Plymouth GTX 1967 images

Plymouth needed an answer to the Pontiac GTO, and in 1967 they built one by dropping a standard 440-cubic-inch, 375-horsepower Super Commando V8 into a dressed-up Belvedere and calling it the GTX. Unlike most muscle cars of the era, buyers didn’t have to option their way up to big power – Plymouth handed it to them standard, with the fabled 426 Hemi waiting as an upgrade.

The GTX for ’67 is the same basic car as the Belvedere, but shares its rear fascia with the Satellite, with a unique grill. the “pit stop” fuel filler cap and an added option of the racing stripe package. The GTX is equipped with the TorqueFlite three speed automatic transmission, heavy duty suspension, and the “Super Commando” 440 engine putting out 375 hp (280 kW). There is also the 426 cu in (7.0L) Hemi engine- on the table as well which kicks up the performance a little and was offered for about $545.00 extra over base price.

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Plymouth had a problem in 1966: every division at Chrysler wanted a piece of the supercar craze the GTO had just kicked off, and Plymouth was standing on the sideline without a real answer. So for 1967, Plymouth did the only sensible thing — they took the mid-size Belvedere, dropped in the biggest engine available in the intermediate class, and gave it a name that borrowed just enough swagger from Pontiac’s playbook without ever admitting it. What came out the other end was not a budget muscle car playing catch-up. It was Plymouth’s first real declaration that they belonged in the fight.

The Standard Engine Nobody Else Offered Standard

The GTX’s headline feature was what came standard: the Super Commando 440, a 440-cubic-inch big block rated at 375 horsepower at 4,600 rpm and 480 lb-ft of torque at 3,200 rpm, backed by a TorqueFlite automatic as standard equipment, with a four-speed manual and the fabled 426 Hemi both available as options. That is a genuinely bold statement for a mid-size car in 1967 — most competitors made buyers option their way up to that kind of power, while Plymouth just handed it to you the moment you signed the paperwork.

The Gentleman’s Muscle Car

Built and marketed as more refined than the Road Runner that would arrive the following year to steal its thunder, the GTX wore a blacked-out grille, fiberglass simulated hood scoops with an optional racing stripe package, a chrome pop-open fuel filler cap, and a tachometer mounted right on the center console so drivers could actually watch that big 440 work. It shared its rear fascia with the Satellite and its bones with the Belvedere, but nothing about the driving experience felt like an economy car with a big engine stuffed in — this was Chrysler’s attempt at a proper gentleman’s supercar, all business under a slightly dressed-up suit.

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