One of the hottest new cars of the 1960s was the Plymouth Road Runner. Arriving in 1968 (a year after the upscale GTX), the Road Runner was a muscle car for those on a budget. Sales would quickly peak in 1969 (at more than 81,000 units) but would remain in the Mopar mix well into the 1970s. One of four ’69 Road Runners would be equipped like this one with a 383 cubic inch V8 and a 4-speed manual transmission. This example has been off the road for several years and will need restoration.
Next to the Dodge Charger, the Plymouth Road Runner would be Chrysler’s second best-selling B-bodied intermediate performance car from 1968 and 1970. It was based on the Belvedere and was first offered as a coupe and hardtop with a convertible arriving on the scene in 1969. This RR still has its original engine and transmission (at least that’s what the seller was told), but the car hasn’t run in ages and the seller has made no attempt to get it running.
This Road Runner isn’t stock as the vehicle has headers, a high-rise aluminum intake manifold, and traction bars. Perhaps the car spent some time out at the racetrack in its earlier days. There is no build sheet and what’s left of the cowl tag isn’t particularly readable. Parts of the body are good, but the hood braces and trunk floor will need some attention. The B5 blue paint is the car’s original color. The interior looks surprisingly good, but that racing-style steering wheel needs to go.
The odometer has turned over and reads 3,000 miles. The seller is firm on the asking price of $18,000 in Lagrangeville, New York, and here on craigslist. If the mechanical issues here turn out to be minor, you could drive the Plymouth while fixing it up. Or just dig in deep and get a restoration going. While there seems to still be a decent supply of these cars around, the ones we see tend to find are in worse condition than this one. “Zappenduster” brought this tip our way!
It was listed on eBay for $17,000 but didn’t sell prior to the ads expiration.
Steve R
Way back on September 10, Mike Stephens featured this car…like Steve R stated, went to 17k with no sale.
Was there ever a factory 🏭 base model w more bang for the buck than the 383 4sp Mopars ?
No….those 383’s were tough to beat with just a little massaging….
With the paint the way it is, looks like it may have spent a good amount of time under a tarp. Underside looks a bit scary as well. ‘No more pictures, firm on price, no offers without seeing the car’. Does the motor even turn over by hand? Doesn’t seem like a seller that would be all that great to deal with. And for those reasons I’m out.