1968 Plymouth Road Runner

Hemi Moose · 09-21-2011, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

...And at Warner Brothers, viewership increased by over 28% for the Saturday Morning Bugs Bunny & Road Runner Show,,,especially with males between the ages of 18 to 25....

I use to watch all those old cartoons back then, and always wondered if "Wile E Coyote the Super Genius" and all of that ACME Company stuff that he used would ever end up catching the Road Runner or not, lol.

Frank B. · 09-21-2011, 05:20 PM

Only because other people added Mopar memories. In 1970 I bought a 70 Barracuda 318 3 speed. It did have an 8 3/4 rear. I lived in Virgina and raced it at Suffok Raceway. I added Holly 2 barrel and it ran 16.10. In late 1971 I got Ed Miller from Chesepeake to change it over to a 340 4speed.He did all work including having exhaust made,shifter, and tuning. But it costed me a whopping $900 parts and labor. lol The car ran 13.10 on street tires with 3.23 gears. That was the good old days.

KMachine · 09-21-2011, 05:30 PM

I have a 69 383 4-speed RR. Red with a black vinyl top. I brought the car a couple of years ago from, Paul Wong.

MEMORIES · 09-21-2011, 05:52 PM

Lunati RL980 was the camshaft everyone was using in the 440's around here in the seventies. My brother had a 67 Dodge RT. He bought a 440 that Johnny Labbous had taken out of his SS/GA Roadrunner and put it in the RT. Talk about a wild street car!

Wayne

Paul Ceasrine · 09-21-2011, 05:56 PM

One of the sharpest looking Road Runners I ever saw,
back in 1968, a hardtop 383 Road Runner.

White with a black vinyl top,,,,,,,,,and the black matte hood.
Keystone Klassic wheels,,,,,Goodyear Polyglass R-W-L tires
with G-70 x 15's on the front, and G-60 x 15's on the back.

Really a simple addition to the car, that made it stand out.....
It looked fast,,,,,,and clean....

pc

treessavoy · 09-21-2011, 06:20 PM

'68 B5 blue Hemi, auto, dana. Just got home from Viet Nam and saw the ad in the Atlanta paper, the owner was in Viet Nam and told his parents to sell it. Bought it in Sep. '70 for $1,275.00 with a new aamco trans.

Sure wish I had it back!

JimR

Frank Castros · 09-21-2011, 06:44 PM

The hot cam for 440s back then was the Isky 1012B, which was essentially a Max Wedge Stage III grind.

Through the mufflers that cam sounded so intimidating.

There was a black '69 GTX with a white vinyl roof and Cragar S/S that had that cam in it. It was one bad boy.

Hemi Moose · 09-21-2011, 07:20 PM

09-21-2011, 05:20 PM	#2
Frank B. Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 141 Likes: 0 Liked 51 Times in 25 Posts	Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Only because other people added Mopar memories. In 1970 I bought a 70 Barracuda 318 3 speed. It did have an 8 3/4 rear. I lived in Virgina and raced it at Suffok Raceway. I added Holly 2 barrel and it ran 16.10. In late 1971 I got Ed Miller from Chesepeake to change it over to a 340 4speed.He did all work including having exhaust made,shifter, and tuning. But it costed me a whopping $900 parts and labor. lol The car ran 13.10 on street tires with 3.23 gears. That was the good old days.

09-21-2011, 05:30 PM	#3
KMachine Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner I have a 69 383 4-speed RR. Red with a black vinyl top. I brought the car a couple of years ago from, Paul Wong.

09-21-2011, 05:52 PM	#4
MEMORIES Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 298 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Lunati RL980 was the camshaft everyone was using in the 440's around here in the seventies. My brother had a 67 Dodge RT. He bought a 440 that Johnny Labbous had taken out of his SS/GA Roadrunner and put it in the RT. Talk about a wild street car! Wayne

09-21-2011, 05:56 PM	#5
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner One of the sharpest looking Road Runners I ever saw, back in 1968, a hardtop 383 Road Runner. White with a black vinyl top,,,,,,,,,and the black matte hood. Keystone Klassic wheels,,,,,Goodyear Polyglass R-W-L tires with G-70 x 15's on the front, and G-60 x 15's on the back. Really a simple addition to the car, that made it stand out..... It looked fast,,,,,,and clean.... pc

09-21-2011, 06:20 PM	#6
treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner '68 B5 blue Hemi, auto, dana. Just got home from Viet Nam and saw the ad in the Atlanta paper, the owner was in Viet Nam and told his parents to sell it. Bought it in Sep. '70 for $1,275.00 with a new aamco trans. Sure wish I had it back! JimR __________________ Jim Rountree

09-21-2011, 06:44 PM	#7
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,999 Likes: 2,634 Liked 2,746 Times in 969 Posts	Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner The hot cam for 440s back then was the Isky 1012B, which was essentially a Max Wedge Stage III grind. Through the mufflers that cam sounded so intimidating. There was a black '69 GTX with a white vinyl roof and Cragar S/S that had that cam in it. It was one bad boy. Last edited by Frank Castros; 09-21-2011 at 06:47 PM.

09-21-2011, 07:20 PM	#8
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Last edited by Hemi Moose; 09-21-2011 at 07:28 PM.

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