The Plymouth Road Runner was a popular muscle car in the late 1960s. Conceived to be a more budget-conscious entry, it debuted in 1968 with sales peaking in 1969. The 1970 edition was the last of the first generation before all of Chrysler’s B-bodied mid-size products were redesigned the following year. This example from 1970 looks to be in rough condition, having not likely seen the light of day in years. We’re told it’s complete, but only one “total” view of the car is provided. Located in Banks, Oregon, this rust-free project (per the seller) is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $20,000.
Production numbers were off by more than 50% in 1970, perhaps an indication the muscle car market had peaked. Nearly 38,700 units rolled off the assembly line of which 5,800 were the coupe with a fixed pillar that also came with a 383 cubic inch V8 and a 4-speed manual transmission. This car is one of them and is said to still have its numbers matching motor and tranny (the former is out of the car, needing to be rebuilt).
We suspect this Mopar was partially disassembled some time ago and then left mostly forgotten. It rests in a dark garage with all sorts of stuff piled on top of and around it. It was finished in medium green paint with a matching interior when new. The seller says there is no rot in the sheet metal or frame, just surface rust as you might expect. We’ll have to take the seller’s word that the project is 100% as you won’t know until you take an inventory of everything it would take to put Humpty Dumpty together again.
I don’t think this RR was buried alive. Dead perhaps, but not alive. $20k will pay for a lot of pack rat nose candy.
The link to the Facebook ad is down. The car was located 23 miles west of Portland and 126 miles north of Springfield, even though it seems expensive it wouldn’t be surprising if someone found it compelling enough to take a look and make a deal.
Steve R
RRs were fun for what they were, but really not very good at being a car in general.
they ran, they moved , they stopped- like every other car of the time . Nothing wrong with
actually, I think the seller meant to say, please come over and help me clean my garage, the unit wasn’t $, he meant to say there is 20,000 lbs of junk on and around it, I just want to see what I have. Of course I could be wrong.
Expansive storage locker
Come on ppl! A few pictures and they don’t really show much of anything. And guess what I want 20000 for it? 4spd that’s a plus it’s a coupe great! Matching numbers and motor is out well alright then. For this kind of money pics of the frame rails , engine compartment and how’s bout better pics of the floor ya can actually see? Wow if it was 10 mins from me the only thing that would bring me to look at it would be curiosity. Peace!
No rust and a pistol grip,cars from Oregon will save you money at the body shop,
Oh wait i would rather have a boatload of Chinese patch panels and bondo..Not!
Price may be a little high, but a numbers matching 383 with a 4 speed would be a worthwhile project. And way cheaper for the same car with a 440 or hemi.
Possibly the seller’s wife told him to sell it. “It’s for sale dear, but nobody wants it!”
I don’t think there’s a lot of meat on this roadrunner, probably better off going to the grocery store and getting chicken. For 20k you can stock a freezer, and have left over to buy a car that runs.