buying a GTX

hello, my friend has seen an orange GTX (i think its a 68) for $8000 at our school and i think i might be interested in buying it and so i've been doing a lil bit of research but just thought i'd post here asking if you people knew of anything specific i should look for and if you think it could be a good deal. the paint looks nice from the pics my friend took (i have class during the time frame that he sees it) but on the for sale sign it says its a Belvedere II (i know that the GTX were based on the belvedere body) but could it be some kind of belvedere that he just stuck a GTX badge on or what?

an update on the situation, its a '67 and the interior is nice and clean and even has a cd player, its an automatic, and its red, not orange, the paint is in ok condition, a few chips here and there around the hood, and a few other cosmetic details but overall it looks nice, i still havent seen it run though because i have yet to get intouch with ther person, oh ya and the price is 8,500 or best offer. so anybody got any comments or anything?

Cool beans! When you go to look at it, look for rust in the trunk floor, the torsion bar crossmember, the passenger side floor board, the inner fenders, the rear crossmember, and where the front framerails meet the firewall. Body work is the most expensive part of restoration.

Is it console or column automatic? 440 or 383 big block? Find out what gears it has in the rear. $8500 is a good price for a 440 in good condition.

Just re-read your first post. Belvederes and GTXs shared the same body. If it's a Belvedere it may have a 318 small block or even a slant 6. Much less desirable if you are going to keep it original. If you are going to race it then they can be replaced with a big block or a Hemi if budget allows.

The early GTX are belvederes. The latter ones are getting desireable. If you can get one of those and go from there you should be fine.

Anyone know where I can latch onto a 69 440 roadrunner shell? I acquired by accident some 440 6 pack parts and a 18 spline 4 speed for one...would be great to get that stuff into a car.

I will find one down here eventually. I just moved to South Carolina. There is stuff laying in the fields and in the woods behind houses. I spend 20 hours a week driving around scouting out for cars

Yes I have a old car problem!

But I just dug up a one owner 26,000 mile 340 duster. vitamin C orange with black stripes. All the parts in tact. PS, Disk brakes. Buckets console Auto factory rally wheels, rear spoiler, 150 speedo, wood grain dash, 8 and 3/4 posi. Factory air breather, carb manifolds..everything!
Documentation on the miles and the original title to boot. The guy had a truckload of extra dodge parts that went with it.
-2 742 posi pumpkins..323,410
-2 4 speed transmissions one 23 shorty, one 18 from the runner
-Spare 1970 340 block standard bore in great shape
-Perfect 340 steel crank
- Rods
-New Forged Speed Pro 340 pistons
440 6 pack engine... most of it.

-new 340 headers in box with collectors.
bellhousing, pedals and flywheel for 340

I was super skeptical about finding a good car. But if you put in the work you can dig one up. Just make sure you have saved some money...So when you find it you can go buy it. If you wait, you have to masturbate

:nono:

Gothic,
I would just really go other body, if your not really smart about body & body work, find someone who is and see if they can look at it with you...
Lots of old cars like that have major bondo in the body...
Good luck & skill!