440's Mopar Car Of The Month for
December 2009: I purchased my 1970 Plymouth GTX in
1977 from the original owner as a trade-in on a 1977 Dodge
Ramcharger 4X4. I've owned my GTX for sentimental reasons, my father
was the original salesperson. Options include, A01 light package,
B41 disc brakes, B51 power brakes, C16 console, C92 floor mats, D34
torqueflite transmission, D91 sure grip, E86 440 8 cyl 4 bbl, F11
alternator-60 amp, G11 tinted glass all windows, G31 and G33 outside
mirrors, H31 defogger rear window, J21 electric clock, J45 hood hold
down pins, J55 undercoating, M31 molding belt line, M83 rear bumper
guards, R22 radio-solid state AM w/stereo tape, R31 rear seat
speaker, S77 power steering, S81 sport steering wheel sim woodgrain,
V1W vinyl roof - Pearlescent White, V68 stripe delete, W23 chrome
styled road wheels, Y14 sold car, T86 tire-f70X14 2/4PF. Exterior
color, TX9, black. Retail Price: $4,445.25 + 89.00 shipping. MSRP:
4,534.25
My Plymouth GTX was ordered by George W. while doing a tour of duty
in Vietnam. George ordered the GTX, timing the delivery to my
relatives dealership with his discharge from the army. The first day
George saw his new '70 GTX was the day he was to take delivery.
After walking around his GTX, he decided deleting the tape stripes
was a mistake. George ordered white tape stripes, paid for his GTX,
leaving his GTX at my father's dealership until the tape stripes
were applied. George preferred Dodge's "440 Magnum", so the "440
Magnum" pie tin was ordered, and the original pie discarded. In
1977, premium gasoline was no longer available, then, owning a farm,
a 4X4 made more sense. My father sold George a 4X4 Ramcharger, and I
purchased his GTX from my father. In 1977, my GTX had 36,000 +
miles, the summer of 2009, the miles now read 41,000+ miles.
Darwin Leis - Elbow Lake, Minnesota
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