hpv8man
Active Member
This is the GTX back in 1974, that little girl is now my wife. The car belonged to her father and he purchased the car in 1970.
I believe the car to rather rare with some options I have never seen on '67 GTX's including cars that I have read or seen at car shows.
Let me describe the car just a little.
440 auto w/console shift, looks like at one time it may have had the factory tach, now aftermarket.
The car is equipped with AM/FM radio and I have the housing and 8 track tape deck that I believe would be correct for this car. It is no longer in the car, but all the parts seem to be there.
It also has cruise control, which seems to be rare to come by. What is really cool is that the steering column has the original cruise control stalk, mounted on a tilt/telescoping steering column. I have never seen another GTX with this option.
Another odd option is the vacuum operated trunk release, with the button located in the glove box.
Power steering and power brakes round out the options that I know of.
The car as it sits now is in rough shape, although I do have a ton of parts that my father-in-law collected over the years which includes rust free front fenders, 2 hoods, deck lid, extra trim, some interior parts, and bumpers.
The worst part is that the frame is really weak at the torsion bar cross member and what I believe would be considered the torque box area. Sorry I have been a GM man up to this point.
My question is this, I have seen where guys have done frame transplants from a donor car.
Has any body done this? I have found guides to the frame dimensions which I have to believe would help.
Second, what year of a donor car would I need, and does it need to be a 2 door car?
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.