A few of you may have seen my WIW message but I have decided to keep the old boy and put him on the road once again. This car actually belonged to my father who during a local drag blew the engine and parked it in 1980. It sat in the same spot for 29 years until recently. My father passed away in 2003 and he would always tell stories about the cars that he and my uncles use to build and run and before I became a Mopar Nut I really didn’t give it much thought. Recently my aunt decided to sell off the family land and gave me the opportunity to see if it was anything that we wanted in the old house. My uncle that was closest to my dad took me out to the car and said that I could have it if I wanted it so I called the roll back and picked it up. Its rough I know and will take many, many years to get him back on the road but the further I dug the more impressed I am with the car. It is a numbers matching 67 GTX with a factory 4speed, dana 60. No bells or whistles just a street fighter, I was able to find ¾ of the build sheet and it was a white car with black stripes. OH MY I have a long way to go! Please if you have any suggestions help me.. More to come.

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Looks like a cool project. A good friend of mine has his dad's 67 Belvedere. It's a blue 318 3-speed on the colom. His dad was the origonal owner and the card in the engine compartment with his name on it is still there. The car sat in a barn for years until his mom sold the farm.

You really don't see that may of them. Glad to see your going to save it. Good luck!!!

There was a white with black stripes & interior 67 440 4 speed GTX here in Spokane years ago. It was a beautiful car, looked very serious in the B&W paint scheme and it was a very nice original car. I know the task may seem daunting but when it's done you'll love the combo!

If you are not familiar with how to restore a car I suggest reading books, asking lots of questions here on Moparts, and setting up a good spacious and organized work space before tearing into the car, it will save you allot of headaches and probably money down the road.

Good luck! Very cool car!

great story. glad you decided to save it. keep us posted

I picked up a 67 GTX 4-spd car a couple weeks ago. I have always wanted one and am glad I did. Having a 67 GTX 4-spd as your first Mopar (IMO) is a special thing, it is a rare car and you will not see or hear of many like it.

Use Moparts, that's what we are here for! Ask question and do it right the first time!

Good Luck!

my parents bought a new solid black in color 67 GTX 440 4 speed with a dana 60. dad always talks about that car yet to this day. strange part is i have a copy of the original tax recept and it cost $3453.40.

Well here is a pic of my '67, hopefully you will stay motivated to finish that car. They do look very sweet in white!

This is going to be a cool project! My suggestion is to break the project down into a bunch of smaller steps and goals. That way you won't get overwhelmed.

I've owned my '67 Satellite for ten years, the last few years just working on it a little at a time when I have time and money.

This might sound nuts and it's probably the backwards way to do it, but I think your GTX would look bada$$ if you left the body and paint the way it is and got all the mechanical stuff up and running first and then drove it around looking like you just dragged it out of the field. I guarantee that would turn more heads than looking at yet another restored to stock musclecar. Patina like that looks so much cooler to me.

If you do restore it all the way, consider restoring it to the way your dad ran it back in the day with period-current mods.

Tear down has begun and my do i have A LOT of work

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ah the Fun has begun! Dont let it overwhelm you(which it will) all of us have been there done that. Keep the pics coming!

I think you should invest in a rotisserie. This way you can get all around the car and send it to the bodyshop while its still on it. Then when it comes back you can put it all together easier too.

Don't get discouraged, you are doing the worst part right now. This is going to be a nice car, looks very solid to start.

anyone have any idea where to get quarter panels for these cars? I have a buddy who is rolling on his but cannot find anywhere to get any decent qtrs.

No quality panels are reproduced for 66/67 cars (just junk so far). You need to find a clean 66/67 Belvedere/Satellite donor car.

What a great story and cool project. I'm looking forward to following it!

Joe

Hey guys, tear down is going right along but slow. I have been trying to get a overall idea of what i want my car to look like and I think i found it. Ok cream color with black viynal and black stripes. Watch this video and let me know if you like...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-8Sgi0KYLQ

like the color, hate the wheels,interior and exhaust.