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Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner
Cheech,
Performance results of the 1968 383 Road Runner were all over
the board,,,,,,,,depends on what magazine article and review analysis
you read.
Originally, Plymouth advertised the Road Runner as 'a $3000 car,
and 100 MPH'.
Also, advertised it as 'a low 14.00 second car and 100 MPH, for less than $3000'.
Here are some of the 'Magazine' results I found;
15.31 @ 91 MPH (Car Life),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Automatic with 3.23 gears
15.10 @ 94 MPH (Popular Mechanics),,,4-speed with 3.23 gears
15.01 @ 94 MPH (Cars Magazine),,,,,,,,,,4-speed with 3.23 gears
15.00 @ 96 MPH (Car Craft),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4-speed with 3.23 gears
14.74 @ 98 MPH (Hot Rod),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4-speed with 3.55 gears
15.03 @ 94 MPH (Car & Driver),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Automatic with 3.23 gears
14.89 @ 94 MPH (Hi Performance),,,,,,,,,,,4-speed with 3.23 gears
14.86 @ 94 MPH (Super Stock),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Automatic with 3.55 gears
14.99 @ 95 MPH (Popular Hot Rodding),,,4-Speed with 3.23 gears
15.09 @ 93 MPH (Detroit Auto News),,,,,,,Automatic with 3.23 gears
15.01 @ 93 MPH (Motor Trend),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Automatic with 3.55 gears
14.90 @ 93 MPH (Road Test),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4-Speed with 3.55 gears
All tests were performed between October 1967 and December 1967.
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Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 10-19-2011 at 04:44 PM.
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