Though the muscle-car era was in twilight, with changed buying habits and insurance increases, 1971 was a year to remember for Chrysler. The 440 Six Pack and 426 Hemi would be gone at the end of the production cycle, but not before buyers put the last batch of Mopar’s high-compression, big-inch bruisers on the street. Just 73 buyers chose the Six Pack/automatic combination in the re-sculpted Plymouth GTX for 1971, but few of them selected enough options to generate two build sheets yet maintain the respectability to proudly reside in the executive parking spot. To wit, instead of Hi-Impact paint, this machine was factory-painted in GK6 Autumn Bronze Metallic with Saddle Tan interior and tinted windows. The car features the hand-painted V6X body-line pinstripe in black and polished lower rocker moldings, and the steel wheels are body color with dog-dish type hubcaps. Power windows, Rim Blo steering wheel, tachometer, power steering and brakes, fender-mounted turn signal indicators, buddy seat front passenger layout, and inside hood release all helped add to the picture of luxury. Of course, the hood was blacked-out and features the Air Grabber scoop, and 440-6 callouts are above the front turn signals, but overall this was a Clark Kent disguise until that trap door opened. After all, underneath it was horsepower that could roar from the chrome exhaust tips and obliterate the raised white-letter Goodyear tires at will, backed by the A727 TorqueFlite and performance axle package. No expense spared when bringing the car back to OEM specs, with the entire body being chemically stripped then dipped in E-coat for future corrosion resistance. The underbody was painted the correct dip-gray primer color with proper overspray patterns to mimic the factory process, and a true nut-and-bolt refreshing completed the process. Featured in Mopar Collectors Guide and its two broadcast sheets decoded by the Chrysler Registry, this car will certainly carry on the legacy of Mopar’s final big year of the 20th century for a successful new owner.

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