1968 Plymouth Road Runner

History

The Plymouth Road Runner was a performance car built by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States between 1968 and 1980. In 1968, the first muscle cars were moving away from their roots as relatively cheap, fast cars as they gained options. Although Plymouth already had a performance car in the GTX, designers decided to go back to the drawing board and reincarnate the original muscle car concept. Plymouth wanted a car able to run 14-second times in the quarter mile and sell for less than $3000. Both goals were met, and the low-cost muscle car hit the street.

Paying $50,000 to Warner Brothers to use the name and likeness of their Road Runner cartoon character (as well as a "beep, beep" horn, which Plymouth paid $10,000 to develop), and using the Chrysler B platform as a base, Plymouth set out to build a back-to-basics muscle car. Everything essential to performance and handling was beefed-up and improved; everything nonessential was left out. 

VIN RM21H8A249065

This stunning 1968 Road Runner spent most of its life in Kentucky. The car was restored about 5 years ago in Bagdad, Kentucky. The car is numbers matching without any replacement panels. The only addition made to the car was power steering and an Edelbrock carburetor.

The original IBM Card, Original Purchase Order Form, build sheet for the motor (2002), spare keys and the manual for the radio are included in the sale.  

Mechanics

Numbers Matching 383ci Engine

727 Automatic Transmission

742 Case Open Rear End with 3.23:1 Gear Ratio

Edelbrock Carb

Brand New Exhaust System

Factory Exhaust Manifolds

Power Steering

Standard Drum Brakes

New Brake Lines

New Flex Lines

New Parking Brake

Electronic Ignition

Chrysler Radiator

New Fuel Lines

Rebuilt Springs

New Bilstein Shocks

New Gas Tank

Body

Beautiful Dark Blue Metallic Paint

Gorgeous Chrome Bumpers

Original Vent Windows

Doors Fit and Operate Properly

Door Lips and Jambs are Clean and Solid

Quarters are Solid and Straight

Trunk Floor is Solid and Clean

Spare Tire, Jack and Lug Wrench Included

Undercarriage is Beautifully Painted Body Color

Floorboards are New and Beautiful

Frame is Clean and Nicely Painted

Beautiful Wheels

Redline Tires 14x70 Front and Rear

Interior

Beautiful Blue Interior

Bench Seat

Column Shift

Dash is in Great Shape

Aftermarket Gauges Under the Dash

Aftermarket Radio in the Dash

Beautiful Door Panels

Seatbelts Front and Back

Great Looking Headliner

Dome Light Works  

Blue Carpet is in Great Shape

Road Runner Floor Mats

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