An Upscale Belvedere. Ravenna, OH
1969 Plymouth GTX 440
After seeing sales for the GTX improve for 1968 over the car’s initial 1967 production year, Plymouth left the car basically the same for the 1969 model year.
The GTX is based on Plymouth’s mid-sized Belvedere line, and was the top-level performance and trim level for that line when it was introduced. But in 1968, the Road Runner was introduced, which was also based on the Belvedere and was essentially a stripped down car that was still aimed at inexpensive performance, though it did not come with as much standard power as the Belvedere.
With that said, the 1969 GTX was still a great, if underappreciated, car. Though it was basically a carryover from the year before, 1968 had some great things to carry over. Standard was a 4-barrel 440 CID Super Commando V8 that produced 375 horsepower.
Inside, the GTX offered the top trim of any car based on the Belvedere. This included simulated woodgrain on the door and instrument panels and all-vinyl bucket seats.
Total production for the model year was at 15,602, which was down from 18,940 the year before. It would continue to fall in 1970.
An Upscale Belvedere. Ravenna, OH
1969 Plymouth GTX 440
After seeing sales for the GTX improve for 1968 over the car’s initial 1967 production year, Plymouth left the car basically the same for the 1969 model year.
The GTX is based on Plymouth’s mid-sized Belvedere line, and was the top-level performance and trim level for that line when it was introduced. But in 1968, the Road Runner was introduced, which was also based on the Belvedere and was essentially a stripped down car that was still aimed at inexpensive performance, though it did not come with as much standard power as the Belvedere.
With that said, the 1969 GTX was still a great, if underappreciated, car. Though it was basically a carryover from the year before, 1968 had some great things to carry over. Standard was a 4-barrel 440 CID Super Commando V8 that produced 375 horsepower.
Inside, the GTX offered the top trim of any car based on the Belvedere. This included simulated woodgrain on the door and instrument panels and all-vinyl bucket seats.
Total production for the model year was at 15,602, which was down from 18,940 the year before. It would continue to fall in 1970.