Peak Muscle Car - A Detailed Look At This Very Special 1971 Plymouth Road Runner With Rare Options

[@Roosters_Restos]

At request from Jamie. 1972 was the last year for the 150 speedo in the roadrunner. Debunked with a pic of mine. 😂 As for the aftermarket suspension that needs to go. Agreed. Stock with a sway bar for the win. Air grabber set ups were actually a satellite hood with the air grabber add on. Put a few on satellite hoods do to Minnesota salt and mouse pee eating up hoods. Nice car btw. Rare as hell.❤

[@cobramike13bravo63]

My brothers 72 Roadrunner had 150 speedometer as well. I remember well as I got up to 130 a couple times.

[@DontCryAboutIt]

What engine/trans combo?

[@Roosters_Restos]

@@cobramike13bravo63 well my speedo was straight down more than once so how fast is that. Lol

[@codyhollinger6531]

Interesting how none of the so called advantages of that suspension are not utilized. Big header clearance and room for a rear sump oil pan. One word sums up the suspension WHY?

[@dougwilliams44]

​@@DontCryAboutIt 383/727 3spd 8-3/4 diff

[@godfreydaniel2392]

Jaimie, there are a lot of people on youtube who like to prattle on about everything and nothing. You are one of very few who really know what they're talking about, have a direction and do not bore us with how wonderful you are. And you ARE wonderful just for that! I'm sure I speak for many when I say how much I love your videos, the way you explain everything as though we're right there with you! You are right on when you call out the few who dare cross your path without warrant and set them straight. I look forward to any and all videos you put up and same goes for your brother Tom. Although he's a little dry, I still give him a thumbs up just because he's your Bro! Keep up the great work and never stop being the best you can be. I get a kick out of your sense of humor and giddy laughter!

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Thank you! The sentiment is *much* appreciated. And I’m happy to do it.

[@phillipcramer7936]

I love Jamie's dry sense of humor, especially when he is being critical about something he is not a fan of. After watching many of his videos, I have found that we have very similar tastes and distastes.

[@harrywalker968]

@@DeadDodgeGarage looks like an amc rambler, with the flared guards, body shape.. did dodge steel some..??..

[@harrywalker968]

@@DeadDodgeGarage if your thinking about upgrading your front suspension on your mopar.......take your brain out... buy a chev... job done...

[@bigolow641]

​@harrywalker968 what a knob

[@cobramike13bravo63]

My younger brother had a 1972 Roadrunner 340 with a 150 speedometer. It was yellow with black stripes. Awesome car.

[@calvinhandley2373]

I had a 73 340 with the 150 mph Speedo. Not that the Speedo worked when I owned it.

[@lpmorify]

This is got to be my favorite B-body body style. It holds a special place in my heart. I had a '72 Satellite Sebring in high school. Green, black vinyl top, green interior, 318-2bbl auto. The one car I regret selling.

[@akdoc2003]

My high school car was almost identical to yours. I bought another 72 Satellite Sebring as soon as my wife allowed.

[@MaxAbrams-iy8zs]

I had the same satellite !! What are the odds? I was in so cal in 72. It was moms and then my car

[@kennethjosephson134]

During high school, I drove the ‘72 Satellite Sebring my father bought new for my mother. It became my car in the late 1970s. I drove it into the mid 1980s, then parked it for over twenty five years. Got it back on the road in 2013 and have been using it off and on as a daily driver. Just received a new interior from Legendary and have recently rebuilt and upgraded the suspension. No road salt is used in this part of the desert, so I drive it throughout the year.

[@akdoc2003]

@@MaxAbrams-iy8zs The one I drive now is originally from Burbank, CA.

[@Dsellers2225]

Been a Mopar fan since I came out the womb and my father buckled me in the back of his 73 cuda (probably didn’t buckle me). In 79 I watched his self bondoed passenger door sag on the hinge to the ground and saw the results of his Maco paint job before he traded it on a wood grained green Plymouth station wagon. I learned things about this Road Runner from you today that I never would have spotted in the wild. Thank you and keep up the good work.

[@mediamain6]

I'm not one for modernizing an old car... you literally kill the character.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Exactly!!

[@samuelgoodman2825]

Agreed

[@ken7808]

Ayuh! (That means "I agree " from the coast of Maine).

[@phillipcramer7936]

No one in their right mind would want to kill the character of a vintage MoPar!

[@JeffMiletich]

Two 71 Road Runner videos in one day! What a treat!

[@JeffLeblanc-xb7qe]

I wish I could of took a pic at my buddy’s shop here in Canada it was a beautiful thing I like it especially without the strobe strips it made it diff but out of respect to owner and my friend that works on a lot of high end mopars I couldn’t take a pic if it was me and someone took a pic of a showroom condition original hemi 71 runner I wouldn’t want people taking pics with out my permission I’m telling you this car was probably the finest original 71 hemi runner to be found it’s b5 blue and it has no strobes down the back no wing just them nice white hemi letters on top of fenders my friend says at least 200 thou that just out of his head we live her in on can he’s a well know mopar guy Dwight VORSTEVELD the fasted little red express in the world other than the diesel one he did tranny 10 years ago and this guy races nonstop so old Dwight knows his stuff transmissions to HEMIS he does it all but he’s retiring in sept he’s 70 years old he’s good friends with Tim banning who bought Keith black for HEMIS only he used to be from Bewldley on rice lake area for the fisherman

[@WingRiderBob]

I have seen this car in person several times and it is awesome. I had a chance to buy it 3 or so years ago and I definitely should have. 😃

[@phillipcramer7936]

I know that feeling. In the late '70s, I had a chance to buy a '71 Hemi GTX with a 4-speed for $2500. The car was used as a daily driver in northern Ohio, so it needed some minor body and interior restoration. I let it slip by. I had no idea at the time how rare it was.

[@MikeTheSlacker]

Nice nice nice. These have aged well. I remember them being held in low regard when they were new.

[@jeffreyvietzke228]

I agree. At the time, nobody looked at these. In 2024, they somehow now look EXCELLENT!

[@kellismith4329]

It’s a sweet car, so many mopars, so hard to pick a favorite

[@timmotel5804]

Good Day. I bought my 1969 GTX from the original owner, in 1971. They were so wonderful as they were, new and came from the factory. They were perfect just the way they were. Mine had AC, Automatic on the console, PS, PB & stock 3.23 positraction and of course 440x4bbl. Beautiful & Wonderful Car. The 1960's through mid 1974's were great years for performance cars. The review on this Road Runner is very good. Thank You. P.S. Beautiful Road Runner!!!

[@gailmrutland6508]

*Life could be worse not having a 71 RR to tackle......SMILE, you have 1!*

[@jeffreyvietzke228]

Jamie is absolutely correct about the mechanical underpinnings of these cars. I worked on them as a pro when they were less than 10 years old and in daily service. The torsion bar set up, beginning in the '50's, was head and shoulders above the other makes (and I am a GM guy) and remains so on these cars today. To remove a torsion bar set-up and replace it with off shore 'upgrades' is mis-guided. And criminal. Many unexperienced folks assume that original older cars cannot operate on todays roads. They did it then, they can do it now.....as long as they are maintained to factory standards. Simple as that. In the day, I would see these cars with 60 series bias ply tires on the front end, 50 series in the back, with air shocks, etc. and worn out tie rod ends and loose steering boxes. All due to lack of maintenance and abuse. These cars, if left alone, remain viable, safe, and sporty rides 50 years later. Excellent video, as usual! My newest car is a '67 GTO with 260,000 miles on the clock running the original carb and points distributor. Still a daily driver.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I *completely* agree. Well, I might stop short of calling these swaps criminal, because that implies rounding up and incarcerating the people responsible 😅 But I absolutely think they are misguided and unwise.

[@ervinthompson6598]

I had a 1972 Roadrunner that developed a suicidal quirk, a sudden and unpredictable tendency to turn hard right while driving in a perfectly straight line - it was discovered , the torsion bar socket on the left lower control arm had broken loose, and scared me terribly the first time it happened, nearly putting me into a bridge rail. And - slightly off subject - the N code '71 383's were down rated to 300 hp by a compression drop. The hot start problem - pull the carb, loosen all four butterflies, and shut them firmly in their bores - then re-tighten - if they don't seal perfectly, it can create a vacuum leak and cause fuel to drain from the fuel bowl into the intake after hot shutdown( with resultant flooding). Thermoquads were bad for bowl cracks which would create the same thing. BEAUTIFUL CAR !!

[@petergrey7125]

Great encouragement to keep my 66 Fury 3 original. Also much cheaper just to work with what I have. 👍

[@gregreed1963]

I have 2 1971 Road Runners and they're dam good handling cars and well Engineered , i would Shit Can that after market front end and go back to the factory set up , nothing better ! Btw , Shit Can the after market a / c set up to which should have a 26 " radiator . That car does have some rare options just by looking at it . Thanks for sharing !

[@wsbill14224]

I was at the 1983 Buffalo Clutch Artists Autorama. The Landers sisters were there signing autographs. There was a perfect burnt orange 71 Hemi Cuda with 10k miles for sale for $10,500. I shoulda bought it and stayed single!

[@408Satellite]

Love it. Had a 1971 Satellite BB, too much rust. Saved a lot of that one for my 1972 Satellite Sebring Plus F7 green. I've been working on it for 23 years. Magnum 408 & A518 trans, with Snipier FI. It rips!!! Glad to find your channel.

[@musclecarmitch908]

Beautiful car! Definitely needs to be put back to all original hardware under the hood!👍

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

We’re on it!

[@leonardhirtle3645]

1971 was my favourite year roadrunner. The 383 was a strong engine. Such a beautiful car. I’m literally drooling.

[@Doug2114]

I really like the car. I know things are not perfect, but that makes it a little more affordable. Prices are insane right now! Thanks for the history lesson.

[@jlsracing997]

When the 71s first came out I wasn't sure about the styling. It became my favorite and I owned one. Wish I still did.

[@ThisValiantAdventure]

Ashamed to admit how long it took me to come around to these amazing 1971+ Mopars. Loved the previous body styles so much that I added the new look of these Plymouths and the ‘71+ Chargers. Now I’d love to own any of them!

[@alanmar5511]

I really love your commentating. Accurate and humorous.

[@randylear8264]

My older cousin had a 71 Roadrunner. Close to this one but he had a black strobe f stripe coming over the roof. And his front bumper was chrome. He had the air grabber and a 440-6 barrel with a 727 Torqueflite. 8 3/4 rear end with 3:55 gears. Ahhh. The memories of the few times I was offered a ride in it. A memory comes up when we were cruising town one evening and a 70 Mach 1 revved at the stoplight challenging. My cousin switched the air grabber up and waited for the light to change green. The Mach 1 took off at regular speed. Seems the air grabber and 440-6 decals made him reconsider. We rocketed off at a brisk pace. I wish I had the chance to buy that RR. But the insurance would have been high for a 17 year old. But the 72 Orange Duster I ended up with as my first car. Had a lot of ques from that Orange RR. He also had a cool slapstick console that sure made up shifts exciting. Interior looks like his. Black with orange inserts. What a cool car Jamie. You have my dream job. 😂

[@johnherdener6801]

I had a 1967 Coronet R/T. 440, 727, 3:55 posi 8 3/4, PS, and 4 wheel manual drum brakes. It was an Oklahoma car with zero rust. Silver with a red interior. I put Gabriel adjustable E shocks and 15 x 7 magnum 500's with H70 15 Goodyear Polyglas GT tires. Having had a couple of Z28's ( 67 and 71 ) I have to say the handling of this car really surprised me. It would corner very flat and really stuck to the road. Also had a 1968 318 Dart that I did a lot of suspension mods to ( sway bars. poly bushings, Bilstien shocks and such ). It was a very good handling car. So yes, I think the factory style mopar suspension works very well. Love the channel.

[@zsuzsuspetals]

I know some people don't care for fuselage style but I love it. And I LOVE this Roadrunner. The color, the style everything.

[@r.hill.2369]

A top 5 Mopar imo. Love that body style.

[@coolestchannel4413]

1000% agree on aftermarket suspension mods. Awesome 😎👍 video.

[@michaelnault5905]

I watched Tom's video yesterday. Thanks to both of you, I've learned a lot about these bodies I never knew. The original engineering continues to impress me. I like the car. Likely we can thank NASCAR for much of the exterior style.

[@louislepage5111]

Body coloured rear window louvers, didn't know that, thanks, I learned something new today 😊

[@pcbullets8726]

Regardless of some of the things not being correct, this is still a nice car. I'm sure you guys will make it all right.

[@malaisemusclecar1163]

Informative and entertaining, so much so I can forgive the wind noise. I haven't heard one person not regret these Magnum Force type front suspension kits.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

They’re just a huge mistake in my eyes. Thank you very much!

[@RickLovesCars]

Another great review! Fantastic car, too. 71/72 PLYMOUTH B-bodies are right up there in the discussion of best lines on a muscle car. 71/72 Chargers and Bees are great, but Plymouths are next-level.

[@shaunclifton5281]

I agree. The Plymouth is Superior to the Chargers and Superbees in 71 and 72.

[@davidstuck2866]

I absolutely LOVE those old Mopars! I wish I lived even somewhat close, so I could stop by and look at the beloved machines. but we are well over 1000 miles apart, so this is as close as i will get. i had a 71 charger, a 73 charger se, a 73 road runner and several "family" land yacht's. my 73 charger se was my real hot rod. it ended up with a very modified 71 440 six pack engine. the fun that i had in that car was off the hook. i dont know if i was lucky, or smart. because i only got 2 tickets with it. one for excessive noise (i don't know why a 440 high compression ported, cammed, etc., 440 with 4 glass packs welded to the headers would be loud). and one ticket for 75 in a 55 that was previously a 70mph zone which meant no points, and a $50.00 fine. the lucky part of that is i had just slowed down from 120 mph. and about 1 minute later i saw the state policeman. i knew immediately he was going to stop me. so when he turned around, and turned on the big red cherry, i just immediately pulled over. my dad told me when i started building the car. that i would be able to out run every cop car there was. but i would never be able to outrun their radio. that was good advice.

[@mdey330]

70 slapstick shifter was a round ball. 71 was the T handle. I know this because I wore out my 70 shifter and sourced a replacement from a wrecked 71 car. I had the same fit issue. Great channel.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Ahhh yeah, the wood grain ball thing. Thanks!

[@vladtheimpala5532]

I learned a few things from this video. You raised my opinion of 71 Roadrunners. I previously thought that 70 was the last year they were really nice. Now I understand that the body style I wasn’t crazy about has some aerodynamic advantages. I’m primarily a Chevy guy but my brother is a MOPAR guy and I do like some of them. The Chargers, the Roadrunners, the Challengers and the Cudas are nice cars. The Monacos are pretty nice too. Not muscle cars but some of them are still pretty muscular. They’re solid and quiet too. When I was a cab driver in Seattle I had a 74 Monaco and it was one of, if not THE nicest cab in Seattle. It had a plush interior, a nice stereo and it looked great with the silver and red color scheme of the Greytop taxi company *(much nicer than the lime green Farwest taxis).* People used to request my cab for longer trips and I made pretty decent tips. I loved driving that car. I always kept it really clean, inside and out and it didn’t stink like a lot of taxis. People appreciate a clean non stinky cab.

[@phillipcramer7936]

I had a '74 Monaco 2 Dr HT. They were spacious cars. It had the 400 4 bbl and would cruise effortlessly at 110 mph.

[@vladtheimpala5532]

@@phillipcramer7936 They’re nice cars.

[@bradsrestorations1085]

That's a beautiful car.

[@upfactoryracing4148]

The 71 was one of my favorite Chrysler body styles! She needs corrections but luckily Jaime is the right person for the job.😎👍

[@Teemancan]

O the memories....my brother had a 71 rubber bumper Roadrunner. It was sassy grass green with black interior. 383 4 speed. I turned 16 while he had it and learned how to drive a manual shift in this baby... Loved the Beep! Beep! horn. Wish he would have kept this one...

[@rennkafer13]

Too many people buy into the manufacturers hype on those front suspensions. I looked into them, and after some research (and some knowledge of suspension design) said no thanks. The dragging you're hearing on tight turns is probably the Ackerman being wrong. You can also see how little suspension travel there is. I've seen video of the QA1 version going full coil bind on mid-corner bumps. Brakes... I've run the numbers for all the commonly available systems up through the Wilwood 14" with 4 piston calipers. Best brake torque... the factory FMJ 11.75" rotor/caliper. And it's not even close. For track use the larger rotors may be of use, but for street it's just expensive bling. Gorgeous car, I hope my '71 Satellite looks that nice eventually.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Yes, I couldn’t think of the word Ackerman when I was filming. lol. I completely agree.

[@davidsoutar8508]

without a doubt, the fuselage body was the most beautiful design to ever grace the American car market

[@clembob8004]

This is a very cool car, and I am with you 100% on the front suspension. I have a 73 340 RR, and it is very similar to this one, and almost identical interior - bucket seats, slap-stick shifter, rallye gauges (all stock). It has completely stock front suspension, and the handling is actually very good. I have factory sway bars front and rear, and with the small block it is a very nicely balanced car with very little body roll. The only criticism I have ever had is the zero road-feel in the power steering, but I am kind of addicted to it. It's just a trademark classic Mopar thing. Also, I agree the strobe stripe needs to be black against the orange. White just doesn't look right. This car is also very much like the 71 GTX a neighbor had way back in the day. It was "curious yellow", a very cool color, and it had a 440 6-bbl with a pistol grip 4 speed, and I think it had the same air grabber hood.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Absolutely! The sway bars make all the difference. And the stock power steering box gives zero road feel. This is why we go for the Firm Feel Stage II box. It works great. In an A body I love manual steering, but that’s a handful with these when trying to park them. The Firm Feel is the way to go.

[@anooto-3785]

Omg you finally got a 71-72 Plymouth b body in your shop. So underrated. I love my 71

[@Justsomeguysomewhere]

These cars were designed with the torsion bar crossmember carrying part of the weight of the car, with coilovers you eliminate this and more stress is put on the front rails. If you look at coilover cars like for example the mustang, the front rails are shaped different, with sort of a box section where they meet the cowl. Some cars with coilovers of the era have a lot beefier front ends, some even have small framerails on top near the coilovers. On some mopars, if you jack them up under the k-member (so the torsion bar crossmember is not carrying any of the weight through the t-bars) you can actually notice a slight difference in how the doors close. I am not a fan of coilovers, and I could be wrong, but I think if you install them without adding strength to the front and actually drive the car often, and drive it hard, you could do some damage. Nice car though.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Oh, I’m familiar. Putting them on a lift can be even worse, depending on the car.

[@terryschnereger8531]

The sound I love the most during pre-ignition is the clanking of the steering column release lever and the Chrysler starter.

[@jamesonpace726]

I'm with you, Brother. Those engineers went to school for a long time to learn all that suspension stuff, not easily bettered by stuff sold in the back of a magazine....

[@NathansMoparGarage]

This body styles is awesome a friend of mine had a triple black 71 RR with a 340 4spd

[@idaholineman5788]

Such a lovely car, can’t wait to see her returned to her former torsion bar glory!!

[@KeithCalitri]

What a nice looking car I love it. I’ve been a blue oval guy for over 30 years but my hod these mopars are growing on me so bad.

[@bigolow641]

You should see my ‘71 Plymouth GTX…btw I’m Italian as well, 😊 of course my mother is full blooded and I get my father’s last name who was American G.I.

[@RichardWentzel-m2g]

That may be my absolute favorite Mopar. I really dig the straight lines on the part right above the wheels. I like some other stuff about it also but I'm starting to appreciate the Mopar stuff.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

I have never seen that exact model before and I'm pretty old that is one hell of a good-looking car my God

[@dogdoc1]

Thanks for the tip on "hot starting " the big block. 👍

[@josephbonnette7877]

Love the 71 and 72 Road Runners. Very cool cars. Never saw those plastic bumpers though pretty cool.looking.

[@allanperryman388]

Sweet car, I can't wait to see what you do to it.

[@SeanJoseph-s2s]

Yup nice car ...thanks for the content....🔧🔧🐐👍

[@DalyTheThird]

I watched Tom’s very detailed “the lift don’t lie” video. Excellent content and coverage. 🤘🤘

[@Slimjim260]

That’s just a beautiful body design awesome!

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

I like that Chrysler still uses the shape of the headlight surround that is on this Roadrunner on vehicles to this very day.

[@77cordobaguy]

My dad bought a brand new 1973 Dodge Coronet Crestwood wagon. It had the rallye instrument cluster with the 150 mph speedo cluster.. it only had a two-bedroom carburetor, but he's still got up to 138 mph. I was there when he did that.

[@marksnellings-xt8bi]

Had a 71 blk on blk satellite r r, no ac, lol , loved that car !!!! Had it in late 70's !!!!

[@tonyb3864]

Very nice car. I agree. I would keep something like that as stock as possible.

[@tomd.6683]

You are absolutely correct about the factory Mopar suspension (and brakes for that matter) I've never driven one of the modern suspension modified mopars. I have driven a stock Mopar to hell and back with no complaints. I don't know why you would remove the originally and character from one of these cars unless you were trying to be something you're not

[@MidnightOilsRestoration]

Absolutely love that car, there was something “off” that for some reason I couldn’t put my finger on until you did-the white strobe stripe! Thank you 😂; fix that and the appearance is A+! Cool tach, cool seat inserts imo🤷🏻‍♂️, lots of nice touches for sure. I’d be interested to see how well the suspension performs in an actual slalom road course but I have a suspicion the aftermarket suspension itself needs a lot of work to be correct for the vision they had-if it was to be truly viewed in a comparison. It’s really hard to beat the original equipment though😁. Thanks Jamie

[@71three5ohscrambler8]

I had a 73. I remember that car handled quite nice. Alot better than the 71 Challenger I also had.

[@1966-Charger]

My favorite year for Road Runner. Great looking machine. Had those same wheels on my '73 Challenger and Satellite. Chrysler definitely got good use out of their parts department!

[@timmcooper294]

Beefy !! That's how I started describing this body style 40 years ago as a car crazy high school kid. Such a tough call on favorites in the Mopar lineup from the mid sixties thru the early seventies, just one great body style after another....The styling department really had it together. I couldn't agree more on the aftermarket underpinnings...... Heck, even recent Jeep Wranglers (JK) have terrible ackerman geometry right from the factory, scrubbing tires terribly in parking lots..... I don't understand why they can't get it right on a production vehicle !!!

[@stuckinsd]

Looks like this car was posted on FB in April of 2020. Pictures of the Broadcast sheet and Window sticker also - hopefully you guys got those items with the sale of the car. Nice score!

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Oh, neat! That may be when he saw it for sale before, not sure. Yes, I believe we got all of the documentation.

[@scottsmith1897]

Third video this weekend with the car woo hoo........... love it !

[@derekdarter8164]

I had to go out to the garage to check my gauges. My 1971 Charger 500 has the exact same cluster as this roadrunner, cool!!

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Nice!

[@akdoc2003]

Now that you went through all the details on this car, I realized that I have one almost identical to it as December (this month) on my calendar at the office!!! 🤣The only difference is that it's a '72 and a 440. Same color combination. Same white strobe stripe.

[@JeffLeblanc-xb7qe]

Good video

[@MidnightPolaris800]

What a beauty

[@davidmusselwhite2521]

I agree the 71-74 b bodies are really great riding and handling cars. My 73 2 door gran fury is really really great

[@kencooper2059]

I know a lot of people didn't like that bodystyle, but I thought it was one of the most beautiful cars they ever made.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I really think they’re fabulous looking. But I also like late Chargers, so maybe that’s just me.

[@93xcr440]

I remember my Dad talking about his 68 383 road runner he had in high school it was blue column shift bench seat he said with headers tuning and traction bars he was pretty competitive at Detroit dragway in the early 70's

[@scottday8]

Your right about the slant six A-body cars do have lots of body roll but when your showing that your six can get up and go it’s fun to scare the hell out of people not expecting that

[@RobertJohnson-uo7nj]

Very nice Plymouth! Its very similar to my 71 V code Roadrunner.

[@paulshea2560]

Beautiful 👍

[@nathanmccree2217]

That is a beautiful car

[@OlderNotNecesarilyWiser]

What a beautiful car!

[@richarddevoe5871]

Had to watch immediately, of course seeing a 71 Roadrunner like mine I had no choice Wow… after watching the video I’m really amazed at the direction they went with their aftermarket additions… mine handles way better being stock (agreed…throw that crap away) Love my bench seat, white with black interior-4 speed with BLACK STROBE! Why did they use a white one ?? I would have waited if they were out… a/c that look’s thrown in and doesn’t work? mines a tach dash and my 383 run’s great.. I do wish I could afford the Air Grabber 😢 (I’m poor)

[@lloydchristmas8397]

had a 74 with a 318 3 speed manual....loved it

[@martind701]

Jamie I saw an article with Dick Teague where he said that the 71 design of the Roadrunner was his favorite. As an owner of a 71 Superbee which was also of the new design I have to agree.

[@seanmcfadden6600]

A beautiful Road Runner.

[@d1mennis]

I had a Petty blue 72 Satellite Sebring Plus with a steel wraparound bumper! It had factory Air with a 318.

[@SchoolforHackers]

Those were great. That 318 was deeply underrated.

[@SeaninMa]

I agree. I went with QA1, Hotchkis, Borgeson, and PST stuff, but skipped the tubular k-frame. I never believed in reinventing the wheel, so to speak. I like the torsion bar set up. My Duster rides and handles fantastic. I love this RR and agree with everything he said. Dump the Magnum Force crap and the other little things.

[@ndmac440]

I owned an In-Violet 71 Roadrunner. It was my all time favorite car. It was a console with the take player and microphone. Air Grabber 383 and 4-spd. I'm pretty sure it had a tach as well. One thing I noticed is that the blackout paint on the Air Grabber should continue on back to the windshield.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I imagine Tom knows that, but I will bring it up just in case. There are lots of them painted just like that (wrong) online, I noticed. But I found plenty of shots of the correct paint treatment for reference.

[@Legacy_Lou]

Sweet ass RoadRunner. Definitely should have gone black with the strobe stripe 😎

[@JeffLeblanc-xb7qe]

I was just at my buddy’s shop he has a 71 hemi runner with 4000 original miles it don’t have the strobe strips down the side but its absolutely spotless nicest runner for the year the only giveaway of the hemi is on the two front fenders and it’s got the air grabber hood it’s absolutely beautiful b5 blue his has the same body colour I wouldn’t take a picture of it with out owners permission what I thought was a little diff was no strobe stripes down the sides it’s pretty plain looking but like I say probably the best road runner of the year out ther wish I could send a pic 4000 miles not a spot or scratch anywhere you would think it was a rotisserie but nope all original above my pay grade

[@MikeJBlues]

Very nice car, saw Tom's video. Beautiful, not perfect so that's OK. Drive it 👍

[@helenfinchsewwrite]

Another very informative video big point. (If it ain’t broken don’t fix it) ours sons Chrysler 300 440 floats down the road it’s so much smoother than our British stuff . Not moaning about our small MG s as they have character.Regards Roy

[@olivemcrae9566]

Little known is that the 71 & 72 road runner/sebringhad a different suspension set-up. The 72 had a rubber mounted K member. The 71 had a welded in K-member. Having the oportunity to drive both, the 72 was definitly quieter, but the steering felt more positive in the 71. Served my apprenticeship starting in 1974 and had the opportunity to work on all the performance mopars(except the 426 hemi or wedge)

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

No, it didn’t. All B-bodies got the isolated K-frame for 1973. 🙂

[@denniscollier8160]

I own that exact car with the 340 that came out middle of 1971 I have the same bumpers and same white stripe one thing that is missing is the blinkers on the outside finders beside the hood awesome feature

[@denniscollier8160]

By the way I don’t have them shocks it’s original way it came and I also don’t AC on mine I can’t stand the after market AC either!!! I don’t have fins on back window not my thing either I have the upgraded rims that came in 71 original spare tire with those rims and bump jack that came with it’s a awesome car my favorite car ever made!!! Awesome video on this car!!!!

[@jayartz8562]

Torsion bar front end with new bushes, swaybar and gas struts are great. That abomination of a front end should not be legal! Awesome car.

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

Beautiful car

[@todddenio3200]

That front suspension upgrade is far from being an upgrade and in my opinion is a detriment. The stock suspension on them handled fine.

[@scarbourgeoisie]

The IMHO are the best looking Roadrunners. Wish it had a black strobe stripe to match the blacked out hood bump and black interior. Also, MOPAR had the best chrome exhaust tips, but one of my pet peeves is when they are installed to stick out way more than the factory set up - like this car.

[@alanmclenon9703]

I remember the ads back then with a very similar car on them. There are a couple odd things on the car, has the machine gun exhaust tips but looks like a regular dual exhaust valance and seems well optioned but has a standard steering wheel. I also never saw the rare rear window louvers painted body color? Still a super cool car.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

The louvers could be body color in four different colors, or flat black. As far as I know, there is only one dual exhaust cutout valence for 71-74 cars. I’ve been wrong before. The standard wheel is correct - incidentally, the owner wants to switch to a tuff wheel, or however they spelled that.

[@NICHE2224]

You are Wise Jamie You are very Wise. Thank you.

[@williamjameson478]

I had a 1968 Road Runner with factory A/C, bench seat, power brakes, power steering, map light and fender mounted turn signals. All of this was on the build sheet and fender tag.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Oh yeah. There were options. Buckets became available late in the year, as did the hardtop roof without pillars and with roll down back windows. What I was referring to was the original intent of the Roadrunner idea - zero frills, low cost, all engine.

[@davernon]

My favorite year and body style Mopar, put on some GTX emblems and call it good ! The first time I seen one of these cars was on an episode of Mannix.