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This was the final year for the GTX as a stand-alone model. The convertible body style was dropped. 1971 Plymouth GTX, one of eleven manually equipped, Hemi-engined cars built 1971 GTX tail light panel with factory slotted exhaust tips. Engine choices were 440 four-barrel, 440 with three two-barrels (Six Pack), and 426 Hemi.
The 280 hp (209 kW) 440 engine was the basis for the Road Runner GTX (the GTX was no longer a separate model) and was available on Road Runners from 1972 to 1974. For 1972 power ratings on all engines looked much lower on paper due to the new SAE net measurement system. The famed 426 Hemi was discontinued for 1972, and only five 440 Six Barrel ...
English: 1971 Plymouth GTX in Curious Yellow (GY3), with the 426 Hemi engine (last year for this) and four-speed manual at the 2021 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. Plymouth built 2,942 GTX models in 1971, of which 30 left the factory with a Hemi - eleven with a 4-speed and nineteen with a Torqueflite.
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Chrysler developed its first experimental hemi engine for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft. The XIV-2220 was an inverted V16 rated at 2,500 hp (1,860 kW). The P-47 was already in production with a Pratt & Whitney radial engine when the XIV-2220 flew successfully in trials in 1945 as a possible upgrade, but the war was winding down and it did not go into production.
The Barracuda, originally a "compact sporty car", became available with the 426 Hemi and 440 big-block engines in 1968. The GTX, Barracuda, Road Runner, Sport Fury GT, and Valiant Duster 340, were marketed by Plymouth as the 'Rapid Transit System', which was similar to Dodge's 'Scat Pack' concept.
SEMA 2017 is fast approaching and the Graveyard Ghouls are working hard on Chris Jacob's 1969 GTX and John Buck's 1971 Challenger with a Hellcrate Hemi. But as pressure begins to mount, Mark questions if he'll be able to keep his promises.
Production numbers of the Super Bee reached 5,054, including 22 with the Hemi engine. [citation needed] 1971 was the first and only year that a small block engine (340 4-bbl) became available in the Super Bee. [20] Engines: 1971: 340 in³ (5.6 L) Small-Block V8, 275 hp (205 kW) 1971: 383 in³ (6.3 L) Big-Block V8, 300 hp (224 kW)