The Truth About the Plymouth Road Runner

Plymouth Road Runner car review. The Truth About the Plymouth Road Runner, car review and tour with Scotty Kilmer. What it's like to drive a classic muscle car. Car show off contest winner Graham and this 1972 Plymouth Road Runner. Car history. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 51 years.
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[@sedric6153]

Hi Scotty, just curious what you think about the 2006-2010 ford fusions. Also how good are the transmissions in the 2000-2003 nissan maxima

[@alexanderlee8628]

Scotty i have a 1988 chevy camaro z28..i can't turn the wheel left or right. No power steering at all. I just got the car for a project

[@spartancj1]

Hi there Mr. Kilmer I have been wanting to get a sports/muscle car and I like the V8's. I've tried the mustang and the ergonomics just aren't for me and I don't particularly like the Camaro because of its usability is non-existent so that leaves me with the Challenger. I'm wondering if a manual Challenger RT (5.7l) is a decent vehicle? I'm looking at 2015 models and up. And I ask this because I know how you feel about FCA which I have to agree with you on many points.

[@sedric6153]

@@alexanderlee8628 is it equipped with power steering?

[@alexanderlee8628]

@@sedric6153 well it doesn't look like it has a rack and pinion but definitely has a power steering system..and i just found my problem at least one that is..dam pump doesn't have a belt..lol

[@Baddawg_313]

that kid gives me hope for the future of car culture

[@HAL-dm1eh]

The future, period. He acted like he had some sense.

[@OOICU812]

Intelligent, articulate young man.

[@chriscarlisle8997]

There's more of us out there!

[@thedsmbroadway3780]

Same

[@CheckpointReached]

Hey, thanks! This means the world to me! There's a rich history to those who built this community before me, and I'm trying to experience it as much as possible

[@hunterfoster1714]

I remember the stories my daddy told me about his road runner. He said he raced that car slot on Friday and Saturday nights. He said he would whoop any car that raced him, untel..... a guy in a 68 chevelle came up to challenge him. He accepted, they raced and he got beat. Lol! But that's my story about a Plymouth Road Runner. I miss my daddy telling me those stories about his high school years in the 70s. RIP Daddy I miss you more everyday. 😔

[@dcents5458]

My dad told me he would beat roadrunners with his 283 chevelle all day long

[@francom6230]

Yup... And Warren Johnson kept proving he could go faster with a wedge head than they could with the hemi ... In a door slammer! Top Fuel is a different animal...

[@francom6230]

@@dcents5458 283 was the fastest reving engine next to a Buick 215cid all aluminum v-8 that Land Rover bought for a song in '72ish cuz GM thought the V-8 was dead... They never let GM have it back. I wanted to put one in my '62 Austin Healey... Fun fun....

[@slicaltimistic1]

You don't get much telling stories now these days. And my condolences to your dad as well. Stay strong.☺☺☺

[@jrh11254]

Hunter Foster - so sorry you lost your Dad.

[@AndrewKNI]

Fantastic car. What a treat to see older cars kept in superb condition. :-)

[@20502chris]

Probably some bondo Tbh I wanna see it in person to check out the bodywork and paint. That's a nice color

[@frankdenardo8684]

20502chris I have a 1972 model car of this in red.

[@furryfrog9520]

It is a sweet car, but it has been modified, the bumpers have been painted and shaved for example. I have a 74 roadrunner with a 440.

[@martinliehs2513]

Love this body style RR, but not a fan of the colour that this one is painted. Also, it looks like there is paint overspray on the trunk seal.

[@robertpolkamp]

Weak frame, poor handling, terrible interior but an excellent choice for a pro mod. Very nice.

[@robsrandomness7824]

A Mellennial into classic muscle cars! Who woulda' thunk? We may have a future after all.

[@JoseCruz-yd4gl]

We’re around! I have a 87 pathfinder that runs like a champ! Back when cars were built right!🤙🏽

[@carlosvelasco4119]

Ive never heard of a mellennial not liking classics even non car guys like them unless they're gay

[@dap3277]

Everyone likes some form of classic. I have a 2002 lesabre, so I bought a 76 impala as a throwback to when they were RWD.

[@rustypliers74]

Couldn't afford a classic Challenger so I bought a modern one

[@louie4316]

It is rare, I was born in '69. My first car that I owned was a '69 Pontiac GTO convertible which I bought when I was 19 years old for $4000. I'm happy to say that my youngest son, now 18 is a real gear head. His cars of choice. 60's/ early 70's muscle cars. I find it fascinating to see these young guys into cars and not their portable pocket computers that can make phone calls.

[@KenseiSwords]

You ever meet someone that literally "looks" like the car they're driving? Like a melding of man and machine? This is not one of those times.

[@duffysullivan2794]

I dunno. I hadn't thought about him like that. He had a great presentation, knew his car, and muscle cars in general. Hey, we could fix him right up! All he needs is a white T shirt with the sleeve rolled up tight, and a hard pack of Marlboro tucked in there. Shades, and comb that hair back with Brylcreem. Now that's cruising!

[@KenseiSwords]

@@duffysullivan2794 Yeah you're right.

[@gfriedman99]

He needs a bunch of 8 tracks stacked on the seat

[@user-qc7dr3cd3q]

Don't know about that. He looks like me as a young engineering student in the seventies and motorhead!

[@internetkumquat4542]

I miss those occasions. You could easily detect an asswipe from a "good guy". Wish societies still worked like that.

[@JeffCounsil-rp4qv]

My very first car was a 1968 Road Runner! I was 16 at the time (61 now) and bought it for $150. It had the 383 with 4sp transmission. However the car itself had the optional Hemi suspension and heavy duty brakes. The previous owner beat it to near death though. lol! I had an accident (someone pulled out in front of me) and the insurance totaled it. But I was able to "buy" it back from them. It lived on for quite a while, but there was another accident and it ended up getting scrapped. I still have the original 4sp transmission, and the original cast iron bell housing "out in the shed". I also still have the original "beep beep" horn that I still use today in my daily driver. Thank you Scotty! This video brought back some fond memories. ;-)

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Should have kept the 383 with its forged steel crankshaft and rods...

[@HERodriguezJr]

I love stories like this. God bless!

[@lukecalumlyonwrath7723]

He's to hoping that it'll live again.

[@modelnutty6503]

same same... but the 383 bored/stroked to 412, a BEAST!! picked it up for 500 bucks in '85, needed a steering box and other stuff.

[@JeffCounsil-rp4qv]

@@BuzzLOLOL I did for a while. I put it into a 1966 Belvedere with a 727 auto trans and transformed it into a (sort of) "Franken-GTX" lol! It was a "sleeper". I was made an offer I couldn't refuse and sold it.

[@guysview]

In 1969 I worked at a little Chysler Plymouth Dealership in Missouri. One morning the owner said it was time to bring in the 1970's to the showroom from the sales manager's barn where they were stored out of public sight. I got to drive the Road Runner. Orange with black stripe, black interior. Hurst Shifter with 4 on the floor. 383 ci. Wide tires all around. I was 22 years old and was in heaven. What a beast. Sounded like a wild animal.

[@woolyhighlander7280]

I had a 71 with the 383 H.P. nothing but Fun, that thing would burn rubber all day, even the neighbors enjoyed hearing it light up the pavement, they told me so ! Love Mopar !

[@angrypearentertainment9052]

Im 20 and i remeber the day i told my dad i would never work on a car " they are too complicated" i said. Then i learned about the cost of labor now i work on all my vehicles and encourage others to do the same. With such a vast wealth of knowledge so easily accessible there really is no excuses

[@TA_Plus_Hemi]

Old cars, yes I love turning wrenches. New cars, well I bought the fat-daddy warranty, too many computers.

[@edbo10]

@@TA_Plus_Hemi i feel like 90s cars are the perfect balance of computer engine management and ease of repairability/tuning

[@bigredc222]

If you don't know how to do anything but brakes, that alone can save you a ton of money.

[@loginwithlogan3183]

“Original values of affordability, V8s and simplicity”😂 you know your doing something right when one of your core values is a V8

[@ISUringman1974]

Maybe another answer to your question, "Why are we not still talking about this car" is that there is a scarcity of intelligent people with excellent communicative skills who have taken the time to become knowledgeable about them. This was a really well-done video! Thanks for taking the time to create and share it. Enjoy your Roadrunner! --- Rick

[@joshbacon8241]

*”MEEP MEEP!”* _- The Road Runner_

[@Rocketninja200]

" *BLUM-BLUM-BLUM* "

[@1notgilty]

You took the words right out of my mouth! :-)

[@avlisk]

I remember a friend's Road Runner actually having the "meep-meep" horn. Am I remembering that correctly, or is my memory faulty? Thanks.

[@LS1007]

avlisk ☑️💯%

[@zeppelin67637]

avlisk your memory is correct. If I remember right, they spent a ton of money on R&D to get that horn just right.

[@Belynda]

I remember, my twin uncles who are now 86, one had a 1970 Roadrunner that was Gold with black strips and he’d come show it off. The other had a barracuda. I love those old cars

[@thephantomzoneboxing]

youre a lady?

[@MichaelLivingston-me]

Graham is absolutely right, the Roadrunner is an under-appreciated muscle car. Definitely worthy of keeping or restoring to good working order. They were fun cars to drive, especially if you had the 4 on the floor.

[@dalegribble6996]

REV UP YOUR OLD PLYMOUTHS!!! MEEP MEEP! I love old Chrysler Corporation products! Scotty, you have yourself a FANTASTIC Sunday, as for everyone else!

[@CoelhoSports]

rev up your mopar, dude!

[@dalegribble6996]

coelho sports MOPAR POWER!!!

[@LS1007]

Mopar or no car!🚗💨💨💨

[@dalegribble6996]

L S REV UP YOUR CHRYSLER PRODUCTS!!!

[@hothamandfauri]

REV UP YOUR DODGE CARAVAN C/V Cargo Bug Vans!

[@laarshegdish6016]

Wow! Really nice to know there are millennials out there that appreciate these true classic rides from the era of the original muscle cars. I'd always thought that the millennials were only about the here and now. Thankful for guys like this who appreciate the kind of machines the Plymouth Roadrunners are!

[@CheckpointReached]

Of course! There's too much gold in the history of cars, and I'm trying to preserve all that glory! Thanks for enjoying the video!

[@CTmoog]

Love this car man!

[@jp3576]

“You gotta really plan ahead where you’re gonna stop.” Ha! Nice vid.

[@markkauffman6184]

@J P that is actually a true statement! I had a 1970 GTX (which is basically a roadrunner with a standard 440 in it) which would go as fast as you wanted. A couple of times I wanted to see how fast it would go and I chickened out at 140 mph. Trying to stop from anything over 60 mph was almost impossible because it had drum brakes which faded really really bad. Yes, you had to plan ahead!

[@jp3576]

Mark Kauffman I believe it and him.

[@tonypartin733]

Why you want to stop?

[@markkauffman6184]

@@tonypartin733 at some point you have to slow down to get off the freeway.

[@Impactjunky]

@@@markkauffman6184 @J P Been driving and maintaining a 68 Roadrunner for nearly ten years now, sounds like your brake lines were full of air or your brake shoes were misadjusted. Brake fade only comes under the hottest and most strenuous long term driving conditions in old mopars and a simple heat shield made of a license plate under the master cylinder can cure it. Almost nobody knows how to properly maintain and adjust drum brakes anymore and there weren't exactly a lot of people that knew how to do it right back then either. You would (and still) often see cars that someone tried to change shoes or a wheel cylinder in that didn't bleed and adjust things properly after putting it all back together and thus the car stops like sh!t with brand new brake parts in it.

[@wanderingwade8877]

This car and the Duster were my favorite Plymouths in the the early '70's.

[@jasonwheeler8996]

My father had a 71, 383 4 speed what a blast to drive! Love the old mopars!

[@Ghilliesuit35]

That was awesome! Great job by that young man. Will certainly check out his content. Thanks Scotty!!

[@CheckpointReached]

Glad you liked it! Here's to more great videos!

[@917Stefano]

Excellent video! It is good to see this young man's enthusiasm for such a cool car. (He's not at home playing videogames!) This proves there is definitely hope for the younger generation. My first car was an old 1968 Plymouth Valiant, which I bought for $450 in 1980. Not exactly what one would call a cool car, but at age 19 it was my pride and joy. Good memories.

[@CheckpointReached]

I'm glad you liked the video! Much rather be out burning rubber!

[@charlescurry52]

Mine is a 1970 Road Runner. I get looks everywhere I go. Sometimes there are 5 people looking at my car. Lots of thumbs up.

[@evoevannismo8141]

The last few words at the end of the clip "if you own these you own something special" that is so right!!!!!!!! Big LIKE

[@Blyncz]

I have a road runner 😟it doesn't work

[@dennisthemenace5150]

I have had Duster,Road Runner,Valiant,Neon. I like Plymouth

[@robertwood8730]

I love how the scented tree things hanging off the mirror reacts to the G - force of the car's acceleration when he floors it!

[@larrygarrett724]

My first new car ever was a 1969 Roadrunner. Color,sunfire yellow. 383,Hurst 4 speed. I loved that car. I bought it for $2803. It was still going in 1989. A mechanic in my home town bought it from my daughter. She had tracked down and bought it for me,but i had to have an automatic and was dealing on a handicapped van,lift,hand controls etc. Loved that fun car!

[@Teemancan]

Back in the day we had a 1971 Roadrunner. Sassy grass green. 383 with 4 speed manual. I learned how to drive stick shift in this car. The horn with 2 presses would actually sound: MEEP! MEEP! What a fun time!!!

[@coty397]

I absolutely love these cars! I have a 73 with a 400 myself

[@georgejennings8026]

Had a neighbor had a 71' model with a 383 4 speed. Traded it for a 72' pinto . I was 9 years old and knew deep down it just didn't seem right .

[@zeppelin67637]

George Jennings was the neighbor a heavy drinker??????

[@kevinmontgomery1383]

@@zeppelin67637 Mothership has the best Led Zeppelin Sound Remaster! Gas was about a quarter a gal, and I read, went up to, in todays equivalent dollars $15.00 a gal. Everyone that could, garaged the Muscle Cars, and drove Economy Cars. P.S. Celebration with Jason, Bonzo's son, has the best bass.

[@kevinmontgomery1383]

@@zeppelin67637 Both available 2cds and 1dvd!

[@thomasdonohue1833]

Because back in those days nobody cared about those cars. Chrysler then as now manufactured garbage. Nobody thought of Chrysler products as muscle cars until The Dukes of Hazzard. The cars look nice but they are garbage. Then and now

[@SovietDouchebag]

Fuel crisis bro. He was going broke filling it up.

[@alrobinson9779]

Absolutely gorgeous. I had a 72 road runner with 73 440 hood. Loved it. Way back in 87 i was 19. Great car for high school kid .

[@thephantomzoneboxing]

what happened to it?

[@loucostello2680]

Classic nice ride smash the like button for Mr Scotty and the road runner 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@RichardShelton]

The muscle-car era was a glorious time to be alive!

[@mindright9771]

I remember the Road Runner, The Satellite (of which most police departments in that period of time used) and the Dodge Daytona with the hugely elevated rear spoiler, being among the coolest cars of my childhood. They had them in all kinds of wild colors too like deep purple and mustard yellow. We lived right down the street from a Plymouth dealership in Beaverton Oregon, right off Canyon Road. I used to ride my bike there and check out all the awesome cars they had. Brings back lots of great memories. =)

[@eliasHernandez-rk8yl]

Wow pretty nice. NEVER expected a millennial to know anything about something like this. Right on young brother

[@CheckpointReached]

Hell yeah! I hope you enjoyed my video! :)

[@chrisfisher1100]

I cannot believe it... I just bought a similar model... i remember watching this video ... and Now as I search every video i can find on this fantastic car... i return home... I COMPLETELY forgot about this video experience... it is STILL exceptional asit was once was. so glad to see some younger folks enjoying what our elders once took for granted.... STAKE YOUR CLAIM TO FREE SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION..... DONT DRIVE ANYTHING LESS!!!!!!

[@reemeruxd]

my dad owned one of these! love how laid back and chill the reviewer is, it fit the car really well. would love to see more car reviews from this guy

[@glasswinder]

My brother still has his 1970 Road Runner he bought New 383 4 barrel 4 speed manual Hursts Pistol grip shifter.

[@RJ1999x]

My girlfriend had pistol grip earrings!

[@robhargis6980]

@@RJ1999x Big laugh out of that one! Well done Sir!

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Beep-Beep! And, the Road Runner has it's very distinct horn. Great video Graham, very nice, clean car. Thanks for posting Scotty, JohnG

[@davidfarmer7555]

I have a 68 GTX.

[@dalegribble6996]

Mopar power!

[@LS1007]

Sweet! My cousin had a white ‘67.

[@alonzo476]

Dad gave me a 69' road runner 440 4 speed when I turned 16 years old that he bought new for $3800. I still have it with all the original paperwork. Lots of good times in the car. In high school there were millions of dollars worth of cars in the parking lot and we didn't even know it then. One guy had a super bird along with others original shelby Mustangs, ect.

[@davidfarmer7555]

alonzo476 very cool you still have it. I had a 69 GTX convertible, wish i still had it.

[@shellykennedy5427]

Do a video on it!

[@user-kk3dq3xw9g]

I grew up with these cars and still cannot get used to using liters to refer to engine displacement. Anyway that 425 advertised horse power was way underrated as a lot of muscle cars were back then.

[@davidmontgomery3763]

Very true, that is why you would see hp at a specified rpm, good point!

[@curtmontgomery2835]

It's nice to see the younger generation appreciating the cars of my youth - Never ever sell that car!!

[@tomsigler6575]

this kid needs to learn his history better. Dodge, Chrysler, and Plymouth were all making street monsters way before Camaros and Mustangs ever came to market.

[@splash5974]

Its funny when people talk about Camaro and Mustang as muscle cars...Both were Pony cars, not so much of a muscle car. Also, Plymouth paid Warner Bros for the logo, not the Road runner name per say... Even the horns on the Road Runners are purple and have the Road Runner logo on them.

[@shaunw9270]

I'm here 🇬🇧 When someone says Muscle Car , the first image in my head is a mid 60's Pontiac GTO closely followed by a Firebird or the Dodge Charger & Challenger from around the time I came out ('69) 😊👍

[@splash5974]

My dad's forst muscle car was a 64 GTO

[@bwtv147]

While some anemic engines were available in Mustangs and Camaros the big block 390 and 428 Ford engines and 396 and 427 Chevy engines had competitive "muscle". There was also a limited run of Boss 429 Mustangs which were the Demons of their day.

[@livemeyer]

I was thinking the same thing. Love this Road Runner and the guy knows some history, but that car is a behemoth compared to a Mustang or Camaro, which were pony cars as much as they were muscle cars. To me, a muscle car is a two-door sport coupe version of an intermediate body on a 64-72 car, and particularly, but not only, GM A-body cars like the Le Mans, Chevelle, Olds Cutlass and Buick Skylark. These cars were made in sedan and wagon styles but performance motors and graphics and other special options were for the sport coupes; the SS, the 442, the GTO, etc. Meanwhile, Mustangs and Camaros came in base models with anemic 6-cylinder engines, so not every "pony car" is a "muscle car."

[@livemeyer]

A Camaro or Mustang can be defined as a muscle car, sure, but more specifically they are pony cars. Would you define a 1982 Mustang Fox Body 5.0 as a muscle car? Under a broad definition, a muscle car could be defined as any car with a big V-8, front-engine, rear wheel drive. But that would tend to include too many cars to really mean anything, because almost every American car in the 60's had a V-8. The biggest V-8s went into the biggest, fattest, longest cars, wagons, and trucks too. To me the term muscle car should be more narrowly defined. If you drop a 383 stroker into a 1985 Chevy S-10 is it a muscle car? No! A typical Chevelle lineup might have 5 or 6 engine options, from a 250ci inline 6 to to a 195hp 283 V-8, a 300hp 327, to a 375hp big block 396. Are they ALL muscle cars? No! I prefer a narrower definition of muscle car personally. Of course a lighter Camaro or Mustang with a top engine will beat most Roadrunners, it's a simple matter of weight per horsepower. Do I think the Road Runner is a muscle car? Absolutely. Is it a pony car? No, and as such he shouldn't be making comparisons between a Road Runner and pony cars.

[@scatpack1381]

Love that car. Great info about the Road Runner.

[@marioiacolucci]

Can I have one!

[@OklahomaBeekeeper]

I had a 1969 Super Bee 440 six pack.

[@CaptainFALKEN]

@@OklahomaBeekeeper A12 car! 💪 Was your superbee F6 Green, the lighter green color? Just guessing

[@alfonsgar]

Beautiful car, thanks for sharing. Love them old Mopars.

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

I made a video of one Road Runner like this at the car show a year ago. It was in beautiful blue color, great shape and sound is amazing! These cars looks great on photos but when you see it on the road they are pure awesomeness!!

[@germanshepard7842]

Daisy duke had a road runner! from the dukes of hazard!

[@Impactjunky]

The guy says the Roadrunner was introduced to "bring the muscle car back to its roots" and that's not exactly true. The first "muscle car" produced was the Pontiac GTO in 1964, the first Roadrunner came out only 4 years later in 1968 and it's well known purpose was to make "the muscle car" affordable and accessible to a much wider demographic. The point of the Roadrunner was to offer a stripped down low cost low weight car that anybody could afford. Things that came standard in other cars like a radio, carpet, heat/ac etc. were extra cost options in a Roadrunner. The car sold for only $2800 bucks brand new when a Cadillac from the same year cost about $5000. The introduction of the wildly styled Roadrunner with it's cartoon character decals, eye popping color options and "no frills all go" attitude was a completely new direction that no other manufacturer had taken but many would soon follow. I would say the Roadrunner was more of a revolution than just a "return to the roots".

[@tazmod7272]

That young wipper-snapper did a good job on his video. Oh, the car was kool. Grew up with those cars. Sadly all I could afford were Dodge Darts with the slant six.

[@danw6014]

Slip a little 340 into a dart and you really had something.

[@tazmod7272]

Dan W : Yeh, one was a 170 with 1 barrel carb and the other a 225. A 340 would of been kool.

[@danw6014]

@@tazmod7272 my brother in law had two 67 darts one with the leaning tower of power with a four barrel carb. The other had a 273 hypo. They were both fun.

[@The_Sword3]

Nice to see a young person of today discover the muscle cars from my generation. Back then many of these beasts roamed the streets and highways. Oh what fun !

[@tillman40]

Kid you had me up until the justification for the auto trans

[@jmckay9060]

I had a 69 Road Runner, 383 Ram Air and everything you say about this car was ditto for mine. I had a factory 410 rear end so the car had limited top end. But it would snap your neck off getting to red line. I followed it with a 70 Dodge Charger 440 R/T but the Plymouth was the REAL muscle car.

[@charlies.5777]

Thanks,Scotty, for putting your anti-Mopar feelings aside and showing this video.I Loved the lumpy idle and the exhaust note. Even the dogs know the car's badass!!😀👍

[@waltschannel7465]

"If you own one of these, you own something special." You got that right, brother!! Thanks for sharing this Scotty!!

[@masonmethot3186]

I'm a millennial myself, as a child in the early 00's, I remember sitting and riding in my dad's '71 roadrunner that's he's owned since a teen. He's since sold it due to financial but we've been searching for another ever since. They just ain't cheap

[@WHOTEEWHO]

Love the car

[@Arkie407]

Mostly agree with the young man’s assessments; what he missed is the mindset of us old guys growing up in that era - there was NO internet, NO cable TV, NO cell phones, NO personal computers, and certainly NO SOCIAL MEDIA! We watched cartoons and slapstick comedy on limited broadcast TV channels Saturday morning from toddlerhood into early teens. They influenced us heavily. And the “Road Runner “ was my all time favorite; hence my longing to own one of these beasts. But when I had the chance, Jimmy Carter’s pitiful economic strategy with OPEC quadrupled gasoline costs so I was stuck buying a used 4 banger just to afford to drive anywhere! Still think about the pristine ‘69 copper Road Runner w/ suped up 383 auto, that I had to pass up - oh, and insurance costs also were a deterrent for poor country boys like me.

[@atticstattic]

That's a good trick - Carter was elected 3 years after OPEC started raising prices...

[@Arkie407]

@@atticstattic... So much for my "old guy" memory. 😒

[@atticstattic]

@@Arkie407 Nice try, Google's your friend...

[@danw6014]

Not to mention these cars were engineered on Woodward Avenue as much as a drawing board. No computers.

[@larryniederkorn942]

I had a base 72 Road Runner 340 4 spd 3:17 rear end. Dropped the front end three inches (with torsion bars very easy to do), added the best shocks I could find ...it handled great especially above 120mph! That body was designed with NASCAR in mind and once you dropped the front, the wedge shape would squat down on the suspension as the speed went up. Left a lot of Camaros and Mustangs behind on the highway. Unfortunately as was mentioned OPEC and insurance companies pretty much killed off the muscle cars. By the time 72 rolled around they were already hard to insure unless you were old and married. Manufacturers were underrating the HorsePower to get a break. BTW parts are not hard to find unless they are RoadRunner specific. Remember every Road Runner has five or six Satelite siblings with the same body. Just my two cents..

[@194853DodgeTrucks]

I'm an old Mopar guy now....but back in the 80's.....I was just like this kid, but in a 68 Charger....my son is 25, and has a 72 RR...I'm a lucky man to have had the fun I've had. I thank our Military and thank everyone who protects our way of life.

[@77thesnake]

Back in the early 70s, my dream car was a 72 Roadrunner. I thought they just looked so cool. I test drove a 71 RR with a 440, but couldn't get it because my Dad wouldn't co-sign for the loan. A couple years later I settled for a 74 RR. I loved that car, but still preferred the 71-72 years. Oh, and the 74, only had a 318.

[@stumpy7777]

Should have honked the horn. Great video. Awesome car.

[@CheckpointReached]

The original horn was replaced :( a shame!

[@CoelhoSports]

i can't tell you how bizarre it is watching some kid doing a youtube video explaining what a plymouth is, like it's some kind of babylonian chariot from a museum. a lot of gen X watching this channel bought 70's muscle cars as their first vehicles in the 80's. how could any american old enough to drive not know what a plymouth was? i knew what a desoto was when i was a kid. if you watch reruns of old tv shows and movies, don't you know what any of those old cars are?

[@joepierson3859]

No I don't know what those old cars are when I watched old TV shows and I frankly don't care

[@CoelhoSports]

then you, sir, are on the wrong channel. good luck with that

[@CheckpointReached]

It's tough. As a young person, they just don't show up in the media that we watch. There's an ocean of knowledge on these cars that we just don't get exposed to. My goal is to try and learn and share what I can so that we do know what a Plymouth is! :)

[@CoelhoSports]

and?

[@turnwell9530]

I agree I'm 18 and I know what this is.

[@ricks.1318]

WOW ... Memories ... This young kid definitely KNEW all about this Old Muscle car !!!! Very impressive ...

[@CheckpointReached]

Thanks! Appreciate it!

[@SteveAZ711]

Great video! Didn't hear the "beep, beep" of the horn though. Had a new "69 Roadrunner 4 spd...wish I had kept it. It would power slide in first gear at ease and it was only a 383...awesome machine. Will check out Graham's KZbin channel.

[@splash5974]

My dad had a 71 GTX 440 4spd, and he said it was one of his favourite cars of that era...well at least for speed! Lol But always joked that you could hear a Mopar from far away just by the sound of the clunking doors when people were getting in or out! I guess they were more about power, and less about the quality of the interiors and tinny sound to the bodies.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

Yeah unfortunately they were really all low end,low quality cars. Too bad. You know damn well if they had a clue they would of ended up so collectable they would of built them far better. Perhaps not though,I mean they were competing to attract young male drivers against fords mustangs and chevy's comaro's and they did a good job with putting style of affordability with a low price tag over quality so I suppose they are what they are because of their time so. Anyway,who cars today about any of them being reliable and quality modes of transportation? None of us lol so I guess they did just fine in the end.

[@davemcguigan218]

Cool Road Runner, Mopars rule!

[@akaMouse]

I love that they licensed the Roadrunner cartoon for a muscle car! That could never be done today!

[@bikecommuter24]

Nice to see young people getting into the car culture. They probably like the appeal of steel and horsepower and no electronics. I spend most of my day around computers, smartphones, electric cars and other vehicles that are loaded with driver aids and things that stop you from having fun. This weekend I got to attend the Roadster Show near Los Angeles and seeing all the old cars, trucks, hotrods and all the performance parts made of steel, aluminum in chrome and black, I do love todays high tech but it was nice to see the good old stuff. Enjoy your car.

[@Doze320]

The '68 Road Runner was my favorite.

[@Superrun357]

That kid brings me hope for the future, good on ya young man!

[@CheckpointReached]

Thanks so much! :)

[@autobahnproven]

Brilliant video. Awesome production and obvious enthusiasm for your rare muscle car. Keep it up!

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

Kid you're a damn genius! Excellent review all around. "A little floaty"? Kid none of them handled for crap in those days.

[@CheckpointReached]

That's what I'm learning! haha. It really does get scary when you step on it, especially when I grew up with modern cars as my normal

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

@@CheckpointReached don't EVER sell that car. You'll never get another like that .

[@MeeshMotorsports]

This video is amazing, this dude should be bigger

[@CheckpointReached]

I agree;)

[@michaelgordon3123]

100% agree

[@michaelgordon2746]

Can't believe it either. Liked, subbed and commented. He covers so much too!

[@billcoulter7975]

Most of these viewers car videos are foolish ego driven non sense but I have to say this was well done!

[@shaunw9270]

Really ? Ego? All the guys Scotty puts up here seem like pretty genuine car nuts to me. If I owned a nice ride ,that I loved , I would enjoy sharing it with other enthusiasts in a 5 minute You Tube video .

[@avantoa]

Love the Roadrunner, it’s an awesome car. Thank you for showing my favorite muscle car!!

[@terrywho22]

"It's not about stopping, it's about going." Well said and well done vid!

[@jeffreykraus4124]

I can't believe you didn't blow the horn beep beep

[@science.unlimited]

This kid just discovered the roadrunner and thinks that no body knows that car.... Wrong.!!! Roadrunner is one of the best known cars into the muscle car world, anybody, every body knows that car.... Anyway, is nice to see that young kids are discovering what a real car is.!!!

[@Frank00]

This kid needs his own channel, Scotty, you’ve got competition

[@614XJ]

Frank Panzeca He does have a KZbin channel it’s @Checkpoint You should check him out! ✌🏻

[@youngcali177]

Excellent episode, thanks for making it

[@n4zou]

That brought back memories of my youth! I bought a Road Runner exactly like that. It was my first new car. I was working on an off shore oil platform at the time so I paid cash for it.

[@thephantomzoneboxing]

what happened to it?

[@n4zou]

@@thephantomzoneboxing I owned it for 15 years and put over 100k miles on it. Back then that was about all you could get out of those cars before needing a rebuild. It was using oil needing about a quart every 500 miles and showing blue oil smoke out of the exhaust. I was just getting ready to pull the engine and rebuild it. Then a guy offered me more than I had paid for the car. I warned him the engine was tired and needed rebuilding. He said he expected that, thanked me for my honesty, and said he wanted to be the one to do that so he knew it would be built right. I took the money and he drove away with it.

[@thephantomzoneboxing]

@@n4zou never to be seen again eh..own any classics now?

[@n4zou]

@@thephantomzoneboxing My Dad left his 1984 Dodge Ram Truck to me just before he passed away. He knew I would take care of it. It's exactly the way it was when he purchased it new in 1985. It needed a lot of work to get it back on the road. The fuel gauge didn't work, the wiring behind the dash was burned up, the auto trans gear indicator didn't work, and most of the dashboard lights were not working as well. I spent 3 months fixing everything getting it back to 100% of everything working properly. It has no rust at all as they don't salt the roads here in Alabama. I've had people wanting to buy it including the Dodge Dealership after I drove it there for some parts. I came out of the parts sales counter to find the Dealership Owner looking it over. He wanted to put it on display and offered me top dollar for it. Way more than the Blue book value and not as a trade in for another vehicle. I tuned it down. It's a good reliable truck and it was my Dad's pride and joy, and now it's that for me as well.

[@CheckpointReached]

Thank you so much Scotty! Hope everyone loves the video! Everyone be sure the give the channel a visit :)

[@MeeshMotorsports]

Checkpoint awesome video dude, you really killed it!

[@CheckpointReached]

@@MeeshMotorsports Thank you bro!

[@shellykennedy5427]

Very interesting and entertaining as well as nicely photographed! Love the sixties muscle cars of any make. My first boyfriend had a 1970 road runner. That thing would GO!

[@unstablebobgable]

One of my all time favorite body styles. Great video!

[@kenrios4677]

Very Nice! You have it together young man- DON'T SELL IT!

[@craignehring]

All came with the road runner decal, some were left as an option for the owner as the stickers were in the glove box, and not installed from the factory

[@stevenford7357]

I wasn't a fan of the colour at first but as the video went on I found myself liking the colour as the light shines around the car. Fantastic to see people my age still into muscle cars ( real cars in my opinion lol ). Keep up the good work bud and keep up with the vids Scotty :)

[@paulhursey4622]

I have a 72 Roadrunner.. 440 magnum, carter 1000, Hurst pistol grip 4 speed. I’m going to restore it with my son and grandson..Nice video.

[@billnyilas8]

He's a bit off on the motor options of the Road Runner. The original (1968) had only two options: the 383 and the HEMI. It was only in the mid 1969 model that the 440 triple carb motor was available.

[@robertheinkel6225]

My buddy had one. He only knew full throttle or full brakes. He kept wrecking it for some reason.

[@brokebutfunctioninggarage]

1:10 glad to see the actual owner made a cameo in his car...

[@rudeman777]

Nice to see the younger generation involved with my era of muscle cars. Great job young man on the video and keep it strong (i mean muscle)!

[@justcallmedyno8938]

And we never got to hear the horn :(

[@rayross997]

Yikes! ACME products couldn't touch these Road Runners.

[@AnthemBassMan]

Awesome Mopar! My first car when I was high school was my Dad’s ‘74 Road Runner. Most of the other muscle cars in the school parking lot were the typical Camaro, Mustang, Nova breed.

[@moparboz4370]

Very well said by that young man, I'm glad to see some of the younger people still interested in these older more simple machines.

[@LS1007]

Whaaat? No horn beep? Well here how it sounds....meep meep 💨💨💨

[@johncook4156]

I had a 69 roadrunner my senior year in high school, damn I loved that car meep meep!

[@graywolfgregory3728]

Fun fact about me. The 71 roadrunner is my dream car.