1971 Plymouth Gtx 440 6-pack, Auto, Air Grabber, Sassy Grass Green, Show Car!!! on 2040-cars

 

1971 Plymouth GTX (RS23U1G155xxx) 440c.i. , six pack (3x2bbl carbs), auto 727 transmission, factory GTX not a clone, with original console,  Air Grabber set-up, high impact FJ6 Sassy-grass green paint (was GF7 Sherwood green),  factory power steering, factory power disc brakes, Air Grabber hood, bucket seats, fender tag, original door VIN decal,  factory A/C car  (currently not on or with car), 8 3/4 rear end, 3.55 posi diff., 26” 4-core radiator, factory AM/FM radio, black interior, 15x7 Rallye wheels, Tuff wheel, GTX floor mats, dual exhaust with factory chrome tips.  All of the body/sequence numbers match on the radiator support, cowl area, original door VIN decal and fender tag.  Factory U-code 440-4bbl 370 HP car.  The Air Grabber and 6-pack were added years ago.

 

This GTX is not only an awesome restored show condition car, it is a very rare car with only 2,211 1971 GTX 440-4bbl automatic hardtops ever made!!! 

 

VIN #	Trans	Year	Model	Body Style	Engine	Remarks	Produced
RS23U1	AUTO	1971	GTX	2 DOOR HDTP	440-4		2211

 

 

The GTX has been fully restored from front to back. The drivetrain, front/rear suspension, engine bay, trunk, interior, gas tank, rear end, fuel lines, brake lines, and air grabber have all been restored to a very high quality restoration. This awesome GTX was mainly completed about 10 years ago and now has just had a fresh light restoration!  The GTX will be an excellent car to be driven on nice days to shows and cruises. A restoration of this caliber takes a lot of time, patience and money to be done correct. Please understand this is not your average “driver” condition GTX!!!

 

I typically restore or finish around 10 Mopars a year and have been working on them for more than 25 years and I do everyone as they were my own to keep. I put a lot of time, effort, pride and money in the cars that I offer for sale which is evident when viewing one of my cars compared to others for sale.  This is one of the few cars you can view in person and say that it is actually nicer than the photos.    

 

 

Please call Chad at 412- 496- 1439 with any questions. Thanks!

 

PAINT, BODY AND FRAME

The body is extremely straight and clean and in excellent shape. The trunk floor, trunk extensions, wheel well housings, doors, floor boards, quarters and fenders are all in great original condition. The rear quarters had only the center area over the wheel section replaced. The frame and floorboards are in excellent original shape.  The undercarriage is very clean and neat with no rust and has the original green paint under the factory undercoat.  The PPG FJ6 Sassy Grass Green base/clear paint was done around 12 years ago and looks like it is fresh out of the paint booth.  The outside of the inner fenders were also painted body color.  Even the jams are awesome on this car including both doors and the trunk jam. The super high-gloss deep clear coat shine was just professionally wet sanded with 1500 and 2000 grit paper to achieve a high caliber ultra finish. This long process alone took over 40 hours and the finish shows it!  The door jams are super nice and clean and you can see the factory seems all the way around the edges.  The are only a few very minor flaws in the paint: very small brush touch chip on the back corner of the hood (shown in photo), couple very small chips on the very bottom of the 1/4 ’s (behind the tires)    

 

GLASS, CHROME AND TRIM

The front windshield is newer and the rear glass is in nice original condition.  The side glass is in very good original shape and only has a few minor small scratches.  All the glass is factory tint and all date coded with exception to the new front glass.  The front and rear bumpers are newer and in excellent condition.  The outside door handles and antenna are newer. The trim pieces are super clean and were polished for optimum shine.  The front grill has been restored and has the correct GTX emblem.  The taillights and rocker moldings are very nice original’s (also restored) and look beautiful. The taillight bezel is newer.

 

INTERIOR

The black interior has been completely restored and looks excellent! Some new items are the door panels, arm rest pads, door handles, window cranks, carpet, speaker shelf, trunk divider, sill/scuff plates, seat covers (Legendary Auto), headliner, glove box liner, door and roof rail weather-stripping and dash pad. The Rallye dash cluster is also in very nice restored original condition with factory tachometer.  All factory gauges work and operate correctly.  All lighting works as should including the high/low beams, dome light, reverse lights, tail lights, parking lights, turn signals, four-way flashers, and license plate light.  The fan motor (switch mounted on bottom of the dash), horn, factory AM/FM radio (radio AM works but problem with FM) and E-brake all work.  The A/C heater box and most of the factory duct work is still under the dash if anyone is looking to add the A/C back on.  I have another working correct AM/FM radio that I will include.    

 

DRIVE TRAIN

The strong running all rebuilt 440-6 is a 1972 steel crank motor with well under 5,000 miles on it!  It has the correct 440 hp manifolds on it.  It has a Edelbrock six pack intake and Holley carbs, linkage, new electronic distributor kit with ECU box, and new Mopar coil.  The engine was completely rebuilt and I have all the info from the previous owner that has had the car for more than 12 years.  It had been totally done: magnafluxed, bored .030 over and decked, polished crank, 6 pack forged pistons, recon. rods, crane adjustable rockers and push rods, totally redone heads with minor street porting, hardened seats, valves, springs, stems, seals etc… Also had new freeze plugs, gaskets, fuel pump and was upgraded oil pump and hemi oil pan.  The 440 makes excellent power and runs great.  This engine runs extremely smooth and very easy to drive in any given traffic condition. The motor does not smoke, tick or make any noises. The casting date on the 440 is 11-1-71.  The ID badge is H-440  making it a 1972 440.  The engine casting number is 2536430.  The manifolds are 2843992 and 2806900 casting numbers.  You will not believe how nice the GTX sounds!!! 

 

The automatic 727 was completely rebuilt from front to back and shifts excellent through the gears and is an absolute blast to drive!  The ID number is 3A237413 making it a 1973 trans.  The GTX has excellent drivability and cools well even in stop and go traffic.  This excellent drive train combo runs and drives awesome in all conditions whether highway or city driving.  Also added were a electric thermostat controlled fan and a heavy duty tranny cooler!

 

The Air Grabber works excellent!  It has a brand new factory on/off switch and vacuum lines.  It opens and closes excellent and looks super cool!!!   It is a very nice factory Mopar set up that was added some time ago along with the hood!  

 

The 8 3/4 rear-end has a 3.55 posi unit with new bearings and seals.

 

SUSPENSION

The complete front suspension has been restored with made in the USA Moog parts. The rear suspension has been redone with newer leaf springs and bushings.  The upper and lower ball joints, upper control arm bushings, tie rods, sway bar end links (front and rear), and many other parts are all new.  All the brakes, drums, rotors, brake hardware, lines, hoses and wheel cylinders are newer.

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

YOU CAN VIEW OVER 40 ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON MY SHUTTERFLY BY CLICKING (OR COPY & PASTING) THE LINK BELOW:

http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/album.sfly?sid=1Abs27lw3aMWFA&startIndex=0&fid=07d0f2a0a088ffb6

Here are the fender tag codes:

 

N42  R21  V21  V7X  26  END

L31   M21  M25  M31  N41

C55  G11  G31  G33  H51  J45

GF7  U  A01  B41  B51  C16

GF7  P6X9  TX9  C01  097734

E86  D32  RS23  U1G  155xxx

 

    

 

Decoding of Fender Tag: Bottom to Top, Left to Right

 

Code	Description
E86	440-4 Barrel High Performance
D32	H-D A-727 Torque-Flite Trans
RS23	R = Plymouth GTX S = Special 23 = 2 Door Hardtop
U1G	U = 440 370HP 1-4BBL 8 CYL 1 = 1971 G = St. Louis, MO, USA
155830	Sequence Number '155xxx'
GF7	Paint Code: Dark Green Metallic
P6X9	Trim Grade/Style/Color P = Premium 6 = Vinyl Bucket Seats X9 = Black
TX9	Upper Door Frame: Black / Black Velvet
C01	Date Built: 12 / 01 / 1970
097734	Order Number: 097734
GF7	Roof Type OR Color:  Dark Green Metallic
U	Built to Specifications for USA Order
A01	Light Package
B41	Front Disc Brakes
B51	Power Assisted Brakes
C16	Console w/ Buckets
C55	Bucket Seats
G11	Tinted Glass All
G31	Right Hand Outside Mirror - Manual / Chrome
G33	Left Hand Outside Mirror - Manual / Chrome
H51	Single Air /w Heater
J45	Hood Tie Down Pins
L31	Hood / Fender Mount Turn Signal
M21	Roof Drip Rail Moldings
M25	Wide Sill Molding
M31	Belt & Hood Molding
N41	Dual Exhaust
N42	Chrome Dual Exhaust Tips
R21	Solid State AM / FM
V21	Performance Hood Treatment
V7X	Accent Stripes - Black
26	26 in. Radiator
END	End of Codes

 

 

NEW/NEWER ITEMS ON CAR

 

• Temp Sender, Oil Sender
• Restored factory rallye instrument cluster
• New dash pad
• Restored center console
• New front glass and gasket     
• Six Pack Air cleaner
• Air grabber set-up
• Correct air grabber vacuum switch and new vacuum lines
• Coil and bracket
• Fuel Filter (correct vapor separator 440-6), Oil and Oil Filter
• HP manifolds
• Mopar correct Heater Hoses and factory clamps
• Upper & Lower Rad Hoses
• Power steering box and pump
• Newer Taillight bezels
• New factory 8k rpm tach
• Plugs, Wire, Cap, Rotor
• Starter Relay
• All Decals
• Windshield washer bottle and pump
• All Interior items (as mentioned above)
• All suspension items (as mentioned above)
• Front and rear shocks
• Fuel pump
• Newer gas tank, sending unit and tank straps
• Fuel line new front to back and return line
• New  2 1/2” exhaust and correct factory chrome tips
• Alternator
• Engine wiring harness
• Wiper motor new
• Master cylinder with new lines
• Mopar correct battery
• Front and rear brake pads and all brake hardware
• Front rotors and drums on rear
• New BFG Tires: Front 225-70-15 Rear 275-60-15  
• New 15x7 Rallye wheels, correct centers and trim rings
• Distributor with electronic ignition

·         Plug wires/plugs

·         Edelbrock six pack intake and newer carbs etc…

·         GTX floor mats

·         Correct Go-Wing

·         Positive and negative wires

·         New antifreeze

·         REM correct factory trunk mat

·         Brake lines front to rear

·         All brake hoses

·         Door, trunk and roof rail weatherstripping

·         Newer front and rear bumpers

·         Newer antenna kit

·         Door handles

·         Excellent restored grill

·         GTX emblems and trunk decal

·         26” Original new 4-core tank radiator w/ factory fan shroud

·         Wheel lip moldings

·         Restored rocker moldings

·         Transmission lines

·         Please note there is a spare tire,  factory jack and base

 

CLOSING

You won’t be disappointed with this beautiful restored 1971 GTX.  It’s a very sharp looking car, in beautiful condition and ready to drive, show and enjoy.  The GTX has won more than 60 awards, several best of show and best Mopar awards.

 

I own a detail shop and typically restore 10 MOPARS a year.  I can assure you won’t find a nicer 1971 GTX of this caliber for less than my asking price.  I am not interested in trades, sorry.  Always feel free to call me with any questions, I have no problem discussing this car in complete detail with you and actually encourage you to do so.  I purchased cars over the internet and I know the concerns and can set you mind at ease.  I am critical and again will GLADLY discuss the car with you in complete detail over the phone as long as you are a serious buyer with the funds to buy. Please call Chad at 412- 496- 1439 with any questions .  I am happy to show the car to you, please call to arrange so if you wish or please hire a third party inspection so there are no issues and you are sure it is exactly what you want.   

 

TERMS OF SALE

 

No Warranty, As-Is, Buyer Pays Shipping, Non-Refundable $1000 Deposit (cash, money order, certified bank check or bank wire only) due within 48 hours of winning bid.  Buyer must contact me within 24 hours of winning bid (412-496-1439) or the sale is void and car re-sold. Final Payment (cash or bank wire only… any bank checks MUST clear before vehicle is released) is due within five business days of sale.  All bank/certified checks take at least 10 business days to clear the bank, so I highly recommend and prefer cash or bank wire transfers.  Vehicle pick-up is due within two weeks of deposit unless we come to a different written agreement.  Failure to pick-up the vehicle within designated time voids sale and forfeits deposit.  Serious buyers only… please be sure you have the funds to purchase… I can’t wait for your “settlement” to happen.  We will leave feedback. I highly recommend you view the car or hire a third party inspector.  Again, I am happy to discuss the car in complete detail.  I can’t stress this enough PLEASE CALL me I will answer all your questions honestly. 

 

I reserve the right to end the auction early.  I only sell to U.S.A. BUYERS WITH U.S.A. FUNDS!!!!!!!!

 

Please note this sale shall be construed under and in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  All parties agree that any disputes with regard to the duties or obligations involving this sale shall only be presented to the court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, Beaver, Pennsylvania and consent to the jurisdiction of such court.