Vehicle Description
Gateway Classic Cars Houston Showroom is proud to offer this
gorgeous black 1971 Plymouth Road Runner Hardtop Coupe restomod
(tribute). Originally introduced in 1968 as a budget-friendly
muscle car, the Road Runner quickly outsold the rest of the Mopar
"B-body" cars by quite a substantial margin. The second generation
arrived in 1970 with a new, curvy "fuselage" body, which buyers
(and the automotive press) loved. The 1971 model year was the last
year that either the legendary 426 CID "Street Hemi" or the 440
"SixPack" engines were available, so it's no wonder that when the
restorer decided to turn what was originally a Satellite Sebring
into something special, he chose to tribute a 440+6 Road Runner.
Equipped with the AirGrabber hood, with its menacing graphics, a
440+6 Road Runner could strike fear in the hearts of the GM and
Ford muscle car owners when one lined up next to them. Under the
hood, the big 440's temperature is kept in check by a massive
aluminum radiator, with its Derale twin electric fan setup, and it
has been enhanced with a set of coated Hedman headers that funnel
the exhaust gases into the well-engineered custom dual exhaust
setup. The 440 is backed by a decidedly non-original Keisler
Engineering A41 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive.
Keisler custom-modifies a GM 4L60E transmission to handle the big
block Mopar power and provides a complete installation kit to
enable the swap (in this case, a 2400RPM stall converter, custom
bell housing, tail housing, customized shifter, reluctor and
speedometer gear assembly, bellhousing hardware kit, and
crossmember suitable for the fitment). This "super" bird has been
lovingly restored and sports an amazingly nice black paint job with
silver b-pillar graphics, which are nicely complemented by the
chromed 20" Foose aluminum wheels, adding even more visual pop.
Performance-oriented radials dramatically improve the handling vs.
its 1971-issue bias ply tires; and the power 4-wheel disc brake
setup significantly improve its stopping prowess. Inside, one will
find even more enhancements, including cold R134a air conditioning,
a custom white marble finish dash, custom console with AM/FM/XM/CD
head unit, leather seating, power mirrors, power front seats, and
power windows, which were definitely NOT the kind of mods that
buyers of the Road Runners were clamoring for in the muscle car
years (but are most certainly appreciated by them now)! This 1971
Road Runner (tribute) is ready for its next driver - so don't miss
out on this brilliant example of a well-executed vintage American
muscle car.
