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We've all heard great barn find stores, but have you
ever of finding an iconic piece of Detroit muscle in your own barn? Lars and Tor Skrotter bought this 1971 Plymouth GTX when they were just a couple of kids.
(Tor)>> We were doing some detail engine. Finally put the engine in the car, and cranked it over, and didn't realize that it was the lifters?
(Lar)>> We got a solid lift cam and we put hydraulic lifters in. So we bent some pushrods right away.
(Tommy)>> Then in 2007 they picked right up where they left off and decided to finally finish what they had started.
(Joel)>> This numbers matching car is one of just 135 made that year, and one of the few built in Windsor, Ontario. In case you can't tell where they're from they love maple syrup, hockey, and of course Drake.
(Lars)>> Hey hosers, check this out, eh!
(Joel)>> This power plant is packing six barrels capable of pounding out 385 horsepower, which add an additional 15 horses to the standard 440 Magnum. You could the Hemi option for the steep price tag of $750 bucks, but the lighter weight and lower price point of the 440 six-pack made it hard to pass up.
(Tommy)>> '71 brought a whole new level of styling to Plymouth's mid-size Satellite, which the GTX was built on. A fuselage look transformed the car into a streamlined piece of Detroit muscle with a horse collar front bumper, sculpted body panels, and a slopping fastback roof.
(Joel)>> Painted in the one year only color Curious Yellow, this GTX could best be described as a high octane highlighter rolling on four wheels. It's got the tough steering wheel, which is similar in diameter but had a thicker grip for race-like handling.
(Tommy)>> Heavy duty suspension came standard with it all rolling on steel wheels with wide oval rubber redline radials.
(Joel)>> Introduced in '67 as Plymouth's first all in one muscle car package, the GTX soon played second fiddle to its sister car, just a spruced up version of the hotrodicus supersonicus, the Road Runner. With deluxe interior, chrome rocker moldings, and a 440 as the base engine.
(Tommy)>> With no cool cartoon mascot and a higher price tag it's no wonder the GTX was often overlooked. Sales hit an all time low at less than 3,000 in '71. This marked the last year for the GTX but the name lived on as an option on the Road Runner.
(Joel)>> When Lars and Tor restored the car they weren't expecting a whole lot of attention, but the invitations started rolling in. They were asked to feature the car at SEMA in Las Vegas as a prime example of Mopar performance.
(Tommy)>> What kind of advice do a couple of Canadians have for American muscle car fans?
(Tor)>> Never use snow tires when you try to do a burnout.
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We've all heard great barn find stores, but have you
ever of finding an iconic piece of Detroit muscle in your own barn? Lars and Tor Skrotter bought this 1971 Plymouth GTX when they were just a couple of kids.
(Tor)>> We were doing some detail engine. Finally put the engine in the car, and cranked it over, and didn't realize that it was the lifters?
(Lar)>> We got a solid lift cam and we put hydraulic lifters in. So we bent some pushrods right away.
(Tommy)>> Then in 2007 they picked right up where they left off and decided to finally finish what they had started.
(Joel)>> This numbers matching car is one of just 135 made that year, and one of the few built in Windsor, Ontario. In case you can't tell where they're from they love maple syrup, hockey, and of course Drake.
(Lars)>> Hey hosers, check this out, eh!
(Joel)>> This power plant is packing six barrels capable of pounding out 385 horsepower, which add an additional 15 horses to the standard 440 Magnum. You could the Hemi option for the steep price tag of $750 bucks, but the lighter weight and lower price point of the 440 six-pack made it hard to pass up.
(Tommy)>> '71 brought a whole new level of styling to Plymouth's mid-size Satellite, which the GTX was built on. A fuselage look transformed the car into a streamlined piece of Detroit muscle with a horse collar front bumper, sculpted body panels, and a slopping fastback roof.
(Joel)>> Painted in the one year only color Curious Yellow, this GTX could best be described as a high octane highlighter rolling on four wheels. It's got the tough steering wheel, which is similar in diameter but had a thicker grip for race-like handling.
(Tommy)>> Heavy duty suspension came standard with it all rolling on steel wheels with wide oval rubber redline radials.
(Joel)>> Introduced in '67 as Plymouth's first all in one muscle car package, the GTX soon played second fiddle to its sister car, just a spruced up version of the hotrodicus supersonicus, the Road Runner. With deluxe interior, chrome rocker moldings, and a 440 as the base engine.
(Tommy)>> With no cool cartoon mascot and a higher price tag it's no wonder the GTX was often overlooked. Sales hit an all time low at less than 3,000 in '71. This marked the last year for the GTX but the name lived on as an option on the Road Runner.
(Joel)>> When Lars and Tor restored the car they weren't expecting a whole lot of attention, but the invitations started rolling in. They were asked to feature the car at SEMA in Las Vegas as a prime example of Mopar performance.
(Tommy)>> What kind of advice do a couple of Canadians have for American muscle car fans?
(Tor)>> Never use snow tires when you try to do a burnout.
