Top 10 FACTS You Didn't Know About The Plymouth RoadRunner!

[@lonnyjaw]

I had a '69 Super Bee back in the early 80's. As of now I have owned my '69 Road Runner for 23 years already. It ALWAYS turns heads and I get thumbs up!

[@BruceWinchell-u7e]

When I got back from Vietnam in Dec 68 bought 1968 Road Runner with a hemi it was a bad ass car for less than 3k. No Chevy ever passed it

[@saddletramp6935]

You didn't get a hemi road runner for under 3grand. You got a 2door post car with a383vand a 3speed don't lie to the folks. I'm of that age and I owned them.

[@BruceWinchell-u7e]

@@saddletramp6935 I did buy Hemi 4 speed RR for under 3k. The car was famous from the town I have lived in my whole life I have plenty of people to back me up not words

[@woodybowen5362]

And it never passed a gas station. Who cares, gas was cheap.

[@7x779]

​@@saddletramp6935I thought all roadrunners were hardtops? You mean they made a post roadrunner? I don't think I've ever seen one

[@saddletramp6935]

@@7x779 now that you said that, I'm only positive about a Super Bee cause I owned one . 68

[@paulosborne5048]

I love the plymouth road runner . Im 69 now , but when i was 17 i bought a 1968 road runner 383 4spd. canary yellow ,( not my favorite color ) . man that car was fast . I am seriously considering getting another one .

[@teddyshepherd2854]

I'm 76 now , but when I was 21, I bought a 1969 road runner 383 4spd. Yes it was a fast car, fast enough for any young kid on the block. If I ever thought it would have turned out to be the classic it is today, I think I might have treated it to a whole lot more respect than I did back in the day.

[@7x779]

​@@teddyshepherd2854I know how you feel. I had a 71 Cuda convertible 340 should have never let it go

[@Combat556]

When I got home from Vietnam in April of 1968, I bought a ‘68 Roadrunner post car with 383/4 speed and one option: an 8 track tape player. This car was $2,900 plus tax. The Hemi Roadrunner was an additional $713.

[@dukeford]

In 1975 I bought a '69 383 Roadrunner from a police sergeant that lived around the corner for $800. It had around 50k on it and he had just repainted it. Metallic Blue, 4-speed, manual steering and drum brakes, no carpet (rubber mats), bench seats. What a car!

[@haroldbirge6881]

🏆I had a 69 Super Bee 383 4 speed & 69 Coronet 440💥 wish I had them now 🍀awesome cars 😎✌️

[@haroldbirge6881]

🧐You teamed up with ⚡ fusion kid ⚡ well I'll be 🍀Golly😆✌️

[@EdwardTimothyMartinez]

Great memories from high school times here. The Ford Torino GT boys would cry like babies when they got smoked by one of these true factory hot rods.

[@plymouthdie-castreplicas]

The most iconic muscle car. Long live Beep-Beep!

[@darrellcooper3924]

I got one in San Jose for 95 dollars In 1978....383 4 sp ...hell I loved it. I can't believe I sold it for 1000 dollars 2 yrs later ...68 was a good yr. Also had 2 68 chargers and I loved them too.

[@SebastianSmith-c5t]

I own a '69 Convertible RoadRunner. I grew up with it ( I'm 50 now) and it was my late Uncle's and I inherited it. Will never sell it.

[@dr.kennethj.sacchetti2765]

I am sure that you know that you have a very rare model in the convertible, and an even rarer model with the 4-speed manual transmission. I wish you many more years of good health driving your prized possession well into your nineties!

[@joseluisherrera4669]

Fact #11 : sibling to the Super Bee , 1970's Roadrunner twin was also assembled and rebadged in Argentina under the name Dodge Polara RT and Dodge GTX . Curiously, the Argentinian version had a corrected bodywork in which the C pillar was redesigned for a mostly regular angle's inclination , same happened to the 4 door's Dodge Coronado who never was produced in the USA ( Dodge Coronet sounds resembling but Coronet and argie Coronado are barely different shapes ) only in Argentina and Spain under their brand Dodge Barreiros 3700 . Great footage man , warm compliments from your faraway Chrysler's fans

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

Glad you mentioned the Name and horn and how Plymouth paid Warner Bros to use them. So many people don't know or mention this fact

[@frankponikvar9262]

I'm 68 years old now. In 1973, I bought my 69 roadrunner. It had the 383 magnum, 4 speed and Bahama Yellow. The interior was beautiful and I have never seen another like it. The seats an were silver and the rest of the interior was black. I sold it for the new 1975 dodge ramchager. That was a decision I have regrets for the last 50 years.😢

[@mypronouniswtf5559]

Couple things wrong.. It was not based off the 1950's Plymouth!!! B bodies never came out until 1962..B body was the cars platform.. Dodge Super Bee came out in 1968 same as the 1968 Road Runner and the name Super B was a play off the cars platform a B body that came out in 1962 and changed /upgraded by 1968.. They shared the same name as the 50's car but it was not a 1950's Belvedere..totally different chassis/platform/everything! True base model Road Runners were stripped out versions but the majority had deluxe trim and chrome/stainless trim..Bench seat..Split Bench seat,bucket seats with buddy seat and same bucket seats with a console.. Its actually hard to find a plain Road Runner they made a very small percentage of base model cars,most had carpet,deluxe interiors and more options.. 1971 Super Bee was changed to the Charger body as the Coronet that was the Super Bee's body just went 4 door and wagon no 2 doors. The 1976 version is a F-Body again different from the B body 9but similar)and 100% different the 50's cars...The 1976 Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare the Road Runner was a trim package on the Volare..The 318 and 360 could have loads more power by removing the lean burn computer,adding a vacuum advance distributor and Mopar orange box ecu and swap the carb,you gained 50 hp! The lean burn and smog carb just slowed them down tenfold..remove the cats restrictive exhaust manifolds,either pre smog manifolds or headers..I had a Volare Road Runner with the E-58 360 and gained 2 seconds in the 1/4 mile by doing just that..I do have a 69 Super Bee 383 today and a few more! I have a 68 Road Runner needing restoration that we will start next summer once the projects we have now are done!

[@saddletramp6935]

Good job.

[@garyszewc3339]

Buckets were not available in 68. Bench only.

[@opera93]

Thanks: great Car stuff! Interestingly, I ordered a early FALL 1968 RR(?)Green Ext/ *Black Deluxe int (* the no CARPET,TAXI Cab style was to austere even, for Me !!)/* Fan Declutch(?) , Power Steer/ Brakes ( oddly, if Memory), rest Basic : anyways, reneged good dollars , Deal & losing my $200 Deposit…Though, some Friends & I checked the Special Order out, appeared to be a fairly good ROAD RUNNER PRODUCTION; dealer selling immediately…There was a lot of hype &advertising around Purdue Campus & Lafayette, INDIANA for the “ ROAD RUNNER CHEAP PERFORMANCES “…….

[@opera93]

Ps:: oddly, do NOT* remember having *HURST SHIFTER , for the STANDARD 4SPD: the other brand?? I heard some ROad RUNNERS were non- Hurst . And, Rethinking, it may have beeN A $ 250 DEPOSIT, I LOST…..BY RENEGING….

[@nlpnt]

There were at least two attempts at revivals that ran into contractual issues; one was a Plymouth version of the Shelby Charger 2.2 which Shelby raised legal objections to selling their spec without their name, and the other was what would become the Neon ACR which came at a time when GM had an exclusive marketing deal with WB. Given that the latter was one of the best-kept fun car secrets of the '90s I wonder if it would've sold better with that iconic name.

[@kc-6837]

My favorite Mopar!

[@charliejamz.]

I’m glad you correctly say, “Meep Meep” instead of “BeEp BeEp”🥴

[@LisaDyer-h9u]

The lady who taught me to swim had one she was a awesome woman it was purple and black I miss u ann olette

[@reginaldmclean8013]

I owned the 69 Grand Prix in 1978. Was very classy and powerful. The road runner was nice and very popular with young racers. I owned two 1972 one four speed and one automatic. Loved them more than the Pontiac. But the Pontiac was too cool. Soft touch interior design like a jet fighter cockpit

[@theoriginalmungaman]

They didn’t develop a new F body for the Roadrunner, they slapped decals on a Volare!

[@70rrsteve51]

I have a ‘70 Satellite convertible cloned up to look like a Road Runner. I also have the Coronet fenders and hood, hood extension, nose cone, and tail with wing washers and trunk supports. A few more bits and pieces, and I hope to field a one-of-none “convertible Superbird”.

[@garyszewc3339]

That's been done a few times.

[@70rrsteve51]

@@garyszewc3339 Indeed! Of the none produced, I think there are more than a dozen surviving examples. I think, however, that mine might be the first in my FY1 lemon twist yellow.

[@DavidMurphy-w9q]

I would like to see Cutlass 442.

[@67stingray1]

Motor Trend Car of the Year for 1969.

[@reginaldmclean8013]

The Grand Prix was car of the year in 1969. How can they both win car of the year in 69.

[@maxx1able]

Gto was 1968 car of the year​@@reginaldmclean8013

[@7x779]

​@@reginaldmclean8013I think he meant 1968

[@paulsherman8697]

I have a 1970 Road Runner 383 four speed but I really want a 1969 Super bee !

[@davewilkirson2320]

I bought a 1969 Roadrunner in June 1973. I was 17 years old. I paid $900 for my Roadrunner. My car was a Hardtop with a 383 Magnum engine (440 heads) and had the black strips and a black vinyl top. There was no power steering or brakes and no AC. It was a fast car. I think the vehicle had 30K miles and was spotless when I bought it. I sold my Roadrunner in 1979 for exactly what I paid for it. Couldn't do that today.

[@thomasdearment3214]

Plymouth Road Runner was a working person, cheaper version of the more luxurious GTX they had the 383, 440s, and 426s instead of the GTXs 440 or 426s

[@tedreed7961]

I’ve heard that crap about the Superbird many times it was virtually impossible to convert a SB back to a regular RR. The SB had 70m Coronet front fenders and would not have been feasible to do so. Very bogus crap. Yep I’ve forgotten more about MOPARs than you will ever know.

[@opera93]

Thanks, yes ..l interestingly, I seen SUPERBIRD in downtown Lafayette Indiana Spring 1970…. Way to long for parking, & Kitschy Looking. THOUGH had **test driven a new DART GS (??a pursuit Build, tires/ Shocks/ Disc Brakes,Etc upgraded , but Dodge Green)….. Dart was Incredible fast & tight Handling. interestingly, I bought a new 1970:Coronet 500/ loaded 383/Duals Exh/ Snorkel, was a March 1970:BUILD, keeping for 16 years ( rusted out BAD,n Indiana )….

[@paulman9989]

I would like to see Mercury Cyclones

[@gfisher495]

Plymouth Road Runner! Glenn

[@donniecunningham2379]

How does the 68 and 69 charger and challenger compare to each other 1:50 pm

[@garyszewc3339]

The first year for a challenger was 1970.

[@joepilbeam4722]

More road runners

[@TheDynotuner]

GREAT looking car! But a small 440 inch motor with under 700hp is loosing power & it honestly from a tuner's aspect makes no sense to run 3.5" straight pipe... Car will surely make more power & have way better driveability with a good 2.5" system. It's been proven on the dyno by many

[@eknoke01]

Plymouth is no more sadly. Now they are hella expensive to acquire.

[@herremanxavo1]

My dream...

[@thomasdearment3214]

Oh and also Plymouth was always Chryslers let's make this and see how it go's company the Duster than the Demon, the Road Runner then the Super Bee, etc. The Cuda then the Challenger the Charger was the one car Dodge came up with on their own

[@davidoverholt251]

Beep Beep!

[@jimcornett1234]

I had a 1969 Black Roadrunner 440 six pack. Stolen:(.

[@ajdenzer3039]

Awe, I was hoping that I would somehow learn something new about the Plymouth Road Runner, unfortunately it was not to be.

[@tomriggle3217]

Why are you showing the sixty nine, Sixty eight was the best year, My opinion, The original bad bird