1967 Chrysler GTX Silver Bullet

67 GTX Silver Bullet test car for Chrysler video segment from Legendary Motorcar's Dream Car Garage 2004 TV series: Vintage Dream Cars.
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[@JrGoonior]

I love watching the old B Body’s rise up and leave!!!

[@Pro1er]

There is some discussion here weather the car was ever beaten in a street race. I do not know, but this is from the sign posted alongside of the car at the 2007 Woodward Dream Cruise. 1967 PLYMOUTH GTX, "THE SILVER BULLET" Although originally a factory tested car, this car after being purchased by Jimmy Addison, became a Woodward street racer. In the 1960's and 1970's, impromptu drag races occurred with regularity on Woodward Ave. in suburban Detroit. Although originally the car was a 440 cubic incher, Jummy Addison equipped the GTX with a stroker 487 cubic inch 426 hemi engine, compression 12.0:1 with a set of A-990 aluminum heads a magnesium cross ram intake and dual Holley 780 carburetors. To keep it quiet, he designed an exhaust system with 4 mufflers. To make the car lighter, he replaced body panels with fiberglass fenders doors, a hood, and a trunk lid. The result of it all was to make over 650 horsepower to push this 3200 pound B-body through the quarter mile in 10.30 seconds at over 134 miles per hour. Anytime, Anyplace, The Silver Bullet was never beaten. The legendary "Silver Bullet" is still well known among drag racers across the country. OWNER: HAROLD SULLIVAN

[@chikeners]

Pro1er worked at his house today. His collection is unreal.

[@Pro1er]

@@chikeners You need to post a video!

[@gordocarbo]

What yrs were your ownership? Good friend of mine bought it from Addison (link below somewhere in the comments we put up yrs ago). No 427 vette beat it during his ownership. Rumor so far Ive found no facts anyone beat the bullitt

[@xelphinx]

MagaZines said " through the mufflers" 🏁gF☮️

[@charliechristie2949]

I know this car !!!...When I was young,it was featured in every hot rod magazine......WOW.

[@troynov1965]

Me too i remember drooling over this car when i was like 14 or 15 reading about it in Car Craft I believe . Then seeing it other mags of the time as well

[@ronyoung6054]

That is a man's car, no electronics purely a mechanical car. Never to be overcome. The MIGHTY CHRYSLER HEMI

[@mynameis9057]

man,what a beautiful beast,with super cool back story and race history, those 4 mufflers are sick too. if she could only talk,cuz we know she screams! thanks for sharing this with us. penta-star strong.☆☆☆

[@chrismc.4437]

Witty.

[@mopared]

Have been a fan of the 67 Satellite for many years. I have a beautiful 1967 fully restored Satellite in my possession for the past 25 years.Its 50 years old next year!

[@411member]

The exhaust system on that car was a work of art with 4 Cadillac mufflers to keep the sound level down but not restrict flow.

[@mrcbody1017]

I'm certain they meant to say Imperial mufflers which were high flow and extremely quiet yet interchanged with the hemi part numbers when new.

[@chuckgladfelter]

Would that be a Cadillac converter?🤭

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Ain't nobody studyin no caddy fool

[@woodey028]

This car makes me tingle. The man Jimmy Addison and the story behind it are what TRUE Bluecollar car guys strived to be.. Respected hands on Mopar lovers for LIFE. Tom Hoover gave the 7th day to man on that Bumper Sticker and thanks to Mr Kellog that bitch had an attitude. Oh hell yea that is the baddest GTX to ever pound the pavement.

[@angelperez7891]

Public International described these Plymouths, including this Silver Bullet, as a boulevardier at low speed and said it could transform,"...to a demon at the stoplights,". In NASCAR the Silver Bullet concept was modified to race on the track at the hands of Richard Petty.

[@SolamenteVees]

My late Father knew Jimmy back in the day. Jimmy didn’t exactly have the best bedside manner but that car was every bit as fast as the legend. (my Dad was employee #2 at Direct Connection)

[@EldenBolton]

I heard of this car when I read about it in a car magazine in either the 60's or 70's. I owned a 67 GTX in the early 70's. It was silver just like this one. I had the 440. I had a 500 lift 300 duration Crower solid lifter cam. Bigger exhaust valves. Dual Crower valve springs, Isky adjustable rocker arms. Heads milled .060. Two inch Hooker headers, Accel distributor, electric fuel pump, 4.10 gears in a Dana 60. The fun I had in that car. I ran slicks on the street. I lived in Michigan too, but on the other side of the state. Car was the best car I ever drove in snow. Would not get stuck. Finally blew the motor and had decided to get married. Sold the car. Wish I still had the car because I had it longer then the marriage. Next bought a 69 428 SCJ Mustand fastback. All black with shaker hood. Rocket 5 spoke mags all around. L60's on the back. 3.91 gears with automatic. Loved that car till a drunk hit it and totaled. I had a good time when I was young.

[@tonyedler8931]

My favorite Mopar for sure. I was lucky enough to see it at the Woodward Dream Cruise in '06. Piece of rolling history at it's finest.

[@chikeners]

I worked at the house of the owner today. Saw it in person!

[@captainbart]

Tell Harold, Capt. Bruce says Hello.

[@patrickcarty2629]

@port nut I thought he painted it green

[@gordocarbo]

@@patrickcarty2629 When Mick owned it he painted it white as he said "to draw the flys in" big into the st racing scene back then

[@gary9426]

Someone needs to make a movie about Jimmy Addison, the Silver Bullet, and the glory days of racing on Woodward in the '60s. R.I.P. Jimmy.

[@davidkeller340]

I'm wondering why they didn't track him down for an interview for this episode; he was still alive in 2004 (passed away in 2008).

[@FrankBullitt390]

@@davidkeller340 There were a few magazine interviews with him over the years, he was humble to the point that I dont think he really cared much anymore lol. Biggest point is the car was sold to one guy and the motor another, they have never been re-united.

[@DTittle]

I first heard about this car in the early 70's around the time it was ruling the streets around Detroit from a couple of older cousins who lived around the area. I dreamed of someday building my own version but decided not to out of respect for Jimmy Addison. I have the issue of High Performance Mopar from 1989 with the story of it being located and needing total restoration,the issue of Mopar Action showing it completed and pounding the ground again as well as a the copy of Car Craft with the story by Ro McGongeal from 1971. These magazines are highly cherished and are currently in my safe. The legend lives on. R.I.P Jimmy.

[@marksnow9274]

You should I would love to my self. But here is my were would you get the fiberglass front end from? I've checked unlimited product's you can get the hood only?

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

@@marksnow9274 have you tried VFN out of Illinois ?

[@markcheek5006]

There was a car just like this that raced at Kil Kare Dragway in the 80's. I loved it.

[@largelarry2126]

The Silver Bullet to me the Master Street HEMI! Back in the day I remember roomers about this car. Street racers all around Indy were well aware of this car. We had several ten second cars in town but the reputation of the Silver Bullet was legendary.

[@jaybritt6275]

That answered my Question: THE " ORIGINAL SILVER BULLET WAS A BLUE CAR. There was an article that the guy who bought the car after Jimmy Addison built a replica " Silver Bullet GTX " like the Original SILVER BULLET* Where is that car..?

[@gordocarbo]

@@jaybritt6275 That was owned by a friend of mine, Mick Stevens RIP ,he painted it white after he got it from Jimmy as it was impossible to get a race by then.

[@whodo4893]

I watched this car race on Woodward Ave when I was a little kid (7) and I will never forget it because it stomped a’66’Chevelle in that race...

[@legendarymotorcar]

Love it!

[@VG-iq8xq]

What a gorgeous GTX! I recall seeing it in a magazine years ago. Love the silver. I love my Chevy's but I like all muscle cars and this thing is just so insanely awesome. Something about the boxier body styles that are so cool. From what I could see those headers are a work of art! Hats off to the builder!

[@angelperez7891]

Hurst Campbell, Inc. built 75 of these Plymouths in 1967. All had GTX and "426" insignias though the engine was larger. A "Silver Bullet" was prepared for the Sox & Martin drag racing team.

[@TimMartin62]

i heard that it was Chrysler,s car but they put it in Jimmy,s name. so if he got in trouble,they could not trace it to Chrysler corp, What an era. Now think about the Ramchargers team. Work at Chrysler,and get paid to drag race. MOPAR

[@gtsuperjet]

Such an awesome and legendary machine!...... I love it!

[@angelperez7891]

A fleet of cars based on the basic workings of the Silver Bullet was prepared for NASCAR which one of the best known drivers to race that year is Richard Petty.

[@bryanputz2076]

LOVE THIS Hemi-car !!!

[@Fubarfighter]

This is THE ONE! Car Craft's article said "What it takes to keep a 3,200 lb. street-driven Belvedere in the 10's." I actually had my own copy of the original blue car with the 440/ auto in the 1970's. It was strong, itself. These cars had great weight transfer and 7-leaf springs in the back. Really got off the line.

[@yavin99]

A friend I grew up had a 72 Z28 but his step dad had a 67 GTX with 440 six pack but the six pack wasnt original to the car but it was still an awesome car.

[@grantdavidson3539]

It's simple mighty mopar

[@claiborneeastjr4129]

The ultimate street machine! This car, and the Black Ghost, are legendary!

[@davidslocowb8717]

Actually the silver bullet was the only one of the two cars you speak of that could back it's reputation.

[@chrismc.4437]

The Black Ghost story meant more to the DEI agenda

[@troypatton7290]

black ghost was a hoax

[@bbb462cid]

@@troypatton7290 a great exaggerated fantasy

[@Mastermindyoung14]

People still fall for the Black Ghost hoax? Fascinating!

[@ramseyirizarry3071]

the bad ass bullet never lost a street race

[@dantracy4291]

Ramsey Irizarry I hate to see this I believe it did lose one and I'm a Mopar Guy saying it I believe it was two way 68 or 9 Corvette with a 427 don't quote me on this but I believe that's the only race that ever lost

[@dantracy4291]

I believe the car did lose one race it was two a 68 or nine Corvette with a 427

[@ginox1x792]

I've read some magazine (Hot Rod? Popular Hot Rodding?) And they wrote that it lost to a "hotted up" new 454 equipped 1969 Corvette with a stroked crank, so like over 500 ci displacement. Whatever, that's the only one street race it lost.

[@HerrPoopschitz]

port nut www.chevelles.com/forums/11-bench-racing/209247-silver-bullit.html

[@chrisnizer1885]

Silver Bullet is the ICBM of the 1960's musclecar wars.

[@angelperez7891]

That lead Dodge to conjure up a follow-up program based on the Dart 2-door hardtop as the LO-23 Hemi Dart.

[@letsgobrandon5858]

What a beautiful car!

[@techcarmusicgunlover007]

Very cool car! Thanks for the history lesson! 👍🏽

[@walterbrob]

Lil tidbit, Bob Seeger and The Silver Bullet Band, named in reverence to this car.

[@legendarymotorcar]

regardless a good combo

[@chrismc.4437]

Can you provide facts that support that claim? Seriously doubt it

[@walterbrob]

Bob Seger is the man's name but the Silver Bullet Band is named after the legendary Silver Bullet. A very hot Hemi powered '67 Plymouth GTX that cruised and raced around Detroit back in the day when Gratiot and Woodward Avenues where dominated by street racers. To this day that grey GTX has never been beaten. Car Craft magazine.

[@rdh5961]

One of my all time favorite cars. I've literally dreamed of the Silver Bullet

[@7080nik]

What a beautiful baddass machine. Just the story behind that car makes it worth a million to a lot of buyers.

[@jeffleblanc8850]

I guarantee it would fetch at least a million a lot of Mopar heads out ther would love this in thet collection

[@ericcurlett811]

That is truly badass!!!

[@angelperez7891]

The next year the Silver Bullet idea was put in production using the Dodge Dart 2-door hardtop body for one year under the Chrysler order option code LO-23. A total of 80 were completed for Chrysler by Hurst Campbell, Inc. and sold by Mr. Norn's Grand Spaulding Dodge dealer in Chicago, IL.

[@jeremythompson9122]

Now THAT is a muscle car. I wonder if that's a bored and stroked Street Hemi with the Cross Ram Intake Manifold added on or if it's the 12.5:1 compression Race Hemi. The 67 GTX has always been one of my favorite muscle cars and this is the baddest one I've ever seen. As a Mopar guy that is the coolest car I've seen on LMC so far. I really liked the black A12 Roadrunner too

[@christophersine84]

I've never been able to find compression specs on the original engine. It had aluminum heads, and an aggressive racer brown cam. I'd assume that it was fairly high compression, and 12.5:1 would probably be a good estimate. The original owner owned a Sunoco station so he probably had easy access to race fuel. The original 487 was estimated to be in the 700 horsepower range.

[@TierodMcslush]

Yet the “black ghost” challenger was “unbeatable” 😂😅…we all know the truth.

[@johnthompsonnunu2556]

Not

[@puttingwarheadsonforeheads9872]

A made up story about a full optioned Hemi cars

[@chrismc.4437]

That story is so perfect for the "agenda". The DEI mvt has become so pervasive the opportunity to grandise any story by elevating a protected class or culture will never be overlooked.

[@sparkyguitar0058]

Do remember you're talking about a 71 Challenger and a 67 Belvedere. 3 yrs difference on Woodward. And that station was not a Sunoco it was called like Oakdale or something like that. Catalpa, Berkeley side. I remember that cat around that area cause we hung across Woodward at the Ford dealer.

[@jason-hy8ci]

​@@chrismc.4437 Thank you.

[@randylear8264]

This is what the black ghost based it’s story on. But the Silver Bullet was real. Black Ghost not so much. I like both cars and like everything about the Silver Bullet so much more.

[@hawaiiguykailua6928]

Just saw the Haggerty piece on the "Black Ghost", this car is cool and amazing, but the Qualls 70 challenger is my choice. What a great family. Hail to the muscle car era in any case.

[@danielslocum7169]

Love the old American Chrysler Corperation for the extremely cool things that they did.

[@BulletSpoung]

I remember the car and always thought it was cool, I was a hemi fan from day one.

[@marekzdun3760]

nice video, i live in michigan and been going to the woodward cruise for the last 10 years were i always see badass the bullet

[@1Imrichard]

they should replay this show on tv . muscle cars being driven . no trailer queens

[@ContinuousRefinement]

'67 GTX is my favorite car.

[@gordocarbo]

Using big caddy mufflers was common in the 60s and 70s friend of mine still has them on his 67 Camaro Now we have the dynomax super turbo in 20-22in long cases....love quiet cars that get it done . Friend used a looong oval muffler off a V10 motorhome for his BB C10....you literally could barely even hear it idle but just as fast. Fun picking off 5.0s with that thing

[@robinluck2922]

I laughed when I heard the (son and present owner) of the Black Ghost hemi challenger said that the Silver Bullet & Black Ghost fought back and forth for bragging rights on Woodward!! Lol the Challenger didn't even have headers on it.... his dad was a vet and a firefighter that's what made him a legend...not his car...

[@gordocarbo]

I knew the owner of the bullit in the 70s....that ghost story is a bunch of bs

[@MoparRob440]

And people are hyping up the "Black Ghost"...lol

[@elijah2078]

There is nothing like a Hemi Mopar!

[@jakej4194]

It was a joy to hear the history behind this car over the years and see it when I went to the Woodward Dream Cruise. The King of Woodward.

[@gordocarbo]

THe infamous race where it was to line up with the Roush Mustang fell through last minute..."couldnt make it" for whatever reason . Friend of mine owned the bullit back then and was up to the task. He had it running quicker than 10.6 during his ownership. RIP Mick Stevens

[@terryk5412]

That's a 2 million dollar car easy. Most just don't know what they are looking at. They are looking at History, A Legend. To me a car like that should be worth between 2 and 5 million. The 4-Door Hemi cars. The Dick Harrell Prepared, Yenko, Shelby 500, Buick GSXs, not to mention every Keith Black Motor on the Streets of the World...One day I will tell some stories of the Legendary '73 Plymouth Custom Suburban with a 440

[@sammykarim3826]

Nothing better than American muscle cars

[@ericberensen4528]

MY. DADS. #1. ROCKED. IT. !!!!!!!!!! 😎

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

Now THAT'S a real, nice car! 😎

[@maximuswedgie5149]

Yep, my Powerball car for sure..

[@LenaPolk1111]

Beautiful

[@jeffleblanc8850]

Now a days that would fetch a million I bet at least I bet there so many Mopar guys out ther that would love to have this car

[@stripervince1]

Beauty, wow. Mopar rules again

[@gregbell3559]

Love it....awesome in silver

[@MrDannyk01]

My dream car.

[@jamesblair9614]

It was a big risk for any car maker to have a known association with a street racer, but the big three in Detroit all did it to some degree or other. Jimmie Addison and the Bullet GTX was the car to beat, everyone knew it, and knew it was a back door sanctioned Chrysler race car, and fifty plus years on, the Legend is alive.

[@jeffbryan2591]

LMC has the cream of the crop .

[@stevenbeneway1767]

That car is a legend

SWEET

[@Mick_A_Knuckle]

1:47 That chassis lift!

[@grantdavidson3539]

My dad told me about this car he work for Chryslerfor almost 50 years Exterior design studio jack Davidson

[@dougjenks6954]

I remember the new neighbors with a 67 440 automatic! I knew it was fast

[@markcassel3392]

Incredible!

[@jimmyhamm6041]

My brother had this body style in Belvidere with a 426 max-wedge 4 speed .

[@louiskats5116]

If the Black Ghost is worth $ 1,000,000 then the Silver Bullitt is worth $ 10,000,000. The true Detroit Street Racer.

[@davidslocowb8717]

Exactly !!!! The black ghost was a legend only to the family that owned it.

[@martin2560]

Awesome

[@aceyorba]

Holy Shit... Bad 2 D Bone...

[@jasonspurley492]

Real Facts.

[@stevenbean9706]

this car would make short work of the black ghost the engineers also had a silver bullet 2 which was a 67 belvedere 2 . dodge a100 seats just like the 68 hemi cuda and ro23 dart. one big difference in the seats if its the original seat they used all light weight frame work in the seats this is why those cars have the van seats. this is a million dollars all day that stupid 14 second black ghost sold for a million this is easily worth twice that!

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Wow!

[@humbleone6405]

Really nice

[@daniellobo1680]

BAD....nuff said💪❤👍👌

[@wesh8337]

At 3:08. What? That Crager wheel is missing a lug nut. My ALL TIME favorite Mopar!

[@davidkeeton6716]

I think that it really has a new black stud there, that hasn't rusted a bit like the others.

[@KillyJoe]

Heard of this being a factory backed street racer had to Come check it out. Is this the best of motor they coulda possibly used?

[@osmiumsoul9535]

I already know that no one in the comments will believe me, but Jimmy Addison the creator of this car was my grandfather.

[@gordocarbo]

Your grandfather and Mick who bought the car from him (and good friend of mine) were super heavy into the st race scene then. Know all about the story, some races that took place and the infamous Roush Mustang race that last min never happened...back whne mick had it. Running faster than 10.60s then

[@jimburig7064]

The Silver Bullet sat in the Chrysler Museum. That was the first time I had seen it since Jimmy Addison had it.

[@rtsosmooth4965]

Great!

[@18BIG78]

MOPAR FOREVER

[@ericheine2414]

The two for staggered magnesium cross ram that alone is a collector's item. Iron American Dream on KZbin Share it. Take a ride across the promised land. Burn Rubber.

[@racecitypatriot66]

Love this car and story. He must have to he could hardly talk straight.

[@hotwheel6663]

If it was blue how did it end up silver?

[@JoseHernandez-on5gt]

Gtx. Rocks

[@stevenrumsey2191]

Love that

[@vinskeeter]

Damn. Love the way this car looks. Wish they would have mini-tubbed it, though.

[@mikeharris130]

This one is real, not like the '70 Black Ghost Hemi Challenger that has a lot of embellishment.

[@jimmyhamm6041]

My brother Larry had this year but Belvedere 426 could lift the tires at start off up to 2nd. Gear wheelie car.

[@Motor-City-Mike]

Boy, are the facts twisted on this one. Addison bought the car as is (was), Chrysler gave him nothing except knowledge gained from in house testing. There's more to the history of the car, its build, and Jim's place in all of it, but it would take short book to clarify the facts. That's what happens when the person delivering the storyline wasn't around yet when history unfolded.

[@ArmedPatriot]

The black ghost never raced the silver bullet

[@p.shephard2081]

Can anyone tell me the wheel and tire size and is it tubbed?

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Nobody kno but da 68 HEMI dart shut this car down at da track..... FACTS

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

Kick ass

[@nrken1]

WOW!!

[@richardturk7162]

Surprised it has an 8/3/4 rear end and not a Dana 60. Thats a real street race car.

[@TheXopony]

How can you even try to asses the value of such a one off type of car .

[@johnrudolph513]

Black Ghost wasn’t about DEI like some say. It was about $975,000 for a $100,000 car.

[@rustyjohnson4697]

This is my nickname in a courtroom and also by law enforcement I was clocked doing 161 and 205 in the 45 speed zone

[@MedicareRabbit]

This vs the black ghost who’s winning ??