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Gtx vs roadrunner/superbee prices

68gtxman said:
I once won a trophy at a mall car show for my 1968 Plymouth GTO! They never heard of a GTX so they were sure I didn't know what I had. Even the GTX badges didn't convince them otherwise.
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Well they obviously didn't know much about cars outside the GM world. Anyone that knows Mopar - knows the GTX!
 
Give Looney Tunes some credit, as a child I was drawn to a big black car with a 'familiar' bird emblem on the side...only to be frightened and confused when it fired up and growled at me!

The marketing idea was genius, and like mentioned earlier some people don't know the difference when you talk about a GTX vs GTO. When I tell people I have a Satellite, I get a blank stare. But when I say it is the same body style as a Road Runner they make a connection..

I also like the simplistic Road Runner concept and considered the more luxurious GTX less appealing. Not to say they are not completely awesome, just my preference
 
With regard to GTX vs. Roadrunner. Fewer GTX's built mean fewer available to buy and restore. These prices are more from restored auction activity than sales by individuals. That probably means more RR's restored. The RR was more of a bare bones, low dollar, street brawler and that has some appeal. Easier to restore a car that most likely does not have A/C, PS and PB. And then there is all that chrome and stainless on a GTX to restore.

The GTX was the "Gentleman's Muscle Car." That was the same as saying an old man's muscle car in 68 and 69 with more chrome, comforts and a higher price tag. Young folks bought the Roadrunner and screw the unnecessary extra weight add ons. You weren't supposed to trust anyone over 30 in those days and those with the desire and cash to buy a GTX were over 30!

Now the real question. Did you get to meet the lady in the pics when you picked up your car? I love seeing her in the ad's. A bit older and a lot more classy looking than the Smokey Mountain Trader gals.
 
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It's hard to overlook that brawny 440 Magnum. When I was a kid in the late 60s I had a 64 Sport Fury with 383-4bbl and it was fairly strong up to a point. But I remember being in awe of the 440 cars - Charger R/Ts, GTXs & Coronet R/Ts. There was a barber in the shopping center in KC Kansas I worked after school with a new Charger R/T that he had mounted Cragers and oversize tires on. I still recall how he could rumble through the parking lot at low speed and barely goose the throttle and break traction. I also still clearly remember the first time a 69 GTX accelerated past me on the street at part throttle - the effortless acceleration and exhaust tone told me he was above my league. I wanted badly to buy a 383 Road Runner at the time and really liked the cars, but I had college to save for. As much respect as I have for a quick revving 383 Road Runner, anyone would have to be nuts to not want a 440 GTX first.
 
When I see a roadrunner I think of cool and fun. When I see a gtx I think of respect and power.
 
AR67GTX said:
It's hard to overlook that brawny 440 Magnum. When I was a kid in the late 60s I had a 64 Sport Fury with 383-4bbl and it was fairly strong up to a point. But I remember being in awe of the 440 cars - Charger R/Ts, GTXs & Coronet R/Ts. There was a barber in the shopping center in KC Kansas I worked after school with a new Charger R/T that he had mounted Cragers and oversize tires on. I still recall how he could rumble through the parking lot at low speed and barely goose the throttle and break traction. I also still clearly remember the first time a 69 GTX accelerated past me on the street at part throttle - the effortless acceleration and exhaust tone told me he was above my league. I wanted badly to buy a 383 Road Runner at the time and really liked the cars, but I had college to save for. As much respect as I have for a quick revving 383 Road Runner, anyone would have to be nuts to not want a 440 GTX first.
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I grew up in Kansas City and had a 64 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertable, silver with black and interior and top, 383, 330 hp, 4 speed. This was when I was a senior in high school in 1969. The hot cars at my high school were a 69 GTX, a 69 396 Chevelle and a 68 427 Camaro. I used to race the Sport Fury at KCIR. I bought new rear tires about every other month.
 
I'm with 68 HEMI GTS on this one. The Road Runner name is quite popular and increases its demand. I would pick a GTX over a Road Runner and almost bought a 68 because I couldn't believe how cheap it was. The Super Bees on the other hand are the greatest cars ever made!!!
 
Almost bought a 69 superbee matching 383 4 speed with n96 fresh air hood. VO2 car ( factory 2 tone hardtop) but....bought my GTX instead.

The 440 was what sold me......
 
Roadrunner always outsold Superbees i think. So less of them makes them More Sought after i suppose. And NOTHING beats the look of a 69 Bee. I mean Come on.

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67GTX440 said:
I grew up in Kansas City and had a 64 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertable, silver with black and interior and top, 383, 330 hp, 4 speed. This was when I was a senior in high school in 1969. The hot cars at my high school were a 69 GTX, a 69 396 Chevelle and a 68 427 Camaro. I used to race the Sport Fury at KCIR. I bought new rear tires about every other month.
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Wow - talk about similarities. I was a senior in 1969 and bought my Sport Fury in 68. It was a torqueflight black on black car I bought in Overland Park. The most memorable thing about it was that it would go to first gear on kickdown at any speed up to 40 mph which was how I won a lot of street contests. I used to have a lot of fun with it down on Ward Parkway and that Drive In down town - something like Winsteads I think. With glass packs, the unsilenced air cleaner, grabbing first gear at 40 mph and breaking the skinny tires loose on the 1-2 shift, it startled the heck out of a lot of people. I only took it to the strip once - down at Mo-Kan raceway near Joplin MO. I was in my class alone that day so they matched me up with a 66 Hemi Charger. I thought, well this isn't going to go well. Surprisingly we left the line together and I pretty much hung with him through first gear - after which he just started to gradually creep away from me. A long time ago but from memory I don't think he beat me by more than 2 or 3 car lengths. Neat car/beautiful car - still miss it.

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Curious - did your 383 Sport Fury have a dual point distributor? Mine did which seemed odd for an automatic car. Always wondered if others did.
 
AR67GTX said:
Wow - talk about similarities. I was a senior in 1969 and bought my Sport Fury in 68. It was a torqueflight black on black car I bought in Overland Park. The most memorable thing about it was that it would go to first gear on kickdown at any speed up to 40 mph which was how I won a lot of street contests. I used to have a lot of fun with it down on Ward Parkway and that Drive In down town - something like Winsteads I think. With glass packs, the unsilenced air cleaner, grabbing first gear at 40 mph and breaking the skinny tires loose on the 1-2 shift, it startled the heck out of a lot of people. I only took it to the strip once - down at Mo-Kan raceway near Joplin MO. I was in my class alone that day so they matched me up with a 66 Hemi Charger. I thought, well this isn't going to go well. Surprisingly we left the line together and I pretty much hung with him through first gear - after which he just started to gradually creep away from me. A long time ago but from memory I don't think he beat me by more than 2 or 3 car lengths. Neat car/beautiful car - still miss it.

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Curious - did your 383 Sport Fury have a dual point distributor? Mine did which seemed odd for an automatic car. Always wondered if others did.
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Mike did have the duel point distributor and those same funky hubcaps as yours. I wish I had a picture if it. I bought it in early spring of 69 for $825. Car had 38k miles and was pretty immaculate. I don't know how it was geared, but being a convertable, it was heavy and slow off the line. It would run about 130 top end, however. I rarely went to Windsteads on the Plaza, but went to Allen's Drive In on Ward Parkway just south of the Ward Parkway Shopping Center. I dated a couple of girls that worked there my senior year. I went to Southwest High School and we used to leave school at lunch to drive over to a burger place on Rainbow Blvd that had a liquor store next door. We had a cheeseburger, fries and a quart of beer to wash it down. Those were the days. I lived a block from Burger Delight, Dairy Delight and Wimpys wrong 75th and Troost. The roller coaster at Fairyland Park was close enough I could hear people screaming on it at night during the summer. Hard to imagine we both ended up with a 67 GTX.
Sorry to whatever thread we are hijacking here.
 
Yea, I may have to switch to looking for RR's instead of my dream 69 Charger, HUGE price difference!
 
Well this is currently listed on Hemmings, guess they do not show the list date. As far as the inside of the wheels yea I see what you're talking about but for the price seems like a good deal seeing I'm interested in buying a 69 Charger which run $40-$50K restored.

67GTX440 said:
You think the Magnum 500's on the rear are really painted hemi orange on the inside like in picture of the gas tank? How old is this listing? These pictures may have been winter of who know when? LOL
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dla4567 said:
Nice car with a nice price.
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You can find 68 and 69 Roadrunners in the mid to high 20's, but really nice examples still seem to bring closer to mid 30's and up. Not sure why Charger prices are so high. Must be because the Duke's crashed so many General Lee's.
 
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