Man the Plymouth just looks like a family car until you look under that hood and see that 426. Beautiful Car.

I’m a Chevy guy but when it comes to a 67 GTX the gentleman’s muscle car with a Hemi I’m in amazing to see this rare car out racing and giving people joy what it was meant to do.

@mgn5667

3 жыл бұрын

me too great comment

@chadhosmer9357

Жыл бұрын

Gotta hand it to the owners of these very expensive and rare cars drag racing them. I get a lot of enjoyment watching these videos that are done very well.

@Jabbernack

3 ай бұрын

Amen, Brother!

@Jabbernack

3 ай бұрын

Two iconic beasts!

@jenkemjones68

2 ай бұрын

Doing what they were made to do.Love both cars.

Absolutely incredible match up! Two of the best and rarest muscle cars ever made.

Couple of rare cars there. Glad to see them getting used the way they were intended!

@francfurian8215

3 жыл бұрын

@Kirk Wolfe me thinks it's Hardie Ferodo

@thebadbug7026

3 жыл бұрын

@Kirk Wolfe these cars weren’t designed for Bathurst. Though it would be nice to see them running there as well! I am a fan of all types of racing.

@jerrycraig6522

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, 100% mine would have a dent in the floorboard!!!

@thebadbug7026

3 жыл бұрын

@Kirk Wolfe never made it passed the Pinewood Derby!!🤣

I gotta be honest, love those late 60s mopars!!!

@heathdale5903

2 жыл бұрын

I love the 60s in all cars. the 60s had some awsome cars period.

I have to respect how that full steel body Plymouth with a mass produced assembly line Hemi engine was able to run with what is a specially built experimental exotic race engine in a light pony car body Camaro. A fair head to head would have been a Hemi Dart. Love that GTX.

@markdubois4882

3 жыл бұрын

The Hemi dart would have roasted that Camaro.

@Brandon_093

2 жыл бұрын

@@markdubois4882 that’s funny

@markdubois4882

2 жыл бұрын

@@Brandon_093 The HEMI Dart was a 10.2 second car right off the lot with crappy tires.

@Brandon_093

2 жыл бұрын

@@markdubois4882 actually 10.9 was the average time but it was pretty much a race ready car. Knock the zl1 camaro down to the darts weight and then we will talk.

@markdubois4882

2 жыл бұрын

@@Brandon_093 nice try child. The darts were a solid 10.2 with crappy rubber. Btw ...the 426 in the dart was rated at 535 go....dynoed at 609....and at 2980 pounds....decent rubber puts the Hemi darts into the 9s.

The ZL1 is my car, thank you for the kind comments. The Gtx actually broke after the second race. My car is a clone and I built it for pure stock. I drive it on the street and put over 1,000 miles a year on it just going to the local cruises. The car started life as a 4 speed. When I put the automatic in it, it picked up 6/10ths and 4 mph, it goes to show you that a 4 speed is tough with polyglas tires.btw, I made 24 passes in the 2 days of this race! Beat it like it owes you money.

@goneshootin61

3 жыл бұрын

You should've put in a muncie m22 4 speed instead and lose the polyglas tires !

@danielhemple8649

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you brother not everybody enjoys them so many people near me have them in garages and I mean never take them out not even to a show I have a six pack Challenger perfect interior sure could use paint and also needs the rubber wiped off the rear quarter panels every time I take it out I let it rip at least once

@mitchroberts2457

3 жыл бұрын

@@goneshootin61 did you not pay attention to the part where he said it did have a four-speed, but this car is specifically for pure stock racing so he put the automatic transmission in place because it is quicker? and you have to run stock appearing tires. How about this, build your own ZL1 however you like.

@goneshootin61

3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchroberts2457 Yeah but it's not pure stock anymore when he swapped for a automatic ! Polyglas tires suck street or strip ! Probably would've been just as quick with a 4 speed and radial tires !

@mitchroberts2457

3 жыл бұрын

@@goneshootin61 You do realize the ZL1 had an automatic transmission option so you can use that according to Pure Stock rules, right? Since you obviously don't, read the video description box. And no, a 4-speed ZL1 will run SLOWER with radial tires because the 60 foot will worsen. Bias-ply are best in that situation because of the side-wall wrinkle increasing launch potential.

I owned a factory new 1967 GTX the same color. It had a 440ci 4 barrel 4 speed. It ran about 13.1 seconds. Wish I still had it. Still one of my all time favorites.

Paint on the GTX is fantastic, good restoration work.

Good race between 2 monsters

Wow! Some BIG hitters in this group! Thanks for sharing 👍

OMG this is my favorite channel ever ! I was born in 66' and we had a 69' Dodge Coronet with the 383 2 barrel carb with the 727 Torque flite transmission and it was a great car..my parents sold it in 76' when it was getting harder to find leaded gas here in Texas,so they say..I believe they knew that car turned me into a muscle car lover forever even at the young age and knew if I got it I would be hopping it up and drag racing the **** out of it.. I went to work young at 14 and was already saving for my 1st car which was a 67' SS Camaro..man these videos are making me jones for another muscle car from the in my opinion best years ever..I ended up building the SS up and of course racing it every time I drove it..then I bought a 68' Charger with a 340 that the guy got an original 6 pack intake and carbs off I guess it was a wrecked AAR Challenger..but that car was awesome too..then more Camaros and even a big block 79' Trans Am..so damn these videos are just so awesome..I will watch every video I can find of yours and spend endless hours watching them.. Thank you for these videos !

Walk softly, and carry a big effin engine under the hood! Couple of dragon slayers there!

Great video. Thanks for putting up the time and speed on the screen!

Thanks for these races. Absolutely awesome! That '67 Belvedere GTX is outstanding! I like the battle with '70 Road Runner. Take a Mopar to catch a Mopar;-)

@artificialdopamine6542

3 жыл бұрын

What u talking bout the Chevy blew its doors of and if he didnt sleep at the light woulda done it again in second race

@Welcometofacsistube

3 жыл бұрын

@@artificialdopamine6542 at what price point difference? Right. 20k more in 69.

@plymouthdie-castreplicas

3 жыл бұрын

@@artificialdopamine6542 Thanks for the feedback. Camaro ZL1 was made mainly as racing special (NHRA or AHRA). Only 69 pieces and super rare car. '67 Belvedere GTX is a primarily street car with a "racing engine"

@gogglez61

3 жыл бұрын

@@artificialdopamine6542 If you take the GTX's fastest ET vs the ZL1's fastest, you'd see that these cars were far more evenly matched than you think. 11.94 (ZL1) vs 11.97 (GTX against the Roadrunner.)

@BuzzLOLOL

3 жыл бұрын

@@gogglez61 - ZL1 Camaros turn 11's stock... that GTX has a lot of work done to it to get below 13.0...

2 legendary motors

I'm a Chevy guy and always dreamed about the ZL1 but I also love the 66-67 Hemi GTX! I'll take one of each! (thought I saw some smoke from the right tailpipe on the ZL1? )

I watch this channel a lot. It kills me that the stands are always virtually empty. When I used to go to the races in the 1960s and 1970s at raceway Park Englishtown NJ, there wasn't a empty seat. 30,000 plus people every single race day. Same thing in the 1980s when I moved to Los Angeles at Pomona and Palmdale racetracks. Standing room only. Always

@jimself9395

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh yes, Englishtown,, if we're talking Jersey,,Atco!

I'm glad we found out that Gary is 65! LOL

@dhart8451

3 жыл бұрын

I have been wondering about that for a while.

Love watching these old hot rods! Thanks for sharing 👍

Sub-12 seconds and 115 mph is absolutely stellar for a 55 year-old car. Thanks for posting.

4:56 gears in the hemi makes it almost unstreetable for daily driving. 4:10 streetable. I drove my 67' Ford F100 6'bed Stepside with a 4:11 rear everyday and on highway trips for well over 10 years. My 69' Road Runner was only running 3:23 gears.

Man oh man!! I loves me a 426H GTX!!❤️

For christ sake will somebody tell that guy how old Gary is already! Hells bells! 🤣😂

@oldhick9047

3 жыл бұрын

Older than dirt my friend.

@martinblack7086

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't he help invent the wheel!

It's Nice to see this cars on the road like they re being used and thats nice

Yeah, more of these no commentary videos, great vid!

That was some fine racing.

Awesome video. Thank you.

Good Stuff guys!!! Love those beautiful machines I grew up with!!! Thanks for sharing.

Both iconic cars no matter who won!

My friends stepdad had a 440 GTX that was the same colors as this one and I always loved that car.

Love how angry them V8s sound

@theangrydragon182

3 жыл бұрын

Crazy induction sound

I had a 1964 pontiac 421 3dueuce 4 speed car. was crazy quick for a big car.

Nice video 📹

Goodday C & Z, That is some serious & great racing all round thoroughly enjoyed it. Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤

@francfurian8215

3 жыл бұрын

No Louis, I keep telling you I am! Cheers

@louiskats5116

3 жыл бұрын

@@francfurian8215 Good try You need a new title 👍

Damn good racing by 4 awesome rides! Wouldn't kick any of them out of my garage!

The guy racing a factory original zl1 has to have balls the size of basketballs!!

@BrewBlaster

3 жыл бұрын

I know I don't have the means to have that car, but if I did; driving it would be my only reason to own it and that includes what it was made for: Racing!

@francfurian8215

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrewBlaster I totally agree, it's what it was designed to do! Cheers

@mastisu

3 жыл бұрын

The owner just posted that this is a clone.

@mikestackhouse9001

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. These are both six figure cars so it's a crap shoot to go down the 1/4 mile. Anything can break.

@joshn938

3 жыл бұрын

What's the point of having a car if you don't use it for what it was intended for- DRIVING! Plus, he has a ZL1...he can afford it.

Gorgeous Plymouth looking like factory mint. And wow, that engine too. If I didn't know anything about engines, I'd still know that's not some regular V8. This Camaro is beautiful inside and out. To actually own a ZL1 like this would be an honor.

430 Horsepower of the ZL1 was under rated by the factory, said to be more around 550.

@BuzzLOLOL

3 жыл бұрын

About 530 HP @ 6600 for ZL1... aluminum heads bleed off heat/HP faster... 560 HP for iron L88 version...

@davegeisler7802

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuzzLOLOL keep your ZL1, I will take a L88 everytime 🏁

Absolutely love the old muscle cars. I was lucky enough to catch the late 60's and early 70's cars before the "pollution" engines took over. Nothing better than the tire burn outs and the roar of any of those muscle car engines, regardless if your a Mopar, Chevy, or Ford enthusiast ! Those were great times, glad the interest in these cars is returning!!

I appreciate you just showing the videos and not putting in your opinion! Great videos! Thanks for the insider!

Clash of the Titans! Two legendary rides...it all came down to the difference in weight..maybe a better matchup would have been a lighter Hemi 'Cuda or Challenger.The GTX still held it's own, though.. Gotta love that 429, but the Mustangs sure did get ugly in '71, imo. Thanks for posting!

@mikestackhouse9001

3 жыл бұрын

I agree about the later Mustangs. They lost that pony car look and weighed more. Plus, the 428 was a better engine than the 429. I am a Mopar man so anything Hemi gets me aroused.😂

Absolutely beautiful '67 Hemi GTX. Great to see it on the strip, doing wat it was designed for.

When I was a kid in the mid 80's in Topeka Kansas ... believe it or not, some Dad let his Daughter drive one of these to Topeka High ... I was it in the parking lot a few times and as I walked past it and saw the 426 Hemi badge, I stopped and couldn't believe me eyes. For the rest of my senior year I purposely walked thru the gym doors to where she parked just for another chance at seeing this car. I saw it 3 times. It was a rootbeer brown color.

I was a fortunate guy to own both sorta 427ci but not a ZL1. Both cars I want back today!!! Young and stupid sold em both because of love afairs, stupid I know! The only negative thing I can think of was the seats of the GTX were like sitting on cement, and neither one were too good for mileage in 1976 (gas crunch). Didn't buy em for comfort of gas mileage! Lol!

In 1967, I ordered a Camaro with a 396/325 hp. When I went to the bank for the loan, the loan officer said they don’t loan money for hot rods. I left the bank, drove 1 mile to the Plymouth dealer, and left with a 67 GTX 440 automatic. The reason the first bank would not loan $$ for the Camaro was it had 4 speed transmission.

@erniemcgowin4637

2 ай бұрын

My first ever brand new car was a 69 Camaro. I wanted a Z but I had the same problem as you only it was with my insurance company, they wouldn’t insure anything with a 4 speed or anything considered high performance. I was only 20. I settled for a 307 3 speed. It didn’t stay a 3 speed long and I went to work on that 307.

@scottmccullough4267

2 ай бұрын

As a mopar guy ,there is no question about which one is the beauty and with one is the beast, sad day for mopar ! Great day for muscle!

@frakplease3771

23 күн бұрын

Agreed, the Camaro is gorgeous ​@@scottmccullough4267

Gotta love the number of variables thrown in to make a car rare. My AAR is one of seven if we play that game.

Very evenly matched.

Seeing those cars reminds me how damn old I am.

Both the GTX and Camaro are killer cars , and run those those ETs in the the low 12 and high 11 range through manifolds is spectacular .

Shows you how much vehicle prices and dealer gouging have outstripped todays wages…a new car today in that performance realm would be 100k +

Now that was a shoot out!

Both cars are beautiful but that 1967 Plymouth GTX is gorgeous!

The things old guys talk about in the background 😂

Legend has it that they're still trying to figure out how old Gary is.

I am fortunate to have a friend with a 67 gtx hemi 727 3.54s you should have seen that thing go on the highway with light mods & long tubes. If you own a 67 gtx hemi in a black-purple ( non-stock ) color with radio delete & cop rims this was the car i rode in back in the late 80s.

All the car's in this video are damn nice, but the GTX and Road Runner just get to me. My best friend in high school back in the mid seventies owned a '70 383 pistol grip four speed Road Runner. That was a sweet car. He also owned a '69 440 Charger RT, and a factory 318 pistol grip four speed '73 Road Runner. Lucky arsehole. My ride was a seat on the school bus or if I was real good, maybe I got to drive my dad's '68 Fury on special occasions. 🙂

Very cool video 👍 your car is a dream come true. Me I ll just have to get buy with my Z71 Silverado which has never ever lost to a Hemi Dodge truck. In fact my bicycle will pull ahead of Dodge trucks at traffic lights.

What makes them so much faster today if they are still in stock form? The tire traction and ignition upgrades?

I wish I would have hung onto my 1970 Challenger RT and my 1970 Duster 340! I just hated buying back tires for them, which was about every 6 months.

Love the look of that GTX

My blood pressure goes up every time I see a 69 ZL1 all aluminum 427 car... my dream car...

Has to be one of the nicest clones I've seen TRULY AWESOME

Ok watching this again that GTX had the ZL1 dead to rights! Holy crap that top end was impressive. Id love to see the 1/8 mile splits

2 big old dinosaurs grunting!😂

I knew a few guys who worked with the big Hemi at the proving grounds. They said the 426 would dyno at 500 hp all day long. I have to believe the same would have to be true with the Chevrolet 427. Those Chrysler big blocks had the hole shot, but big block Chevrolets sure could make high end power.

I think i speak for half of the comment section when i say both of these cars are beautiful icons of american automotive history, and both are badass rides that we all would love to own.

That's such a Gorgeous ZL1 #TeamChevy for the win.

@BuzzLOLOL

3 жыл бұрын

A clone...

@ironmike742

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuzzLOLOL lol so what it's awesome either way

I had a 68 427 390hp vette, and raced a GTX 440 on an impromptu back road street race. fI won, but it was close thru 3 gears. When we pulled over; we were both had the hearts racing.. I was impressed with the GTX. Then the surprise. A sleeper with a Semi. If he had a four speed instead of torquflight he would have been grinning bigger.

@jamesrichard9722

Жыл бұрын

ALWAYS PROOFF READ BEFORE HITTING SEND!

John Force would love these two car's, he runs a camaro with a MIGHTY CHRYSLER HEMI, which makes north of 11000 hp

I owned a '67 GTX 426 Hemi back in the mid 70's. What a fun car, uncomfortable as hell! Think I could have put concrete blocks in for seats and been better..,......but I could beat anything I ran across on the street. But like someone else posted, I could pass anything but a gas pump, 6-9 mpg. But I liked the car.

Nice cars, by the way does anyone know how old Gary is?

I'm a Dodge Fan. Anyway it's not only a race about American School muscle cars. In my understanding, it's more for than that. It's an American style of life.

Never could beat a GTX no matter what was put up against it. Hated it

I really thought the ZL1 would walk away with it. But this was an incredible race between two amazing vehicles.

@BuzzLOLOL

3 жыл бұрын

ZL1 turned 11's as expected... others unexpected 12's and expected 13's...

@johnnystafford1826

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuzzLOLOL and I bet the double-wide you're a Biden voter.

Even though it's a clone ZL1 it's still a incredible car and very very desirable

Both cars are very consistent in the 1/4 mile.

I'm pretty much a Chevy guy but that 67 GTX is probably my favorite Mopar that car is just badass black on black to bad it's not a 4-speed 👍

I'm a Mopar guy, but that ZL1. If you're going to get beat by someone.....

@markdubois4882

3 жыл бұрын

69 Dart GTS with the 440 Magnum: 640 produced. Low 12s in the 1/4 with the tiny tires. 68 HEMI Dart: Need I say more? 10.2 in the 1/4 with the tiny tires.

@markdubois4882

3 жыл бұрын

@@brettdenisegibbs6533 440 Darts in 69....640 of them.

My grandfather had one of the GTX same year with all those same options and year hardtop also. I don’t know they only made 48 of those, He has pasted on now but I want to try and find his original car would any of you know how to find it..I’ve tried with his name but no luck.

I right away knew the ZL1 was gonna be faster and quicker than the GTX due to the numbers in power, weight, gearing, etc.

@BuzzLOLOL

3 жыл бұрын

ZL1 prolly should be handicapped vs these cars...

Its unbelivable for People who not live or born in this Time. You go to the Dealer pay around 3000 Usd. and become a Street Monster with 426 HP. It must be incredible, to this time. I think no Police Car cant Catch these Cars. Perfect Movie.

ZL1 IS MY CAR. THAT 427 IS UNSTOPPABLE. STOCK SPERD THOSE 1/4 MILE TIMES JUS AMAZING

That's what it's all about owning a muscle car! Enjoy the hell out of them!

Pretty close race of two powerhouses. It really seems the Camaro was faster in the top end as it did caught up to the hefty Hemi by the end.

@theycalledhimfred17

3 жыл бұрын

I would suspect the 4.56 gears in the gtx was limiting his top speed / not pulling as hard up top.

@karlsracing8422

3 жыл бұрын

500lbs make a difference.

@herman452

3 жыл бұрын

Hemi obviously backed off at the top of the first run. Second run not so obvious, but given its 115 mph trap speed in the time trial vs. the 109 mph in the second run against the Camaro, he backed off a bit in the second run, too. Typical bracket racer strategy to do so when you're winning to avoid breaking out. Camaro still had a slightly higher trap speed, best ET's of both cars pretty much the same.

@taylorpinkney7253

3 жыл бұрын

@@herman452 I agree

@johnnystafford1826

2 жыл бұрын

@@herman452 Agreed

If you were to ever bring the commentary back... it was this video.

@Torquemonster440

3 жыл бұрын

Please bring back the commentary. 🙏

Did they ever build an all aluminum hemi pro-type?

@gzuzsavz

3 жыл бұрын

Tons of them were used in racing. As far as Chrysler itself, idk. Chrysler Corp was very pro bullet proof and bang for the buck.. Aluminum did not figure into much, back then. Their 1st regular production, all aluminum mill was I think the later iterations of the 3.5L V6, as used in cars like the 300M, Prowler, Intrepid, Concorde etc. The slant six showed up early on in aluminum block form, but ofc iron was the main deal through it's near 30 yr run.

I wonder how Gary is doing. It's been a few months since this video was posted so he might be 66 now. And his mom, pushing 91. Sounds like a healthy tribe there.

There aren't many GTX's that survived more than a few years, they had an unfortunate tendency to burst into flames.

The 426 and 427 is always a good match up.

Soy hojalatero y estoy restaurando un Camaro 1968 esos si eran carros

When people street race their cars back in the 60,s most cars did not have electronic ignitions. These engines being shown now preform the engine to its true ability with the electronic ignition. I remember listening to the misfire of the motors as they left the favorite parks they gather at in the summer and the McDonalds Restaurant at night in the old neighborhood. Those were the good old days.

Trap speeds all over the place for the GTX. All 3 runs were like different cars.

@BuzzLOLOL

3 жыл бұрын

Unit body Chrysler products light in back and hard to get off the line...

@ronyoung6054

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuzzLOLOL lol

That mph shows the Camaro is struggling with it's 60ft.

I'm going to officially call the winner for MOPAR.

The Cobra Jet Mustang is not in the same league as the ZL1 or Hemi GTX.

@BuzzLOLOL

3 жыл бұрын

Mustang and GTX about even, both way below the Camaro...

@johnnystafford1826

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuzzLOLOL Did you even watch the video buzzboy?

Those Hemis have that perfect sound 🏁

Reminds me of a buddy of mine and I back in high school. He had a 383 magnum road runner with a manual 4 speed and I had a 455 LeSabre with an auto. If he did everything exactly perfect he could pull me by about half a car length, but if he didn't I'd beat him. We ran over and over again and it was pretty much a draw cuz he could only do it perfect every other time on average

P S Both cars sick!

The GTX is probably my favorite muscle car ever, luxury and power 👍