68 GTX yard find

[@OMCCsam]

"The madness continues." 😂 Cool find ! Thnx 4 the walkabout . i learn something every time i stop in .

[@rogerliston7077]

That's a cool deal you got there. In the 70's and 80s I bought a Coronet R/T for $300 a Roadrunner for $500. A 66 hemi charger $500 and GTS 383 4spd Dart for $200.00 And drove 3 of the 4 cars home. The charger was minus the hemi. Those were the days !

[@deankallstrom1968]

Yes,they were! I bought a black over red 68 Coronet R/T for $1k in 88. Bought my 68 Charger R/T(still own) for $400 in 89. And too many more to mention. Yup,”the good old days “.

[@duncanmacrae6384]

She's lived a full life! Great walk around tour. I have a 71 GTX, and the trailer hitch is still on.

[@deankallstrom1968]

Awesome! She’s not done yet! She’ll get patched up and thrown back into the game!😂

[@prorebuilder]

Greetings from Winnipeg. I still have my high school car. 68 GTX numbers car, Red/Black roof. PB, No PS. Very nice find.

[@deankallstrom1968]

Sounds like a nice car! I look forward to driving this one. I just turned the engine over with a big ratchet-it’s not seized! I’ll do a video of getting it running after 20 years of sitting. Thx for watching.

[@thtrtr]

I had a 1969 Plymouth GTX , after I left Vietnam 🇻🇳. Yes!!!!! It was a runner.

[@deankallstrom1968]

@@thtrtr awesome!!

[@wilsixone]

First comment I've gotta make, I love the gauge connected to the outside mirror on your Ford here. I'm watching and it doesn't seem to move so I don't know what it is, but what a great idea! Okay, on to the video...

[@deankallstrom1968]

It’s a thermometer,good for gauging road conditions.

[@razvancalin6453]

Hats off, Mr. Kallstrom! Great find.

[@deankallstrom1968]

Yes,a fluke find for sure. They are still out there!

[@novagasser]

cool to see another 68 GTX similar to mine. I've owned my GTX for over 40 years and it was my daily driver in high school. lots of other cars have come and went over the years but the GTX is the one I've kept all along. mine is a B3 ice blue car with a white top and white side stripes and white interior and is a factory 440 4 speed dana car however like your car it is also very base with manual brakes and steering and no options. funny and ironic i have always told everyone i like it because its like a roadrunner with a big motor. good luck with it

[@deankallstrom1968]

Wow! That’s a good looking car! And stick too. This one is turbine bronze over black, white side stripes,redline tires on magnums. A good looking car also,just presently a turd. Lol. One day………

[@wilsixone]

Nice start! I'd like to see the process of making it a driver.

[@deankallstrom1968]

Coming soon!

[@michaelwirtala6847]

Still though props on saving another one of mother mopars finest muscle cars

[@deankallstrom1968]

Thanks. I’m going to do a video on trying to get it to run soon.

[@kenporcher2166]

Holy that ol girl has seen a rough life lol. From the camera it looks like it was a Tor Red car, but if it was the copper, my lord she would be sexy! Nice find bud! You need another project like another hole in the head, but what the hell hey!? 😂 I've always had a soft spot for 68 GTX's....such beautiful lines with the side scoop hood 👍👍 Definitely excited to see that beast on the road

[@deankallstrom1968]

Thx Ken! Yup,definitely don’t NEED it! Lol. Definitely WANT it!😂

[@JayceBrown-e7y]

Love it! Seen some hard miles but hey pretty awesome you can still walk around it and look and it rolls not like most finds they are NOT rollers. Great score bud, can't wait to see more!

[@deankallstrom1968]

Thx buddy!

[@JerryKornaat]

What a beauty ❤🎉

[@JohnnyLingle-zw4hi]

SWEET ❤️💜

[@MoparJimmy]

Wow, what a great find.

[@deankallstrom1968]

Yeah,kind of a fluke. Just goes to show,the cars are still out there. Thx for watching.

[@jeffrowlette]

Beautiful car....

[@deankallstrom1968]

Definitely. I can picture it in turbine bronze,redline tires,white side stripe,cruising down the road (slaps head),”wake up,it’s a ratty driver!”, lol

[@jessicawells5145]

Not knocking yours by no means,but in 93 I bought a 68 GTX 440-4speed - Dana 60 rear complete bumper to bumper but when I bought it I had to take everything mopar that was there,so it came with four 18 spline four speeds,one had a pistol grip shifter,nine sets of 906 heads- four heavy duty radiators-a complete 1970 -340 ,one 1969 440 short block,all of this for the outrageous price of 1.200! Those were the days.

[@deankallstrom1968]

Yes,no kidding they were the days. In 1989 I bought my 68 Charger R/T 440,4 spd for $400. It’s the red one in my videos .

[@toddmesecar9558]

I think that is close to the original color of my 75 360 duster! I bet it is close but probably actually a different shade. Bet the colors available were most likely not the same by 75 of coarse. That was a pretty car back in the day!

[@deankallstrom1968]

I’ve seen later model Dusters in a similar colour. Yes, I bet this car looked awesome new.

[@jasonm4143]

Pops ND his buddy bought matching 68 GTXs and they rolled off the assembly line numbered 1 after the other consecutively. I'd love to find out how to see if they are both on the road. HOw coukd i search for original owners ??

[@deankallstrom1968]

@@jasonm4143 that’s really cool! I have no idea how you would go about that.

[@jimcornett1234]

In storage I have a 1969 Roadrunner. 4400 six pack. Black!

[@deankallstrom1968]

Awesome! Get it out of storage and burn some rubber! Lol

[@michaelwirtala6847]

Nobody noticed the passenger side front fender is not from a 68?

[@jaybird1258]

I did

[@deankallstrom1968]

In the GTX update video,I pointed out that it was from a 69. Likely a Satellite. That’s an easy conversion if need be. But for now,as a ratty driver,it’ll stay.lol

[@jessicawells5145]

Who ever wreaked this car must have loved it cause the amount of damage under the hood it should have been totaled back in the day cause as bent as the driver side is there’s no way it drives right or straight,maybe after the wreck it went to auction patched together enough to look like a driver.crazy how people did things back then.

[@deankallstrom1968]

Oh yeah,and the standard procedure for panel replacement was a torch and a brazing rod. Lol

[@jessicawells5145]

I noticed something different about your speedometer,mine had the factory tac but mine was just double digits.and went to 150 and it was 0 to 50, don’t know why Plymouth did that but I’ve seen it on all 68 ,GTXs. I’m willing to bet your speedometer came out of a police car cause I e never seen a 68 GTX with a 140 speedometer

[@deankallstrom1968]

This GTX has a 150 mph speedo

[@jessicawells5145]

The head rest were optional in 68 and standerd in 69.

[@deankallstrom1968]

Yes,jan 69 not jan 68 like I said in the video.

[@wilsixone]

​@@deankallstrom1968yes, after Jan 1, 1969 headrests were mandatory. On GM cars, they did the whole year regardless what month. Also, the locking steering column was mandatory for 1970 m/y, but GM, again, all 1969 and beyond had locking column. Interestingly, many 1969 Chryslers (et al) did NOT have headrests for whatever reason. You would think they were produced early then, but judging by how many I've seen w/o headrests, I wonder if they just let them go missing the headrests...

[@raywagner8016]

Looks like she did a median hop or two. Everything normal! 😂

[@deankallstrom1968]

Pretty much. I think every car I own is like that! Lol

[@71three5ohscrambler8]

Whenever i see a blue 68 i wonder if its the one my dad bought new back in Virginia.

[@deankallstrom1968]

How long did he own it for? 440 auto?

[@71three5ohscrambler8]

@@deankallstrom1968 only a few years. It was a bench seat, automatic. Double white stripes on the bottom.

[@jamesnotter4535]

They reproduce all the parts for these cars year one

[@deankallstrom1968]

Yup! They’re popular cars. It just takes cubic dollars to do it. Lol. First step,running/driving ratty driver.

[@toddmesecar9558]

Are you onto any A bodies? If not the Abody console would be nice to have if you wanna sell for a decent price, of coarse though it loom like may be in rough shape.

[@deankallstrom1968]

It looks rough,but I might keep it around to possibly use in my 68 Dart.thx for watching

[@fraserobrien3828]

nice

[@deankallstrom1968]

Thx for watching!

[@kevinjames9860]

Is this the fella who famously totalled the Plymouth when brakes failed?? All over YT a while ago...

[@deankallstrom1968]

No,not me. Now I’m curious and have to look that up! Lol

[@kevinjames9860]

@@deankallstrom1968 viewr discretion advised, brings a tear to the eye... Nice car, thanks for sharing

[@Scott-ec4ux]

SCORE *

[@deankallstrom1968]

Yes,it was a long week,waiting to go see it! Lol

[@glenndickson7627]

Pile of Mopars, a question for you. Why on earth would you have the TERRIBLE TASTE to drive a FORD truck. It must be embarassing to all those old MOPAR muscle cars to be dragged home behind a FORD. Ugghhh!