We have a beautiful 1973 Plymouth Road Runner coated in a stunning
Blue hue with black vinyl interior. It boasts a 360CI V8 backed by
a three speed auto trans. This is a stunning vehicle that deserves
to be taken out on the road or to a local car show. The 1973-74
models received completely new sheet metal and had more
conventional squared-up front-end styling and changes to the rear
that more closely resembled the four-door models than the 71-72s.
In addition, the interior options included retaining power seats
and windows as well as offering plusher carpeting and seat covers,
moving the car to a slightly higher level of luxury. The restyling
helped sales which were up 40% over the 1972 models. In testing 1/4
mile times were getting close to the 16s, top speeds had dropped to
barely over 125 mph (201 km/h), and the car moved further away from
"musclecar" status. The base engine for the 1973-74 models had
dropped down to Chrysler's workaday 318 CID V8 but equipped with
dual exhausts which bumped the power up to 170 hp (127 kW). After
1972, no 440 with four-speed manual cars were built. The code E68
400 cu in 260 hp engine was the biggest Plymouth offered with the
4-speed, which could also be had with the 340 (1973), and 360
(1974) engines. The 318 was equipped with a 3-speed manual
transmission as standard (though very few were built), and the
TorqueFlite as an option, though at least one 318 engine 1974 car
was built with the 4-speed manual transmission equipped with a
Hurst shifter. The 440 cu in engine, boasting 280 hp was still
available for 1973 and 1974, but only mated to the 727 TorqueFlite
automatic, with 3.55 sure-grip 8 3/4 rear axle gearing available.
This vehicle is located in our Milwaukee showroom. You can view
this beautiful 1973 Plymouth Road Runner in greater detail
including HD pictures and an HD video of it running and driving at
Gatewayclassiccars.com. If you are interested in purchasing this
vehicle or have more questions regarding it please call us at
(262)-891-4253 or email us at
[email protected]. See
more at:
http://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/MWK/510/1973-Plymouth-Road-Runner
