1968 Plymouth GTX at Bastrop Car Show
A little fancier than it’s stablemate Road Runner, the 440 cu in Magnum V8 and TorqueFlight auto were standard.
Category: 1968
1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 Ram Air Hardtop in Austin, Texas
I caught this sweet, and slightly tattered, 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 at Lady Bird Lake in Central Austin. It has the Ram Air option with functional hood scoops, higher flow heads with stronger valve springs,
Hemi-Powered 1967/9 Plymouth Barracuda
I was thrilled to find this amazingly desirable Hemi ‘Cuda behind a mechanic’s garage in S. Austin. I don’t think many were manufactured but it would have had the 426 cu in hemispherical head V8
1968/72 Datsun 521 1600 in E. Austin
This is where it all started, the 521 model was the first compact half-ton pickup sold in the American market, in 1968. Great little machines. Respect.