The Road Runner began in 1968 as Plymouth’s budget-minded mid-size muscle car. It caught on fast but peaked in sales in 1969 (84,420 copies). Shortly thereafter, insurance premiums on autos like this spiked and led to a downhill slide. By 1972, Plymouth could find only 6,861 buyers for the Road Runner that year. This ’72 Road Runner looks to have been sitting in the woods for a while, and Mother Nature has whacked it good. Located in Fountain, North Carolina, this rusty relic is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $5,000. A salute goes to “PRA4SNW” for the tip.
Chrysler redesigned its B-body intermediates in 1971, so the Road Runner participated in the all-new “fuselage” styling. By the time the 1972 model year rolled around, some of the powerhouse engines were gone, specifically the 383 cubic inch V8, 440 6-Pack, and the 426 Hemi. New to the mix was a 400 CI V8, and the small-block 340 was also offered. The 400 produced 255 horsepower SAE net as detuning had begun and output was now measured using a different stick.
The seller concedes this Plymouth will need a lot of work (“bunch” is quoted three times). The body has to be rusty as heck, and the white interior may not be much better. We’re told the 400 is there along with the transmission (TorqueFlite?); also, the rear end (what size?) is still tucked away, too. The saving grace here is that the Plymouth’s title has survived. Sorry the pics aren’t any better than they are.
You will have to read the brief listing multiple times because punctuation was excluded. Also, the seller may be grouchy if you message him, as we’re told, “don’t message me with some stupid mess,” implying the famous line, “I know what I have,” applies to the asking price. As a parts car, this Plymouth may come up short. So, would you try to restore it? Compared to the ‘69s, there can’t be that many ‘72s left.
A truly bushwacky offering. How much of the shell could really be useful?
Russ, the question here is “how could you restore it?”, with the answer being “spend so much money that you could possibly buy 2 of these for the same amount”. Like these a lot but it’d be cost prohibitive to rebuild it if that were even possible, short of jacking up the VIN plate and put a new car around it.
A shame that the only thing in the photos seen worth salvage is maybe the front bumper.
LOL“Fair condition” as noted on the ad.
$5000?
Um, NO.
“ “spend so much money …..buy 2 of these for the same amount” should read “spend so much money that you could possibly buy 2 of these restored for the same amount”
Looks like Mother Nature has taken over. I would brush the leaves and pine needles or pine straw off the hood (depending on what part of the country you might be from) and take a few good pictures. Take a minute out of your busy day and if you are old enough to remember, think about when Chrysler, Ford and GMC made some of the most badass muscle cars on the planet. Long story short, leave it where it is.
Is that a dog with a chain around it’s neck taking a dump in the second picture? Even the dog has it’s opinion. LOL!
comes with a good supply of “you cut” firewood, easy loading to since it is already growing in the trunk, just cut and let it drop. Nice offer, will be right over.