RoR Review 20110218 – 1971 Plymouth® GTX 85-2166
RoR Review 20110218 – 1971 Plymouth® GTX 85-2166
See the Step-by-Step Review by Lonnie Dyer
The 1971 Plymouth® GTX (Grand Turismo LuXury) shown here in car show mode (hood off for viewing) was supposed to ring in Plymouth’s® new age of the muscle car However, The GTX as a model name ended with this version. From ’72 to ’75 GTX become an option package for the Road Runner. The creation of the EPA and the oil crisis of the early ’70’s proved to be the death knell of muscle cars.
For the modeler this Revell® kit is a skill level 2 kit and while the assembly is pretty straightforward the decals are tricky for the novice. There is a good deal of detail in the suspension systems (front and rear) but engine details are lacking. The body details are excellent. Still the kit is a joy to build and ends up as a very nice display piece for modelers and especially Mopar® fans. This kit comes in the 440 six-pack version containing 57 parts and a decal sheet. Some ease of assembly procedures are explained in detail to help construction go more easily in the Step-by-Step review. Overall, this is a nice kit and flashes back to those muscle car glory days!
