Here is a question for all the MOPAR muscle car experts reading this. Was a GTX ever sold with the dog dish hubcaps and plain steel wheels? I am thinking no, that a GTX would have at minimum full hubcaps or Chrysler’s version of rally wheels with mags optional. Road Runners were invented for the 68 model year as a bare bones less expensive version of the GTX. Road Runner’s base version had the dog dish hubcaps on plain steel wheels. Road Runners were originally based of Belvidere two-door sedans with the small hubcaps and no chrome trim on the trunk lid (and of course a 383). The GTX was based on the fancier Sport Satellite two-door hardtop with the chrome trim on the trunk lid, sides, roof edges, etc. and of course a std 440. In 69 Chevy countered by allowing for an SS 396 version of the Chevelle 300 sedan to match Road Runner’s lower cost and the fancier version was the SS 396 based on the Malibu hardtop with more trim.
Great question – I have no idea. This would be a great forum topic. Want to post it over there? You’ll probably get more responses to this specific question.
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Henry J. Kaiser III
Thks Evan, I posted it under shop talk with a new topic of MOPAR GTX and Road Runner standard original base version equipment. It is interesting that at car shows and sale listings there are a whole slew of Road Runners, GTXs, and the various special versions like TA versions of Challengers, Cudas etc.. And I’ll bet there are far more 1969 Camaro Z-28s and SS models than the factory ever produced. It is refreshing when you see a hot Belvidere, Satellite, Chevelle, or Camaro that just quite honestly has absolutely no badges, stickers, or engine size chrome lettering. Removing all the lettering and badges was often done as mild customizing on the 67-71 muscle cars when they were fairly new. I recall walking to grade school past a parked dark blue Buick GS 400, perhaps a fairly new 1966 or 1967, that got that de-chroming treatment by an owner who did not worry about the holes left where the little chrome letters and emblems had been.
DM
David Miller
That is a ’69 Plymouth GTX. My ’68 GTX has Magnum 500 chrome steel wheels. A friend of mine has a ’68 GTX with black steel wheels and dog dish hubcaps; so I’m assuming they came through both ways depending on the options.
BH
Bill Holland
Not sure if the GTX was available without hubcaps and just dog dish ones but the coronet R/T dodge could be had with just the dog dish hubcaps as I worked at the dodge dealer back in the late 60’s and remember them coming in with dog dish hubcaps on them and the optional wheel was the chrome mag road wheel that dodge offered, the R/T in my opinion was a step below the GTX as the GTX was classier looking and if I remember right was a little more expensive than the R/T.
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Henry J. Kaiser III
Bill: Good point. I think the Dodge Coronet R/T was more the competitor to the Road Runner and the Charger R/T to the GTX. Thx.
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Henry J. Kaiser III
Here is a question for all the MOPAR muscle car experts reading this. Was a GTX ever sold with the dog dish hubcaps and plain steel wheels? I am thinking no, that a GTX would have at minimum full hubcaps or Chrysler’s version of rally wheels with mags optional. Road Runners were invented for the 68 model year as a bare bones less expensive version of the GTX. Road Runner’s base version had the dog dish hubcaps on plain steel wheels. Road Runners were originally based of Belvidere two-door sedans with the small hubcaps and no chrome trim on the trunk lid (and of course a 383). The GTX was based on the fancier Sport Satellite two-door hardtop with the chrome trim on the trunk lid, sides, roof edges, etc. and of course a std 440. In 69 Chevy countered by allowing for an SS 396 version of the Chevelle 300 sedan to match Road Runner’s lower cost and the fancier version was the SS 396 based on the Malibu hardtop with more trim.
Evan
Great question – I have no idea. This would be a great forum topic. Want to post it over there? You’ll probably get more responses to this specific question.
Henry J. Kaiser III
Thks Evan, I posted it under shop talk with a new topic of MOPAR GTX and Road Runner standard original base version equipment. It is interesting that at car shows and sale listings there are a whole slew of Road Runners, GTXs, and the various special versions like TA versions of Challengers, Cudas etc.. And I’ll bet there are far more 1969 Camaro Z-28s and SS models than the factory ever produced. It is refreshing when you see a hot Belvidere, Satellite, Chevelle, or Camaro that just quite honestly has absolutely no badges, stickers, or engine size chrome lettering. Removing all the lettering and badges was often done as mild customizing on the 67-71 muscle cars when they were fairly new. I recall walking to grade school past a parked dark blue Buick GS 400, perhaps a fairly new 1966 or 1967, that got that de-chroming treatment by an owner who did not worry about the holes left where the little chrome letters and emblems had been.
David Miller
That is a ’69 Plymouth GTX. My ’68 GTX has Magnum 500 chrome steel wheels. A friend of mine has a ’68 GTX with black steel wheels and dog dish hubcaps; so I’m assuming they came through both ways depending on the options.
Bill Holland
Not sure if the GTX was available without hubcaps and just dog dish ones but the coronet R/T dodge could be had with just the dog dish hubcaps as I worked at the dodge dealer back in the late 60’s and remember them coming in with dog dish hubcaps on them and the optional wheel was the chrome mag road wheel that dodge offered, the R/T in my opinion was a step below the GTX as the GTX was classier looking and if I remember right was a little more expensive than the R/T.
Henry J. Kaiser III
Bill: Good point. I think the Dodge Coronet R/T was more the competitor to the Road Runner and the Charger R/T to the GTX. Thx.
PETE MARSHALL
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Paulneighbors
No, the GTX did not come with dog dish hubcaps.
Stanley Feret
Sorry fellas I have to say it I came across this and I just got wood