1970 Plymouth Road Runner with Air Grabber Induction

[@plymouthdie-castreplicas]

Great commentary and beautiful Road Runner. The '70 model is definitely the most recognizable of all. The Air Grabber scoop design is really cool. The intake pattern resembles the "shark teeth" that were on the radiators of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk "Flying Tiger" fighter. Brilliant!

[@ClassicCars_TV]

Yeah the design and decal additions certainly add a cool look the scoop!

[@CalvinGriffin91]

FINALLY, SOMEONE SHOWS THE AIR GRABBER SWITCH!!! Everything I watched and read just said "there's a switch on the dash", but never showed it. Wondered for years where it was and what it looked like. THANKYOU ❤

[@willyschmitt5665]

The 70 roadrunners are really cool looking cars, I ought to know, I own one.

[@commandertopgun]

FANTASTIC & EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE VIDEO REVIEW ON THIS AMAZING 1970S PLYMOUTH ROAD RUNNER-LOVE IT- THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@0670kitty]

Thanks for sharing this video , this car is definitely in my check list for sure , I just don’t like any other car but only road runner 1970 in blue and I will buy this car very soon , that car is not an ordinary car for me it very special.

[@JohnnyRR70]

Nice car

[@grinningg]

Great car, but dust stripe too high. You see it often.

[@andrewooding2709]

My type of car also

[@chadhaire1711]

335 horsepower was the old fake gross rating....actual net is only about 275-280....

[@randylear8264]

That was the rating used in this era. Just a few years later I believe 72 the rating was SAE Net Horsepower. With all the accessories applied. But as a teen who grew up in that time I also know that some were underestimated due to insurance rates. 440 and 340 as well as 426 were some. It was a good move to apply Net HP and lower insurance rates and sell more Muscle Cars. I believe the quarter mile times and mph speed they performed were enough to proclaim their real numbers. And this with no computers and engine management systems. Simple times and very little electronics input. Mostly mechanical. So nothing fake. Just the way it was in the times of the horsepower wars. Great time to of been alive and part of it.

[@chadhaire1711]

@@randylear8264 Horsepower was not under rated for insurance...another sales pitch....440-6 390 gross was only 325 net. 426 was 425 GROSS dyno at 5,000 rpm, and only put out more if over revved to 6,000 rpm then 470 gross could be done but that could destroy the motor which is why it only came with 90 day warranty....and 470 dyno gross is only 365 net....not that much. Quarter mile times were not that quick, very few could do better than 13.6 tops. No big deal.

[@randylear8264]

@@chadhaire1711 yes. I was there. If you have net HP reduced and they now stated a lower hp rating. It reduced your insurance. And this would help sell more muscle cars because it made it more affordable. I was relating my query on the fake hp part of your reply. What should really be used is rear wheel hp. That would put an end to both gross and net hp ratings. That figure would show actual loss of hp from the engine to the wheels. Just stating nothing was fake. Just a measurement. By your standards all hp but rear wheel is fake and the manufacturers do not use rear wheel hp.

[@chadhaire1711]

@@randylear8264 Net could not reduce insurance because it was not used until 1972. And insurance never looked at horsepower, another myth. They looked at models. If you had an American Motors 401 V-8 in an AMX there was 20% surcharge, but 401 in a non AMX did not. Same with Z28 Camaro vs V-8 non Z28.

[@randylear8264]

@@chadhaire1711 Dude. Stop. The rates were applied as to hp. In 72 when the ratings came down. The rates came down. It’s not hard.