Long before the Gulf Coast got a redcoat-style tarring by greedy
Englishmen, it was infamous for its miserably steamy climate. As
no surprise, Louisiana resident Matt Delaney makes it quite
clear that air conditioning is one of the favorite features that
his 1972 Plymouth GTX offers. Sure, you can get him to talk
about the car's 618hp late-model Hemi and how efficiently it
puts the power down exiting hairpins, but the talk always
circles back to how comfortably the climate-controlled GTX
chills its occupants. Somewhat ironically, whether it's via A/C
or an extreme-duty radiator, Matt's spending habits have
necessitated rigging up a cooling system directly to his bank
account in order to avert spontaneous checkbook combustion. He
has $150,000 tied up in the GTX, and he's built close to 50
high-end restomod Mopars over the years, 10 of which were Hemi
'Cudas. Unlike most people who can afford to do so, however,
Matt doesn't build them to win trophies or stroke his own ego. A
certified mechanical engineer, his g