missing the one's in front of the numbers. Did he have his restored with the ones added?
Not sure.
Man this guys got it made, so many swweeet mopars. Jeez I wish.
Hi Korie Creson, Glad you enjoy John's car, as I do too. Best part is he shares with us :-) Lou
MOPARS RULE 👍
Nice :-)
What else could you ask for in a muscle car?
You're right, this is a good one :-)
Why doesn’t yours have a vinyl roof, that’s what it originally came with.
Hmmm, not sure.
Chrysler shared parts with Dodge (Charger) and Plymouth (GTX Roadrunner)
Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this UA-cam Channel you'll enjoy :-) Lou
My very first real hot rod same color they were durable unlike these plastic throwaways
Hi Rondle, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this UA-cam Channel, Lou