Vehicle Description
1969 Plymouth Road Runner - 383 V8 - Automatic Transmission - 90k
Miles - Green Over Black Interior (Please note: If you happen to be
viewing this 1969 Plymouth Road Runner on a site other than
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high-definition photographs, including a short
startup-and-walk-around video, please go to our main website:
GarageKeptMotors.) Plymouth Road Runner: lightweight, cheap muscle
- Allpar (Mopar-enthusiast) website The Pontiac GTO may have
started the muscle car wars, but Chrysler upped the ante with the
Road Runner. The Allpar website continued: The Plymouth Roadrunner
was a first in American automotive history: a high-power, but
budget-priced muscle car, with light weight and strong engines.
They were based on the mid-sized 'B-body' car
(Belvedere/Satellite), but were lighter and cheaper. To get the
maximum performance at the lowest cost, the Roadrunner slashed
non-performance amenities.... Offered here in medium-green-metallic
over black is a second-year, 383 cubic-inch Road Runner in
excellent condition. At just over 94,000 miles-roughly 1,825 miles
per-year on average-this Plymouth performance legend has been
lightly used, and its high level of owner maintenance is evident
throughout. This Road Runner's medium-green-metallic finish is
excellent across the entire Belvedere 2-door-hardtop body. The
simplicity of the bodywork-free of some of the graphic excesses and
extensive blackout trim of later models-makes for a pure
representation of the original Road Runner aesthetic. The
restrained use of the Road Runner cartoon-image, limited to the
front fenders and rear deck, as well as the small base hubcaps,
suggest the original owner chose a bit of a sleeper presentation
over a more gawdy race-me image. That said, Mopar aficionados won't
mistake this for anything but the performance over-achiever it is.
The 383-identification on the hood bulges and the small road runner
emblem on the rear-deck only confirm it. (The red-stripe tires and
dual-exhaust outlets also help.) Inside, the straightforward,
unobtrusive muscle-car aesthetic continues with horizontally
pleated black vinyl covering the bench seats, front and rear. Black
carpeting and dash are similarly restrained (Road Runner images on
the front protective mats, and Beep Beep on the rears the
exceptions), with the chrome Bosch tachometer the only obvious
aftermarket speed statement. Less obvious are the below-dash
engine-monitoring gauges and updated audio unit. The column-mounted
shifter for the automatic transmission (often preferred by 0-60
enthusiasts) could also masquerade as a non-performance selection.
Still, the Road Runner image on the steering wheel center and again
on the passenger side of the dash, make a clear statement of the
car's pedigree. And to clear up any doubt, just lift the hood.
Underneath that hood is a perfectly clean, virtually spotless
engine compartment with the 383 cubic-inch Road Runner-labeled air
cleaner topping the V8. All related components, wiring, and
engine-cooling plumbing are properly mounted, as is the car's
bespoke beep-beep horn. (A sampling of the car's intoxicating
engine note can be had in the accompanying startup-and-walkaround
video link.) Fenders, cowl, and underside of the hood are all
properly painted in the body color. The factory body-identification
tag remains riveted in place. Viewed from below, the car's dual
exhaust (with crossover) is properly routed and undamaged. The
chassis features a rust-preventative coating, and no rust issues
are indicated. The exceptional condition of this '69 Road Runner is
faithfully presented from every angle (including from below) in the
more than 135 high-definition photographs and the short
walk-around-and-startup video available at the GarageKeptMotors
site. That said, we always encou
