The Plymouth Road Runner was produced from 1968 – 1980. The Road Runner, which was a B-Body Mopar, was based on the same platform as the Belvedere, Satellite, and GTX.
It cost Plymouth $50,000 for the rights to use the Road Runner name and other bells and whistles ( beep – beep horn ). Plymouth’s main goal in producing the Road Runner was to be able to run 13s at the race track and still be able to sell the car for under $4,000.
1968 Road Runner
In 1968 the 383 was the standard engine, which was only upgradable to the 426 HEMI. Plymouth projected to sell only 2,500 Road Runners, so they limited the options available. In the end though they actually sold around 45,000.
1969 Road Runner
In response the popularity of the Road Runner, they decided to add quite a few more options in 1969. First, they added the convertible as an option. Next they expanded the choices for engines. They add the 440 – 4 Barrel, and the 440 – 6 Barrel. Finally they changed the Road Runner decals from black and white to color. Plymouth eventually sold 82,109 Road Runners, almost double from the year before. The ’68 and ’69 models were very similar in appearance, one way you can tell them apart is that the ’68s had the round marker lights while ’69s had rectangular ones.
1970 Road Runner
In 1970 Plymouth continued adding more options. Plymouth released what they called the Air Grabber Hood, which at the press of a button flipped open a hood scoop and delivered fresh air to the engine. There were no changes in the engine line-up. One design that changed from the earlier models was a side scoop. This was the last year of this body style.
1971 and Later Road Runners
A new body style arrived with the 1971 model. The new design showed more curves and it looked a bit more like the ‘Cudas and Challengers. 1971 was considered the beginning of the end for muscle cars. Stricter emission standards were already starting to take effect. And as the years went on it only became worse.
Road Runner VIN and Fender Tag Decoding
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I’d love pic’s of the (#19) Shannon’s 71 RoadRunner
The difference between 68 and 69 is the grille and rear taillights not just the side markers
I have 71 road runner 383cid and I don’t know where is the vin code on the engine and see if I have matching number help please.
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in responce to comment above, the Roadrunner was never available with a 440 4 barrel, was it? I say no, a question I have is suspension related, I have a 69 Roadrunner with 15″ wheels 265 60’s in the back and 225 70’s in the front, the car sways real bad is it the tires that are the issue or is it rear springs or sway bars?
Trying to track down the legitimate fender tag/build sheet for my road runner, have the vin and its nothing special, 383 1-4 barrel 4 speed car by the brackets and linkage still attached, butthe fender tag n build sheet are missing. Any help would be really appreciated.
RM23N0A125103 70 road runner.
Thanks again mike
I am looking for a inexpensive 70 roadrunner!
Looking for my build sheet Plymouth 1968 GTX WIN RS23L8A140012
Could anyone help, I am from Sweden?
Best regs,
Thomas
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Where can I get a BOM reference guide for a 1971 Roadrunner so that I can identify correct parts for that year? Also a restoration guide that provides the correct assembly line markings for the car.
thx
My 71 Roadrunner’S VIN # Has 13 digits when most websites ask for 17? HELP!!
Looking at a 1969 road runner. Just trying to decode the vin. Rm23h9g303827. Was curious about factory options, paint scheme and color, and interior. Color . Thanks
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Does anybody know what the code is for a 69-year-old on our air Grabber and black stripes on hood?
THANKS
That was supposed to Say Road Runner
I have a 1974 Plymouth Road Runner with a sequence number 159711 and would like to know more information about the car. Thank You
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I would like to find some photos of a purely original 1974 Roadrunner GTX, 440 auto. Want the correct badges and decals, along with their correct placement. Also, was 150 mph speedometer stock?