Garaged since 1985, this 1970 Plymouth Road Runner in Ventura, California accumulated all its miles in the hands of the original owners. Whether the odometer has seen 22,831 or 122,831, this California classic is well-preserved and light years ahead of many long-stored muscle cars when it comes to originality, cleanliness, and general condition. The fender tag nearly overflows with options on this owner-ordered Plymouth. Road Runner fans may notice the subdued V88 Tranverse Stripe Delete option. Furthermore, though not explained by fender tag codes, its hood lacks the Road Runner hood pins, and the engine compartment shows no sign of ever having hood pins. Despite unfortunate dents and scratches on nearly every panel, the listing here on eBay has infected at least six bidders with Mopar Fever, driving the price of this well-equipped never-molested Road Runner beyond $35,100.
The seller has not put gas in it, but the engine turns over. Hopefully that experiment was done after oiling the cylinders. The bypassed heater core indicates one item that needs attention. Compressor belts suggest air conditioning worked until it was parked. Black paint on the left inner fender may raise an eyebrow or two, but may have been applied as a rust preventative. Pictures document matching numbers on the VIN, fender tag, engine block, and door jamb sticker. The (Road Runner) base 383 cid (6.3L) spins a three-speed automatic transmission. Model year 1970 saw peak horsepower for many such cars, and the 335 HP mill delivered plenty of entertainment in Plymouth’s budget muscle car.
Plymouth’s higher level GTX snagged most of the luxury-minded gear heads, but its base 440 cid (7.2L) may have been overkill for the couple who factory-ordered this loaded Road Runner. Whatever their logic, it makes one attractive and comfortable ride. There’s nothing budget-minded about that full-length console with wood grain and shiny trim. The original base Road Runner came with rubber flooring instead of carpet, and this one has power windows! Thanks to the fender tag decoder at RealDash for some details.
Claimed original paint looks more like an ’80s respray to my untrained eyes. An abundance of dents and scratches bring to mind Bronx alley parking, or a small garage and casual elderly mooring attempts. As we should know by now, it takes more than that to throw cold water on Mopar lovers in the heat of bidding. What do you think of this subdued and heavily optioned Road Runner?
No mention of title status. Unless yearly non-op was being paid will be very expensive to register in California.
Red flag- seller has zero feedback. Does give what seems to be an honest description, but do your due diligence if you wanna chase this mope. Good luck and happy motoring.
Cheers
GPC
35k with a car that needs another 50k put in it sounds really off the wall.
It’s a RR not GTX 440 engine.
A/C in a RR…
Who would have done that 50 years ago?
I like it
Just ANOTHER MOPAR that someone has neglected to the point it would take a dumptruck full of money to make roadworthy…….I wonder if certain MOPAR people neglect their families like they do their MOPARS??????
Really ? Just say you hate Mopars – there’s plenty of GM Ford and every other make that look just like this or even worse , but you haters always talk about the Mopars. Few cars of any make are babied their whole lives , most dont make it past 10 years before they are gone .