1977 Plymouth arrow GT (Akagane)
Specs & Mods
- Ownership Status
- Currently Own
- Vehicle
- 1977 Plymouth Arrow GT
- Drivetrain
- RWD
- Transmission Type
- Manual
- Build Type
- Street
- Showcar
- Mods-Bolt-on
- Unknown at the moment, still in early stages of build.
- Mods-Engine
- 4g63t
- Background
- The car was bought in 1979 by a gentleman in Topeka KS, he drove it daily from a coal power plant for only 5 years. When it came time to replace the front brake pads he parked it in his barn and just abandoned it in 1984. December 2023 I meet the gentleman at my work and we get to talking about his triumph spitfires he's selling and I agree to look at them. Lo and behold we get out there and I spot the arrow sitting in his field. Asked him about it and he said he had title and keys for it. I asked how much and he said scrap price, $100. I handed him the money and with his neighbors skidsteer we loaded it onto my trailer, loosing most of the exhaust along the way. I got it home and unloaded it, it didn't want to come off the trailer but we got it down and to my amazement the car was 100% factory, plastic still on the sill plates and the original tires and bulbs all around the car. Opened the hood and inside sat the poor 4g52 2.0l, mice ate every wire and made nests in the cylinders. So it's getting updated with a 4g63t from a 1997 mitsubishi eclipse gsx. Hopefully soon I can take it on its first drive in 40 years!
