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Classic red 1972 Plymouth Road Runner for sale.

1970 Plymouth Road Runner For Sale

This 1970 Plymouth Road Runner carries a genuine, factory N96 Air Grabber hood, a numbers-matching four-speed, and a VIN buyers can independently trace back through Chrysler’s own build documentation. Vanguard Motor Sales lays out exactly what’s original and what isn’t, down to the date-correct 383 V8 that isn’t numbers-matching, in a listing built for buyers who’ve learned to ask hard questions about classic car sales online. See what a fully documented, one-year-only Road Runner actually looks like up close.

Close-up of a small colorful cartoon bird decal on a shiny red surface.

Plymouth Road Runner 1968 images

by Ross Mills

Plymouth expected to sell about 20,000 Road Runners in 1968. It sold roughly 45,000, enough to land in third place behind only the GTO and Chevelle SS 396 for muscle car sales that year. The formula was simple: a standard 383-cubic-inch V8 rated at 335 horsepower, a stripped interior, and an optional 426 Hemi for those willing to pay more. It turned out buyers didn’t need luxury trim to want serious performance, they just needed the price to make sense.

Dodge Plymouth Road Runner speeds along a scenic road, showcasing its classic muscle car design.

’69 Plymouth Road Runner vs. Lotus

by Wes

A scene from the 2014 film Need for Speed pits what’s billed as a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner against a 2006 Lotus Exige, but sharp-eyed commenters argue the Mopar is actually a dressed-up Satellite. Years after release, fans are still debating who would really win between American displacement and British featherweight engineering. Watch to see Hollywood’s version of the answer.

Classic orange muscle car in pristine condition at an indoor showroom.

1000HP 1968 Plymouth Road Runner “Old Runner” & Engine Sound

by Wes

Dennis Ermi’s 1968 Plymouth Road Runner wears a custom Pearlescent Orange and Black paint job and hides a 472-cubic-inch big-block built to make somewhere around 1,000 horsepower, numbers that have nothing to do with the nameplate’s budget-muscle-car reputation. Ermi has owned the car since 2009 and built it up gradually, the paint and engine work both added well after purchase. Viewers keep coming back to one detail in particular: the blower whine. Watch to hear it for yourself.

Classic orange muscle car parked on a suburban street.

Plymouth Road Runner 1969

by Kiril

Before it was restored to street legal condition, this 1969 Plymouth Road Runner ran the Detroit-area drag strips as Agent Orange and built a local reputation on wheelies. Underneath the drag history sits the highest-production year the Road Runner ever had, during the stretch when Plymouth’s stripped-down bargain muscle car was collecting awards. Read on to find out how a no-frills price leader ended up outselling everything around it.

Rusty vintage AMC car with a weathered paint job on display.

Barn Finds: HOLY GRAIL Pink 1970 Road Runner Convertible

by Wes

This 1970 Plymouth Road Runner convertible was special-ordered new by the current owner’s father, sold decades ago, and lost to the family entirely — until his son tracked it down and bought it back. Auto Archaeology brought it straight to the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals 2017 Barn Finds display, dust and all. Watch to hear the full story behind why it earned the nickname “Holy Grail.”

Black and white photo of a classic car parked on a dirt road.

Vintage Muscle Car Test: Motor Trend Wrings Out the 383 Plymouth Road Runner in 1968

by Kiril

Motor Trend gathered eight of Detroit’s newest performance cars for a single comparison test, and one entry completely upended what the rest of the segment was trying to be. Every other car in that lineup had spent years adding comfort and insulation on top of a potent engine. Plymouth’s Road Runner did the opposite, stripping everything back and betting that buyers wanted less. The magazine’s verdict is still quoted today, but the timing slips underneath the praise told a more complicated story. Read on for what the numbers actually said.

Classic light green muscle car displayed indoors at a car show.

Year & Model?

by Kiril

New sheet metal, a squared-off nose, and an engine bay that ranged from a mild 318 to a rare 440 — this Road Runner belongs to a chapter of the model most casual fans skip right past. Sales actually jumped when Plymouth redesigned it, so why does this generation get so little credit today?

Green 440 Road Runner vs Chevelle SS396 muscle car showdown.

Rare 440 – 6 Pack Road Runner vs Chevelle SS 396 – 1/4 Mile Drag Race – Road Test TV

by Wes

A 1969 Plymouth Road Runner with the 390-horsepower 440-6 Six Pack takes on a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS running the 375-horsepower L78 396, both racing under Pure Stock Drags rules that require genuinely factory-stock parts throughout. A commenter who says he debugged the 440-6bbl setup as a young Chrysler engineer adds real credibility to the story. See which factory rivalry actually won this closely matched quarter-mile.

Classic 1970s Dodge Hemi Cuda in vibrant orange, parked outdoors.

Hemi War – Hemi Cuda v Hemi Road Runner – 1/4 Mile Drag Race Video – Road Test TV

by Wes

A 1968 Hemi Road Runner and a 1970 Hemi Cuda share the exact same 426 Hemi, the same 425-horsepower rating, and the same Torqueflite automatic — yet this quarter-mile shootout from Road Test TV isn’t close to even. One car leaves the line with what viewers call a genuinely bad reaction time and still crosses the stripe first. Commenters are left arguing about gear ratios, tire choice, and whether 4.56s are involved. What actually separates two nearly identical elephant motors on race day?

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