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I purchased my 1969 GTX about 6 months ago after looking for 5 years. I had a 69 Satellite the same color when I was in High School. I first fell in love with the 69 Road Runners until I saw a GTX one day in late 69. I could not afford one then but that has always been the car of my dreams even though I like almost all Mopars from the late 60s and early 70s. I've owned several muscle cars over the years but seriously started looking at the auction sites, magazines and newspapers for a 68 or 69 GTX around 5 years ago. I wanted a hemi but could not afford one so when I saw this GTX with a six pack set up on ebay I knew I had to have it. I got into a bit of a bidding war but still feel good about the price I paid because of the uniqueness. I didn't realize when I bought it that the six pack was not available in the GTX until 1970. They only came in a Road Runner or Super Bee in late 1969. The gentlemen I bought it from had done considerable work to bring it up to its current condition. He had the engine rebuilt to 1969 factory six pack specs, installed new carpet, headliner and inside door panels, had the suspension system redone, rebuilt and tuned the 3 Holley carbs, installed NOS wheels, had the instrument panel bezels and gauges redone, put in a Mopar battery, put in a new heavy duty clutch and Series 40 Flowmaster mufflers and several other smaller items. He owned it for 5 years and was the third owner. I have only done a few minor items with the intent of maintaining the car in original factory condition. I've had to repair the horns, fix the emergency brake, purchased a spare tire and original 69 jack, put in a tach and replace some broken parking light lens. Like I said, it was in great shape when purchased. I've only put it in one Car Show and won a first place trophy and a Prestige Award. I have spent most of my time investigating the car for numbers and codes to personally verify which parts and pieces are numbers matching. I've also done much research on 1969 GTXs to find out more about mine. This has been more difficult because the car does not have a fender tag or broadcast sheet. I only have the VIN tag to work with. The car was repainted around 1990 and we believe this is when the fender tag was lost. The vinyl top was also replaced in 1990. The paint and vinyl top today 17 years later are still in great shape. Here are a few more pieces of info on the car. The engine is a 440 HP2 numbers matching engine. The rear is a 9.75 inch Dana 60 and is original. It has the original Hurst shifter but the A 833 transmission is from a 1968 GTX or Hemi based on the serial number. The car has a functional air grabber hood and it appears to have come with one based on the inside control knob. The car came with the Track Pack option set up which included the Dana 60 with 3.54 gears, 26 inch radiator with shroud and 7 blade viscous fan. The car also has the Hemi- suspension set up. The radiator support and trunk lip rail numbers match the VIN number. All panels, doors, windows and bumpers are original. The car was purchased in Oklahoma in May of 1969 at a price of $3700.The car did not come with power brakes, steering or AC. It was built for speed. The brakes are 11 inch manually adjustable drum brakes. I can not find any evidence of any rust or bondo or panel repairs on this car. It appears to be in original condition other than the repaint in 1990. The seats, dash and radio are original. The instrument panel is not original. It has a Rallye Dash which was not available in a GTX until 1970. It was available in a 1969 Super Bee and Dodge Charger. We believe the original owner or the second owner had this car converted to a six pack car and the Rallye Dash installed. I have not been able to run down this info yet but will keep trying. I'm hoping someone with this info might view the car on the website and contact me. I'll end by saying that the best thing about this car is it drives, sounds and runs great. It will still pin your head to the headrest and run 120mph. |






