Photo: Bring a Trailer
For the current generation of young adults, the name Plymouth (when used to describe a vehicle) might not mean much. After all, the name has exited the industry back in the early 2000s, after losing most of its identity so hardly gained especially during the 1960s.
Back in the years when the American auto industry was producing performance cars like crazy, Plymouth took part in the war with a number of high profile names, like the Barracuda, the GTX, and of course the Road Runner.
The latter, introduced in 1968, was supposed to be the lower-priced alternative to the GTX, and soon grew large enough to earn its place on the list of favorite cars of the average American buyer of the day. That in turn led to Road Runners becoming interesting enough for the custom car industry as well, and this is why they are still in high demand to this day.
There are enough Road Runners to go around, and like other many cars of its kind and coming from back in the Sixties, each has a certain appeal to it.
The one in the gallery above is unrestored, and just waiting to be picked up and brought back to its former glory. If restoration is what the future owner plans for it, the work might not be all that hard, as this car has been kept in storage for nearly three decades, starting in the 1990s.
Finished in an orange that was not the original color featured on the bodywork when it left the assembly lines in 1969, the Road Runner comes with a black interior, and a numbers-matching engine and three speed automatic transmission.
The engine, a 383ci (6.3-liter) V8 fitted with a four-barrel carburetor, was originally rated at 335 horsepower and 425 lb-ft of torque and shows 67,000 miles (108,000 km).
This 1969 Plymouth Road Runner was until earlier this week listed on Bring a Trailer, where the highest price offered for it was $15,250.
The latter, introduced in 1968, was supposed to be the lower-priced alternative to the GTX, and soon grew large enough to earn its place on the list of favorite cars of the average American buyer of the day. That in turn led to Road Runners becoming interesting enough for the custom car industry as well, and this is why they are still in high demand to this day.
There are enough Road Runners to go around, and like other many cars of its kind and coming from back in the Sixties, each has a certain appeal to it.
The one in the gallery above is unrestored, and just waiting to be picked up and brought back to its former glory. If restoration is what the future owner plans for it, the work might not be all that hard, as this car has been kept in storage for nearly three decades, starting in the 1990s.
Finished in an orange that was not the original color featured on the bodywork when it left the assembly lines in 1969, the Road Runner comes with a black interior, and a numbers-matching engine and three speed automatic transmission.
The engine, a 383ci (6.3-liter) V8 fitted with a four-barrel carburetor, was originally rated at 335 horsepower and 425 lb-ft of torque and shows 67,000 miles (108,000 km).
This 1969 Plymouth Road Runner was until earlier this week listed on Bring a Trailer, where the highest price offered for it was $15,250.
Google News