1971 Plymouth GTX: 440 Powered Mopar Masterpiece
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Imagine yourself transported back in time, standing on a sun-drenched street corner, the rumble of a high-performance engine in the distance growing louder by the second. Suddenly, it appears, a B3 blue, 1971 Plymouth GTX, its sleek and muscular body commanding attention from all who lay eyes on it. The unmistakable grille, the pronounced fender flares, and the aggressive stance announce its presence with authority.
But the essence of the 1971 Plymouth GTX goes beyond its captivating exterior. Under the hood lies a beast of a heart, a 370 horsepower, 440 cubic inch V8, and it was music to the ears of car enthusiasts.
On this episode of Hemmings, TESTED Muscle, brought to you by American Collectors Insurance, Mopar fan Mike Musto jumps behind the wheel of a sparse option 1971 Plymouth GTX, and comes to realize what every owner already knows. They’re outstanding.
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I've owned my 70 GTX for 40 years and still love all the other year GTX's. You can't go wrong with any of them!
No you cannot!
I should have kept my '68 GTX and sold the wife.
1970 favorite year. Did like the others. But...
I'm in love with it.
@@FarkJoeB me too...
I've seen a lot of people on other channels, tv shows and in magazines say that they don't like the 71-74 B-bodies. I get that the 68-70 models are the iconic and will always rule, but I love the 71-74s too. Especially the Plymouth version. The Dodge version has grown on me too but the Plymouths are gorgeous cars!
I agree Paul, everyone talks about the ‘70,’71 Cudas but the few years following looked better with their round tail lights 👍
The 71 and 72 are sweet cars the 73 and 74 not so much
@@79tazman That subframe crap that started in '73 takes so much away from the driving experience...
@@79tazman the 72-74 Cudas are very very similar bodies, ‘71 not so much.
It’s got 4 headlights & square-ish taillight so to group 71 & 72, we’re not comparing apples to apples.
@@roberthill2219my 74 Charger drives just fine. Fantastic highway cruiser.
I've always loved the wrap around front bumper and the iconic Road Runner / GTX shape of the front grill. Chrysler was killing it in the design department back then.
It took me awhile to come around to it, but now I think it's one of Ma-Mopars best designs
The styling on this model is excellent. Love the '71 GTX. Love those turret exhaust tips. You know what car they belong to when you see them.
Exactly!
In the mid 70s as a kid I really thought these 1971, 1972 Plymouth B body cars looked super neat. I pointed one I liked out to dad and he said "looks like it's sucking on a lemon." So for years(45) i stayed away from them till a few months ago. Bought a 71 383 Runner that is highly loaded, ac, pw, window louvers, sunroof, spoilers etc. I absolutely love it..
HAHAHA!
That is awesome. I owned a ‘71 roadrunner in the early eighties, and after I sold it years on I always wished I had it back.
It was B-5 blue auto on column with buckets. Fast forward to 2023 and after I was in accident with my ‘69 GTX, I replaced it with the insurance money I had and got a numbers matching ‘71 Plymouth GTX curious yellow,auto on conslole and I can’t wait for spring to enjoy him. I call it Maximos. 😊
Most all highway speed limit was 70 m.p.h. there were a few that was 65, Okla was 70 m.p.h, back in the day, Then the oil bust they drop it down to 55 m.p.h. (The double nickle) Piss everybody off. Real nice Mopar, Thank you for showing what a muscle car is, Not 1973 and up to GNX that when we started getting muscle cars back. That is just my view of my era, (The first 1955 Chrysler 300 to 1972 is a muscle car)
Love the '71 GTX 👍👍
Honestly, for daily driving with an occasional "stop light Grand Prix" - I'd take a 440 with a dial-a-win 727 over the vaunted 426 Hemi and a 4 speed. Properly setup, a 440 will hang with the Hemi, especially on the street and be easier to live with. Toss on a Six Pack, or Six Barrel, and I'm drooling. Thank you as always, and thanks to the owner for letting us experience this beautiful car ~ Chuck
100% Chuck! But you're a better man than me, I only want to tune 1 carb!
@@drivebigmuscle8080 Truth be told, yep, I'd rather tune one carb. But when the hood goes up on those "three deuces", what a sight! Thanks for replying, and all your work! ~ Chuck
Can’t argue with you there Sir 👍
The Tuff Wheel, console with slapstick and 15x7 Rallye wheels are all options.
Talk to Richard Petty about it . He entered 46 races in 71 driving his Petty blue Plymouth Roadrunner and won 21 of them. That's over 45 win percentage . He didn't start running the 71 -74 Dodge Charger along with the Plymouth until 72 .
The 74 Charger with the King and his crew was a great stock car. He also went on record stating it was his favorite. The lip on the decklid gave it just enough downforce without the need of a spoiler. Hands down they were fast cars and yet 3rd gen haters ridicule them. I own one and it is a fantastic highway cruiser with desert gears and just a stock 318.
The 71 was really a good year for the Bbody the last year 426 was offered
Correct!
The fuselage era Chrysler's look as fresh today as they did when they came out. Hard to believe how hard the 70's were on them.... That B3 blue is a fav too...
That's one hell of a sweet ride I like the 72 over the 71 just because of the tail lights and front grille but the 71 was a awesome car too and that being a GTX with White Interior makes me love it very much
Beautiful car
Same here. 72 taillights are awesome. I just tuned up my buddy's 72 Satellite Sebring Plus and it's a mover and a shaker now.
71 tailights remind me of those mini Hershey's you break into fives, 72s had a bit more character to them I think
@@anthonyv1971 72s are soooo 70s....😎
Had a 68 Gtx with 4 speed. Yellow 440 white interior. Fun car
Those wheels are my favorite of all stock ones of the 60's and 70's and really just about on any vehicle. And btw, best stock exhaust tips ever and what a sweet blue color on this car.
My family owned a ‘71 Charger R/T from 1986 - 2008; loaded with SE options like AC, power windows, covered headlights with washer brushes, AM/FM cassette, rear defogger, vinyl roof, etc. It was an original numbers-matching 440 car with the extremely rare copper bronze metallic paint.
My father daily drove it every summer (as a work commuter car!!) throughout the 90s and early 2000s. He had it about 90% restored when my folks were forced to sell it due to financial hardship.
I’ll always love that car - it was truly part of the family. A big part of why I have a soft spot for the ‘69 - ‘74 fuselage MOPARs in general.
Wonderful video, thanks for sharing this gorgeous GTX!
Any idea where it is now?
🍀Diggit, to the point 😎✌️
As a Pontiac fan , i have grown to appreciate Mopars more and more over the years. They were always pushing the envelope.
We built a 72 vega drag car back in the day , exploding Muncies , led us to the Chrysler 4 speed ,eventually a doug nash 5 speed , but the Chrysler 4 speed served us very well.
A car like that, usually a lot car, for the customers that wanted their GTX that day.
I never really considered this iteration of the "Gitix" in the big scheme of things...I suppose it does actually look pretty decent and go pretty good.
Correction: Drum brakes that pull and dance all over are indicative of drum brakes that have been poorly set up. Well-maintained drum brakes pull nice and straight and believe it or don't - a GOOD drum brake setup will actually out-brake it's contemporary disc brake setup. Discs were not very good back then. Drum brakes have more braking surface than discs do. Granted, discs dissipate heat much quicker and have greater clamping force. So, there's a trade-off.
But properly maintained drum brake systems - something not often seen these days - are actually quite good.
I'd attribute any sort of squirm or dance to be the fault of the reproduction bias-ply tires.
The GTX only came with two engines options and that was the 440 4 bbl or the 426 Hemi and that was it up until the 1971 after 1971 GTX
The 440 6bbl was available in '70, '71.
🏆I've had Mopars all my life💥 killer video just 🍀 subscribed 😎✌️
That's great and thank you!
@@drivebigmuscle8080I just sub'd, too.
In my opinion the strongest car onrr the road,with the 440 comander engine with a bombproof transmission quick shift kits and heavy duty everything plus power steering and muscle a joy to drive
Love it. I'm on my second Satellite now. The 1971 had too much rust to save, but the 1972 has been solid the last 21 years! They are my all time favorite body style.
I feel like they were under appreciate for a long time, which makes NO sense as they're stunning cars!
These look so good and I’ve never seen B3 blue. Very cool. I love that it’s stock, too.😊
In person the color was AMAZING!
theres a reason why they made under 3k of these cars i was in high school then and the gear heads hated them
Why?
God that’s a beautiful car!
I'm so glad this body style is getting its just rewards ..it was basically ignored for years ... The 73 & up over shadowed it for some reason i still dont understand.. my favorite 2 body style were and still is 1) the mighty 1969 and the 71/72 bodies .. '70 was alright but the '69 looked better and 2) the 71/72 was just a sexy ride .. it changed as all body styles changed .. comfort started to take over .. every car brand went "bigger" .. the GTX was always a gentlemans hot rod
100% agree!
No disrespect to Plymouth cause I'm all MoPar (and they are all the best) but this is the only body style Plymouth I'd own be it GTX, Satellite, or Roadrunner. The wrap around grille and the lower shape of it giving the headlights that dropped look is just beautiful. I've always been Dodge with my B bodies (as well as the covered E which I've owned as well) but just love these Plymouths.
This body took awhile for me to get into, but now I love them.
@@drivebigmuscle8080my buddy with his 72 Satellite Sebring Plus would love your comment. I just tuned it and it runs as good as it looks.
I like the ‘71 but think the ‘72 taillights are better. Can’t beat the machine gun exhaust tips too!
Machine gun exhaust were a stroke of genius!
I totally agree about the 72 taillights. You should see the 72 Satellite Sebring Plus that I just tuned. Sherwood Green. It's a looker and a mover.
I was living out in the Seattle area in 1983. There was an add for a 67 GTX for 6000 dollars. Petty Blue, 426, and a convertible. I was too stupid to buy it. Cie la Vie. Anyone hear of a GTX with those options? Someone got a wonderful car.
Actually, the "dancing" under braking is A VERY BAD THING. Means that not all wheels break evenly. Under heavy breaking this car will spin like crazy and most likely worsen the situation, than improve it.
So this is where mike went!!
Yessir - here I am... 👍
@@drivebigmuscle8080Good to have you back. We missed Mr Angry.
Hey Mike, do you still own your wing car?
Oh absolutely. Just finishing up the Redeye conversion on it @wesleymotorsports
If someone knows how to drive with style is Mr. Musto 😎 thanks for the video
Cheers to you!!
The best show ..Awesome
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That is my dream car the 71 roadrunner GTX is so beautiful my mother could have bought one way back when but she bought a 71 Chevelle ss
I mean... that wasn't a bad choice either
I like this guy . Great insight on the vehicle.
Absolutely excellent. As you say, not overdone... just what you would expect to see, back in the day. We wouldn't change a thing! 👍
Nope, it was great as is.
My first crush.
Pistol Grip 4 speed.
Love the front styling of this GTX.
that front end looks like a pissed off angry sloth that's coming to get you at 10m per hour
😂
I dont think you said LIGHT WITH THE OPTIONS enough times. My god!
I'll throw more in next episode.
@@drivebigmuscle8080 go ahead. Im sure u think im some punk kid. But i bleed american muscle. And know alot about these cars without the help of google. Because my father taught me. So be a dick and annoy the very people that subscribe to you and make ur job possible. Real nice.
Total Mike car! Great video and great car! Keep 'em coming, please.
Will do!
Oh, thank you so much for this fantastic review with the '71 Gentleman's Muscle Car, Hemmings team!👌 I absolutely love the design by John Herlitz. Mainly a front end inspired by the McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom’s intake scoops. Brilliant! I proudly add the video to my GTX playlist.
You are very welcome, and thank you for watching!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching
I had a 71 Satellite in highschool (84) and bought another one 20 years ago that had been prepped like a Roadrunner tribute. It’s white with black interior, bench seat..383 from a 70 Challenger that’s been warmed over and a pistol grip. Ralleye dash-tach, everything works as it should and it runs great. Unfortunately after all this time it’s going to somebody else in the spring. Being on disability and the way things are I have to let it go… I love the car but my home is more important than my Mopar..😢
At least you had the chance to enjoy it! Whats one of your favorite memories with it?
@@hemmingsmotornews - oooh… I guess the day I took delivery of it in Florida, put my plates on it and drove it back to NY. Having the same car as my senior year in highschool was enough to bring back all those memories again. The highschool one was a factory 383-4 speed Sebring Plus, of course my current Satellite was sure in better condition than what I could afford at 17
440.....dont forget it went into dump trucks.
And motorhomes, and boats, etc... they went in everything!
The phrase of the day ''Torque Monsters" 🤩
My beef with the muscle car era was the quality of the aesthetics. The 60's, 50's cars were objects of art relative to 70's. The 70's saw a major reduction of artistic elements in favor of a minimalist cheapness. Today however, I do appreciate these cars but I would much rather have a late 50's finned vehicle.
Another great video! Keep up the good work.
Love it! Thanks Mike.
Awesome!
back in 75 my rr started to run funny. took it to dealer, left it for 1 hour went back mech called me to look at the e ngine. valve cover was off. said i was lucky. it had thrown a rod. lucky or me it jammed invalve header, not blown out fixed under warranty. 150mph easy to get. dream drive
That's a lot of drone.
Drone is good.
I have never seen a 1971 GTX in person. I was 14 and a hopeless car nut (still am) and would remember one of these. I loved the body style the first time that I saw it on a Satellite Sebring Plus.
Beautiful GTX!! ❤
440 with front drums, eh, total insanity))
It was an interesting combo...
Drums are fine as long as you’re not racing at Laguna. I drove a 67 Fury 383 back in the 90’s that was drum brakes and never had a problem.
Drums were lighter than the disc brakes, less weight on that front axle.
They didn't come standard until '73
@@garybishop4030 it's strange
Based on a Plymouth Satellite optioned into a GTX, not a model of it's own.
'71 was a separate model, '72 was Roadrunner GTX
The GTX in 71 was absolutely it's own model.
This body style is the most beautiful car out there!
The paint, wheels, rims, stance and rake need to be correct!
Ugliest car if you don't get the above combo right.
got real kicks when i had new passengers i floored it to hear there omg omg when they re forced back in there seat 11 mpg if lucky/
That car would be SO nice upgraded to power disc brakes!!
The LAST of the best of the breed. With 5 less hp due to emissions controls on exhaust. Surevthe best looking though
I have always loved the 1971 and 72 Plymouth Satillites, Road Runner, GTX my Uncle had a black 71 with a 426 hemi when I was a young kid in the early 80's it had the rear all jacked up with slapper bars with big and wide rear tires and on the quarter panels it had in gold Rum Runner and I fell in love with the car and it was one of the cars that made me a Mopar guy that and my Uncle and Grandfather worked at Chrysler and drove nothing but Mopars. My Grandfather loved the big C body cars and my uncle loved the fast and loud muscle cars and he is still like that to this day and I love all of them from A to C bodies and some of the front wheel drive cars like the 1987 2.2 Shelby Charger Turbo and some others.
Man, that must've been a sight!
Have to say the hosts description of what it's like driving a mopar from this period is spot on! 💯
Thanks!
This and the GTO Judge are my favorite 🙂 I sooooooo love this car 🏁🏁🏁
My first crush.
Mike's Back baby
And there's a lot more to come!
The 440 was a better all-around motor than the 426 Hemi ever was.
Less Fluff more Substance please Producers
Mike Musto and Mopar B-bodies are a match made in Muscle Car Heaven!!! Thanks Hemmings!!!
It was truly a beautiful example!
Just picked up this in hot wheels. Same color
I want one.
We do too!
74 gtx was really nice too,and extremely rare.
Nice review of a nice rare car
Thank you!
I like the slapstick shift option on this car
Man, that's beautiful. I think they knocked it out of the park with that design. Yep, love the color on that one too, including that interior! Not a term I'd ordinarily use to describe a muscle car but "cream puff" just seems to fit with that one.
You're not wrong!
mike is back! nice!
This is a wonderful production and video.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the support
Thank you!
Very cool indeed
Gorgeous
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Whoever ordered THIS GTX, either didn't know what it takes to go really fast, or didn't know how to shift his own gears. If he REALLY wanted to go fast, he should have got an A-833 four speed.
I'd rather EAT A BOWL OF WORMS than drive an automatic.
And the BRAKES? I mean DRUMS?
SERIOUSLY ???
Mine had four wheel POWER DISC BRAKES, and power steering. The rest end was an option too. Mine had a DANA 60 Posi with 3:88's.
Automatic transmission, drum brakes... what a waste of a good car. It's a tragedy.
It was terrible and really dangerous, but not hard to change over to disc and bring it into 2023.
No waste at all. Was it optimal, no - but it was an inexpensive way to get into a GTX