Road Runner

1 of 222? 1970 Plymouth Road Runner

Other than the Pontiac GTO, no muscle car may have drawn more attention than the Plymouth Road Runner. With its gimmicky play on the Warner Brothers cartoon characters, it was immediately popular. 1968 sales equaled 44,600 units, with 84,400… more»

Déjà vu: 1972 Plymouth Road Runner GTX

The GTX was Plymouth’s mid-size luxury car from 1967-71, at the opposite end of the budget scale to the Road Runner. But when the B-bodies were redesigned for 1972, Plymouth thinned the ranks of its performance cars to make… more»

Charity Case: 1974 Plymouth Road Runner

The Plymouth Road Runner was one of the top automobiles that ruled the muscle car scene in the late 1960s. But – by the mid-1970s – the muscle car dynamic had changed, and the Road Runner was just holding… more»

Looks Muscular! 1977 Plymouth Volare Road Runner

Sadly, the 1977 Plymouth Road Runner isn’t one of the models as fondly remembered as many of its predecessors, and to just the casual Mopar fan it may just barely be remembered at all, as fewer than 5,000 of… more»

B-body 2 for 1: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner

After a hugely successful launch in 1968, the production trajectory for the Plymouth Road Runner would peak the following year at 84,000 copies. The seller has one of those cars painted in the sought-after Hi-Impact color of Vitamin C…. more»

One Owner 40 Years: 1971 Plymouth Road Runner

Two muscle cars in the 1960s may have made more noise than the others, the Pontiac GTO in 1964 and the Plymouth Road Runner in 1968. The latter was a budget-minded entry based on the redesigned B-body intermediates offered… more»

1 of 260 Built: 1974 Plymouth Road Runner

Good things can come in small packages. In this case, a good thing came in a large enclosed transporter. The seller bought this ’74 Road Runner about five years ago, sight unseen, and had it shipped from Oregon to… more»

Rare Drop-Top: 1970 Plymouth Road Runner

The Plymouth Road Runner was a hot commodity in the late 1960s, but as a convertible, not so much. It was only produced as a drop-top for two years (1969 and 1970) and the body style was dropped across… more»

1-of-34: 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Convertible

Some cars make a stunning visual statement but lack the substance to match their good looks. That is not the case with this 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Convertible. With the company only producing 834 Road Runner Convertibles during that… more»

Rusty Roller: 1971 Plymouth Road Runner

Introduced in 1968, the Plymouth Road Runner would become one of the best-selling mid-size muscle cars. Well, at least for a time. Demand for the car (s) began to fall off in 1971 because of rising insurance premiums and… more»

Stalled Project: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner

Generally, when it comes to Road Runner projects, my first thought is rarely wondering about whether or not the car has rust, but rather how much is there and where it’s located.  Fortunately, while the 1969 Plymouth Road Runner… more»

Solid Survivor: 1970 Plymouth Road Runner

Finding a classic car with five decades under its belt that doesn’t require hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to address rust issues is the dream of most enthusiasts. That is what is on offer with this 1970… more»

Hemi/4-Speed: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner

Determining a “Greatest Of All Time” in any category is sure to ignite debate, and that is certainly true when the topic turns to the American V8. Many enthusiasts will put forward compelling arguments for an engine wearing the… more»

1 of 219: 1972 Plymouth Road Runner GTX

UPDATE: 07/13/2022: While the classic market is presently performing better than most areas of the economy, there are still cars that fail to sell on the first attempt. Sometimes the situation arises as sellers are too optimistic with their… more»

Rebuilt 383 V8: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner

The Plymouth Road Runner debuted in 1968 as a budget-minded, mid-size muscle car that would fit the pocketbooks of performance-hungry younger buyers. It would enjoy a run through 1980, although the Road Runner would be a trim option on… more»

First Year 340 V8! 1971 Plymouth Road Runner

The second generation of the Plymouth Road Runner arrived for 1971, complete with styling that was more rounded, taking on a “fuselage” shape. The windshield was now steeply raked, with a hidden cowl and deeply inset grille and headlights…. more»

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