Featured on AutoHunter.com, the online auction platform driven by ClassicCars.com, is this 1969 Plymouth Road Runner.
The Road Runner is one of the true icons of Mopar muscle cars. By the late 1960s, the idea of muscle cars as inexpensive high-performance cars had changed and over the years, these cars got more expensive. Plymouth launched the Road Runner as a return to a simpler, more basic and affordable high-performance mid-size car. In order to use the name Road Runner, the “Beep-Beep” horn, and the cartoon images of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Plymouth paid $50,000 to Warner Bros. In addition, Plymouth paid $10,000 to develop the horn.
The Road Runner featured here is powered by a reportedly numbers-matching 383ci V8 mated to a TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission. It is finished in special-order Omaha Orange paint over a black vinyl interior, and is now offered by the selling dealer with a clear title.
The car includes power steering, headers with a newer dual exhaust system, the “Meep Meep “Beep-Beep” horn, and 15-inch five-spoke Cragar wheels clad with 235/60 BFGoodrich raised-white-letter tires.
The interior has some upgrades that are bound to make the car more comfortable to drive, most importantly the aftermarket black vinyl sport seats. It also features a three-spoke wood-rimmed steering wheel and a floor-mounted automatic shifter.
Under the hood is a 10:1-compression 383ci V8 rated at 335 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 425 lb.-ft of torque at 3,400 rpm. Fuel is fed through an Edelbrock four-barrel carb and the car also features a high-performance camshaft and an aluminum radiator. To provide better stopping power, it has been upgraded to front disc brakes.
This Road Runner with tasteful upgrades is a terrific candidate for local cruise-ins or events like the Hot Rod Power Tour. The color on this one is amazing and the car itself looks like a very nice driver-level example of the Road Runner.
The auction for this 1969 Plymouth Road Runner ends on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (PDT).
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