1969 Plymouth GTX Hemi
- Engine
- 426 cu in (6.98L) V8 Hemi, four-speed manual, with cold-air induction
- Colour
- Ivy Green Metallic (factory code F8) with white longitudinal stripe
A 1969 Plymouth GTX fitted with the rare 426 cubic-inch Hemi V-8, assembled on 14 November 1968 at the St. Louis, Missouri plant. One of very few Hemi-optioned examples built, it carries a full complement of performance options including a four-speed gearbox, Dana 60 rear axle, and Air Grabber induction. Reportedly used almost exclusively for drag racing after delivery, it was stored for years before a mechanical overhaul in the mid-1990s. The car retains its original drivetrain and factory paint and is accompanied by its broadcast sheet, dealer invoice, and a Galen Govier authentication report.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$220,000
- 1968 →Factory deliveryMilitary serviceman, reportedly deployed to Vietnam at time of purchasepartial documentation
Rumored to have ordered the car while on active service, then collected it after returning home and used it almost exclusively for drag racing. Engine and transmission problems eventually led to the car being stored in a heated warehouse, where it sat undisturbed for an extended period.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownEnthusiast from the mid-1990spartial documentation
Purchased the car circa the mid-1990s and had the numbers-matching Hemi engine and four-speed gearbox fully rebuilt while preserving the car's exceptional original condition.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownSubsequent collectors after mid-1990s revivalpartial documentation
The car passed through multiple unidentified discerning owners following its mechanical restoration before reaching the current consignor.
Competition
- —Great Lakes Dragway quarter-mile drag racingBest recorded quarter-mile elapsed time of 11.01 seconds
The car was reportedly used almost exclusively for drag strip use, accumulating the majority of its low mileage one quarter-mile pass at a time, with bad-weather driving avoided entirely.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Engine rebuild
Complete overhaul of the original numbers-matching 426 cubic-inch Hemi V-8 engine and four-speed manual transmission, carried out while preserving the car's high degree of originality.
Commissioned by the enthusiast who acquired the car from storage in the mid-1990s.
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