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I just had this conversation with my friend Bob at our annual pilgrimage to the Carlisle Chrysler Nationals. Bob is the guy who sold me my namesake "Baby Blue" in 1983. He was a third generation Chevy guy, who bought the '68 GTX from a co-worker of his father's in 1974. He ran the car at...

So, are you ready to drive to Carlisle now?

Welcome from PA. Great to see a guy hang on to the one from back in the day, rather than the usual story of the one that got away. :thumbsup:

I used to have this problem with the slant six Valiants I drove back in the day, was surprised when it didn't happen with the 1970 GTX I bought in 1977. The factory vapor separator with return line in the second generation GTXs and R/Ts worked effectively. Years later, I owned two GTXs, both...

The Demonstrator made it to my 54 year high school reunion, first one it has attended. A few folks remembered it from back in the day. The queen and her court posed with it when I wasn't looking, just posted the photo. In the older photo, they're shown with GTX number five at our 45 year...

Any E body painted with FC7 meets the criteria. Highly sought after today. Here in the PA rust belt, they were rolling buckets of swiss cheese in only a few years. I remember more junky purple cars with peeling paint than good looking examples back in the day.

My GTX leaked like a sieve when it was new, but being the dealer's personal car, it got new floor pans while it was still in daily service. The car has the original cowl and roof pillar assembly, and sure enough, even with a new windshield, it leaked during the downpour on the Carlisle show...

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...