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Plymouth GTX GTX (1968)
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Price: US $200.00

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1968 PLYMOUTH GTX WITH 440 SUPER COMMANDO ENGINE AND 727 TRANSMISSION
This car has been in my collection since 1988. It is all original. It had one repaint before I purchased it. Otherwise, this is an all original car. This car has not been restored. It has its original interior and engine bay. It runs and drives well. It is a gem of a great collectible muscle car. Turns heads wherever I take her. There is no rust on this car. It has been registered in California. I purchased the car from a collector in CA in 1988. It has been rarely driven and always stored indoors.
In 1968, the Plymouth GTX gained a few styling changes including a new hood design with different non-functional hood vents, a new grille, and revised taillights. Available in a Hardtop or Convertible, the GTX still shared a Belvedere body. The upscale GTX came standard with a 440 Super Commando with 375 hp, and had the mighty 426 Hemi as the only engine option.
Serious racers loved the Hemi, but only 450 GTXs (414 hardtops and 36 convertibles) were ordered with the $564 option. The 440 was easier to tune, and churned out a surplus of low-end torque, which was more useable on the street, than the rev-happy Hemi. Overall, the GTX was a true gentleman's super car.
Chrysler worked hard to position the Plymouth GTX as a luxurious, high-performance alternative to the inexpensive muscle cars that everyone else was selling.
Not only was it equipped with all the pavement-twisting horsepower you could get in more basic models, it also featured a ton of luxury options that could be added to create one-of-a-kind vehicles which would suit any car buyers taste.
On top of all that variety, the GTX also got an extra dose of sound deadening materials and an upscale look to its interior appointments, making it truly a gentleman’s hot rod.
“GTX. The Boss is back – leading off the all-new mid-size 5 from Plymouth ’68. With totally new skin from tread to top.” 1968 Plymouth sales brochure
After only being around for one year, the GTX was completely redesigned for 1968.The new styling was less boxy than the previous 1967 model.A new hood designed featured altered (but still non functioning) vents.1968 Plymouth GTX ProductionModel NumberBody/Style NumberBody Type & SeatingFactory PriceShipping Weight Total ProductionDR2-SRS232 Dr Hardtop Coupe - 5P$3, 3293, 520 lbs17, 914DR2-SRS272 Dr Fastback Coupe - 5P$3, 5903, 620 lbs1, 026Chassis DataModelWheelbaseOverall LengthWidthFront TreadRear TreadTiresGTX116 in202.7 inNot Available59.5 in59.5 inF70-14
Manufacturer Original Sales Brochures (not included in this sale) PerformanceEngine0 to 60 MPHQuarter MileSource440 Ci6.5 sec 15.2 sec @ 97 mph Musclecarclub.com426 HEMI4.8 sec13.5 sec @ 105 mphMusclecarclub.comDrivetrainAvailable Engines:440 V8440 Ci1x4bbl375 hp @ 4600 480 lb-ft @ 3200 426 HEMI426 Ci2x4 bbl425 hp @ 5000490 lb-ft @ 4900Available Transmissions:3-Speed Automatic 4-Speed ManualSince the GTX had been introduced in 1967 and was based on the Belvedere line, it underwent the same styling changes every car based on the Belvedere did in 1968. And it remained the top performance and luxury model of that line, living up to it’s name as the “gentleman’s” sports car.
One addition to the line in 1968 was the Road Runner, which was designed to be a budget sports car based on the Belvedere. In fact, the Road Runner was based on the Belvedere, while the GTX was based on the sportier Sport Satellite. Both cars could choose the 426 CID Hemi V8, which was rated at 425 horsepower, but the standard GTX came much better out of the factory, including a 440 CID Super Commando V8, which was rated at 375 horsepower (compared to the 290 horsepower of the Road Runners base engine). And this is how most GTXs were manufactured throughout the year, as only 450 of them included the Hemi. This is likely due to the extra $564 it cost to add the Hemi to the car.
Where the two cars were similar, however, was in the upgraded handling and suspension systems. Both had sport suspensions and front disc brakes, and both included the hood vents.
Inside, the GTX was very luxurious, particularly considering it was the most powerful performance machine Plymouth was manufacturing at the time. Plymouth sales literature at the time contrasted their goals for a sophisticated interior against the performance under the hood.
“In a more subdued vein, the all-new GTX interiors are just as you’d want them to be: rich, yet simple, ” stated the brochure. The interior included front, all-vinyl bucket seats and simulated walnut wood-grain on the door and instrument panels.
And it seemed that the “gentlemen” responded well to all of this. Total production was at 18, 940, up from 12, 115 the year before.
HardtopAs it had the year before, the GTX was only available in Hardtop and Convertible models. This was also in contrast to the Road Runner, which was only offered as a pillared coupe. Total production for the Hardtop model throughout the model year was 17, 914, and the base price for these cars was $3, 355.
ConvertibleThe convertible featured all the same standard features as the hardtop, and a total of 1, 026 were produced throughout the production year. The base MSRP for these cars was $3, 590.
Muscle Car CompetitionBy 1968, many American drivers, particularly the young ones that had money to spend, were looking for performance. The Mustang had come along in 1964 and become one of the fastest selling cars ever while creating the pony car class, and many drivers didn’t want to let the pony cars, practical as they were, place limits on the power they had available.
Plymouth had recognized this and introduced the GTX as the company’s first true muscle car in 1967, and sales indicated this is what the car buyers wanted. And while many companies, including Dodge and the similarly styled Charger, were letting buyers cater their car orders with a multitude of options and models available, the GTX chose to keep options choices relatively simple, and it seemed to pay off. Unfortunately, this would turn out to be the only year sales for the car increased, and the GTX would be discontinued by 1972.
Muscle Car SpecificationsPerformance Model1968 Plymouth GTX 440Engine Used440ci/375hpZero to Sixty6.8 secQuarter Mile14.6 sec @ 95.6 mphFew notes about the purchase process:
Reserve will not be disclosed. If you would like to make an offer please do so and I will respond if that does it or not. I will accept certified bank check or bank to bank wire transfer and in either scenario, the car only be available for pick up after the money clears to my account.Shipping is buyer's responsibility, I will assist as best as I can. Please go to the internet and check shipping cost on your own, it is easy to do.Deposit is not refundable, if you fail to complete the transaction.
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