1968 Plymouth Road Runner

Jim Cimarolli · 09-22-2011, 03:09 PM

I worked at a Chrysler dealership back in '71 up until '79. We worked on a lot of those cars under warranty. But I do distinctly remember one car that the owner took pretty good care of and drove it daily. It was a '70 sedan, plain jane bottom end car, 383, with a factory 3 speed in the floor. The shifter had a plastic knob that was a fake woodgrain pattern. Reason I remember so well that it was a 3 speed manual transmission is that we had a very difficult time getting parts for that tranny. I didn't know the 3 speed was even available, but sources tell me that in 1970 it was standard equipment. Anybody else ever seen one?

09-22-2011, 03:09 PM	#11
Jim Cimarolli Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sulphur Springs Texas Posts: 743 Likes: 148 Liked 166 Times in 46 Posts	Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner I worked at a Chrysler dealership back in '71 up until '79. We worked on a lot of those cars under warranty. But I do distinctly remember one car that the owner took pretty good care of and drove it daily. It was a '70 sedan, plain jane bottom end car, 383, with a factory 3 speed in the floor. The shifter had a plastic knob that was a fake woodgrain pattern. Reason I remember so well that it was a 3 speed manual transmission is that we had a very difficult time getting parts for that tranny. I didn't know the 3 speed was even available, but sources tell me that in 1970 it was standard equipment. Anybody else ever seen one?