I was planning on purchasing a new car when and if I made it home from Vietnam in 1970. I'd always been a Chevy guy, but Plymouth/Chrysler was coming out with some sharp new models in 1969 and '70 that caught my 20 year-old eyes. I couldn't decide between a Plymouth GTX or Plymouth Duster. I made it home after my tour in 'Nam and 8 month stay in hospitals after getting wounded in December of '69. I chose the Duster, (because of Sox & Martin) and four months after buying it I rolled it over in February, 1970 because of black ice on highway that hadn't been sanded yet. The car ended up on it's roof, and was a total loss. I escaped with a broken and very bloody nose, which was nothing after what happened to me in Vietnam. Seeing this GTX video immediately brought back that time in my life. I guess I should have gone with the Plymouth GTX...
@selene8302 Problem was, it wasn't JUST a Duster if you catch my drift. Automobile really didn't matter to me as long as I came out of it unscathed. I could always buy another car...even a Ford if I was hard up!! LOL!!
Had a 69 GTX in my high school days. I see this one and brought back memories. Mine was b5 blue. Don't have but I'm still a Mopar guy.2020. challenger. 50th anniversary. Mopar or no car. ❤❤❤❤😂
Well that brings back some memories, when I was 18 yrs. old in 1976 I had a numbers matching 1969 GTX convertible 440 blue over black & only paid $ 500.00 for it & of course I had to borrow the $$$$ from my dad
Had a GTX 440 cu in in high school orange and black 6 pack. That was one fast car...dana 60 rear axle 727 transmission. Trak pak set up had a tic tok tach Air grabber scoop with a switch.
I once owned a 68 gtx 440 auto that was yellow with vinyl top. It also had the Dana with a police suspension package with front disc. Only had 65000 miles on it. I put cragar street super trick wheels on it , sixtys on back seventys on front lowered the front just a little ! Hey it was 1979
Had one of these! I bought a 70 440 cuda and hated it - way too much engine for a light car. Went back and made a deal on a 69 GtX 440. Far better car. Best car I ever owned.
GAT DAMN THAT CAR SOUNDS GOOD! Gotta be Flow Masters! It sounds "deamonizing" like ah hungry monster that's ready to eat something. It's a beautiful work of art!😊
Very nice, nicer than my '68 GTX for sure - but there's no such thing as "frame-off" with a Mopar, since they're unit-bodied construction (no separate frame). Good luck with the sale. - Ed on the Ridge
Early 68's got Inland shifters, but late 68 cars got the switch to Hurst shifters and have a reverse indicator light on the dash, because the Hurst shifters didn't have a reverse lockout. On this one, you can see the reverse light in front of the shifter.
Thank You for the update. my friend had a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner 383 with the inland shifter with the reverse lock out, maybe his got out of the factory I don't know. I'm not making this up,I personally drive the car later he replaced the shifter also his Road Runner ran with the 440 's, it was a super fast car. Thank You and have a fantastic week.
1969 440 tnt 4-speed gtx 1978 Alaska I had a 67 Barracuda my buddys car was the gtx I dared him to drop the hammer on it one summer day because he did not belive it would pull the wheels well he got a surprise LOL love it nice car man .
That fender badge doesn't look as it goes with that car 1:05 They are riveted on from factory and that one has screws to attach it. I work at a speed shop in Pensacola Fl and that's the first thing we look for when a car comes in and if it doesn't look right we call the police. To verify its not stolen. Another red flag its based in France
I had one of these in 1973 while I was in the Marines stationed at MCAS Yuma Az.. Mine was green. Honestly, nothing and no one ever beat me in a quarter mile. That molar could really move the mail! I got it up to 140 mph on the interstate towards Phoenix but the car started to float so I backed off. I sold it to another Marine in California. Who knew?
Whoever would've ordered a GTX without a tach or Air Grabber intakes should be - - - -!! Sounds wonderful! Bet the neighbors love the "on the way to work" cold start at 6:30am in the morning Otherwise, absolutely gorgeous car! 😊😊😊
@@auteurfiddler8706 how about the design that had the housing attached to the hood underside that drew air from the screened/wired openings on the outside of the hood?
@@marksanzone4948 Optional in 69 on GTX and Road Runner with all engines. The hood is basically the same, 68 no air grabber offered 69 no air grabber 69 with optional air grabber but the slats were replaced with ones with an upward face in 69 and they had closed plates with ridges in most cars. If you ordered the air grabber, they had a solid plate with many tiny openings and all the ducting underneath. I personally think the treatment on the 68 cars is more elegant than the 69's.
That's too much I believe it though people are nuts a website here on UA-cam called Southern motors has a red six-pack roadrunner with the Lift-Off hood for only 80 grand worth way more than the one pictured here it's even got a 410 rear gear look up Southern motors here on UA-cam it's been on there for like 3 or 4 weeks down or maybe a little longer they still have it
Beautiful car but the ugly tach would have to go. Us old guys can tell by the sound off the engine when to shift. We can also tell how high the RPM are before we leave the live. We also don’t race a car that nice because we know it’s understood it can take you and we don’t have to prove it!
Go ahead and race it. It will end up totaled or with a blown engine or transmission or both. If you want to race build a car for the track or strip. Don’t try to prove you’re the fastest. There is always someone faster. Abusing a car like that only proves you don’t know what you have.
@@garychiuminatto917 They were up.I think that was required at the drag strip. His car was ten times louder than mine and mine was pretty quiet on the inside especially with the windows up.
I was planning on purchasing a new car when and if I made it home from Vietnam in 1970. I'd always been a Chevy guy, but Plymouth/Chrysler was coming out with some sharp new models in 1969 and '70 that caught my 20 year-old eyes. I couldn't decide between a Plymouth GTX or Plymouth Duster. I made it home after my tour in 'Nam and 8 month stay in hospitals after getting wounded in December of '69. I chose the Duster, (because of Sox & Martin) and four months after buying it I rolled it over in February, 1970 because of black ice on highway that hadn't been sanded yet. The car ended up on it's roof, and was a total loss. I escaped with a broken and very bloody nose, which was nothing after what happened to me in Vietnam. Seeing this GTX video immediately brought back that time in my life. I guess I should have gone with the Plymouth GTX...
Yeah then you would have lost a GTX and not just a duster!!!
@selene8302 Problem was, it wasn't JUST a Duster if you catch my drift. Automobile really didn't matter to me as long as I came out of it unscathed. I could always buy another car...even a Ford if I was hard up!! LOL!!
1967 GTX the Gentlemans Muscle Car the best there is
Beautiful car, people may disagree with this but nothing sounds better than a mopar
The 426 hemi sounds like Satan trying to wake up.
My 68 GTX has nothing to do with the loser Satan.
My 68 was orange and sounded like this with Flow masters
@@stevedrinkard7297 Yes mine too, but 440,4-speed,Dana 60,but blue with white stripes.
@@clintwalker6389 excellent
When cars were cars...And muscle owned the road....Miss those days...
Miss them too but it pissed me off to see these RIPOFF artists SCAMMING PEOPLE. I grew up around these cars.
@@Bud88883 howd thy rip people off?
My 1970 Duster 340 could take those big block GTX's for a while but couldn't hang with them on the big end. Beautiful car for sure.
truly what Muscle is all about certainly the best kept '68 gtx I've ever seen!
I'm a chevy guy , but that car is gorgeous inside and out. Very nice car. Beautiful.
I love that idle sound
Magnum 500s were one of the best looking factory wheels.
Still my favorite wheel out there
More power 😮
American muscle. Beautiful Mopar.
A stunning resto. They were always fantastic machines. This will go to a lucky person.
❤nice car sweet sounds great
Wow! Thunderous with stock exhaust manifolds. Super throaty. Loving on this old gal. Would've loved to see a test drive.
Had a 69 GTX in my high school days. I see this one and brought back memories. Mine was b5 blue. Don't have but I'm still a Mopar guy.2020. challenger. 50th anniversary. Mopar or no car. ❤❤❤❤😂
thats a proper exhaust sound !!! newer cars cant even come close to this amazing symphony !
Well that brings back some memories, when I was 18 yrs. old in 1976 I had a numbers matching 1969 GTX convertible 440 blue over black & only paid $ 500.00 for it & of course I had to borrow the $$$$ from my dad
Ya just gotta love that 440 burble. And it is immaculate! Hope you get close to what you're asking bud. Gorgeous muscle car!
My uncle had one of these the same year. The sheriff told him to either put wings on it or slow it down.
Hermoso auto!!!!!!!!!te felicito por tu hermosa máquina!!!!!!
That - is a nice ride! Wow - what a neat car!
Had a GTX 440 cu in in high school orange and black 6 pack. That was one fast car...dana 60 rear axle
727 transmission.
Trak pak set up
had a tic tok tach
Air grabber scoop with a switch.
Absolutely beautiful Mopar. I had a 68 R R .. way more bare bones…
I once owned a 68 gtx 440 auto that was yellow with vinyl top. It also had the Dana with a police suspension package with front disc. Only had 65000 miles on it. I put cragar street super trick wheels on it , sixtys on back seventys on front lowered the front just a little ! Hey it was 1979
Beautiful engine and dream machine as a Dodge coronator or the General Lee.
Man that sounds great my favorite GTX❤
Mopars and Pontiacs have a good throatie sound. Awesome..
Had a 1969 dodge superbee 383 magnum sure would like to have it today.
Magnificent Mopar Muscle Machine!
Sweet sound of victory license plate should say you lose!
Rare and a privilege to the new buyer , straight gas ' full tank then drive outta town to your destination 😎🌅
Damn! What a Thing of Beauty! 😎👍🏾
Nice, I miss my 71 sixpack challenger
Oh for the days when you could pick up a Car Craft or Hot Rod magazine and see all the options and motors in the new cars! Ah nostalgia
Best sound in world
THATS A REAL CAR! John P.
Damn that car is CLEAN!!!! 👍😎👍
Had one of these! I bought a 70 440 cuda and hated it - way too much engine for a light car. Went back and made a deal on a 69 GtX 440. Far better car. Best car I ever owned.
Absolute Dreamboat!
Perfect rear stance. Love it!
Sooooo.....beautiful!!!
The gtx is an absolute beautiful mopar
"Super Commando" How Corny.......I love it!
68 GTX is my favorite car.
GAT DAMN THAT CAR SOUNDS GOOD! Gotta be Flow Masters! It sounds "deamonizing" like ah hungry monster that's ready to eat something. It's a beautiful work of art!😊
Very nice, nicer than my '68 GTX for sure - but there's no such thing as "frame-off" with a Mopar, since
they're unit-bodied construction (no separate frame).
Good luck with the sale.
- Ed on the Ridge
Uou will regret selling it keep in 20 years you will think it was cheap!
I hate red cars but I'd drive that car daily with pride! Awesomeness!!!
Sweet...GTX s we're in a class on their own. Beautiful example
Correct color of engine paint on the 1968. Kind of unusual, most people would paint it hemi orange.
1968 Plymouth Road Runners and Plymouth GTX had factory Inland shifters, In 1969 Hurst got the contractor for the shifters
Early 68's got Inland shifters, but late 68 cars got the switch to Hurst shifters and have a reverse indicator light on the dash, because the Hurst shifters didn't have a reverse lockout. On this one, you can see the reverse light in front of the shifter.
Thank You for the update. my friend had a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner 383 with the inland shifter with the reverse lock out, maybe his got out of the factory I don't know. I'm not making this up,I personally drive the car later he replaced the shifter also his Road Runner ran with the 440 's, it was a super fast car. Thank You and have a fantastic week.
1969 440 tnt 4-speed gtx 1978 Alaska I had a 67 Barracuda my buddys car was the gtx I dared him to drop the hammer on it one summer day because he did not belive it would pull the wheels well he got a surprise LOL love it nice car man .
IN AND OUT BEAUTIFULL !!!
Ordered one out of high school ,unreal great car fast ,fast.
I have red GTX I wish it looked as good as yours.
That fender badge doesn't look as it goes with that car 1:05 They are riveted on from factory and that one has screws to attach it. I work at a speed shop in Pensacola Fl and that's the first thing we look for when a car comes in and if it doesn't look right we call the police. To verify its not stolen. Another red flag its based in France
No super trac pack in 1968. Dana 60 only came with 3.54 gears in 1968. Super trac pack was 4.10 gears and wasn’t offered until 1969.
As long as I’m drooling, make it a hemi please.
SWEET !!!!
Funny thing is that in the late 70s and early 80s you couldn't give these cars away. Now look..
Mopar or no Car ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊
Guys : all options are factory and match with fender tag. Wisconsin plate with french numbers. Based in France. Offers welcome
Is clean ,
Flowmasters make every cars sound so much better. Direct connection purple cam help the loping.❤❤❤❤
No heater hoses?
Lovely Mopar musclecar!!😁👍🔧🛠️
Drive it!
I had one of these in 1973 while I was in the Marines stationed at MCAS Yuma Az.. Mine was green. Honestly, nothing and no one ever beat me in a quarter mile. That molar could really move the mail! I got it up to 140 mph on the interstate towards Phoenix but the car started to float so I backed off. I sold it to another Marine in California. Who knew?
Beautiful car! How much are you asking for it?
It says based in Europe but it has wisconsin plates on it. When did wisconsin become part of Europe?
French numbers on wisconsin plate 😉
That is one cherry bomb cream puff right there ~
That is one gorgeous car.
Love those hourglass Plymouths
In stereo!
A real beauty ❤
A 440 super commando rated at 375 horses had alot more than that
I have a 74 challenger with a 69 dart 340 putting out over 500 hp you could with that for a bit lol ❤❤❤❤❤
True That
MOPAR RULES...
SINCE THE DAWN OF MUSCLE...
A se of big tube tuned headers would make t sound so much better. Plus add some h.p. Beautiful car !!!!
I have a black sport satellite 383 4spd center console delete. Stripe delete. With the same interior. It's going to take awhile to restore it.
Sweet 👍👍
May i ask the cash price for this car,and where is it located? Ty.
Whoever would've ordered a GTX without a tach or Air Grabber intakes should be - - - -!! Sounds wonderful! Bet the neighbors love the "on the way to work" cold start at 6:30am in the morning
Otherwise, absolutely gorgeous car! 😊😊😊
Air Grabbers were not available in 67 or 68.
@@auteurfiddler8706 how about the design that had the housing attached to the hood underside that drew air from the screened/wired openings on the outside of the hood?
@@marksanzone4948 Optional in 69 on GTX and Road Runner with all engines. The hood is basically the same,
68 no air grabber offered
69 no air grabber
69 with optional air grabber
but the slats were replaced with ones with an upward face in 69 and they had closed plates with ridges in most cars. If you ordered the air grabber, they had a solid plate with many tiny openings and all the ducting underneath. I personally think the treatment on the 68 cars is more elegant than the 69's.
@@marksanzone4948 Not available till 1969.
Ok "Running" but why didn't we see it "run" ?
Those 440 s were hard to beat.
Great car
Mopar Performance 👍
Those 440 rival the Hemi
Alternator looks like its discharging. Heater hoses? Heater core leaking? Nice car
Looks like a stretched out Dodge Dart I love it.
Tubular Bells
How Much? And What Location?
How much is this car I'm interested
Hello Beautiful.
For those curious...its a bit under $97K US
That's too much I believe it though people are nuts a website here on UA-cam called Southern motors has a red six-pack roadrunner with the Lift-Off hood for only 80 grand worth way more than the one pictured here it's even got a 410 rear gear look up Southern motors here on UA-cam it's been on there for like 3 or 4 weeks down or maybe a little longer they still have it
How much you asking
Based in France with Wisconsin license plates???
Nice. Would have kept the exterior color to match the interior color though
Beautiful car but the ugly tach would have to go. Us old guys can tell by the sound off the engine when to shift. We can also tell how high the RPM are before we leave the live. We also don’t race a car that nice because we know it’s understood it can take you and we don’t have to prove it!
It's not just an old guy's car and it's built to be raced.
Go ahead and race it. It will end up totaled or with a blown engine or transmission or both. If you want to race build a car for the track or strip. Don’t try to prove you’re the fastest. There is always someone faster. Abusing a car like that only proves you don’t know what you have.
I went to the drag strip and was next to a car with open headers and I could not hear my own engine at all. So I shifted in all the wrong places.
@@auteurfiddler8706 you must have forgotten to roll up the windows lol.
@@garychiuminatto917 They were up.I think that was required at the drag strip. His car was ten times louder than mine and mine was pretty quiet on the inside especially with the windows up.
Need more red paint under the hood. Paint the more, wires and hoses red.
0:20 ok
Well it sounds good but lots of high performance cars sound good. How bout a Boss 302 Mustang? Or a 427 Chevy?