1968 426 Hemi Plymouth Road Runner on 2040-cars
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:V8
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Used
Year: 1968
Interior Color: Black
Make: Plymouth
Model: Road Runner
Trim: Black
Drive Type: 426 Hemi
Mileage: 38,500
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Exterior Color: Bronze Metallic (Turbine Bronze)
Number of Cylinders: 8
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You are bidding on a rare 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner 426 HEMI VIN# RM21J8A345960 MILEAGE- 38,500 original miles!!! All Services up-to-date Immaculate interior Extremely well kept (always garage, or storage kept) Vehicle was built at the Lynch Road, MO. Plant There were 840, 1968 426 HEMI Plymouth Road Runners 2 door coupes built in the USA. It was #108 of #115 made at the Lynch Road, MO plant. Full documentation and paperwork confirming genuine authenticity of vehicle.
Just a little more history on this luxurious car— By 1968, muscle cars had evolved from mainstream models with expensive special engines to expensive special models with expensive special engines. What the youth of America needed was an inexpensive mainstream model with an inexpensive special engine. The 1968 Plymouth Road Runner was just such a muscle car. It started with a pillared coupe, the lightest and least-costly iteration of the handsome new Belvedere body. The engine was Mopar's proven 383-cid V-8, but with heads, manifolds,camshaft, valve springs, and crankcase windage tray from the big, bad 440 Magnum. With its four-barrel carb and unsilenced air cleaner, the new mill made 335 bhp. Plymouth paid Warner Bros. $50,000 for rights to decorate the new model with the name and likeness of a cartoon bird. It was just the right touch. The Road Runner became a smash hit. Plymouth forecasted sales of 2,500; buyers snapped up nearly 45,000. Motor Trend called it "the most brazenly pure, non-compromising super car in history...its simplicity is a welcome virtue."Serious-minded standard features included a strengthened four-speed manual, 3.23:1 gears, beefed suspension with high-rate rear leaf springs, 11-inch heavy-duty drum brakes, and Polyglas F70X14s. TorqueFlite was optional. The interior was bench-seat austere, and the base price was a stingy $2,896. Given the 383's strong feel and the car's reasonable weight, 15-second ETs were a tad disappointing. The $88 High-Performance Axle Package with its 3.55:1 Sure Grip got more out of the 383. Critics debated the wisdom of paying $17 for the cop-attracting matte-black hood treatment, and opinion divided on whether the "beep-beep" horn sounded like the cartoon bird or a delivery van. It actually was the sound of success.But low-13s were just $714 away via the lone engine option: a 425-bhp 426 Hemi. Just 1,019 Road Runners got the Hemi, which came with a 3.54:1 Sure-Grip Dana 60 axle as a $139 mandatory option. Power front discs and power steering were smart extras. At midyear, a hardtop coupe was added, as was an optional underdash knob to open the otherwise-decorative hood vents. Sales were underestimated at first year run resulted in the Road Runner taking third place amongst muscles cars right behing the GTO and SS 396. Dodge, after seeing the success of the Road Runner released the Super Bee late in the year. Performance
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Available Transmissions:4-Speed Manual3-Speed Torqueflite AutoFactory Exterior Colors
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