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Rhiannon12866

(222,238 posts)
Tue Jun 4, 2019, 11:00 PM Jun 2019

Michigan sheriff's office auctioning '69 muscle car abandoned in storage

SUTTONS BAY, Mich. - A sheriff's office in northern Michigan is auctioning some rare muscle: a 1969 Plymouth GTX convertible.

Leelanau County Undersheriff Steve Morgan says the car probably was stored for decades. The odometer shows less than 21,000 miles. The two-door GTX is known as a muscle car for its powerful engine.

The car was abandoned in a storage building that has changed hands a few times, northwest of Traverse City. Morgan says investigators searched the vehicle's identification number but couldn't find an owner.

The car will be sold as-is to the highest bidder. The online auction at MITN Surplus Auction starts Wednesday and runs through June 18.

The GTX is missing a battery. The condition of the car's engine is not known, but the red-and-black exterior looks good.

Short article, no more at link: https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/michigan-sheriff-s-office-auctioning-69-muscle-car-abandoned-in-storage?fbclid=IwAR2ZZM0me0gIr-1BGizWJUIcnNg0OdIVvRHwICDbRG6Wyn7woFR_ZVCZ4EU




In a May 21, 2019 handout photo from the Leelanau County Sheriff, a 1969 Plymouth GTX convertible is seen. (Leelanau County Sheriff via AP)

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Michigan sheriff's office auctioning '69 muscle car abandoned in storage (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 OP
Oughta fetch about $25-30G I'd suspect, being a convertible and presumably mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #1
hagerty says $43,200 average for one with the 440 dingosatemyusername Jun 2019 #2
Looks like they found the owner dingosatemyusername Jun 2019 #3
Drat! Thanks so much for the follow up! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #4
Nice with the 440 Super Commando. JohnnyRingo Jun 2019 #5
I wondered, too - seems like a pretty amazing car to leave behind Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #6
Dayum. It's cherry! SunSeeker Jun 2019 #7
 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
1. Oughta fetch about $25-30G I'd suspect, being a convertible and presumably
Tue Jun 4, 2019, 11:55 PM
Jun 2019

in decent condition w/low mileage.

More of a Chevelle/Camaro guy, but those GTX's are pretty sweet rides, man ...

Rhiannon12866

(222,238 posts)
4. Drat! Thanks so much for the follow up!
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 12:14 AM
Jun 2019

Though it was a remarkable find so a lot of people who were interested in the car are going to be disapponted.

JohnnyRingo

(19,315 posts)
5. Nice with the 440 Super Commando.
Thu Jun 6, 2019, 02:40 AM
Jun 2019

The Hemi gets all the glory today because it was such an expensive option, therefore rare, but the 440 wedge was probably the best power to buck deal.

Such low miles, I assume the owner didn't like the car. hahaha
It was probably added a quarter mile at a time.

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