1968 Plymouth Road Runner
 

How many had one,,,,,

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The 1968 Road Runner, introduced to the public by Plymouth in
October 1967.

Kind of a 'general purpose performance car', available with the 383/335 HP
power-plant as its standard engine.

Built on the Belvedere frame, it was a 'no frills' car, with no trim package,
basic interior with a bench seat, and rubber mat flooring.
No consoles, either a 4-speed on the floor, or column-shifted automatic.
A 'plain jane' dashboard, with a standard 120 MPH speedometer, and 3 dash gages
(amps, temperature and fuel). An idiot indicator light was utilized for oil pressure.

Standard 11" drum brakes, and 8 3/4" Sure-Grip posi-rear w/3.23 gears.
14" x 5.5" wheels, with F70 x 14" tires (Red-line or RWL)

Originally advertised as a $3000 car that could run 14.00's @ 100 MPH
A 'bit' exaggerated,,,,,as the car ran closer to 14.90's @ 93 MPH.

Only real options;,,,,,,, disc brakes and power steering,,,,,,and the 426 HEMI.

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Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
 

I always wanted one. Loved those cars, still do. Gunna have to settle for this 'ol '78 RR Stocker I have I guess! Jim:eek:


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Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
 

I had a '69. Same car, 383,4speed,bench seat, rubber floor mats, 2 dr. post with tillt out rear windows,orange with black stripes, black vinyl top,3.23 gears, NO posi,ran 15.31 at the original Irwindale strip in 1976 at 92 MPH. Great car. It handles pretty well for what it was, never gave me any problems, I sold it in 1976 with just under 100,000 miles on it.

Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
 

When I was an art student in the mid eighties I had a brown '69 Super Bee. Bench, 383/auto, 3.23 Sure Grip. I bought it for $1700 and sold it a couple of years later for $2100. I thought I came out like a bandit. Ha! I guess I'm not cool enough to drive around in a car like that...

Chris Barnes
Wagons of Steel
Stock 6621

Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
 

I had a '69 in B5 blue. 383 4 speed, bench seat with 3:23 gears. Cragars all around. I could chirp the first three gears but fourth was too tall! I wish I had that car back now.

Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
 

I knew this guy in the late 60s that owned a 68 RR--automatic and ran 13.60s @ 103 all day long--only thing done was a shift-kit and a famous Bill Hill valve job--and a pair of dumps on the exhaust---would kick the ***** out of any RRs that came around-:D

Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
 

I drove this car for Raymond King in 1980 and 81. Don't know if it was a 68 or 69 but we had the 440 six pack in it. I won three races in a row one time with it, only time in my racing career I was able to do that.

Wayne.

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Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
 

I bought 2 new. The 1st 1 I bought in Oct of 1967, Red with an auto. I drove the car to California that christmas and burned a quart of oil about every 500 miles. The motor had some serious ring problems

The dealership traded it back in on another 1 in May of 1968. That car was a winner It was purple with an auto, I changed the gears from 3:55's to 3:91's. It ran 14:50's at Marion, SD all day long. I made no other changes to the car. I have still have the trophies that I won with that car. I ran F/Pure Stock with it.

Those were the glory days of the muscle car era. I am so happy that I was a part of it!

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Curt Rees

Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
 

Back in early-1968, Chrysler Plymouth/Dodge had some kind of
dealer installed only 'performance package' offered for the
383 Road Runner and/or 383 Super Bee.

* 4.10 gears
* a special adjustable pinion snubber
* Hooker Headers (1 3/4" pipe x 44" length w/3" collectors)
* distributor kit (w/heavier counter-weights and weaker springs)

The cost, around $375,,,,,,
called the 'Quarter in a 100 MPH package'...

Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
 

I had Frost Green '69 383, 4-speed, 3.23 with the Air Grabber option.
It ran very well after some tweaking.
I loved that car.