Meet this oh-so-groovy 1978 Plymouth Volare' Road Runner!! A rare machine from the Malaise Era!

[@mat13174]

I don’t even know Mark other than from this video and I think he’s awesome. I hope I still have the passion he has for his car when I’m 80!

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Love this comment and yep - Mark is awesome. We had so much fun with him during this shoot. Hope you've subscribed for more fun and keep watching!

[@mat13174]

@ yes, I had done so awhile back. Seeing videos on cars is great, but seeing the owners behind them and the passion they have for their vehicles (regardless of how collectible or valuable they might be) is even better.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

We needed to hear that!

[@steved1387]

I love these Volare Road Runners, Aspen R/Ts, and the Super Coupes. Cool pinstriping, great colors, and with a little work, nice and fast, too. Props to Mark for doing such a fabulous job on this machine. Legendary.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

We agree, those are some really cool cars! We thank you for watching and for the super nice comment!

[@plymouth491]

It would awesome to make a Pike's Peak hill climb car out of one of these.

[@calvinspencer6260]

Brings back old memoires. My first new car was a 76 Jade Green Aspen with the slant six and 4 speed overdrive manual transmision. My buddy had a sikver 77 Roadrunner with a 318 and foru speed manual. Lots of good times for an 18 year old.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Those were the days! Glad you enjoyed the video! Appreciate the nice comment!

[@johnbarron1329]

That F body Mopar is super cool and very rare i love it!💯 I own a 1980 Aspen R/T in factory night watch blue paint now with a 1971 340-4 904 trans and suregrip 8 1/4 rear end and dual exhaust. It gets lots of attention when I drive it around! They sure are great to fix up like you like them to be! 🏁

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

That's the fun part! Your Aspen sounds cool! Thanks for watching! If you go way back to our early days, you'll see a feature we did with an orange and black Aspen R/T.

[@drewjansen7825]

That interior is crazy wonderful! Great job, folks.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks so much! That interior screams 70's for sure!

[@joegarza7065]

First new car 1977 Plymouth Road Runner, 360 CID ported and polished head's, 486 Lift, headers, B&M trans , 4.10 rear end, traction bars. Best time 12.90 et. Like yesterday.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching and sharing your memories!

[@kerithmccoy3060]

Bless Mark! I'm 67 and hope I can be 80 and still enjoying my sports car and Mopar truck!

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

You go for it! It's all about enjoying our rides! Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@japbike736]

I owned the exact same car. It was a Chattanooga, TN car. Drove it out to Las Vegas in 1997 and sold it shortly after moving there. It was very dependable but was the slowest V8 car I ever owned. It would run 12 second EIGHTH MILE times.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for sharing your memories! We appreciate you watching - keep it up!

[@bruceh92]

Wow that's a stunner of a car, appears show quality from here. Great job by this gentleman, built with love and much welcome muscle. Bravo sir!

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching! We're glad you appreciate the work that went into this car and your nice comment!

[@Twinkle-top]

That's a happy 78 Road. I'm surprised with a/c it has crank windows. Is this car the e58 360 originally and did the nice owner keep the original engine? With that color sceme I'd be blasting Lightfoot's "Sundown" in it

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

LOL! I don't think he kept the original engine. Thanks for the fun comment! Happy cruisin' and "Sundown" is a great choice!

[@oldyellow8120]

Beautifully done! Gorgeous and rare Mopar! You are to be commended Mark!

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Appreciate the kind words! It's a real head-turner! Keep watching!

[@brianbeswick3646]

This is great. I still have the Hemmings magazine that this car was featured in and reread it often. Its good to see that it is still with the same owner as it was back then.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

That's awesome! Mark will be excited to hear that! Thanks for watching and sharing! Mark's daughter loves this car too so it will continue to be in the family in the future!

[@DanRieger-h4g]

I remember this car from that magazine, reread it many times as well

[@richardbrown8269]

This is the car I've always wanted

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

It's never too late! Thanks for the nice comment!

[@StandingStones1776]

Runs like a GOOD Swiss Watch ! Very Cool Sir!

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching - it's all about the smooth moves! Keep watching for more cool rides!

[@henrymchenry1981]

Precioso carro!.... Aca en Mexico se llamaba SUPER BEE y era lo maximo!.... Muchas felicidades y espero ver otro video de su hermoso "SUPER BEE"! Cordiales desde Sonora, Mexico.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thank you for watching from Mexico and leaving your nice comment!

[@madmike2624]

I sure hope I move around like this guy when I am at 81 like this guy!!!~~

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

I know! LOL! We said the same thing! Thanks for watching and making a nice comment!

[@brandaneakright6082]

Really nice volare and he done a killer job on restoring it, I personally love them roadrunners and the aspen r/t’s. I had a friend who had a 79 aspen r/t it was the orange with the black and silver white stripes, I loved that car and always wanted it. Thanks for sharing with us absolutely love that volare.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching and making a nice comment. Some others don't feel the need to be nice after watching a video of a car they claim to dislike instead of just moving along. You are very appreciated!

[@jkholley1118]

Beautiful car. Love the body lines. Thanks for sharing.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@Coelacanth97]

The Volares/Aspens/RR's from this era are handsome little cars. My family had a Volare with 318 back in the day but it was unfortunately a bit of a lemon. That said, I'd love to find one with a fully desmogged 318 motor as a daily driver, but they are very few and far between.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for the comment! You're right - it is very tough to find those well-preserved or restored! We appreciate you watching! Don't miss next week when we bring you the history of the Volare'! Also, if you surf back nearly to the beginning of our channel you'll find a very cool Dodge Aspen!

[@Coelacanth97]

@@IfThisCarCouldTalk I have a 1970 Charger 500 w/383 Magnum and my buddy has a 1971 Charger with a 340. We went to a Mopar Meet in Alberta nearly every summer, many years ago. We had a friend who also had a Charger but it was broke down one summer, so this friend drove with us one year in his Aspen instead. I suggested using Liquid Paper to write "Kiss my..." just in front of the "Aspen" logo on his trunk lid. He got a lot of comments about it! Memory lane...

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

LOL! Love it!

[@mantlemail]

That is one beautiful automobile! And it sounds as good as it looks!! Takes me back to riding with my grandfather years ago … ✌️🇺🇸

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

We are glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment!

[@michaelhasse2568]

Never knew about that interior option, awesome

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

It is pretty special, isn't it?! Thanks!

[@thomaslemond5913]

Love it

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching and the nice comment!

[@johnmcdonough666]

Always liked that body. A guy around the corner from when I was a kid me had a 76 (about) Aspen R/T. Cool looking car.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching and leaving a nice comment! Keep it up!

[@craigmurphy2046]

I remember those. Yeah, sticker cars for sure. Always liked them. Also the pinto cruise wagon was sweet.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Agreed! There is a Cruisin' Wagon in our neighborhood that just sits there and teases us everyday! Would love to get a hold of that one. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@smokinrz4063]

A mopar guy had one at my local drag strip in 79, the 4bbl 360. He did some tuning with the thermoquad and ignition and it ran high 14s which was faster than any new TA or Z28 and right with my stock 69 SS396. I checked on buying one and with the 360 4bbl option it was crazy expensive and more than new TA or Z28. There was also a new Chrysler 300 with the same 360 4bbl that came out a few times and ran high 15s. This was all during the gas shortages of summer 79.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Great comment! Thanks for sharing your memories!

[@nighthiker8872]

Super!

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

We're glad you think so! Thanks for watching!

[@Pete-m6n]

Sweet ride

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@thomasfesta3406]

Nice car Mark!

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching and giving it some love!

[@anthonywilson4181]

Beautiful car

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching - we're glad you think so!

[@madmike2624]

I sure wanna know if he wants to sell?? That is unbelievably clean!!!!~~

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

It will probably go to his daughter when the time comes but ya, we agree - it is super clean!

[@richardbutton1179]

My mom had a 78 Volare with the 318 2 barrel. Bought it new and had it until 84 when some dummy rear ended it totaling it out

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Sorry to hear about the accident and hope she wasn't hurt! Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@CarsandCats]

So I was trying to figure out why the stripes on the seats were upside down compared to the exterior stripes. Well, on the red painted cars they matched because the exterior stripes were flipped! That's quite an oddity. Also, 4 stripes exterior but only 3 stripes interior.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Well, that's the 70's! Perhaps the good people in the styling department were enjoying some herbal refreshment - LOL! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@TheSpritz0]

I am pretty sure that add-on tachometer on the steering column is NOT stock!

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

It was built as a "day two" car, so aftermarket is just fine. Thanks for watching.

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

Im sure I dont follow. It came with a 360 but he threw a warmed up 340 into it? I assume he kept the original engine.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

I think I remember him saying he could get more performance parts for the 340. Thanks for watching!

[@davidbates1853]

I have that cars twin.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

That's cool! Hope you have many years of enjoyment with it!

[@dwaynegamble244]

I remember these I had a 73 340 Cuda and a buddy of mine up the block Had an orange one with stripes 360 It went ok He never raced me There was no point But I liked riding in it He didnt like the crappy little rearend they came with

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching and sharing your memories! That's probably why he put a 340 in his!

[@kevinpatrick8788]

If you ordered the E58 360 engine you could also get the 8 3/4 sure grip rear .

[@rwl8150]

The panel gap on this car needs help, but overall looks nice.

[@bobdavis3357]

If a car could talk, this o ewould be wheezing and singing the blues because it's underpowered.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

It is saying - I love being in Mark's care and still looking so good when we go cruising.

[@madmike2624]

I cannot believe that has not rusted to the ground!! They rusted waiting to be sold new.....lol!!!!~~

[@utuBrV1oI]

even a vega wont rust if u never drive it in bad weather & never park it outside in bad weather

[@wmalden]

We didn’t get to hear it start! Boo!

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Just a technical camera glitch that had to be edited but trust me - it starts just fine and as you heard it runs great. Thanks for watching!

[@WilliamMowbray-o4k]

edelbrock thermoquad replacement wound look stock and gained hp

[@WilliamMowbray-o4k]

the thermoquad is better then 600 vac holley lossed hp.

[@davebarnes6672]

I’m a big fan of the Roadrunner, particularly the 68 and 69., But this ain’t it . GM still does this type of badging today, they will slap SS on anything, even if it’s sporting a 4 banger. But this seems like a decent car anyways.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Thanks for watching and commenting. You're right and thanks for recognizing how nice this car is though.

[@WilliamMowbray-o4k]

it would of ran better time with standard block just change pistons why decrease cubes and block I dont make sense.

[@kevinpatrick8788]

A 340 was the best mopar small block in terms of performance .

[@ramblerdave1339]

@@WilliamMowbray-o4k Your last sentence says it all. If you can tell which is the last sentence, with no punctuation.

[@ramblerdave1339]

"Groovy" was so passe' by 1978. 😂

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Maybe so. I still say it today, so I guess I'm passe' too. Thanks for watching.

[@michaeldesilvio221]

These cars were for teenagers.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Geared towards the youth market for sure.

[@craigpennington1251]

These were a total joke. By the time this car came out, Groovy was in the history books as slang. I lived through it. Groovy was long gone by 1970. These cars were sold but turned into Sportsman Class dirt trackers. They weren't on the streets at all. Dealers pulled them from the lots because of lack of sales.

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Jeez man, it is just a thumbnail. Stupid thing to get bothered about. It doesn't matter what happened to these cars back in the day. The entire point of this feature is Mark and his love for a car rarely seen, then and now. If you don't like something - then keep scrolling and leave your negative comments somewhere else.

[@val.d1986]

looks stupider than a mustang II. mopar people are a special kind of people thats for sure...

[@kevinpatrick8788]

. In 1978 the fastest Anerican production vehicle was the Dodge Little Red Express truck . Late 70s mustangs, vettes , camaros and trans ams were slugs .

[@bigolow641]

No RR after '74....just a wanna be in '75-'80

[@IfThisCarCouldTalk]

Well, he loves it and that's what matters.