In spite of the Plymouth Road Runner getting a redesign and an entirely different look for the 1971 model, timing was not on its side as the demand for muscle offerings was dwindling down at a very rapid pace, with just over 14,000 takers for the first-year fuselage-style body.  But it’s these kinds of numbers that make cars like this sort of a rarity in today’s market, so if you’ve got the coyote cravings and have been on the hunt for a second-generation project, this one may be worth checking out.  The B-Body is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and can be spotted here on eBay, where 43 bids have raised the cost to $8,500 at the moment.

Other than the seller telling us the car was previously stored for decades, we don’t get much more specific information about its past, but the seller is straightforward in stating that the Plymouth needs a lot of work before it will be ready to hit the road again.  One detail we do get is that the car got an engine swap back in the eighties, and a VIN is provided with the H code, indicating it left St. Louis with a 340 motor.  That’s now gone, and in its place is a 383 which is said to have fired up from an external gas source after a new battery was installed.

Upon first glance, the body doesn’t really look all that bad, but a couple of things stand out as mysteries such as what happened to the side marker lights on the front fenders.  It looks like they got eliminated with body filler, plus another potential issue is even closer to the front, and that’s the panel under the grille.  Maybe it’s as simple as somebody misjudging a curb, and hopefully, an easy repair.  But the roof got butchered and an aftermarket sunroof was installed, so unless you’re into that sort of thing there’s also gonna need to be some sheet metal work performed on top.

This one’s got a bench seat inside, and while it’s nowhere near perfect the vinyl just might clean up well enough to be acceptable if a driver is all the next owner is aiming for, at least for a while.  A floor shift is now in place but the column hasn’t been changed out, and I kind of like how a previous owner incorporated a tach mount where the old automatic shifter once resided.

Potentially good news comes from underneath, as a few shots are provided with the car on a lift and the undercarriage seems reasonably solid.  Back in the day, we used to call any glass pack muffler shaped like these Cherry Bombs, and who knows, this pair might even be authentic Maremont pieces from decades ago.  Combined with those headers, I’m guessing this one’s got a pretty sweet rumble out the back, and overall this Road Runner seems like a decent candidate for restoration.  What do you think?