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1971 Plymouth GTX By James Bossman

1971 Plymouth GTX - 440 4V Super Commando - Track Pack 4 spd 3.54 Dana - High Impact "Curious Yellow" - This car is a real stunner: A Curious Yellow Trak Pak car. The original buyer obviously had one thing in mind when ordering it: GOING FAST... and blinding people in the process. It is a relatively low option car with manual steering and manual drum brakes. No power-robbing or weight-adding features were checked on the order form. This car was built to go fast, and do it in a not-so-subtle manner. Somewhere along the way, some dress-up items were added, including front and rear spoilers and chrome exhaust tips.

This is an "international" sales order vehicle. Typically, these cars were ordered by a military servicemen stationed overseas and delivered stateside. After purchasing the in July of 2007, I spent a lot of time and money making it "right". It has gone from being not much more than a lawn ornament, to a very solid street machine. The motor has been completely rebuilt. It sports 9.3:1 compression with forged pistons, H-beam rods, ported 452 casting heads with 2.14/1.81 valves, a Comp Cams XE274H cam, Edelbrock CH4B intake and Holley 770 carb. Fast, streetable and reliable.

James Bossman - Evansville, Indiana

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