American Pickers: Turning a Profit on a Plymouth Roadrunner (Season 12) | History

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Frank doesn't have a good history with Plymouths, but he pulls a rabbit out of his hat in this clip from Season 12, "Plymouth Rocks". #AmericanPickers
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"American Pickers" takes antiquing to a new level as Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz scour the country for hidden gems in junkyards, basements, garages, and barns.
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[@SebastianSmith-c5t]

" It's not a Charger or anything like that, but it's a 70's muscle car." A: It's '68. B: No 440. C: The RoadRunner was a legend in itself. In 1969, it was Motortrend car of the year. There are fewer Roadrunners nowadays than the Charger, which makes them rare.

[@taylorstanden]

THANK YOU for pointing this out. That dude was 200% scammed.

[@SebastianSmith-c5t]

@@taylorstanden You're welcome. I own a '69 Convertible Roadrunner.

[@taylorstanden]

@@SebastianSmith-c5t Nice! I own a ‘69 hardtop.

[@SebastianSmith-c5t]

@@taylorstanden I did have one also. Another uncle of mine on my mom's side who is drugged thief std my pink slip and forged my name, sold it and left the state.

[@taylorstanden]

@@SebastianSmith-c5t Holy mother of god, man. Sorry for your loss. That’s absolutely insane.

[@joenahay5922]

Didn't he offer him 35 first!? Lol

[@raviolibandit8396]

Never seen frank run any faster!!

[@visi8760]

Daniel. No He Waddles -like a Duck!

[@fagbag9553]

Trying to run an take a 💩 he has ibs and dui problems

[@banditcountry3232]

Frank gets very excited

[@vondrebridges9740]

Daniel because he ripped the guy off.

[@edbaranowski1958]

You've never seen him at the buffet then

[@vibes3360]

1:50 he offered $3,500 3:32 he then offers $2,500 What a scumbag

[@akeminakajima449]

It's fake, everything is set up beforehand

[@jolu7019]

Wait and then he sells to his buddy for 6500.00 lmao I hope his buddy doesn’t see this video.

[@Visionery1]

He made the second price after he spoke to his buddy. It'll cost a lot to get this thing going, everything's been sitting for 10 years, the engine is no doubt seized etc.

[@Visionery1]

@@vibes3360 you ask why? It's been sitting without a carburettor, out in the open, possibly for years. I seriously doubt the current owner took out the spark plugs before he 'stored' it, added oil to the cylinders and turns the engine over at least once every two weeks.

[@Visionery1]

@@vibes3360 oil coats the cylinders and prevents the rings from seizing. It's a common practice when storing vehicles for a long time, especially since fuel fumes are hygroscopic (attract moisture from the air leading to rust on the cylinder walls). End of my "rambling".

[@pjm8047]

68 not a 70 and a 440 wasn’t available on a roadrunner in 68. It should be a 383.

[@woodysdrums8083]

That was a 383

[@jeffscott8323]

10 4

[@jeffscott8323]

Right

[@pappy451]

@Wes 76 . . . but they stayed in a Holiday Inn !

[@buckeyemusicguy]

Right, the quickest way to tell it was a 1st year RR, 68? The round side-marker lights. All rectangle 69+ all Mopar models thereafter.

[@rockford8915]

Fair deal all around. Seller made a profit from his $600 purchase price, Frank made a profit to make it worth his effort, and the car ended up in a human's hands as opposed to rotting away outside.

[@fagbag9553]

Frank has 💩 problems

[@xxxxx4570]

should have put it in the barn 10 years ago.

[@vibes3360]

Frank is *SO* cheap. Makes me sick

[@plymouthduster2252]

I agree with you there. He won't pay up for things like Mike will. If Mike was interested in it he would have gave them alot more for it.

[@overheatedeskim054]

He made $2500 just taking it from one place to another. Definitely ripped him off

[@miichaellangelo]

@@plymouthduster2252 how do you think people stay in business?

[@MrWolfSnack]

@@plymouthduster2252 Just so you know Mike Wolfe is a legendary motorcycle collector, and has a collection of motorcycles that makes Jay Leno look like a kid in the sandbox. Frank Fritz, well, he collects toys and board games, and he currently had a stroke and became paralyzed and cannot walk anymore or speak very little, and him and Mike had a falling apart with each other.

[@davidmartinson1528]

Its amazing on how much the public knows about the car more then the pickers by the comments made. Nice job!

[@MrWolfSnack]

Learning the intricate details of each individual car and any car in general requires definite knowledge and constant study, as well as experience and care. When you are a flipper, you have none of this, because you don't care. You put the "hamburger" on the grill (the car) and then flip one price to sucker the seller, than flip another price to sucker the buyer, then you get paid and do it all over again with another car.

[@larryborkstrom3580]

This is why I never deal with Frank or let him in my place

[@derekmann857]

Why? What did he do wrong?

[@tonyadkins-1792]

That is a 68. ..68 was the only year to have panel..69 they deleted the panel and 70 was totally different trunk..the black and white bird on the door is a dead give away with round side marker lights

[@Lucidity05]

Sneaks off to ring his buddy out of ear shot of the owners dad, at the end blames the rain "we gotta get out of there" lol

[@dannyjames8881]

Restricter plate. It's a carburetor adapter . Lol

[@Gilbert440]

I hate that they down play the car, “ oh it’s not a Charger but still a 60’s muscle car!” The Charger is not better than it’s cousin, the roadrunner! Real Mopar guys understand this! I have a 68 Charger and have thought of trading it for a roadrunner!

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

I think the 68 to 70 Roadrunners are the absolute best muscle cars ever put out. They're way cooler than any Charger in my opinion.

[@Chisme1993]

It's the same body style

[@garynorman1996]

You forgot about the best Plymouth muscle ever. 70-73 'cuda

[@cj8172]

I couldn't rip the seller off like that, it shows Franks true colors.

[@bobdoughnut1585]

Yeah he's in business you need to show a profit not break even. Besides there's no telling what all is wrong with the car

[@cj8172]

@@bobdoughnut1585 I get that but he still ripped him off

[@NigelHeads]

Willing buyer willing seller

[@cj8172]

@@NigelHeads Willing seller but not willing to be ripped off, just desparate for the money so had to give in to being ripped off by Frank.

[@Sensecommon557]

At least he rescued a classic beast !

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

I'd love to have an old Road Runner like that.

[@noone-pi6fe]

I Love the mopar

[@jimhodge8594]

It's a 68, where did y'all get your car education?

[@tierone4761]

Eric Trump, daddy Mommy said come home Yes, that is one difference between the ‘68 & ‘69. The ‘69 had the chrome on the trunk between the taillights, but the 1970 was a completely different design. Good Day to You!

[@tierone4761]

Eric Trump, daddy Mommy said come home Oh ok maybe that was a trim package option? I bought a ‘68 RR in 1979 for $75.00. Here in N.E. Ohio it was a rust bucket to say the least, but the 383/4 speed was still pretty strong. The trunk was rusted out so bad that when I smoked the rear tires or ran the engine hard, the interior would fill up with blue or white smoke. Then get home after an evening of hot rodding around add oil to the engine & have it ready for the next round. Hearing different stories from folks that owned these types of cars never gets old. Good Day to You!

[@forreststinnett4123]

You are right it's a 68 my dad had a 68 GTX I can tell by the marker lights.

[@1982MCI]

Forrest Stinnett the 68 Plymouth’s has round marker lights and they changed to rectangle in 69 and 1970 was a complete body change altogether. No wonder frank doesn’t do well with older muscle cars, he doesn’t know if he’s looking at a mustang or gremlin, lol

[@stanbogdanovecz1300]

You are exactly right my friend "68"

[@GetYourselfANewMap]

I counted like 10 errors in the first 60 seconds. All this shows is how little these guys know about cars. And if you need to make a phone call to find out if a 68 road runner in that condition is worth 5k, you’re a clown. It’s one of the most iconic cars of all time. It’s not like some super fringe car that you’d have to be an expert to know is valuable. Anybody who’s even a passive car enthusiast knows this car is big money in any condition

[@jerrycraig6522]

They know a lot of things about a lot of things, obviously classic mopars are definitely not one of them!!!

[@abrammitchener131]

They had know idea what they were looking at 😂 highway robbery!

[@minus148]

Abram Mitchener no

[@darklordojeda]

The thing couldnt even get on the highway unless it was on the back of a flatbed tow truck also the seller didnt have to accept the offer. The car sat for 10 years. He clearly wasnt going to do anything with it.

[@DBAllen]

That guy is another Rick from Pawn Stars.

[@josecardenas4615]

At 4:17 "nobodybeabletoenjoyitanymore" 😂

[@aldayzaldayz8373]

That car as it sits is worth $20k they ripped off those people. I was sad to see it sold for nothing.

[@deanhoats7897]

Car is worth at most 2000 spend 40-50 thousand might be worth 2000

[@deanhoats7897]

@JRG when's the last time you restored I rebuilt a 440 about 30 years ago and had better than 20 grand in the engine

[@Curtis856]

You never pay full price for anything used bud 🤣😂

[@aldayzaldayz8373]

It’s a Plymouth Roadrunner not a Prius

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

​@@deanhoats7897 🤦‍♂️

[@jesselent7894]

Anyone else pick up the block being blue?? Not a 68-71 motor, 72 and up the blocks were blue

[@davidshamiri1448]

If it sat another 20 years, may be worth 5X more

[@adriangarza8849]

68 and 383 car. But still he bought it cheap

[@11094DEREK]

I'd rather have the 383 anyway

[@MegaRiffraff]

Frank got it at a good price but he still had to move it , I get $2.50 mile 1 way , $ 3.00 in winter , plus $50.00 to load , and he might have to pay back tax or bring the plates up to date if he can't get a antique plate , depending on the state , that adds up .

[@KathyFranklinu2]

Right, he does that with a lot of stuff

[@jakevision6859]

That was a deal at 8k lol

[@PeterHatch-mx7zc]

You have to watch the two slick brothers at work !! Teaming up you have to love the Con Lol and brian is a friend he just got bent over !! You got live the slick brothers .I would put two belts around my pants if those two were around me !! LOL

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

Someone just got "Beep Beeped".......just saying......the Coyote is smiling....

[@vampire64]

That guy got ripped off but its his fault for not putting the effort in getting the most out of it.

[@hankwilliamsfan1986]

you would rather see the car rot into nothing?

[@overheatedeskim054]

Completely ripped that guy off. He made $2500 just taking it from one place to another

[@jackhiatt1100]

Wish I could go back too 1987 and told my dad too buy this mint condition 1969 rt charger 440 4 speed for 1400. It would be$ 60,000 or more today

[@pnotuner1]

Yeah, $3000 is pretty low for the car but it is better to not let it sit there and rot.

[@tomriggle3217]

Take the Road Runner home for sure

[@rykerelwyn5433]

I want that road runner so bad

[@emmoparnirvna9833]

I love mopar

[@bluesbubba7429]

Frank, you scored on that Mopar.

[@2manyspruces]

I’d like to see the car after the restoration.

[@idahogreen2885]

Frank is the Man....and i mean THE. FKN. MAN. period.

[@CMRinehart]

$3000 is better than a pile of rust.

[@butchwimer3990]

Roadrunner great except I like the 426 hemi

[@bubbaschannel1610]

440 wasn't most powerful that year. I had one.

[@toddwise5583]

This was definitely an old video, what’s with the flip phone? Btw a 68 and not 70!

[@noone-pi6fe]

Mopar baby

[@justmedontknowdoyou7860]

Ya Frank has to stay away from comments about Cars. Almost always is wrong on knowing ANYTHING About car knowledge

[@Uchetysx5]

Seemed like a cool spot. Why in and out so fast?

[@rickintexas1584]

Wow, 3k is a great price for that car.

[@CaptainFALKEN]

What? Road Runner came out in '68, this one is a '68. Road Runner is obviously cooler than the Charger. Plymouth > Dodge. And 440s before 1970 were orange so it does have an engine swapped in.

[@mnmdisney]

Douchie move

[@mikemen3685]

15k all day

[@banditcountry3232]

Frank gets very excited

[@pipelineraustralia]

Its a 68 Roadrunner. Also the 426 Hemi put out more horse power!

[@jasonserrano1814]

It's a 68 not a 70! And the 1st roadrunner came out in 68 not 66.

[@markwagner9]

frank just ripped him off

[@rogermcgrady2019]

Not 70

[@MrMechanic1966]

I agree makes me sick.

[@vernoncarroll9839]

Frank that was so wrong on so many levels. Mike you should replace him

[@mikemen3685]

$15000 as is if it was a four speed $18000

[@willhausauer7703]

Very cool car. Very Scripted though. They try to dramatize the “bartering process” and in doing that they make it painful to watch. Insult people like this in real life you won’t be getting any good deals .

[@FilK79]

Oh come on, this guy gave his car for free. Frank would have gave easily 4.850 $ for him

[@lukasgarage956]

I would have kicked em off my property

[@MisterTwister88]

John Huebner Good for you

[@ag-bk5wf]

5k is great!

[@mjphoto45]

$3000 Iol. Good ol frank

[@adamborowiak4995]

disgusting! that car is worth 12k

[@Ebooger]

Road Runner never roadrunner.

[@johnbryant5086]

Not a restrictor plate ComonMan

[@Drew-bc7zj]

I've never hated Frank more than I do right now. Offered $3500, then turned around and dropped it to $2500?!? I would have hung up on him!!!

[@ryanschaff723]

It's a 15k car right now

[@cappystrano1]

Franks a greedy little grubber for sure.

[@dacrd]

Frank had no clue what he was talking about under that hood.

[@fagbag9553]

Frank is 💩

[@banditcountry3232]

Or above the hood😂

[@876r876rf]

4:17 wait what

[@JohnLittle-ze7sp]

its a 68 roadrunner probably a 383 engine

[@mactaggart7854]

Where I'm from you would probably pay upwards of 30k for that.

[@harleydude-xo8pu]

I have been looking for a roadrunner and all I see for 3k is the drivers door.

[@FlexinGains]

oh gosh, I would look amazing with a red banana on black shades , earrings, a fresh fit hat, nice car wash, 1960s mary wells music playing, Cruz in the mid day with a beautiful women next to me, my kind of car, huge fan of the 60s a time for music and cars.

[@seandalavis]

This is an old video. I just unsubscribed. Wow

[@stevenberlinsky3550]

owner should have done some research worth a lot more i have a 69 bought as a basket case for $9000.00 but on the road now worth $30,000 now

[@shakey2634]

8? I’d answer “$800.”?

[@mrcapitalist2285]

The guy should of took the $3,500 ! lol He lost $500 by waiting 15m ??

[@chatingwithsal4673]

That is why I am glad Frank is not on the show!!!

[@billjackson1317]

Better 2 buy in California, this looks like a bunch of rust..

[@michaeladamo1188]

How would you like to be Frank’s buddy and see he paid 3000 and you said you do 6500

[@dbc105]

LOL, they would be dangerous if they knew anything about a MOPAR.

[@ChevelleMan317]

He could have at least spit on it😒

[@kirkpatterson4037]

Frank the 426 hem was bigger

[@harryjohnson8605]

C When will this stealing show go off air?

[@woodysdrums8083]

Total thieves.

[@getchasome6230]

It's all scripted, guys. Calm down

[@vibes3360]

Frank the thief

[@Slowhand871]

Frank made a good deal:)

[@derekclement7323]

Well he kinda ripped him off on that. Not to many fair and decent people out there anymore. Everyone is out to get everyone like ... Sad.

[@MP-ef6mc]

I was thinking $3,500 calls back later how about $2,500??? What?????🤷‍♂️

[@wischiwaschi1204]

EULAH🦉🤣😂😅

[@kayla-hv1bm]

That’s not a 1970 roadrunner

[@jeffscott8323]

This one's not a 1970 is 1968

[@cmscms123456]

Too many goobers like these two guys out there buying Mopars... Shouldn't be allowed... They run these cars. Im sure it ended up painted a non stock color and is riding on 22" ghetto wheels now...

[@charlieclark657]

That's a 57 Chevy duhh

[@mikemende5254]

B.s 20k

[@johnwattdotca]

It doesn't make me laugh out loud, but seeing a junker selling for more than a car you could safety and drive right away shows how uh... uh... semi-mental... uh... sentimental, American motorheads are.