Due to the high demand for the cartoon-inspired muscle car, Plymouth produced over 84, Road Runners in that year - the highest production number in Road Runner's history. A fun fact, as reported by Muscle Cars Illustrated - despite being a fundamentally American car, 4, Road Runners produced that year were sold outside the U. The Road Runner was intended to be a mass-produced, people's performance car. That's why Plymouth never really bothered with special or limited editions of the muscle car - something that the car manufacturers today love.
There is, however, one extremely rare and collectible variant of the Road Runner - the convertible model with the legendary Hemi. Only 10 were made, making it one of the rarest American production cars ever!
The ci Street Hemi is, probably, the most legendary engine ever produced by Chrysler. One of the most powerful street-legal engines of its era, the Hemi naturally found its way into the Road Runner. When it was first offered in '69, the monstrous engine was rated by Chrysler for hp. However, the actual output of the engine was later found to be much higher. According to Hemmings , the was capable of as much as Enter the Plymouth Duster I.
A high-performance version of the Road Runner, the Duster I had no roof, a low racing-inspired windshield, and crazy aerodynamics with all sorts of wings and flaps. Naturally, it was also powered by the mighty Hemi - because why not? When Plymouth saw the success of the Road Runner, they decided to recreate the same recipe under the Dodge brand. This is how the Dodge Super Bee was born - largely, nothing but a rebadged Road Runner with a few quirks such as the famous bumblebee wings front end.
Sadly, the Super Bee didn't find much success and was discontinued three years into its production run. Nowadays, it's common for car manufacturers to offer sports packages for even the most mundane cars. Back when the Road Runner was on sale, that wasn't the case - but not for Plymouth. Starting in '69, all Road Runners could be ordered with the optional A12 package.
It included the ci Six Pack engine rated at hp, a lightweight fiberglass hood with a scoop and custom stamped wheels. Just like many other details of the Road Runner, that A12 air scoop is worth mentioning. Or should we say Air Grabber? Jim quickly found a dirt bank along one of the roads near Quakertown, backed the U Haul truck into position and safely unloaded.
As for overall condition, Jim informed us that all he did was adjust the valve lifters and buy a set of new tires. As for the very last year of the Plymouth Roadrunners with the RR VIN numbers, they appeared in well after the high performance era ceased to exist.
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