74RR Engine and Transmission Options

[RR Fan Dan]

In the sales brochure I have it says the Road Runner option comes standard with a 318 and 3 speed manual transmission. There are options in the brochure to get a 400 or 440. The footnote on the 440 says you can't get a manual 4 speed. Does anyone know if you could still get the manual 3 speed in a 440? Also there is no footnote on the 400 option regarding transmission, so could you get the 400 with a manual 4 speed. Just curious. Also why if you could still get a 440 in 1974 why did they drop the GTX badging? I'm guessing because you couldn't get it in a 4 speed manual.

 

[69Coronetrt]

440 four speed was not available after 1972
440 three speed was never available.
The 74 RR still received the GTX badge when equipped with the 440
400 four speed was available.

The data books posted on Hamtramck Historical is very helpful in this situation.

The 1970 Hamtramck Registry - 1974 Plymouth Dealership Data Book - Satellite

 

[RR Fan Dan]

The 74 RR still received the GTX badge when equipped with the 440

I thought they discontinued the GTX in 74. My sales brochure has no mention of GTX

 

[69Coronetrt]

I thought they discontinued the GTX in 74. My sales brochure has no mention of GTX

The data books posted on Hamtramck Historical are very helpful in situations like this.

See bullet point 4 for the RR

https://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/DealershipDataBook/1974/74_Satellite_4.jpg

 

[R/T Boy 67]

They made approximately 386 RR-GTXs in 1974.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

They made approximately 386 RR-GTXs in 1974.

Okay so they are RR with a 440 option and only with an automatic and they slapped a GTX emblem on the hood.

 

[R/T Boy 67]

The GTX as a separate model ended in 1971. From 72-74 the GTX was an option on the RR which included a 440 with automatic only, and GTX emblems.

 

[R/T Boy 67]

The 4 speed was available in 1972 RR- GTXs. Not enough coffee.

 

[69Coronetrt]

The GTX as a separate model ended in 1971. From 72-74 the GTX was an option on the RR which included a 440 with automatic only, and GTX emblems.

I'm pretty sure that is a simple, and unintended, typo. (and corrected....)

That would imply that a '72 440 four speed RR was not badged a GTX and there is such as thing as a 'GTX option'. There is an engine option that included a GTX badge but not a specific GTX option that can be selected.