One of the rarest of the first-generation Plymouth Road Runners is the convertible which only saw 1,890 copies in 1969 and just 658 more in 1970. When Chrysler’s B-body intermediates were redesigned in 1971, the body style was gone. This ‘69 edition looks like a rough project, although the seller indicates some newer sheet metal is present. Located alongside a house in Joliet, Illinois, this Mopar is available here on eBay where $7,500 has yet to crack the seller’s reserve.
When the hot new Road Runner was introduced in 1968, a droptop was not in the mix. But as demand for the “beep-beep” cars ramped up, Plymouth gave buyers that option. Yet takers were few in comparison to the coupes and hardtops that were produced. As was the case with the whole Road Runner line, a 383 cubic inch V8 with a 4-barrel carburetor was standard equipment. Except for 10 Hemi-equipped cars, all of the ‘69 convertibles had that engine, 1,111 of them with an automatic transmission,
The seller is parting with this Road Runner as part of his/her brother’s estate. Apparently, the brother was in the process of restoring this car at one point, which may have been later rather than sooner. There is no engine or transmission in the auto, although a pair will be provided and will be installed before delivering to the buyer. Since the seller says both pieces may need rebuilding, so why go to the trouble of putting them in at this stage?
We’re told there is a lot here that is not rust-free, such as the floors, trunk, frame rails, cross member, doors, deck lid, and more. Front bucket seats, a rear bench seat, and door panels will go with the car, but their condition isn’t known. And we don’t see much in the way of glass. There’s a lot to be done with this car and it won’t be numbers-matching when you get done. But you’d likely have one of the few Road Runner drop-tops that haven’t gone on to the automotive graveyard.
Any pictures of Vin? Need to validate its real?
I don’t see ant dash gauges or wiring?
It will never be original but can be restored and we’ve seen worse on Mopar before…
It will be a costly restoration but looks worth it of vin and body stamps align….
Good luck on sale and sorry on his passing..
Please, take your anti-vax claptrap somewhere people would care.
It’s going to take a lot of muscle and money to put the “Muscle” back in this car.
Looks like a nice weekend project. Load it on the trailer, drop it off at the restoration shop, along with the grocery bag full of $100 bills. Easy peasy!
This one is a true raggedy rusty ragtop. Suggestion to seller, take the $7500. and be satisfied. Let the buyer have the expense of rebuilding it. Asking too much could cost you the sale.
Its a Road Runner ragtop ; with less than 2000 made . I think it will sell for more than the 7500 .
Rare car, worth every stinking penny you would have to put into a rebuild. These cars are not going to get any cheaper, buy them up while still available!
I have to disagree with Danny. These cars, in about any condition, only appeal to the boomer generation and we’re dying out fast. The new crop of car enthusiasts are looking at other cars (trends). I’m 60, have a muscle car and love it but, only other boomers really appreciate what it is. As the boomers die off so is the interests in these cars and the really ratty ones have even less of a chance of being restored.
I disagree with Max! I work in this industry, and yes I am also in my 60s and do have about 10 of these muscle cars. The market has moved to a new level, it is not about the boomers or if when they will die off, it is about rarity and investments. The people coming into the current market place or purchasing a very rare limited product, that will always reflect the hey day of the muscle car! These are the individuals who currently pay the 5 and 6 figures for these classics, or continue to buy up the market with cars which maybe a total wreck, and pay what many consider abnormal for what they may consider a pile of junk! This market is alive and well, and the naysayers can continue promising the demise of this industry which continues to set record prices for these cars today and tomorrow!