The main part of the shell is Chrysler PW7 Bright White, with details done in Dark Quartz Metallic and a custom-mixed Toffee Orange Pearl; these hues relate to the Eruption name. 1968 Plymouth GTX 440. New Zealand might be a small country in terms of its population, but they punch well above their division when it comes to building epic street machines, as Ian’s ’68 Plymouth GTX shows.“I called the car Eruption because as I was designing it ideas kept erupting out of my head in the middle of the night,” says Ian. After the purchase by the 3rd owner in 2015, a 4 year rotisserie restoration was performed on the GTX. All the stainless trims have been done in satin finish to replicate natural metals, too.“The rear trim panel and tail-light bezels are billet aluminium, based off the original ’68 GTX items but cleaned up, and we reshaped the corners and changed the inset of the lenses. “The whole design of the car was done by me, and the E logo I used is a Mopar symbol turned sideways.”Despite values for B-body Chryslers skyrocketing in recent years, Ian chose the luxurious GTX model to start with, rather than the stripped-out Road Runner muscle car.That said, the Plymouth he bought turned out to be a real pup. “I now wanted to build my own version of automotive muscle car art,” he says. This was also in contrast to the Road Runner, which was only offered as a pillared coupe. 1968 Plymouth GTX 2nd-gen. Hardtop all versions specifications and performance data. Engine Used. The Nissan Titan could be the answer to your prayersTo some, defiling a classic Holden with a Ford motor is akin to heresy. Both had sport suspensions and front disc brakes, and both included the hood vents.Inside, the GTX was very luxurious, particularly considering it was the most powerful performance machine Plymouth was manufacturing at the time. Eruption also features AFCO coil-overs in the front end, along with custom control arms and sway-bar, plus a Mustang II steering rack so it’ll handle better than any factory B-body.“Over the eight-year build I’d say there is over 14,000 hours at 40 hours per week in the car, so keeping focused was a challenge at times,” says Ian.“Winning at the CRC Speedshow in 2017 was a special highlight, as the second-place car was a ’57 Chevy that was a MotorEx Superstar in 2014, and the third-place car was a ’55 Chevy that won the Two-Door Hardtop class at the 2017 Grand National Roadster Show.”Hopefully we get to see this bad-arse B-body over the ‘dutch’ – maybe at Summernats or MotorEx – some day soon.Scotty gets some hours in on our Valiant wagon restoGive us Liberty: Looking back at the Subaru Liberty’s time in AustraliaAustralia’s not getting the new Subaru Liberty, so it’s nostalgia timeLooking for a monster pick-up without an American badge? The base MSRP for these cars was $3,590.By 1968, many American drivers, particularly the young ones that had money to spend, were looking for performance. Both cars could choose the 426 CID Hemi V8, which was rated at 425 horsepower, but the standard GTX came much better out of the factory, including a 440 CID Super Commando V8, which was rated at 375 horsepower (compared to the 290 horsepower of the Road Runners base engine). 1968 PLYMOUTH GTX. Zero to Sixty. Performance was great as usual and the car just looked good. "“The stainless trims around the screens and drip rails are original, but we blasted them with OE-grade crushed glass at 30psi. “The car initially was a stock car from Texas, and it was rough and rusty,” he says. In fact, the Road Runner was based on the Belvedere, while the GTX was based on the sportier Sport Satellite. Engine choices remained unchanged from the previous year and continued that way through 1969. One addition to the line in 1968 was the Road Runner, which was designed to be a budget sports car based on the Belvedere. The Plymouth GTX became a little curvier in 1968, and its position as a luxury hot rod was strengthened with Plymouth’s introduction of the more affordable and basic Road Runner.

TRANSMISSION ’Box: Tremec T56 six … The interior included front, all-vinyl bucket seats and simulated walnut wood-grain on the door and instrument panels.And it seemed that the “gentlemen” responded well to all of this. Select cars to compare from your search results or vehicle pagesEruption, Ian Neary's Viper-powered '68 Plymouth, is potentially New Zealand's greatest muscle car build of all timeIN 2005, avowed Mopar man Ian Neary built an award-winning ’59 Ford Skyliner, which led to an invitation from the New Zealand distributor of Mothers car care, Peter Ellmers, to join him as a judge for the Shine Award at the annual On his return to NZ, Ian’s focus for a new project had changed. The car remained in the Roanoke area since purchase new and has had just 3 owners, the first two being family members. Motorcar Classics is proud to present this rare 1968 Plymouth GTX convertible featured in #GG1 Racing Green Metallic with white interior and white convertible top. With a custom intake manifold, fuel rail set-up, 85lb Bosch injectors, and a handmade exhaust, it churns out 580hp and puts the hurt on the Viper-spec Tremec T56 six-speed manual gearbox, Centerforce clutch and a custom three-inch driveshaft.Ian chose to keep it Mopar under the rear with a new version of the heavy-duty Dana 60 that ’68 Plymouths could be optioned with. The grille is also styled on the original item but refined, with the frame made out of billet aluminium and 72 bars and spacers in the middle.”While GTXs could be optioned with a range of V8s, including the fire-breathing 426 Hemi and 440 big-block, Ian again chose to elevate Eruption by slotting in a 505ci V10 from the third-generation Dodge Viper supercar.

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