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Abandoned rare 1969 Plymouth GTX muscle car being auctioned by police
FoxNews.com/auto ^
| June 5, 2019
| Gary Gastelu | Fox News
Posted on 06/05/2019 8:45:24 PM PDT by ETL
The 1969 GTX Convertible was found on an abandoned property near Traverse City, reportedly after the death of its owner, and it appears to have been sitting there for years.
The red two-door is one of 362 like it that were built that year with a 440 V8 and automatic transmission, and it has just 20,269 miles on its odometer.
No one has tried to start it, but the owner of Bingham Body and Towing, where it is currently located, told Fox News Autos that he knows a mechanic that worked on it about a decade ago and said it was in great shape.
According to the Hagerty Price Guide, the car is potentially worth $90,000 if restored to top condition.
That’s a bit less than the rarest of 1969 GTX Convertibles, which are powered by Plymouth’s legendary Hemi V8.
Only 11 of them were ordered and they’re worth up to $250,000 today.
The online auction for the Michigan car runs from June 5 to 18.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: automotive; gtx; michigan; mopar; plymouth; plymouthgtx; traversecity
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To: ETL
Ahhhh...those glory days of the fastback muscle cars.
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posted on
06/05/2019 9:27:43 PM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: ETL
Funny to hear “440 V8” again! That’s all any of us talked about when I was a kid. That and “Hemi, Cragar, 4 on the floor”
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posted on
06/05/2019 9:32:59 PM PDT
by
albie
To: ETL
Look at that layer of dust on the hood! You'd swear it's been sitting for years on an abandoned property near Traverse City, Michigan.
To: ETL
My high school Latin teacher (1961-’66) was the quintessential Latin teacher: Short, stocky, in her 60’s
A nice old lady, one of my favorites ever.
And she bought a red Plymouth Barracuda when they first came out
Talk about incongruent!
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posted on
06/05/2019 9:34:41 PM PDT
by
Oscar in Batangas
(Jan. 20, 2017, 12:00 PM: The End of an ERROR)
To: ETL
Sweet. Back before OPEC turned American cars into crap.
To: Huskrrrr
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posted on
06/05/2019 9:44:02 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: Rebelbase
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posted on
06/05/2019 9:45:40 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: albie
1971 Plymouth Barracuda
1971 Plymouth Barracuda
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1971 Dodge Challenger
1971 Dodge Challenger
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06/05/2019 9:47:11 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
To: Oscar in Batangas
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posted on
06/05/2019 9:52:16 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Never saw her leaving the faculty lot in that particular mode (your 2nd pic)
Thanks for the mental humor image, tho
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posted on
06/05/2019 9:56:57 PM PDT
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Oscar in Batangas
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To: Oscar in Batangas
My high school Latin teacher (1961-’66) was the quintessential Latin teacher: Short, stocky, in her 60’s A nice old lady, one of my favorites ever. And she bought a red Plymouth Barracuda when they first came out You wouldn't be from Pasadena, would you?
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posted on
06/05/2019 9:58:19 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
No, but I did have the Beach Boys’ single once upon a time
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06/05/2019 10:00:56 PM PDT
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Oscar in Batangas
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Look at that layer of dust on the hood! You'd swear it's been sitting for years on an abandoned property near Traverse City, Michigan. Speaking of "dust"...
1970 Dodge Duster
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06/05/2019 10:06:45 PM PDT
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ETL
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06/05/2019 10:17:56 PM PDT
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posted on
06/05/2019 10:19:20 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
I guess it is too much to ask that the rightful heir(s), if they can be found, get the proceeds?
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posted on
06/05/2019 10:23:01 PM PDT
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PghBaldy
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To: PghBaldy
I guess it is too much to ask that the rightful heir(s), if they can be found, get the proceeds?Good point!
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06/05/2019 10:34:39 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: Rebelbase
...and before Congress got in the act with extreme CAFE regulations that made every car look like a teardrop.
To: hinckley buzzard
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