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1968 426 Hemi Plymouth Road Runner on 2040-cars

Year:1968 Mileage:38500 Color: Bronze Metallic (Turbine Bronze) /
 Black
Location:

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:V8
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:

Used

VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: RM21J8A345960
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

You are bidding on a rare 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner 426 HEMI

VIN# RM21J8A345960

MILEAGE- 38,500 original miles!!!

Automatic Transmission

All Services up-to-date

Beautiful Bronze Metallic (Turbine Bronze) exterior with superior details that scream "A Rare Classic"

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.


Many pictures shown, but feel free to email for something specific (over 100 others that can be viewed)

Car can be transferred to anywhere in the US at the BUYERS expense

Shipping is the BUYERS responsibility as stated above

ONLY SERIOUS BIDDERS PLEASE
BIDDERS ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR BIDS- IF FAILURE TO PAY OCCURS YOU WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY
THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST AND HAPPY BIDDING.

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

ENGINE0 TO 60 MPHQUARTER MILESOURCE
3837.1 sec15.0 sec @ 96 mphn/a
Hemi5.3 sec13.55 sec @ 105 mphn/a

Drivetrain

Available Engines:

Road Runner 383383ci1x4bbl335 hp425 lb-ft
426 HEMI426ci2x4bbl425 hp490 lb-ft






Available Transmissions:
4-Speed Manual
3-Speed Torqueflite Auto


Factory Exterior Colors

  • Buffed Silver
  • Black Velvet
  • Medium Blue
  • Mist Blue
  • Midnight Blue
  • Mist Green
  • Forest Green
  • Yellow Gold
  • Ember Gold
  • Mist Turquoise
  • Surf Turquoise
  • Turbine Bronze 
  • Matador Red
  • Electric Blue
  • Burgundy
  • Sunfire Yellow
  • Avocado Green
  • Frost Blue
  • Sable White
  • Satin Beige
  • Sierra Tan




















 Many pictures shown, but feel free to email for something specific

Car can be transferred to anywhere in the US at the BUYERS expense

Shipping is the BUYERS responsibility as stated above

ONLY SERIOUS BIDDERS PLEASE
BIDDERS ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR BIDS- IF FAILURE TO PAY OCCURS YOU WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY
THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST AND HAPPY BIDDING.

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