1972 Plymouth Roadrunner Lemon Twist Air Grabber on 2040-cars

This is a 1972 Plymouth Road Runner, in Lemon Twist yellow and originally powered by a 340 fed through an Air Grabber hood. Has rare V21/V25 longitudinal stripe option. 

Restored circa 2005 by a previous owner. Featured in 7/2005 issue of Mopar Collectors Guide magazine. Prior history is foggy at best. The VIN and detective work used to reconstruct the car’s original factory configuration. The broadcast sheet and original fender tag (has repro) are MIA, as is the original engine. 

During the restoration, the roof skin was replaced due to the prior installation of an aftermarket sun roof. This repair is undetectable. Looks like there have been some dent repairs to the quarter panels in the wheel lip. These are undetectable from the exterior, but if you know where to look you can find them in the trunk. All other sheet metal appears original and unmolested. Solid rust free floors and trunk. Currently has some rock chips and a couple of bubbles in the rockers. 

I have owned the car for the past three years and have made extensive mechanical improvements during that time. This includes installing a stroker motor (spec's below), rebuilding the transmission (w/ big block spec guts), rebuilding the differential (w/ clutch SG and crush sleeve eliminator), refreshing the front suspension (new poly bushings). 

During that time I have also driven it 1500 miles on the Hot Rod Power Tour, as well as to numerous shows hundreds of miles away. It serves as my fair weather ride to work. This is a car put together to be driven.

EVERYTHING ON THIS CAR WORKS. 

The car is a joy to drive, and the stroker small block gives up nothing to a big block in terms of performance. VERY quick. Handles great.

Complete Specifications:

RM23 Standard Features:

• Heavy duty suspension: torsion bars, rear leaf springs plus front and rear anti-sway bars, heavy duty shock absorbers, heavy duty brakes
• Rallye instrument cluster with simulated wood-grained trim, 150-m.p.h. speedometer with full set of gauges
• Road Runner exterior trim and ornamentation

Factory Options:

• “Lemon Twist” High Impact Paint
• 340 cubic inch, 4 bbl engine 240 hp SAE net (no cost option)
• “TorqueFlite” heavy duty automatic transmission
• 3.23:1 “Sure-Grip” limited slip differential
• “Air Grabber” cool intake system
• Power steering
• Power front disk brakes
• Performance hood paint with matching decklid stripes
• Dual chrome exhaust tips
• Dual color keyed sport mirrors
• Hood hold down pins
• Bucket seat interior with D'ecor package
• Console with “Slap Stick” shifter
• Tinted glass
• Inside hood release
• AM solid state radio

Added options and features:

• Reproduction Tuff-Wheel steering wheel
• Electric remote trunk release (OEM Chrysler type)
• Custom Autosound AM/FM/MP3 stereo
• Tachometer
• Upgraded headlamps with relays
• LED tail and instrument panel lights
• Custom lightweight compact spare

Performance upgrades:

• 410 cubic inch small block with all the good stuff
• Scat 4” stroke crank
• Scat I-beam connecting rods
• SRP forged pistons
• RHS/Indy X-heads
• Comp Cams Extreme Energy Camshaft
• Performance built Torqueflite with HD big block internals and 2800 stall converter
• MSD Street Fire Ignition
• TTI headers and X-pipe exhaust
• Griffin aluminum radiator
• Center Line Telstar forged aluminum wheels (15x7/15x8)
• Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/T tires (235-60-15 / 255-60-15)

Condition Details

• Couple of rock chips on the quarters
• Couple of bubbles on the drivers side rocker
• Slight ding in the truck lid. Paintless dent repair guy could likely fix
• Needs new cat whiskers on the door windows
• Stainless trim is about an 8 on the 10 scale. Needs polished to be show quality
• Air Grabber is a little lazy opening. Probably has a slight leak in the actuator
• Slight valve cover leak. I'll probably have it fixed prior to sale
• It's got a few squeaks and rattles to be expected with a 41 year old car.

Extras included (only if purchased with Buy It Now)

• V8X transverse stripe kit (if you don’t like the V21/V25)
• Stock valve covers (might get installed prior to sale)
• Road Runner splash guards
• Stock AM radio
• Wolf car cover
• Maybe more

This car is 100% sorted out and ready to enjoy. It's been on the Hot Rod Power Tour and driven to shows hundreds of miles away. Not some trailer queen that can't carry its own weight. It'll blow the doors off most big block cars. Drive it anywhere with confidence. No disappointments. No surprises. No BS. You won't find a nicer one at this price.

High Res photos available on request. Keep in mind while viewing photos that the body work is over 8 years old, has held up exceptionally well, and should continue to look good for years to come. This car has not been shot with a fresh coat of cheap paint with lousy prep for purposes of resale like you see on so many of the "restored" cars you see on Ebay. It was done right.

Exclusions: The car is shown equipped with a wide band O2 sensor and gauge which will be removed prior to sale.

Standard disclaimer: No warranty stated or implied. Sold as-is, where-is. Pre-Purchase inspection strongly encouraged. Please review payment terms prior to submitting offer/bid. Car is for sale through other outlets, so listing may be ended at any time.

I may be contacted at EIGHT ONE TWO - FIVE EIGHT NINE -EIGHT FOUR FIVE THREE to respond to SERIOUS inquiries or to arrange an inspection. Please do not waste my time with ridiculous trade or low ball offers. No tire kickers or joyriders need apply.

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