Some Nice Iron

[TFucili]

I rode along with my BIL to visit a guy he used to drive tri-axle dump for. Super nice guy. Has vehicles stashed in various garages in various states of assembly/disassembly. Here are a few. Apologies for poor photo quality.

 

[jgillott]

Very nice. That Plymouth is super clean.

 

[Wayne M.]

That guy is singing my tune.

 

[TFucili]

I would have liked to get more/better photos, but he was in the middle of stuff, and was kind enough to give me a quick peek. That '56 Ford tandem is a beauty! Twin stick, and gas motor. He thought it might be a 332(?). It and that small Ford were bought new, and were company trucks. He said that tandem was an unbelievable dog.

He is third generation trucking, and his son was driving for him, so actually four generations. He has since sold out to a larger company.

 

[PBJ2500CTD]

Do my old eyes detect turn signal indicators surrounding the 440 in the aft of the hood bulge?

 

[Wayne M.]

Do my old eyes detect turn signal indicators surrounding the 440 in the aft of the hood bulge?

Your eyes don’t deceive you! I believe that was an option, but standard on this car, it being a ‘70 GTX. 68-70 Chargers had signals in the hood as well. Don’t forget at that time, Chrysler was big on turn signals out front, on the fenders and in hoods.
I loved that as a kid, and the fact that the keys went in teeth up.

 

[PBJ2500CTD]

Your eyes don’t deceive you! I believe that was an option, but standard on this car, it being a ‘70 GTX. 68-70 Chargers had signals in the hood as well. Don’t forget at that time, Chrysler was big on turn signals out front, on the fenders and in hoods.
I loved that as a kid, and the fact that the keys went in teeth up.

I noticed the split tail lights, which was a Roadrunner feature. Then I saw a red/white/blue Satellite emblem on the inner door panel instead of a Roadrunner, AH-HA!!! The plush hot rod...The GTX! They, too had the split tail lights. Asking the knowledgeable guru's here: Wasn't the dual side stripe graphic a GTX item vs. a single "dust" stripe following the Roadrunner graphic on the front fenders for the Roadrunner?
GM: Teeth down
Ford: Either way
Chrysler: Teeth up; Left hand threaded lug nuts on the right side...

 

[DavidC]

You are correct on dust trail and stripes although the dust trail was an option along with dress cones on the exhast

 

[PBJ2500CTD]

You are correct on dust trail and stripes although the dust trail was an option along with dress cones on the exhast

And they were very reflective...as well as the trunk stripe, and the 440+6 on the hood. No sneaking around in the dark...No sir, officer...That wasn't me street racing with the Corvette...

 

[DavidC]

I will post this that I owned/restored for over 45 years but reluctantly sold when I retired. 1970 Plymouth roadrunner. That is the original vinyl top. Before the resto it had the gold birds and dust trails to the side scoops. I hated those dust trails so they never went back on

 

[PBJ2500CTD]

I will post this that I owned/restored for over 45 years but reluctantly sold when I retired. 1970 Plymouth roadrunner. That is the original vinyl top. Before the resto it had the gold birds and dust trails to the side scoops. I hated those dust trails so they never went back on

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Oh, the agony!!! You are torturing me now...

 

[DavidC]

The good old days the blue one is a 70 Hemi GTX along with the roadrunner.

 

[PBJ2500CTD]

The good old days the blue one is a 70 Hemi GTX along with the roadrunner.

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Double torture!!!

 

[fest3er]

... Left hand threaded lug nuts on the right side...

Weren't the lefty-tighty threads on the driver's side?

 

[DavidC]

Weren't the lefty-tighty threads on the driver's side?

You are correct. Some changed them out.

 

[PBJ2500CTD]

Weren't the lefty-tighty threads on the driver's side?

That's what I initially thought and wrote. Had to run an edit when I looked it up and apparently misread some babbling drivel. The reasoning I was taught was because direction of the wheel would loosen the nuts and cause a loss of the wheel. Makes sense if you drink too much moonshine and "forget to tighten the lug nuts." I apparently chose wrong and put my foot in my mouth...twice today when I relied on the internet and didn't stick with my fading memory...Left=left, Right=right...Oops!

 

[Wayne M.]

The dust trail was road runner (always 2 words, lower case) only in 1970. The r r and GTX was indeed on a Plymouth Belvedere platform, (body code R) but were assigned different trim levels. The road runner was a medium trim, and the GTX was premium or special trim. GTX’s only came with 440 4 or 6bbl or Hemi. You could never get a road runner with a 440-4 bbl, conversely you couldn’t get a GTX with a 383.
1970 was the last year for LH wheel studs on the right side, the first year for column ignition switches, and the first year for the dual field alternator/ electronic regulator.
The only thing I’m unsure of is the Sattelite color bars in that door shot. Otherwise that car looks great!

-MOPAR SPOKEN HERE-

 

[DavidC]

I do not remember anything Satellite on the blue GTX

 

[Wayne M.]

After going back to that interior picture, Other changes for ‘70 are the “Tuff” steering wheel , the hi back buckets and the pistol grip shifter.

 

[Wayne M.]

I do not remember anything Satellite on the blue GTX

The driver door has the color bars usually seen on sattelite and sport fury.