68 Road Runner Rescued from the Swamp

[@DwightStacey-in4wh]

You guys are awesome for doing that thank you very much we all know what this cars are made of thank you so much for our history

[@wingedanglers]

@@DwightStacey-in4wh your welcome and thanks for watching and the comments help big time..

[@fernandobriceno6089]

Thank you for sharing this video. I enjoyed the video.

[@wingedanglers]

You are welcome and thank you for watching

[@dbc105]

That RR has a rare belt line moulding. Took me 10yrs to find a set of these for a RR.

[@lonnyjaw]

I will NEVER, EVER understand the mindset of ANYBODY that could allow these type of cars with potential, to be allowed to be subject to the mercy of the elements, and that so many years ago could just be dumped out in this swamp to ROT away. What a waste of golden machinery!!

[@wingedanglers]

@@lonnyjaw it was around 30 cars on that property..we understood that the owner would drive a car till it wouldn't drive and he would park it and go get another car.. it wAs 4 door Lincolns with the suicide rear doors sunk into the ground...

[@HildaOtilia-ug5jv]

Dios te bendiga. Yo amo mi auto del 1954. Plymouth savoy. Motor original del 1954 trabajando regular.

[@mjwbulich]

That Roadrunner wasn't worth squat when he parked it there in the 1980s. I had a '69 with the 440 and a four-speed I paid $800 for. It threw a rod, and I sold it to the junkyard for $100. It's valuable now, but back then, it was just another rattle trap Mopar. More trouble than it was worth.

[@HildaOtilia-ug5jv]

​@@mjwbulich amigo aquí en Cuba esos autos son muy valiosos, mi savoy Plymouth 1954 le tengo añoranza porque uno más moderno no lo puedo comprar yo ni la mayoría de los cubanos. Ahora mismo si tú ves mi dirección te asustarias mucho ya que tiene un enorme juego libre y no tengo cómo repararla es muy duro tener el carro trabajando pero no hay de otra.

[@1982MCI]

@@mjwbulichmy brother bought his 69 TR in 79 for $500 and after driving and enjoying it for 5 years and having it painted, new wheels & tires, etc, he sold it for $3k which was high back then. Nobody had any idea it would be a $60-$80k car today and they weren’t desirable to the mass back then like Camaros and mustangs so they got parked till another Mopar nut like myself or my brother or this fellar would come along.

[@roycervantes1341]

New subscriber excited to start watching videos,,,,,,, Yeee Yeee

[@wingedanglers]

@@roycervantes1341 man we appreciate it.. Thanks for watching

[@kapekodbob]

I bought a new '68 Satillite with 318 ,auto,PS,black vinyle roof, black int, and lite green paint. It was a very fast car for me.

[@chrismc.4437]

Very uninspiring comment.

[@wingedanglers]

I like the 68 model in a lot of different cars..

[@bradlee1708]

In late 70's I also had a 318 Satellite, was 2 bbl single exhaust automatic but those '68 318's were only year they came from factory 10 degrees advanced then I added one lighter spring in the points distributor and wow that stationwagon was unbelievable fast.. Some hot rodded Chev drivers that didn't win believed my wagon had big block in it but nope just two barrel single exhaust 318... thanks for the memories..

[@douglasmesina6922]

New subscriber. Hope to see more content from you.

[@wingedanglers]

@@douglasmesina6922 thank you sir! We have a big event coming up. we will be out in the Salvage yard Friday.

[@townhall05446]

Imagine that Road Runner sitting in the first owner's driveway when he first got it, how proud he was of it and how perfect it was - then if you could have shown him a photo of where it would end up...

[@wingedanglers]

He would be sick

[@franklong8573]

Well , well , well a TV star is now a U tube star too, Ted. All kidding aside , it was good to see you all in Indy. Thank you for the hospitality there. You have to save all those Mopars , parts cars or otherwise. They sure don't make them anymore. Take care , all of you , till I see ya again. The Wheel Guy.

[@wingedanglers]

@@franklong8573 I let him see your message..Hope you are doing well.. How did you like my censored picture over my GMC.. lol. We are out here moving cars this morning. Thanks for watching

[@franklong8573]

@@wingedanglers Yea , I saw that. Mopar or No Car. That's just the way it is...

[@MelvinSevik]

Are you going to get the cars running soon.

[@wingedanglers]

@@MelvinSevik it's talk about doing something with the roadrunner but the other 3 are parts cars

[@m42037]

​@@wingedanglersSad that 58 Plymouth is rare! Hate to see it cutup and crushed. Ya that Road Runner is a cookie cutter everything's available like a 64-66 mustang you can build the car with parts all you need is the frame

[@chuckamato2828]

I want that big chrysler 😮

[@wingedanglers]

@@chuckamato2828 when I tell the owner I seen a kewl car he ask me how many doors and how long is it.. He knows I like big cars and stationwagons

[@chuckamato2828]

@@wingedanglers I blame thunderbolt and Lightfoot loved those big cars!!!

[@DwightStacey-in4wh]

People are stupid to leave such beautiful machines outside I wished I had a couple of them

[@wingedanglers]

It's around 2500 to 3000 cars outside here

[@todddenio3200]

The T-bird behind the Roadrunner would have a 429 in it with the DOVE heads. If it's still there the engine or at least the heads would be worth getting.

[@wingedanglers]

@@todddenio3200 probably scrape by now .

[@TupperGirl888]

My favorite is the Plymouth Plaza

[@MikeJBlues]

I had a green 68 roadrunner that didn't have the trunk trim like this, looks better I think. Had the poverty wheel and black and silver interior.

[@carlospuckett3161]

I’m glad my 67 dart is a California car.

[@wingedanglers]

@@carlospuckett3161 it's alot of rust around here...I thought the other day that I could put microphones all around this place and I'm sure you could hear the rust

[@randyrussell4331]

Barn find more like Forest find ❤❤

[@randyrussell4331]

Now take the Road Runner to the car wash clean er up see what can be done restore or part out.id like to see it restored.

[@wingedanglers]

I heard them say they want to pull it out and wash it .. It will not be parted out in the near future…they have talked about full restoration with AMD to leaving it rusty and crusty and make it run and drive. No resto mod.. just get it mechanical sound and safe to drive

[@todddenio3200]

I can't guarantee it but I THINK that Plymouth Plaza is a 57 because it doesn't have the quad headlights.

[@wingedanglers]

@@todddenio3200 Nicole read the VIN and she wasn't convinced it was a 58.. The vins can still be confusing

[@todddenio3200]

@@wingedanglers I am 99% certain it is a 57. Quad headlights were still illegal in 57 but were going to be legal for the 58 model year and every auto makers in the country designed their 58's to have quads Chrysler Corporation has pushed their cars into production a year early and the solution was to eliminate the inner headlights and use the location for something else. Yours doesn't have the inner headlights. Also, the Plaza Was the bottom tier car for Plymouth.

[@davidhunt6651]

I'd be interested in the 500 coronet taillights

[@wingedanglers]

Stephen’s performance in Anderson Alabama..256-247-1332.. call during business hours and they can help you

[@chrissytaylor5690]

Save that Dodge Tradesman boogie van too! ...... They're actually picking up steam in the collector's market. 😉

[@wingedanglers]

I think a guy has got the van since the video was made

[@chrissytaylor5690]

@@wingedanglers thanx for the heads up! I'm glad it's being saved! 😌

[@williamlovely450]

amazing vidio

[@wingedanglers]

@@williamlovely450 thank you

[@robertgilbert4278]

Love to own the 70 Dodge cornet

[@wingedanglers]

@@robertgilbert4278 it was in better shape than what I thought it would be.. I like the big cars

[@marioncobaretti2280]

Roadrunners are only strippo cars, gtx was the upgrade ,the chrome panel on the trunk was only a satellite

[@wingedanglers]

@@marioncobaretti2280 I'm going to have to get Ted to clarify that .It's been a few people say different things about that chrome panel. I'm a GM guy. So

[@josephmcmannis1439]

That looks like a Dodge super bee.

[@wingedanglers]

I have to look at badges and vins to be sure..But I’m confident this guy we work for that’s owns all these cars is right on the money…. He is walking talking historian on the muscle era of the mopars..

[@roywhitman7109]

Funny to think that was probably a field when those vehicles were first parked!

[@chrismc.4437]

It's "funny" to think? Why? Wasn't every developed area of land just that, open fields or Forrest?

[@wingedanglers]

I’m almost positive it was a farm there and this was a hay field before the trees took over

[@roywhitman7109]

@@wingedanglers That would make sense.

[@amandastyles-uh6zx]

Poor thunderbird😢

[@wingedanglers]

It was so rusty …All the structure was gone

[@chrismc.4437]

Junk to begin with

[@robertmcfarland3323]

All those cars are parts cars.lotsa good parts

[@wingedanglers]

@@robertmcfarland3323 2500+ cars here..Parts and more parts.

[@stevecutlas7556]

Some of those cars can be restored not all are parts cars

[@wingedanglers]

@@stevecutlas7556 they had us start marking cars that was saleable.

[@darrylowens9298]

I’ve always heard that the old coranet four doors are the same as road runner or super bee underneath. Throw away the body and fix your road runner. Cool to find a complete road runner though.

[@wingedanglers]

I think you are correct on that

[@quillanhicks591]

Awesome amazing thanks for the finds why DON'T YOU LIKE THE GTO I THOUGHT PEOPLE WERE STILL RESTORING GTO U REALLY KNOW ALOT ABOUT CARS

[@wingedanglers]

@@quillanhicks591 The main guy talking is Ted Stephens.. He eats a breaths Mopars..He had to drive my GMC in this video. He told us he did want to be on video driving a GM product..He likes the GTO for being the first muscle car

[@quillanhicks591]

@wingedanglers my first car was mopar brand new 7 miles on it lol

[@townhall05446]

You can rebuild any body-on-frame car no matter how badly rusted, but a unibody like that New Yorker, if the rust goes too far the whole vehicle loses structural integrity and can't be fixed. And parking cars on dirt like this is just a death sentence almost all the time.

[@wingedanglers]

We try to set them on blocks and old wheels when we set one down here . That New Yorker had tree roots grown around it. The dozer guy had to get some pressure on it to get it out.

[@m42037]

64 GTO isn't a small car and only ran 15s stock maybe 14.9 at best. 61 Starliner 406 would smoke it with slicks or 64 427 Galaxie. My warmed over 390 66 Galaxie ran best 13.79 with 375 hp with a 4:11 GTO is overrated. Like you said Chrysler was making high performance cars before the GTO and some were faster with stickys. The GTO wasn't that fast until 68-71s with 455s

[@wingedanglers]

I liked the starliner

[@m42037]

@@wingedanglers Not many 406 Starliners around anymore, or 61s period.

[@chrissytaylor5690]

I know where a complete 69 RR is in king and queen county, Virginia thats Been parked under a group of pine trees since 1980. Same color and everything! Plus has factory tach and N96 air grabber hood. Needless to say.....its sunk up past the rocker panels in the dirt! Lol! 🤦‍♀️ Got a 69 Chevelle SS 396 (4spd Muncie) parked right next to it! Wish KZbin would let me post pictures, itd bring you to tears.🥺😭

[@wingedanglers]

@@chrissytaylor5690 sounds like it

[@davidwebb8877]

There will be people crying out for parts of that 57/58 Plymouth,Christine parts..

[@wingedanglers]

When I first seen the car I thought of the theme music from Christine …one of my favorite car movies

[@davidwebb8877]

@@wingedanglers same here mate,great movie,greeting from Liverpool UK.

[@DavidKing-planes1567]

Wow hopefully those can be put back to original condition looked like a rare post car still I’ve seen worse that had ben driven on salty roads

[@wingedanglers]

Pretty sure the 68 roadrunner with see the road again. they have talked about a complete rebuild to get it mechanical sound and leave the outside crusty and rusty

[@DavidKing-planes1567]

@@wingedanglers my mom had a red on red 68 383 bench seat that car would run my dad at the same time had B5 blue on with 383 4 speed so I was raised up riding in road runners

[@douggrove762]

scrap yard.

[@dh2360]

If they end up at Stephens Performance do they automatically become parts cars? I keep hearing all the cars at their place will not be put back on the road and will be parted out no matter how good the car is, even if you could drive it out of the place.

[@wingedanglers]

They are all parts cars once they get back here

[@garyrhodes7673]

Why undisclosed? Is he selling them or scrapping them or are you buying them for your yard?

[@wingedanglers]

Dont won't anybody messing with property owner..they are not being Scraped .3 of the 4 are parts cars the roadrunner will be back on the road

[@mikeroberts5646]

No Roadrunner had the rear Panel on a 68 only GTX which I once owned

[@wingedanglers]

@@mikeroberts5646 maybe! I'm asking the Mopar God's to see

[@maxx1able]

My 68 had trunk chrome. My 69 did not

[@wingedanglers]

@maxx1able I think I was told the later cars in 68 you could get the panel

[@maxx1able]

@mikeroberts5646 have to look at data tag ,never saw rr without rear chrome ....or w turn sig lights on front fender hoods been changed ,,I think it's a satellite body

[@maxx1able]

@mikeroberts5646 my 68 did have it and rr and gtx panels were different

[@josephmcmannis1439]

It's called a field find.

[@wingedanglers]

I agree! Can’t wait till the next one!

[@garyrhodes7673]

I never understood putting cars all hodge podge around your property. Eyesore and take up to much space

[@wingedanglers]

They were scattered all over 30 acres

[@townhall05446]

That old Plymouth looks like it weighs a bunch sitting there but the curb weight of the actual car is a couple hundred pounds less than a new Mustang GT. And I'd love to see what that Road Runner looked like before the guy doomed it to sitting in that swamp - I bet it was entirely restorable.

[@ivaneaston6802]

Interested in roadrunner grill

[@wingedanglers]

Call Stephens performance 256_247_1332

[@wingedanglers]

Thanks for watching

[@jamesharrington4923]

Was the Roadrunner savable

[@wingedanglers]

@@jamesharrington4923 am pretty sure it's going to get running...The owner has finally jumped on the KZbin thing. He had thrown several ideas. This video will convince him I hope

[@jamesharrington4923]

@@wingedanglers That's great, I'm glad, I know it looked rough, but sure did lok complete

[@jonhboleware3409]

How can i but the gto please

[@wingedanglers]

It was a guy had it carried down the road after we made the video.. It was pretty bad .don't know how much made it there

[@henryknedel5683]

Not a RR! 70 CORNET 500. 69-70 New Yorker. 574-D. Now see 68 she's dead ut way cool all org n there yet all these cars are.

[@paulmurawski3683]

Chk da oil sir

[@TransAmBandit]

Good Luck On This SHIT Car!!! Put your cash on this??? Insane!!!

[@williamlovely450]

plymouth is a 57

[@jonhboleware3409]

Lol. Buy the gto

[@normanbernard6017]

Do not part out that rode runner i do auto restoration that is a good one

[@wingedanglers]

@@normanbernard6017 it will not be parted out .The owners have plans on leaving it crusty and making it mechanically perfect or complete restoration . It's a big car show coming up and me and my wife are going to load the roadrunner up on a big nice red Dodge Cummins ramp truck and carry it to the show..What ever happens to it..We will have post it on this KZbin channel.. The owners have gotten on board with KZbin..So we made another KZbin channel for just Mopars and this salvage yard . Moparparadise

[@johnj.baranski6553]

I don't get the passion for these mopars..like give me a 1970 Monte Carlo needing nothing for the same price as these swamp finds.

[@wingedanglers]

I’m a GM guy lost around here to…. The owners here eat and breath mopar…. I’m satisfied with an old Chevy truck

[@moneymarvmf2367]

They are fast hemi 392 yo monte Carlos can't keep up 😂😂 simple Mopars win

[@johnj.baranski6553]

@moneymarvmf2367 you spend the 10k they want for this mopar in the video, and I'll spend 10k on the Monte Carlo and you meet me at the drag strip the very next day and we'll see who is faster.

[@josephwatson2711]

They all breakdown it's chevys fords mopars they all out there​@@wingedanglers

[@moneymarvmf2367]

@@johnj.baranski6553 you still gon lose 🤣

[@daryl3723]

You need some one with a Brain be in charge

[@wingedanglers]

Lmao!

[@EdwardMitchell-l9w]

I had a 68 in 1977 383 4-speed bench seat I sold the car in 1980 for a big old thousand dollars

[@wingedanglers]

I have had a few of those cars I wished I would kept