The GTX – a 2-door hardtop or convertible – was first introduced by Plymouth in 1967. Design-wise, the Plymouth GTX was certainly appealing, and not just by its looks. Each vehicle came with performance-enhancing upgrades, like modified shocks, leaf springs, torsion bars, etc. The base engine was impressive as is: a 440 cubic-inch V8 called [...]
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1970 Plymouth GTX
Thursday, October 8th, 20091970 Plymouth 340 Barracuda
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009The Plymouth Barracuda became widely known as the “Cuda,” and it was in production from 1964 to 1974. Because it was car markers’ goal to make compact race cars in mid-sixties, Chrysler-owned Plymouth company decided to base their new Barracuda brand on the former Valiant’s blueprint. This lowered Plymouth’s R&D costs associated with the vehicle, [...]
Plymouth Road Runner
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Plymouth initially introduced the Road Runner in 1968, with production continuing until 1980. The idea behind this model was pretty simple: a $3,000 car that can run a quarter-mile in 14 seconds or less for breathtaking thrill riding. After some brainstorming and eventually research & development, the Road Runner was born. Plymouth’s brilliant idea followed [...]
1970 Mercury Cyclone
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009If you don’t think that “American Muscle Car” belongs in the same sentence as “Mercury,” because it’s outperformed by other brands like Chevrolet, Ford, or Dodge. Granted, Mercury isn’t the most powerful vehicle brand out there; but what it lacks in performance, it makes up in style, handing, and a fancy interior design. The 1970 [...]
2009 Dodge Challenger R/T
Thursday, October 1st, 2009Although Dodge is considered to be an American brand, this particular muscle car is actually built in Canada. But don’t feel unpatriotic buying it; after all, it does belong to Chrysler. Once you get to know this car better, you won’t be surprised J.D. Power and Associates called this vehicle the “Most appealing mid-size sporty [...]
