1969 Plymouth Road Runner

69 Plymouth Road Runner video segment from Legendary Motorcar's Dream Car Garage 2003 TV series: Vintage Dream Cars.
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[@plymouthdie-castreplicas]

The Road Runner A12 is one of the most badass cars of all time! Gorgeous piece!

[@thomasowens6041]

Had a white 69 Road Runner. My favorite of over 50 cars I've owned over the years.

[@davidvelen9835]

Beautiful car, love the Roadrunners.

[@HITEKSTRANGER]

The best muscle car ever. Mine was a 70, 383 but an amazing, fun car. The 'feeling' that exudes frk these cars are unmatchable. If i had a time machine, I would be waiting at the end of the assembly line to claim one like i saw brand new in the show room of Raceway Plymouth in Islington Ontario Canada in 1970. 4 speed pistol grip, black interior, Hemi Orange in colour. Total mystique !!

[@blah9664]

Gorgeous 69 Roadrunner

[@tammyforbes2101]

My old man had a 1968 GTX basically same thing just few more options had the same 440 super commando engine. He put slicks on his and got 12’s out of it and drove it to work 5 days a week in Detroit.

[@bluesman7475]

First car I ever drove. my uncle sent me on a grocery run at age 12 in his 69 roadrunner. Thankfully, we were way out in the country and I saw no other cars on the way in or back from town. Beep Beep!

[@scottyjett6017]

IMO the best looking Mopar!

[@ShunkLunkable]

I grew up driving the Roadrunner. That baby could handle plenty well, especially compared the same year rides.

[@CaptainFALKEN]

Exactly. Has a steering wheel, can turn anywhere. Smaller than a truck

[@2010deanML]

@@CaptainFALKEN That car is longer than a lot of trucks. Especially modern ones.

[@tracyerik]

Dodge was called "Six Pack", Plymouth was called "Six Barrel".

[@yavin99]

Roadrunners are one of my favorite cars and I've been kicking myself ever since I bought one in 1998 for $1500 it was a 1969 383, 4 speed and barely had any options but I loved that cat despite the rusty quarters and floor was so rusty I could see the pavement driving down the road but I let someone talk me out of it because he was going to restore it right away. I would have had it restored by now but I was thinking I would buy another and now the prices have skyrocketed and I cant afford one and it kills me.

[@stephenyoutubin4476]

Same here, I passed on one in 1997. 1970 Roadrunner 383 4spd for $700.00. My cousins friend was selling it.Had rust and rot for being this year in Massachusetts but ran great.These were the years all Road runners gto 442 GS chevelles, mustangs dried up .I think of the deals i passed up thru the years and the cars i sold, now they are untouchable and or fully restored.

[@bobsilver3983]

I always remember how good my 1970 GTO handled. It had factory front and rear sway bars...bigs ones, disc brakes and power steering. That thing drove so good, and handled fantastic!

[@robertwallace4928]

I own my dream modern Mopar but this is my dream classic! One day!

[@jimmyhamm9737]

I realley miss the old values the older cars had.

[@cmscms123456]

Simply the BEST

[@truthweallknow]

I Love this Car.

[@larrybailey3831]

I've heard a few of things horns in my lifetime,in fact heard one just a week ago and it was so cool.

[@samspade8612]

Plymouth & Dodge stylists were on par with the best of the musclecar era.

[@anthonynelson9136]

After the oil embargo in 1973 you could buy a low mile 68-70 Roadrunner or GTX all day long for 700 dollars.

[@walterbrob]

I graduated in ‘74 and you couldn’t GIVE a big block car away back then

[@handymatt1970]

When you mention a 69 1/2 Roadrunner you have my full attention.

[@jeremythompson9122]

I'm a Mopar guy first and the 69 1/2 Roadrunner/Super Bee A12 440/6 is maybe my favorite muscle car ever made. It's between an A12, a 66 Plymouth Belvedere/Dodge Coronet 426 Hemi, and a 68 Charger R/T. B-Body Mopar's were always my favorite muscle cars. I love Cuda's/Challenger R/T's and 340 Dart's, Demon's, and Duster's too. The 70 AAR Cuda and Challenger T/A are my favorite pony cars ever made but those pony cars and compacts are all a bit too small and cramped for my liking. Always preferred mid to full size cars

[@dvvalant]

Love the look of the skinny redline tires. Beautiful car.

[@screamingeagle-rt1kj]

talking about handling I had a 69 road runner I lowered my front end 3 inches left the back end stock the car handled like it was on rails I gained top and speed the air wasn’t getting underneath it it was Going over top my speedometer was 120 if I had enough real estate with 323 Gears I could put the speedometer between the C and H Temperature gauge after I Lowered it Maybe 125 before I Lowered it

[@johnogo7886]

Dana 60’s are 9 3/4 not “9 and a quarter”!

[@enerrivers4392]

I was too young for a license, but, my cuz trusted me with his '68 ROAD RUNNER, 4spd, but, his had a 383 4bbl. I learned how to drive a manual transmission in his. So many times I stalled @ leaving a traffic light. So embarrassing ,but, for me that 383 was fast enough. Gr8 times, Gr8 car.

[@GiveMeYourNachosButthead]

My dream car!

[@daniellobo1680]

Memories❤🙏💪 i miss my baby

[@kc-6837]

My favorite Mopar.

[@vondrebridges9740]

KZbin Moderator idk

[@CaptainFALKEN]

Best one

[@tomriggle3217]

I have a 68

[@kc-6837]

Tom Riggle Nice!

[@stripervince1]

NOT A 440SIX PACK. Get it right. Dodge had six packs, Plymouth had six barrels. Even says it on the hood. And you're mistaken about the $$$ chrysler licensed the bird logo for $50,000, and spent $10,000 on the horn. I have a mopar library in my bedroom. Read mighty mopars by Anthony young

[@tracyerik]

Yes, for Pete sake.... it says six barrel on the hood. I guess everything with three two barrels are now six packs. The idea was in 67, the car came out in 68, the A12 was a mid year option in 69 like the Super bee's. Some famous wrestler bought a 70 six barrel Superbird, and was saying "you run off the back carb, and then put it to the floor two open up the other two." He didn't even know you run on the center one until you step down and open up the back and front one. There's a ton of books out there on this stuff.

[@richmtnrecon9120]

Great job! You are correct and appear very knowledgeable! Made this mopar lover proud! A common misconception for sure,people think it's the same but it's not. One car used edlebrock carbs and the other used Holly carbs. Lots of ignorant folk think carburetors are just carburetors but that isn't the case,especially with Plymouth and Dodge. The carbs on the Plymouths are called barrels because of the design they are more rounded on the edges than the rectangular or squarish style carbs on dodges, hence the name six pack. You can argue that it's just a carb and it's no big deal and it's the same but it isn't the same any more than a hemi is the same as a regular or normal engine. They're both engines,yeah....but they aren't the same any more than a ford engine is to a Chevrolet or a Subaru engine for example and the performance is even different.

[@adamndevil]

​@@tracyerikq@,,zZ

[@mysterycomment1553]

@@richmtnrecon9120lol your a dummy. Both the A12 dodge and plymouth used Holley carbs.

[@aaabomb]

Oooooohhh Jesus that car is tuff.

[@bluesharp59]

Very nice video and a thumbs up liked.

[@CaptainFALKEN]

A12 Road Runner, the rarest RRs ever in 1969. Most expensive RR today besides a Superbird

[@AnalysisMedia]

Good edit

[@kanukster]

These steel wheels never "came out of the parts bin", they were only available on these 69.5 cars.

[@mitchholmquist2741]

Station wagons and Hemi cars too !

[@alpine1600s]

I'd go with the stock 383. Sounds just as good. 👍

[@mattlberry]

Six pack is Dodge, 6bbl Plymouth, the rear end is a Dana 9.75 not 9.25 horn is purple not pink.

[@stripervince1]

Awesome! But only Dodge had six packs, Plymouth called theirs 440+6 or 440 six barrels. Should know this being a car guy and having a muscle car channel. It's like calling a tempest a GTO, or a Malibu a SS Chevelle, or a satellite a road runner

[@mattlberry]

Yes he should he also said it had a 9.25 rear end when it's 9.75 and he called the horn pink when it's purple

[@timothyrobinson1612]

​@@mattlberry😅😂

[@user-ro6uc2zo1c]

Nice bird❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DezzysSpeedShop]

440 6 barrel not 440 6 pack, on a Plymouth!

[@78ramcharger53]

Thats right dodge is 6 pack ,Plymouth is a 6 barrel I just learned this the other day from nicks garage.

[@lwjw3184]

I'm looking for my dad's old 69 roadrunner 383 magnum, automatic, solid blue on blue bench seat, power brakes, non A/C car. It was a special order car that the guy never picked up. So my dad bought it. It was sold at the end of the year in 1969 at a dealership in Orange TX.

[@jeremythompson9122]

My dad had a 69 Roadrunner too. 383 auto but his was orange with the black hood with the orange stripe down the middle. He says to this day it's his favorite car that he ever owned...and he's owned a few very nice cars. He had a 68 1/2 Mustang 428 CJ and a 69 Fairlane Cobra 428 CJ...both 4 speeds. But he says the Roadrunner was faster than either one of those Ford's

[@dennismeuleman8817]

Love the roadrunner, I had a 68, midnight blue metallic 4speed, and it ran like stink

[@jessiecole659]

I'm a FORD guy but I love them cars

[@kidrich6902]

That go to show you all the things they put into to car for so-called cheapness, turn out to be the Ugly duckling that turn into a Beautiful Swan, One of the Hottest Cars 🔥 Mopar every build 2nd to None!!!🤠🤔💯

[@hidrostocks]

isso sim é um carro de verdade

[@SolamenteVees]

So much respect for these guys, but a Dana 60 measures 9 3/4 1:24

[@stripervince1]

Shoulda beeped th horn, and it's purple not pink. And Plymouth didn't have six packs, dodge did, 440 6 barrel or 440+6

[@stevecollins8261]

60-70,000 was 5 years ago worth more I believe now , cool as it gets

[@steveallred1330]

My car is a beast

[@johnsowell6402]

I know about all them calls because I came up in the sixties the 1969 Roadrunner came out I was 9 years old but I still love them and didn't I came to own three of them and 369 Super Bee one was blue one was yellow I had a red 72 Barracuda and all them Caldwell High Performance in which they came out with 440 and some of the dusters came out with 318🔥🔥🔥💜🖤👀👍👌

[@rtsosmooth4965]

cool

[@mrm5303]

I wish they would bring back the big power no options formula and put out a hell cat or 392 hemi for under 30k

[@KevanRice]

bad ass gricery getter

[@richgall63]

These classics aren’t getting what they used to.

[@burnsred2172]

#MoparOrNoCar 🏁

[@71superbee39]

Didn't handle well? I beg to differ .. sure it's not rack and pinion but the torsion bars provided incredible stability up front ..

[@71superbee39]

Addendum:: The pink horn? PINK? Try violet ... sheesh..

[@kevsta67]

manual brakes.lmao awesome

[@lwjw3184]

Is there a registry for cars that were sold in 69 ? And can you search it by state and city ? Or dealership ?

[@jerryhayden8720]

I had a red 68 GTX that I blew up the big 440 HP in it and it didn't take me but a few weeks and I blew it up with the same girlfriend that I blew up my GTO with except we'd been broke up and hadn't seen each other in a year and she showed up while I was doing some little things to it so we took a ride. At least there wasn't chunks of metal in the oil pan like it was when we blew up the GTO. I heard a slight ticking which started getting louder and I turned it off and coasted down on the shoulder. Spun bearings. That was my trademark I guess. She looked at me and said she must be bad luck. She was definitely dangerous.😵

[@Pro1er]

I could have sworn that the A12 came with disc brakes up-front.

[@bruceicarter3245]

the shifter is wrong

[@whenmullet2674]

What does that horn sound like?

[@michaeladamo1188]

Man that video is old

[@evonnegage9087]

I owned a 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner. Why don’t they talk about the 68?

[@ScatPack-zk5eq]

Sorry Peter but you're confused on some of your facts. First of all, Robert Anderson who was named vice-president in charge of the Chrysler-Plymouth sales division contacted Brock Yates, writer for Car & Driver to get some advice on how to attract the younger buyers. The Plymouth GTX had much lower sales figures than its competitor the Pontiac GTO. The GTO in 1967 sold about 81,000 units to the GTX which sold about 12,000 units. They knew that they needed to do something to close that market. Thus the Road Runner was born. Secondly, your statement on Plymouth spending $50,000 for the horn development is mixed up. After negotiations with Warner Bros. who owned the rights on the Road Runner cartoon character was reached, the $50,000 (best recollection) was spent to be able to use the cartoon character under certain guidelines spelled out by WB. Chrysler had 3 main horn suppliers, one was Sparton Horn who told them that they had a military horn that sounded much like the "Beep Beep" sound that they were looking for. Jack Smith, Plymouth's manager of mid-size product planning group was instrumental in bringing the name and product development for the Road Runner all within a product price range of under $3,000 dollars. The rest is history. Hope this helps.

[@CaptainFALKEN]

That's one of the things so great about this car. They spent 50k? just to get the sound and character from Warner Brothers and the car itself only costed about $3000. That is effort

[@seancrowley1065]

I think he has a research team presenting him the facts so I seriously doubt he's incorrect about anything he has stated.

[@73chally49]

Is this toad, from american graffiti?

[@scotchbudmeister9018]

Nice A-12 Roadrunner. I still think they borrowed a Volkswagen Beetle horn...

[@bradleynelson5915]

Not sure, but he said they spent 50k developing the sound. Spartan made the horns, but I know it's now used on various equipment such as forklifts, etc.Not sure what horn a VW uses.

[@matrox]

SaWeet

[@stevecollins8261]

I got a 69 RR, the roadrunner runner emblem is crooked, lol

[@BeingRomans829ed]

All that and you didn't hit the horn😕

[@ricksmith5019]

Horn is purple not pink

[@Sevalecan]

Big car? Not really. More like a midsize... And it weighs about 1000lbs less than the current gen Challenger, so with a few suspension upgrades and moving to discs all around, I have no doubt it can stop and handle just fine.

[@mhartung8335]

about 400 lbs .........sound deadening and aux bullshit..........

[@MaliciousSRT]

New Challenger is almost identical in size to a 70-72 chevelle with the same useable rear seat. GM usually copies whatever Chrysler and Ford do that is a success so I am kinda surprised they didn't come out with a retro 70 Chevelle to compete against the Challenger.

[@jeremythompson9122]

You're right. A Challenger Hellcat weighs 4400 lbs and this car probably weighs 3300-3400 lbs

[@skyking-a10-brrrt61]

Man, he didn't let us hear the horn.....beep beep.

[@2X4BBL]

This guy is not as versed in mopars as he would like you to think... first off...the steel wheels weren't just straight out of the parts bin.. they were special H code wheels .... the Dana was 9 3/4 not the later 9 1/4 axle.... and the 50k was for the rights to the roadrunner image not to develop the horn...that task was given to Spartan.... fantastic roadrunner though.

[@sterlinghayden1434]

People saying it could handle well , since I own this identical car I can tell you handling is sketchy at best

[@gordongreninger6109]

Sterling Hayden I spent most of the 70s and early 80s in B body Mopars. Most of it WFO in B/RB powered examples! 383HP,440HP, 440x6bl,Hemi. Owned one of each before the age of 20 Had family in law enforcement driving Bs and Cs with 440HP power. Yes them big Mopars handled/drove out nice. Far superior to big gm and most Fords. Most of your Mopar muscle raids the police package parts bins.

[@MaliciousSRT]

They can be made to handle quite easily, the green brick valiant was all mopar stuff, mostly from cop cars etc and it won the one lap of America beating everything, I think it only lost to a 2200lb fiberglass kit car with a 500hp SBC.

[@roadrunner1165]

Anthony Young Had some things wrong in his book, but so what? Mopars ruled then my motto is Mopar or no car!

[@stanleyspeed916]

Should have honked the horn!

[@KirkSH52]

"I don't get you guys. Why would you not have the camera in the passengers or drivers seat so we the viewers can see what it is like to ride in the car. We don't want to look at you explaining all about the car when your driving it. This is a real disappointment for the viewers. You can talk about the car and we will hear you but why couldn't you have put the camera on the road?"

[@BrotherHuffinPuffin]

6pack M-code!!) 💙🗽💚 🧡😈💛

[@montyderhak]

BS they handle really good...ask RPetty.....

[@Aldo-zp8wk]

In 1969 Petty was driving a Ford Torino.

[@georgestemple3310]

Only thing better is a 69 belvedere 1 adam 12 car

[@Dslats]

BEAUTIFUL. A12

[@tomfrench8191]

So you'd be considered broke. Buyin these in those days

[@screamingeagle-rt1kj]

$50,000 for the horn sounds like a broken VW Porn

[@doragonzalez294]

Meat and potatos lol

[@shaunnesbit1698]

NOT A SIX PACK

[@1903A3shooter]

WHEN YOU DRIVE, try looking at the road and not the camera.

[@hussydahustla]

Death trap

[@tomriggle3217]

I agree with you the new cars are death traps

[@jimmyhamm9737]

Hell you cant buy a new car no adays with any undercoating you have to pay out extra for this option after spending how much $ 25,000 35,00 0 ; Bullshit

[@johndillinger8482]

every car featured on this show was a trailer queen slug.way over restored.did no tuning whatsoever.

[@montyderhak]

Such bullshit....they handled well...ask Richard Petty.....

[@KirkSH52]

"Sir, "the driver of this car", why is it that you cannot have a camera on your shirt so the viewers can see the hood and get the experience of being on the drivers seat? You video is no good because we the viewers don't want the camera on you, we want the camera on the road to get the feel of what it is like to drive the car. This is such total "common sense". "

[@vipervas]

I think this is what you want to see is the hood. Wait for the test drive kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpjTpputh7V-nrs

[@johndowney4461]

9 3/4 Dana