70B5Cuda
Well-Known Member
1968 GTX
This 1968 GTX spent most of its life in Oklahoma and is one of the most solid Mopar I've seen. The previous owner worked on it for 8 years and modified it to drag race but he lost interest before completion. I bought it in 2015 with intent to build a restomod, but after a year of considering which car to build, I started building my 1968 Roadrunner post instead. In hind sight, I would have been money ahead to build this GTX instead of the Roadrunner but I was drawn to the roadrunner post. I've thought long and hard about just keeping this car but I don't need two 1968 Plymouth projects with nearly identical bodies so I'm selling this to fund my ongoing 1968 Roadrunner restomod build (I have a build thread here on FBBO). This GTX was originally had a 440 4bbl engine with column shift auto (no shifter brackets on the floor), but the original engine and transmission are long gone. It has a narrowed and reinforced 8 3/4" rear end with Moser axles and rear disc brakes. The front suspension has all been rebuilt/rebushed, except the lower ball joints. The front brakes are mismatched/incomplete drums so they'll need replaced. No differential is included. I do have a stock B body 8.75 housing available too (from my 68 Post)
This car is ridiculously solid. Since it was an Oklahoma car, it was in a dry climate and must have been kept inside most of its life. The frame rails, torsion bar cross member, floor pans, and hood hinge areas are as solid as you can find on a 49 year old unrestored car. The frame rails are not even a bit scaly. The previous owner scraped all the undercoating off and put a black single stage paint on the whole bottom side. The trunk floor pan and lower quarters received small patches but didn't need much. I don't think the cabin floor pans have any holes at all. The car was originally A4 silver but the engine bay, door jambs, and trunk have been painted Sassy Grass Green, which is a later Mopar color. The rear end was narrowed/reinforced and the rear wheel houses have been mini-tubbed to accommodate wide tires. New forward leaf springs mounts were installed by the PO, which relocate the leaf spring mounts inboard for more tire clearance. This was done by welding a bracket to the rear frame rails. The original leaf springs mounts are still there if you wanted to use those. A roll cage was also installed by the previous owner. Subframe connectors were added using 3"x3"square tubing. The front frame rails have been braced with round tubing that runs from the firewall to front frame rails (see pictures). It wouldn't be too hard to cut out if you didn't want the cage or bracing. The grille and headlight bezels are straight and in excellent shape. The hood is a lift off fiberglass piece. The front windshield and rear windows are installed and in good shape. The car comes with all the side glass. I think I have all the stainless trim, including the quarter panel "GTX" callouts and the taillight housings.
I don't have any seats or interior for it. I have a set of leather SRT8 bucket seats that would be available at additional cost. The original door/side panels are gone and the doors have been gutted/trimmed but the car comes with aluminum door panels that the previous owner made to use as door panels. The dash has been cut, but I bought a nice 1969 dash frame that is included. The radio and environmental controls are missing, but I will include an original factory dash harness and heater box from my 1968 roadrunner project. I have a factory 1968 b body instrument cluster I will include but I don't know its condition as I never used it
The dash VIN plate is still there with factory rosette rivets. I have a clean Kansas title in my name. I don't have a fender tag or build sheet for it. It's a project for sure but as solid as it is, you would save yourself some money in sheet metal repair. This GTX would make a great pro touring build. $6500 obo
Here is a link to some pictures.
http://s282.photobucket.com/user/850XP/library/My old Mopars/1968 GTX from Tulsa?sort=3&page=1
