Vehicle Description
The Plymouth Road Runner was designed to be cheap fun when it was
new, but today they're red-hot collector's items. This awesome In
Violet (go ahead and call it Plum Crazy Purple!) 'Bird could even
be considered a smart investment, given that it has a
matching-numbers big block, a nice older restoration, and that
perfect take-no-prisoners attitude that made these cars so
successful in the glory years of the muscle car era.
Hard to resist a high-impact purple Road Runner, and it's worth
noting that FC7 In Violet is the car's original color. Still
looking like the no-frills street brawler it was when it was new,
the finish is far better than the factory could have managed back
in the day. The paint is simply awesome, capturing the playful
purple hue with just a hint of metallic in it. This one was
obviously built for combat, so they didn't hold back with the
cosmetic add-ons, which built on the basic Road Runner package: a
power dome hood, quarter panel vents, a Go-Wing out back, and, of
course, the dust stripe along its flanks. Given the value of a car
like this, a lot of time and money went into the restoration, and
as a result the quarters are smooth and flat, the door gaps are
even, and someone has taken good care of it since the restoration
was completed. Bright chrome bumpers were standard equipment, and
they've been freshened along with all the stainless trim, making
this a car that truly stands out in a crowd. Best of all, it can
back up the look with serious performance, but we'll get to that in
a moment.
The fender tag also says this Road Runner carried a black bench
seat interior with a front bench seat, so that's what's there now.
Once again, it's kind of cool to see a car that was obviously
ordered by a guy who cared about speed first, and over the years,
the car's owners respected that kind of dedication to a cause. When
the time came to restore it, only the stuff on the build sheet was
reinstalled, which means that bench seat went back in, albeit with
a fresh set of covers, plus new door panels and carpets all around.
The Road Runner's basic price included a fairly comprehensive set
of gauges, but with a column shifter it's definite no-frills. The
original Music Master AM radio is still in the dash, another easy
upgrade that they wisely chose to avoid in this high-end Mopar. The
trunk is finished correctly with a fresh mat and a full-sized spare
tire and jack assembly.
The engine is the original, numbers-matching 383 cubic inch V8 that
was standard equipment in the Road Runner. Rebuilt and detailed to
factory specs, there's no mistaking it for anything else. The
twin-snorkel air cleaner wears correct Road Runner decals and the
fantastically complex cast iron exhaust manifolds were coated so
they'll look good practically forever. Hemi Orange gives the engine
a highly detailed appearance, and all the little clamps and
fasteners are correct. The TorqueFlite 3-speed automatic
transmission offers snappy performance and effortless ease when
you're just tooling around town, and it feeds an 8.75-inch rear
that anchors a nicely-preserved undercarriage with a recent layer
of undercoating. There's a new exhaust system that sounds awesome
and it sits on great-looking polished Torque Thrust wheels and
staggered 225/50/17 front and 275/50/17 rear Nitto performance
radials.
An icon of the muscle car era and an intimidating machine, this is
a big-block Mopar that's earned its status as fast fun and a smart
investment. Call today!