Recent content by 68BabyBlue

I solved the problem by having one of each for my '69 GTX. When I finally bought the car, after chasing it for 50 years, it had an orange tin in place, and a new one still in the box. Because I grew up with the car when it was new, I knew for certain that it came with a red one. I was lucky to...

Enjoy your day, Ulli, and wishing you many more.:bday:

Environmental influences, for better or worse. My parents, NYC dwellers growing up, no access to water, couldn’t swim. As a result, beat on me to get good at it. Two years on swim team in public pool, in cold water. Supposed to be great for building mental toughness. Child abuse by today’s...

There weren't any this year. Last year there was a '68 Hemi GTX in GG1, almost identical to my old car. I'm sure a lot of them have undergone color changes, like that black A/C car. I always liked the look of that brochure car.

Just talked to a classmate at my high school reunion, who was updating us on his restoration of a 1953 Jag XK120 at every previous event. It took him 32 years, but he just scored 99 points in a concours. I’ll bet the GTX ends up in the same league.

Those exhaust tips are assembly line OEM. Impressive.

The Demonstrator is titled as a Plymouth 2 door coupe. It's insured for nearly 50 times more than the first one in the 70s, but now the insurance premium is under $300 per year. Worth the wait.:)

Back in 1972, I test drove a '68 GTX with a buddy. The seller, a graduating senior at Penn State, told us he was only paying $300 a year for insurance, by reporting it as a Belvedere two door, with a V-8. My friend's dad played it straight, getting a quote on the family policy with the GTX as...

As we prepare to downsize out of our home, my wife dug up a family photo taken in summer 1983, the month I bought Baby Blue for the first time. Her kid sister exclaimed, gosh you two used to look good! The car aged backwards as stuff got replaced, but my wife and I aged like humans. We've both...

I think this stuff lies in wait for anyone who has made a living involving physical work. I used to pound on the side of a dry bulk tanker for hours with no consequences. That was no longer an option when I retired at 69. The other day I got a lightning bolt up my arm, reaching at a bad angle...

If you don't connect with this one, you may get a shot at another next year. When I owned my 300F, there were several guys in the Chrysler 300 club who ran them as weekend drivers. I've seen many nice ones at Carlisle over the years. They do, however, seem priced to test the market. Owners...

See post #4. The 440 and Hemi cars had the return line with the separator in 68-69, the 383 cars did not. In the last 50 years, some 383 cars have had the return line added. Most of the GTXs I've owned in recent years had it disconnected, with no separator. Significant improvement when I...

He's not cheap, but not out of line with the current market for many of us. Compared costs with a fellow FBBO member who recently had his radiator re-cored by Glen Ray, no local shops available. I had my original done locally, at the last shop in my area that still does this work. We both...

Happy birthday, and many more! Hope you can get a head start on it at Carlisle next year. :bday::bday:

I became a fan of Plymouth GTXs and Dodge R/Ts when I reached driving age, knowing they were powered by the identical engine used by the PA state police in their full size Fury II's. Even in the full size cars, they had the same unbeatable exhaust sound. I always assumed cost was a factor in...