Plymouth and Dodge sold nearly the same budget muscle car from the same platform. Here is how the Road Runner and the Super Bee compare, and which one I would take. 1968 Plymouth Road Runner […]
Plymouth and Dodge sold nearly the same budget muscle car from the same platform. Here is how the Road Runner and the Super Bee compare, and which one I would take.
1968 Plymouth Road Runner
383 rated at 335 horsepower, cartoon name licensed from Warner Bros.
Plymouth paid for the Road Runner cartoon name and even a beep beep horn. The standard 383 was rated at 335 horsepower, the price stayed low, and sales came in far above what Plymouth expected.
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1968 Dodge Super Bee
383 rated at 335 horsepower, Hurst shifter, higher price
Dodge built the Super Bee after seeing Plymouth’s success. It used the same 383 rated at 335 horsepower and added a Hurst shifter on four speed cars, but the higher price hurt sales.
Image credits: 1968 Dodge Super Bee (4813515275).jpg by dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · 1968 Dodge Super Bee (20997704873).jpg by Sicnag (CC BY 2.0) · 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner 6.2 v8.jpg by Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Facts from Wikipedia.
My pick is the Road Runner. Which one are you taking? Defend your pick in the comments.
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