GTXplicity
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Howdy - my name's Alex, I hail from Minneapolis and I just bought my first Mopar: a 1971 GTX. I've been trolling around this site for the last couple weeks and I'm glad I found a solid group of Mopar guys...it seems like a very cool site!
I spent the last 7 years with a fox body Mustang and had a couple 2nd generation F-bodies before that, but have always dreamed of owning a big block Mopar. The Mustang is quick (runs low-mid 12's) but these old Mopars have so much more personality...and they're actually worth something, which is a plus
On to the car - here's the back story: It's an original 440 4brl/727 auto car, has been in CA its entire life, has 38k original miles and has been driven a whopping 3,500 miles since '79! It was originally sassy grass with a black transverse hood stripe (no vinyl roof), and was repainted black in the '70's. Up until '78, the car had a six pack on it and was raced regularly, until the original tranny blew. My cousin in law bought it from his uncle in '79 and essentially parked the thing, claiming that he was afraid to wreck it (which I totally undertand now). Six years ago it was repainted again (kept her black), and they replaced the gas tank, fuel lines, brake lines, etc. It was driven about 70 miles since the repaint six years ago, and was dropped off at my house on Monday...:headbang:
It's got headers, a Torker intake, a (small) 625cfm AFB carb and some pretty bitchin' 70's touches throughout the interior. Best part is the car is just as clean underneath!!! Here are some sub-par pics...
The old slot mags and window tint might have to go...I'll post some more pics up this
weekend...
Cheers,
Alex
I spent the last 7 years with a fox body Mustang and had a couple 2nd generation F-bodies before that, but have always dreamed of owning a big block Mopar. The Mustang is quick (runs low-mid 12's) but these old Mopars have so much more personality...and they're actually worth something, which is a plus
On to the car - here's the back story: It's an original 440 4brl/727 auto car, has been in CA its entire life, has 38k original miles and has been driven a whopping 3,500 miles since '79! It was originally sassy grass with a black transverse hood stripe (no vinyl roof), and was repainted black in the '70's. Up until '78, the car had a six pack on it and was raced regularly, until the original tranny blew. My cousin in law bought it from his uncle in '79 and essentially parked the thing, claiming that he was afraid to wreck it (which I totally undertand now). Six years ago it was repainted again (kept her black), and they replaced the gas tank, fuel lines, brake lines, etc. It was driven about 70 miles since the repaint six years ago, and was dropped off at my house on Monday...:headbang:
It's got headers, a Torker intake, a (small) 625cfm AFB carb and some pretty bitchin' 70's touches throughout the interior. Best part is the car is just as clean underneath!!! Here are some sub-par pics...
The old slot mags and window tint might have to go...I'll post some more pics up this
weekend...
Cheers,
Alex
