A year after Plymouth introduced the GTX as an upscale muscle car, they rolled out the Road Runner as a performance car for the budget-minded. With its gimmicky name and “beep beep” horn, the car sold like hotcakes until… more»
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Dec 6, 2021 • Stories • 52 Comments
30 Acres of Rusty Gold in Georgia!
Old Car City USA in White, Georgia professes to be the world’s largest known classic car junkyard. Across more than thirty acres, mostly wilderness, thousands of largely American-made cars have come to their final resting place here over the… more»
Dec 5, 2021 • For Sale • 7 Comments
Upscale Muscle Car Project: 1970 Plymouth GTX
The GTX debuted in 1967 as an upscale muscle car based on the mid-size Plymouth Belvedere. It beat the Road Runner to market by a year but was outsold by the latter because of its appeal to a more… more»
Dec 5, 2021 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Slant-Six Survivor: 1971 Plymouth Duster
The Plymouth Valiant was a great economy car in the 1960s, but sporty was not one of the words you would use to describe it. Enter the Duster in 1970 with a new fastback body from the cowl back…. more»
Dec 4, 2021 • For Sale • 30 Comments
Cheap Barn Find: 1985 Plymouth Gran Fury
Looking appropriately dusty for a car that has been stored for an unknown number of years, this 1985 Plymouth Gran Fury looks like a jewel in the rough. The seller has it posted here on craigslist in Ripon, Wisconsin… more»
Dec 3, 2021 • For Sale • 8 Comments
Kansas Barn Find: 1939 Plymouth
The Plymouth brand was developed by Chrysler in 1928 to represent them in the “low-priced” market dominated at the time by Chevrolet and Ford. The timing was fortuitous as the presence of Plymouth helped Chrysler survive the Great Depression… more»
Nov 30, 2021 • For Sale • 3 Comments
Muscle Car Deal Package: 1972 Plymouth Road Runners
By 1972, interest in muscle cars had waned and Plymouth only built 6,860 Road Runner that year, including the more upscale GTX, no longer a series of its own. So, finding one of these cars is getting harder to… more»
Nov 29, 2021 • For Sale • 13 Comments
Sitting For 33 Years: 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner
This 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner has an interesting story, as it was supposedly parked for 33 years in storage, and in that time had several key components stolen off of it. It’s surprising it went into storage at all, as… more»
Nov 25, 2021 • Stories • 14 Comments
Story: Happy Ending! 1970 Plymouth AAR ‘cuda
Upon first glance, what you see here looks like a pretty harrowing sight- a 1970 Plymouth ‘cuda that has decades of crud all over it and hasn’t been moved since the eighties. And it’s not just your run of… more»
Nov 25, 2021 • For Sale • 10 Comments
340 4-Speed Project: 1970 Plymouth Duster
On September 29, 1969, Plymouth rolled out a sporty new version of its popular Valiant model. With semi-fastback styling and available V8 power, the new Duster was designed to compete with the Chevy Nova, as well as popular compacts… more»
Nov 21, 2021 • For Sale • 24 Comments
6.4k Original Miles? 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus
We’ve seen a few low-mileage classics crossing our desks here at Barn Finds in recent times, but this 1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus is something of a mystery machine. The owner claims that it has been driven 6,400 miles… more»
Nov 18, 2021 • For Sale • 12 Comments
Highly Optioned: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible
Sometimes there’s nothing quite like having a relative that owns a new car dealership. That is the story behind this 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible. The original owner’s brother ordered the car on her behalf through his dealership… more»
Nov 18, 2021 • For Sale • 5 Comments
3-Speed Project: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda
The renewed Plymouth Barracuda had a banner sales year for 1970, outselling its previous model year by 50%. Though the VIN identifies this car as having come from the factory with a 383 V8, it now has a 318… more»
Nov 16, 2021 • For Sale • 12 Comments
1 of 453: 1972 Plymouth Road Runner GTX
Plymouth fielded two mid-size muscle cars in the late 1960s. The Road Runner was for the budget-minded and the options list was short, while the GTX was an upscale edition for those wanting some creature comforts along with speed…. more»
Nov 14, 2021 • For Sale • 13 Comments
383 V8 Post Coupe: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
The Plymouth Road Runner was a mid-size muscle car built between 1968-80. It was targeted at the budget-conscious buyer with a lower level of trim and price tag than its upscale cousin, the GTX. This first-year edition is a… more»
Nov 13, 2021 • For Sale • 4 Comments
Garage Stored Project: 1971 Plymouth Barracuda
When the Barracuda was redesigned in 1970, they added an upscale version of the car called the Gran Coupe. It was targeted at buyers looking for more charm and trim in their pony car, whereas the ‘Cuda was for… more»
