1971 Plymouth GTX 426 Hemi 4 Speed in Curious Yellow & Ride on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

On "My Car Story" we're at the Carlisle Events in Carlisle PA on 7-12-24.

We're looking at a 1971 Plymouth GTX in Curious Yellow Paint. The car comes with the 426 CI Hemi V8 engine, and a 4 Speed Pistol Grip manual transmission.

The car's Owner is Al MacDonald. Al’s had this car since 2020. He shares he’s had five 426 Hemi cars. He enjoys this one which has a manual transmission. Good enough reason for me to like it too.

ENJOY!

[loucostabile]

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[Scalihoo]

Pretty amazing to see a 71 GTX with a hemi in this condition ..

[andydanko]

That white interior really sets off this vehicle. So much more appealing than a black interior in my book😊

[ultraviolettp]

Stunning. One of my favorite bodystyles ever. Love the loop bumper up front and the tail lights in the bumper. Overall styling on the outside is so wonderful. Thanks for sharing, Lou!

[garylewis]

Really nice car, brings back memories. I had a 72 Roadrunner with a 440, thanks Lou!

[sparky]

A friend of my dad's had a 1971 Plymouth Satellite, the "civillan" version of this the GTX, back when it was new. It was green & had the 440, instead of the Hemi. Riding in that car was the 1st time I'd experianced the feeling of rapid acceleration.
Always loved cars, but that experience as an 8 year old, began my fascination with automotive performance.

[TheGunfighteracp]

I agree, the colors on Mr. McDonald's '71 GTX are quite striking, especially under the hood. The white interior with the pistolgrip shifter must be a crowd pleaser, too. What a great muscle car! Thanks, Lou!

[johncornell]

Love those 426 Hemis with a 4 speed in curious yellow. Thanks so much, Lou!

[classicmusclecarexhaust]

Amazing how so many people are under the impression that performance died after the 1970 model year. Truth is only GM lowered their compression ratios in '71, Ford and Mopar did not. Their '71 engine lineup was the same for '70, although I think Chrysler did drop the compression .2 on the 6-BBL for a 5HP drop to 385. Even AMC held on until mid-year before lowering theirs. I love the fact that Al put in an overdrive and is out there driving this Hemi like Mother Mopar intended. BTW, those 11" drums are no joke, even if they're manuals. Those big drum brakes stop very well! Cool car, cool video!

[budlanctot]

Great color. A friend of mine, Mike R., had a Curious Yellow '71 Cuda 440-6bbl, with the black billboards. Incredible car. Stunning, really.

[louiskats]

G’day Lou,

You know how to pick them & it doesn’t get better than this, the last year of the almighty Hemi.
Absolutely a treat, absolutely gorgeous, great idle & caretaker in Al.
Thank you for sharing Lou.

Cheers

Louis Kats your number 1 Fan in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 👍

[bryangriffin]

I really like this body style. The fact that it has a Hemi just makes it that much more awesome

[Bradydog-inut]

A real honey and last year of the powerhouse GTX’s….never seen one without power brakes! Thx again Lou!

[bdogjr]

Awesome Lou《☆》👍🏾🥤🤳Excellent Desert Guys👉🍧🔥The Dependable Dodge Pueblo Dealer Emvlem looks cool like it belongs there while Rocking the Baby✌🏼😎☯️

[budgetaudiophilelife-long]

A lot of cars back then look different in different lights and under fluorescent lighting😎

[jdharley]

Positively beautiful and extraordinary car I like the way he disassembled the model car from Kmart and painted the white interior in it to matches real car😀❤

[bighank]

Another beauty by " baby lou", my favorite classic car review guy. 😊

[richarddevoe]

Love my 71 Roadrunner… 383 - 4 speed, sure wish I had the Air Grabber on mine, it’s the coolest one ever made. Always loved the Curious and even the Citroen yellow but white interior is by far the classiest. Hemi 4 speed cars are very special and it sounds like he has a love for B-bodies like I do. Damn beautiful GTX !!👍🏼

[ronaldrey]

Curious Yellow is the right color Wow, /⁠ᐠ⁠｡⁠ꞈ⁠｡⁠ᐟ⁠\
Ty Lou

[hondalimited]

Once had a 383 Roadrunner with same exterior color, black vinyl roof, black interior, Cragar 5 spokes and automatic on the column.