The window sticker on the Road Runner I bought from the original owner in 82 I still remember was 3003.38 optional light package and full wheel covers. It was manual steering brakes 4 speed 46 thousand original miles and I paid 300 cash.
71-72 RR will be my next car to build. Absolutely love those Roadrunner! The 70 is also very menacing and brooding with its front bumper, same with the 71-72. Why roadrunners don’t get the love they deserve idk. But it’s just perfect to me and my 24yr old eyes.
Really enjoyed this. As a Mopar lover/owner from Australia, all the US model permutations can’t get pretty confusing, but you broke it down and explained the Road Runner perfectly. Please do it with other Mopar Muscle classics.
Read the comments wow, you nailed the characteristics of each car. I've owned most of them. The 71 and 72 handle and cut wind at over 120 mph much better than the awesome 68 69 and 70. You did miss on 72 road runners tail lights are bigger than 71s. I learn from you all the time. And Happy NewYear.
It was Motor T rend Car of the year. I still have special decals given to me at the M/T Riverside 500, in Riverside, CA.. We (all RRs at the event), got to race around the track, before race time, with no escorts, you could drive as fast as you wanted. Different times, great times!!!!!
I like the 1969 Roadrunner. My buddy had a white with black stripes and vinyl top. 4speed , worked 383. Headers and thrush packs only. Real quick, real fun!
I am working on my buddies 1969 RR, it is automatic with a 1970 440 ,350 HP ,480 ft lbs torque stock. It has a nice mid range cam , headers ,torker intake with Edelbrock carb. I am a Pontiac guy and am enjoying working on this ole beast. New floor , trunk pans ,complete front end rebuild, lots of cool new parts. He wants to put a Hellcat drivetrain in it at some point. Great info in your video,
In 1984, I at the age of 15, purchased for the huge sum of $100 a 1975 Road Runner, black with the white stripe, white bucket seat interior with console, 400 4bbl, 727, and a Dana 60 in the ass end, poor ole girl was pretty much rusted away and was no saving it (Newfoundland lol) but I had a lot of fun with it for one summer. I know they are not considered fast cars off the line but it could run down pretty much anything in the early eighties Camaro or Mustang lineup. I still have the badges and the grill in my shed and the vin tag is here somewhere. I have often wondered what the production numbers were, and if there were many made spec'd out like mine was?
Great review, Uncle T. All the Mopars from 60s - early 70s were wonderful, but the B-bodies still evoke memories of the big bruisers. My favorite Road Runner year was '69; you can see the resemblance between the B-body Satellites to the Furys, but pleasingly sleeker and slightly smaller. Didn't like the round markers on '68s, and grill. Even though the '70 had the best options along with available powertrains, I liked the '69s as the classic.
I loved the review, traded for a 69 "same color as the one in your review" when going to college, great car, 383 ran great, it would scream. I looked at the 71 a couple years later, same engine but not near the power of my 69, my best friend had a 70, it just felt bigger and heavier then the 69. agree the 71 I thought the best looking, but like I said the one I tried out just didn't have the power, but I have no idea what the rear end gear was.
My dad had a 70 satellite 383/727 nearly my entire life. He bought it in 72. I was born in 80. He finally let it go a few years ago. Its funny how certain lines of that car are burned in my mind. The shape of the front grill. The shape the side windows make. The shape of the tail lights. Somehow, when I see those lines I simultaneously see him and the lines of the car. Like the car was my dad and my dad was the car. Its hard to explain. It also probably sounds really weird to someone that dont understand.
Awesome video, Tony. Used to see a handful of the early 70s models every now and again in my local small town, always a treat. For some reason, I've always really liked the '75 models, with the more formal looks...it's a less disco Cordoba, if you will. Not as cool as the earlier stuff but they really stand out today and I can't help but admire them. Same goes for the Volare road runners...I think I just like malaise era cars. Have to say, though, my favorite Mopar Muscle would be the '67 offerings- GTX and fastback Charger.
My first car was a 75 with 400 4brl..actually was a fury sport. Upgraded it to a 440 with nitrous. Kinda looked like this 300 ruclips.net/video/tkG9-m2VGwU/видео.html
A roadrunner was the car that got me into cars! When I was a kid, my mom’s cousin had a 440 4-speed road runner with 2 plastic racing bucket seats, a pistol grip shifter, a tunnel ram sticking out of the hood, and not much of anything else. No AC, no radio, no carpet, no back seat. I was 6 or 7 years old, and we went to their house in Staten Island for a party and he took me for a ride in the car and hit 100mph on victory blvd, and from that moment on I was hooked!
Me too Tony, 1971 Is my all time favorite. The absolutely most beautiful body ever. Nothing else looks like it's gonna drive down the sldewalk and paiste people for fun.
My ‘68 Roadrunner was purchased new in May of ‘68, and it did have the trim piece on the trunk lid. It was a post car with rubber mats on the interior, pop out rear windows and no power steering or brakes. Cost new: $2,900, and purchased from Tower Motors in San Diego.
Good info... Will be cool if you covered the Challenger and the oddity that they actually made them available with the 225 slant 6. I came across a almost completely gutted 1970 Challenger tucked back in a junk yard 25 years ago that had a Slant 6. Totally unexpected find for a 1970 Challenger as I thought up to that point that the Challenger being a muscle car and its weight and size always came with a V8. However driving a 74 Charger with a 225 slant 6 in 1992 I knew that the engine was torque-y enough to pull a heavy car along very well.
You are without a doubt the Plymouth- Chrysler guru ! While I’ve never been a huge mopor fan, they were always a car that you respected when you lined up beside one at the traffic light on Friday and Saturday nights. I love the history of those ole muscle cars,
Good Video! My Uncle had a '71 383 RR and when I was a kid I loved riding in it.. My Dad's 340 Duster ran circles around it though.. which was later my first car!
I feel lucky to remember when those 71’ - 72’ models were still current. They raced them in everything and they were a total threat. Pretty sure that was the NASCAR body used for the 3 years after because that was what the rules allowed. Thank you for another great video Tony.....👍👏👏👏👏👏⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I inherited my dad's 1970 RR. He's still here, but I know that it's mine because he's already told me. I'm in no hurry to get it, but it's a beautiful car! I was the only kid (of 4) who ever drove it. I learned to drive on it, and took my test for my license in it. It has a 383 and blue paint.
When Uncle Tony dishes out history lessons, I often find I look at that particular model/topic/engine differently, in a good way. Anyone else feel this way? For example, when I do get around to buying and building an old Mopar one day, my outlook has greatly changed... chances are it will simply have a healthy built 318 with some goodies to make it go vroom rather than looking for an expensive big block
Great video loaded with excellent information... I have loved mopars since the early 80s when one of my first cars was a 1972 340 Duster... Also owned a 68 Satellite a 69 Sport Satellite and a 69 Roadrunner among other 60s and 70s Mopars. One of my favorites was a '63 Dodge Polara.
This was fun and informative! Thanks Tony! Did you ever see that one of one EPA Superbird racing jets down the runway on Muscle Car TV about 20 years ago?
you did fine on the points. Me and my Dad have a history with RR. The first was when i was a kid. 68 RR 383 tunnel ram 4 speed. I remember him backing it up in the garage on weekends and changing out the diff's so he could race it. That car was T-boned by a 75 year old woman who pulled out on a red. The next was a 69. 440 6 pack (at the time we were building a 440 race car, a Dodge Polara 64 max wedge car. Fun times) that we raced on the street together. That car got hit by a drunk driver. Next was a 70 RR. also 440 that we hopped up and used till he died. I think my step mom has it which means i will never see it. (as well as the race car) I love those three years with the 69 being my favorite.
I am one of those that say '70 was the best looking year for the RR, I always say that it's kind of similar to the '55 Chevy as compared to the '56-57 Chevys...
After working with my father for two and a half years, at 17 I walked into my small town Plymouth dealer and bought a brand new 68’ 383 4spd car plopping down $2,876 cash. Car was absolutely gutted as far as amenities. Sierra tan, black interior with vinyl bench seat, rubber floors, no ps, pb, had a factory shifter, and an AM radio was the only amenity. But what a great car. It sat on the lot for a long time because no one wanted to buy it. It was ordered by a kid in town, who drown the week before it was delivered. Everyone thought it was cursed, but I didn’t believe in curses.
I recently sold a 68. I ditched the green and painted it Orange. Didn't have the heart to put on a black and white bird, so I went with the '69 color bird. I have a '72 factory 440 4 speed console car. People think it is Petty blue, but it's the third blue, 'sky" I am thinking PT cruiser Electric Blue.
An important difference beginning in 1971, I believe, was the slap-stick automatic shifter on the console cars. It worked much better than the earlier no-stop upshift detent jobs, but being made of chintzy plastic, the handles always broke at the attaching screw. They couldn't take much of a slap at all.
Hey Tony please do a video about OFFENHAUSER dual quad intake manifolds and their performance. There are literally millions of them floating around used. But they get shunned in favor of the Edelbrock unit. Plus for decades all the blower shops would modify them to be a blower manifold- In the 70s and 80s a Ford GM and Mopar with a 671 blower would have been mounted on a converted Offy 2x4 manifold
Always had good luck back in the day in my run of the mill 396 chevelle vs. 383 roadrunners close but the 383,s couldnt cut it.....the 440 diff. story......the high horse 396 will run toe to toe....but the 427...even the 390 horse version EATS the 440 been there on the street.
The 340 dusters and 340/440 cuda,s got the job done along with the Challengers...just were few and far between back then.A well built early 70,s Duster /340 is the best bang for the buck.
UTG I love your content I’m not a mopar head just because I do not like how square designed they are compared to there counterparts. I love your historical videos and car pieces. If I get my dream collection I’ll be doing it with the ford / mercury family of cars
glad i had my 71 RR in 74 $2400 my brothers ex company car. he moved on to a corvette my one was blue with all fact options bro was head sales rep i? .topped it out at 150mph
To be honest I only really like the Plymouth. Not really a big fan of Dodge or Chrysler but all the Plymouth cars I just think are so sexy. My favorite one is the trail duster
Its funny that you said god help you if you have a front end accident in a 72, I have a 72 that went into a fence and it messed up the whole grill. Since then I have only seen 2 complete grills come up for sale and they want $3000 for them.
Hey uncle Tony you missed the convertibles with belvedere less rake windshields. My 70 roadrunner convertible l raced in high school bought when l was 14 parked it around the corner. Same color as your picture . funny the next car was 71 b5 blue that's what l have now. My kid bought me that shirt you have on.l wear it to Ford meets .
Thanks UT! My favorite is the 71 as well. Although I'm a huge fan of the frilly gtx models tbh. A little more creature comforts and those awesome badges for a little more weight is a fair trade in my book. Very cool info! *hint, drop a bomb about some of the others plz. (Superbird, fury,.. etc)plz
I have a 68 Road Runner that has original engine but has365 hp stamped on block deck on driver’s side wanted to know what was the difference if any between 335 hp and my engine?
Back in my earlier years I had a 1970 Road Runner 383 magnum and a good friend of mine had a 68 Road Runner 383 magnum and we decided to race , we raced two times I’d beat him one time and he beat me one time but each time the margin of victory was half a Car length , problem is my friend kept saying his car was faster and I kept telling him they’re both the same engine same everything just a difference of two years but he was stubborn so we left it at that the two races we had the deciding factor was, you can probably guess wives who got out of the hole the best!
In 2000...had a 68 sport fury! With a 400cid. Someone yanked the 383 comado. I go to the drags everybody would point and laugh...until they saw I was the 2nd fastest car in the bracket heh heh! And usually put it in the finals, runner up ! Never #1 but I did good!
A bit off topic, but I often like to think of the conservative family man back in the day... maybe he was an insurance salesman, a grocer, an accountant, etc. and he knew high performance but didn't talk about it. I picture him stepping into a show room one Saturday to buy the family car. It didn't matter whether it was a Galaxie 500, a Catalina, Belvedere or a Coronet, he would have ordered the hottest set-up available. The little lady would have no clue but the old man and junior knew the secret and kept quiet. Maybe it is cheesy, but I like to think about that man and that time in history.
My son runs Greoes garage! For over 15 yrs! He's friends with Pat and buckey! And that guy from overhauling! He's car crazy ...don't know how that happened! At the track he's the enimie 57 Chevy! Really nice frame up resto mod! Of course 5.3 ls. But my a body got somthin, for him! It's only a,la 318 only! He's toast! It's old school against millennial unaware! Can't wait! This spring! The m factor look out Yakima renigade! Pro gas your all going on the trailer! Mark my words. Been 20 yrs since I raised hell over in apple orchard! Save your gas ...I can't be beat ! Foot break throttle, no compu. And no bitch bars! Been there done that! Love that track! Flat as a pool table! Fast.
My parents had a 69 Superbee. As they told me a kid had the engine and trans built and couldn't afford the shop bill so the kid snuck in and stole the wheels off the car. My mother saw the car and told my dad she wanted it. The next day he drove it home and told her if she could start it she can have it thinking she didn't know how to drive a stick turns out she did so My mom drove a cammed 440 bored 0.040 over though out the 70s
Back in 2000 I had the opportunity to buy a 71 383 roadrunner driver for $800. White with tan interior and the black strobe stripe. I was a broke high school kid and had just bought my 73 AMX the week before. So I didn’t have the money. Never find a deal like that again.....
1968 - 1970 Roadrunners are my favorite.
The window sticker on the Road Runner I bought from the original owner in 82 I still remember was 3003.38 optional light package and full wheel covers. It was manual steering brakes 4 speed 46 thousand original miles and I paid 300 cash.
Wow , crazy times back then and if nobody ever did any front end work they would just be sick of the sloppy steering etc
My uncle was a Chrysler Plymouth dealer, I remember in '68 he had a zero option, 383, four speed Road Runner in blue, I really wanted that car.
71-72 RR will be my next car to build. Absolutely love those Roadrunner! The 70 is also very menacing and brooding with its front bumper, same with the 71-72. Why roadrunners don’t get the love they deserve idk. But it’s just perfect to me and my 24yr old eyes.
I remember riding in a 68 roadrunner in 1977 when I was 15 years old! awesome cars. 383 magnum ate!
While it was the same engine, in a Plymouth it was called a Super Commando.
Really enjoyed this. As a Mopar lover/owner from Australia, all the US model permutations can’t get pretty confusing, but you broke it down and explained the Road Runner perfectly. Please do it with other Mopar Muscle classics.
I drove a 72 in Canada back in the day. Wish I still had it.
Read the comments wow, you nailed the characteristics of each car. I've owned most of them. The 71 and 72 handle and cut wind at over 120 mph much better than the awesome 68 69 and 70. You did miss on 72 road runners tail lights are bigger than 71s. I learn from you all the time. And Happy NewYear.
72 tailights had a bit more character than 71s which look like Hersheys minis you brake in fives lol
Love you’re show. Had a 68 sport satellite with a 383 back in high school. I should never have sold that car.
It was Motor T rend Car of the year. I still have special decals given to me at the M/T Riverside 500, in Riverside, CA.. We (all RRs at the event), got to race around the track, before race time, with no escorts, you could drive as fast as you wanted. Different times, great times!!!!!
I like the 1969 Roadrunner. My buddy had a white with black stripes and vinyl top. 4speed , worked 383. Headers and thrush packs only. Real quick, real fun!
I am working on my buddies 1969 RR, it is automatic with a 1970 440 ,350 HP ,480 ft lbs torque stock. It has a nice mid range cam , headers ,torker intake with Edelbrock carb. I am a Pontiac guy and am enjoying working on this ole beast. New floor , trunk pans ,complete front end rebuild, lots of cool new parts. He wants to put a Hellcat drivetrain in it at some point.
Great info in your video,
In 1984, I at the age of 15, purchased for the huge sum of $100 a 1975 Road Runner, black with the white stripe, white bucket seat interior with console, 400 4bbl, 727, and a Dana 60 in the ass end, poor ole girl was pretty much rusted away and was no saving it (Newfoundland lol) but I had a lot of fun with it for one summer. I know they are not considered fast cars off the line but it could run down pretty much anything in the early eighties Camaro or Mustang lineup. I still have the badges and the grill in my shed and the vin tag is here somewhere. I have often wondered what the production numbers were, and if there were many made spec'd out like mine was?
Great review, Uncle T. All the Mopars from 60s - early 70s were wonderful, but the B-bodies still evoke memories of the big bruisers. My favorite Road Runner year was '69; you can see the resemblance between the B-body Satellites to the Furys, but pleasingly sleeker and slightly smaller. Didn't like the round markers on '68s, and grill. Even though the '70 had the best options along with available powertrains, I liked the '69s as the classic.
Great video!! The amount of this man’s knowledge never ceases to amaze me!! Best use of my lunch break today 🙌
I loved the review, traded for a 69 "same color as the one in your review" when going to college, great car, 383 ran great, it would scream. I looked at the 71 a couple years later, same engine but not near the power of my 69, my best friend had a 70, it just felt bigger and heavier then the 69. agree the 71 I thought the best looking, but like I said the one I tried out just didn't have the power, but I have no idea what the rear end gear was.
My dad had a 70 satellite 383/727 nearly my entire life. He bought it in 72. I was born in 80. He finally let it go a few years ago. Its funny how certain lines of that car are burned in my mind. The shape of the front grill. The shape the side windows make. The shape of the tail lights. Somehow, when I see those lines I simultaneously see him and the lines of the car. Like the car was my dad and my dad was the car. Its hard to explain. It also probably sounds really weird to someone that dont understand.
The look and body style of the 71 Roadrunner is so fascinating to look at for some reason...
The '68 was always my dream, but the closest I came was a '73 Satellite with the a factory 400 2v and 3.23 Suregrip.
I bought one in highschool, 69 RR 383 stick. Best days back then. Tks
Owned a 68 383 and thought I knew everything about it. I guess I was wrong!
mine had the cool little dash tach
great show Tony!
I loved my 1980 Volare Road Runner. Hands down the best car I had ever driven in the snow!
Awesome video, Tony. Used to see a handful of the early 70s models every now and again in my local small town, always a treat. For some reason, I've always really liked the '75 models, with the more formal looks...it's a less disco Cordoba, if you will. Not as cool as the earlier stuff but they really stand out today and I can't help but admire them. Same goes for the Volare road runners...I think I just like malaise era cars. Have to say, though, my favorite Mopar Muscle would be the '67 offerings- GTX and fastback Charger.
My first car was a 75 with 400 4brl..actually was a fury sport. Upgraded it to a 440 with nitrous.
Kinda looked like this 300
ruclips.net/video/tkG9-m2VGwU/видео.html
A roadrunner was the car that got me into cars! When I was a kid, my mom’s cousin had a 440 4-speed road runner with 2 plastic racing bucket seats, a pistol grip shifter, a tunnel ram sticking out of the hood, and not much of anything else. No AC, no radio, no carpet, no back seat. I was 6 or 7 years old, and we went to their house in Staten Island for a party and he took me for a ride in the car and hit 100mph on victory blvd, and from that moment on I was hooked!
Me too Tony, 1971 Is my all time favorite. The absolutely most beautiful body ever. Nothing else looks like it's gonna drive down the sldewalk and paiste people for fun.
My ‘68 Roadrunner was purchased new in May of ‘68, and it did have the trim piece on the trunk lid. It was a post car with rubber mats on the interior, pop out rear windows and no power steering or brakes. Cost new: $2,900, and purchased from Tower Motors in San Diego.
Nicely done. I live all things Road Runner, as I’m building a “Superbird convertible” in my garage.
And yes, I’m aware that ragtop S-Birds were never made. I started with a ‘70 Satellite convertible so as to not ruin a real Road Runner.
Good info... Will be cool if you covered the Challenger and the oddity that they actually made them available with the 225 slant 6. I came across a almost completely gutted 1970 Challenger tucked back in a junk yard 25 years ago that had a Slant 6. Totally unexpected find for a 1970 Challenger as I thought up to that point that the Challenger being a muscle car and its weight and size always came with a V8. However driving a 74 Charger with a 225 slant 6 in 1992 I knew that the engine was torque-y enough to pull a heavy car along very well.
You are without a doubt the Plymouth- Chrysler guru ! While I’ve never been a huge mopor fan, they were always a car that you respected when you lined up beside one at the traffic light on Friday and Saturday nights. I love the history of those ole muscle cars,
Good Video! My Uncle had a '71 383 RR and when I was a kid I loved riding in it.. My Dad's 340 Duster ran circles around it though.. which was later my first car!
I feel lucky to remember when those 71’ - 72’ models were still current. They raced them in everything and they were a total threat.
Pretty sure that was the NASCAR body used for the 3 years after because that was what the rules allowed. Thank you for another great video Tony.....👍👏👏👏👏👏⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Your description of the 71 was pretty darn spot on.
I inherited my dad's 1970 RR. He's still here, but I know that it's mine because he's already told me. I'm in no hurry to get it, but it's a beautiful car! I was the only kid (of 4) who ever drove it. I learned to drive on it, and took my test for my license in it. It has a 383 and blue paint.
Women do not care about men in the slightest. They exist only for themselves.
Women do not care about men in the slightest. They exist only for themselves.
had a buddy back in the day (early eightys) , he had a 68 just like the one shown......383 and a 4 speed....hauled ass!!!!
When Uncle Tony dishes out history lessons, I often find I look at that particular model/topic/engine differently, in a good way. Anyone else feel this way? For example, when I do get around to buying and building an old Mopar one day, my outlook has greatly changed... chances are it will simply have a healthy built 318 with some goodies to make it go vroom rather than looking for an expensive big block
I always like the GTX over the Road Runner...the "Gentleman's Muscle Car" ;-)
Tony your knowledge of mopars is great wish you were around when I had mine a 70 duster 340
First 2 are peak design. After that they just go weirder, not better.
My favorite of car of all time, the 1971 Hemi Roadrunner. !972 second place due to lack of Hemi option.
I had a 73, 340. Great driving car.
Great run down! The 68 72 are my favorite Road Runners. Sleeper 68 and Stunner 72.
Great video loaded with excellent information...
I have loved mopars since the early 80s when one of my first cars was a 1972 340 Duster...
Also owned a 68 Satellite a 69 Sport Satellite and a 69 Roadrunner among other 60s and 70s Mopars.
One of my favorites was a '63 Dodge Polara.
Had a 68-69 years ago. And 68 gtx. Great cars.
This was fun and informative! Thanks Tony!
Did you ever see that one of one EPA Superbird racing jets down the runway on Muscle Car TV about 20 years ago?
I dig the 68, 69, and 70 RoadRunners the best.
you did fine on the points. Me and my Dad have a history with RR. The first was when i was a kid. 68 RR 383 tunnel ram 4 speed. I remember him backing it up in the garage on weekends and changing out the diff's so he could race it. That car was T-boned by a 75 year old woman who pulled out on a red. The next was a 69. 440 6 pack (at the time we were building a 440 race car, a Dodge Polara 64 max wedge car. Fun times) that we raced on the street together. That car got hit by a drunk driver. Next was a 70 RR. also 440 that we hopped up and used till he died. I think my step mom has it which means i will never see it. (as well as the race car) I love those three years with the 69 being my favorite.
Great show and Roadrunner history Tony !
I like the 68
The AMC AMX is the best looking car of the early 70s.
68 & 69 by far are my fav
I am one of those that say '70 was the best looking year for the RR, I always say that it's kind of similar to the '55 Chevy as compared to the '56-57 Chevys...
Good stuff Unk.
Happy Motoring.
After working with my father for two and a half years, at 17 I walked into my small town Plymouth dealer and bought a brand new 68’ 383 4spd car plopping down $2,876 cash. Car was absolutely gutted as far as amenities. Sierra tan, black interior with vinyl bench seat, rubber floors, no ps, pb, had a factory shifter, and an AM radio was the only amenity. But what a great car. It sat on the lot for a long time because no one wanted to buy it. It was ordered by a kid in town, who drown the week before it was delivered. Everyone thought it was cursed, but I didn’t believe in curses.
i absolutely loved this video.
I came home from the Hospital in my parents 1968 RoadRunner.
I love these longer videos
I recently sold a 68. I ditched the green and painted it Orange. Didn't have the heart to put on a black and white bird, so I went with the '69 color bird. I have a '72 factory 440 4 speed console car. People think it is Petty blue, but it's the third blue, 'sky" I am thinking PT cruiser Electric Blue.
I remember seeing those 75 roadrunner stickers on the trunks of those cars
An important difference beginning in 1971, I believe, was the slap-stick automatic shifter on the console cars. It worked much better than the earlier no-stop upshift detent jobs, but being made of chintzy plastic, the handles always broke at the attaching screw. They couldn't take much of a slap at all.
My 66 Charger has a slap stick and it works great. Almost indestructible transmission.
Hey Tony please do a video about OFFENHAUSER dual quad intake manifolds and their performance. There are literally millions of them floating around used. But they get shunned in favor of the Edelbrock unit. Plus for decades all the blower shops would modify them to be a blower manifold- In the 70s and 80s a Ford GM and Mopar with a 671 blower would have been mounted on a converted Offy 2x4 manifold
69 A12 has my vote for best Roadrunner but I do agree that 70-72 are cool too.
Right on
Thanks for sharing man....that was some good stuff.
Always had good luck back in the day in my run of the mill 396 chevelle vs. 383 roadrunners close but the 383,s couldnt cut it.....the 440 diff. story......the high horse 396 will run toe to toe....but the 427...even the 390 horse version EATS the 440 been there on the street.
Look what is still on the road or at your local cruize end...and that will tell alot.
The 340 dusters and 340/440 cuda,s got the job done along with the Challengers...just were few and far between back then.A well built early 70,s Duster /340 is the best bang for the buck.
Excellent video
Graduated H.S. In ‘70 off to college lots of desire no money. Only could rewind the clock....lol
My dad bought one in 69 with a 383/335 727 torque flight tranny it was green with a black top
My step father has a 69 with buckets consol 4speed 383 and it had a rear defroster. Only one I have seen optioned like that
UTG I love your content I’m not a mopar head just because I do not like how square designed they are compared to there counterparts. I love your historical videos and car pieces. If I get my dream collection I’ll be doing it with the ford / mercury family of cars
The 1974 use the 8:25 rear diff. On the 318 360 engine. And only the 400 had a steel crankshaft
On the 4 speed transmission
glad i had my 71 RR in 74 $2400 my brothers ex company car. he moved on to a corvette my one was blue with all fact options bro was head sales rep i? .topped it out at 150mph
Thank you for that ! / I agree with you ( fuselage ) look was the nicest
I grew up riding in a 73 RR 400 4spd, white with black stripes.
Gold with white rag top
Last action hero
Keep up the good work tony
Uncle Tony's Roadrunner history Corner..
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Awsome review,, my Cousin still has his 69 440 6bbl car
To be honest I only really like the Plymouth. Not really a big fan of Dodge or Chrysler but all the Plymouth cars I just think are so sexy. My favorite one is the trail duster
Probably knew that about the quarters because you probably have replaced a few.
1970 for me!
Great video I love it one question I seen a 1970 roadrunner automatic with a column shifter instead of it on the foor did they make them like that????
Its funny that you said god help you if you have a front end accident in a 72, I have a 72 that went into a fence and it messed up the whole grill. Since then I have only seen 2 complete grills come up for sale and they want $3000 for them.
Hey uncle Tony you missed the convertibles with belvedere less rake windshields. My 70 roadrunner convertible l raced in high school bought when l was 14 parked it around the corner. Same color as your picture . funny the next car was 71 b5 blue that's what l have now. My kid bought me that shirt you have on.l wear it to Ford meets .
Uncle Tony. In years to come. Where do you see the future of RR the real one left?
Thanks UT! My favorite is the 71 as well. Although I'm a huge fan of the frilly gtx models tbh. A little more creature comforts and those awesome badges for a little more weight is a fair trade in my book. Very cool info! *hint, drop a bomb about some of the others plz. (Superbird, fury,.. etc)plz
LaMancha!
Thank you for doing this. Ironically, I have original Mpc, JoHan and Monogram kits of all Runners from 68 thru 78...guess I'm a Bird man,lol
Can you please do one on the coronet
Can I please have your 73? I promise to love it, and take good care of it until I die!
I have a 68 Road Runner that has original engine but has365 hp stamped on block deck on driver’s side wanted to know what was the difference if any between 335 hp and my engine?
Were 71 72 hardtop and 73 74 coupe? RM23 vs RM21? Just curious
Back in my earlier years I had a 1970 Road Runner 383 magnum and a good friend of mine had a 68 Road Runner 383 magnum and we decided to race , we raced two times I’d beat him one time and he beat me one time but each time the margin of victory was half a Car length , problem is my friend kept saying his car was faster and I kept telling him they’re both the same engine same everything just a difference of two years but he was stubborn so we left it at that the two races we had the deciding factor was, you can probably guess wives who got out of the hole the best!
id suggest go do some reading on roadrunners either before or after watching this, or better yet get the manuals out and see what had what.
how much of a difference is a 1972 satellite to a 72 roadrunner?
In 2000...had a 68 sport fury! With a 400cid. Someone yanked the 383 comado. I go to the drags everybody would point and laugh...until they saw I was the 2nd fastest car in the bracket heh heh! And usually put it in the finals, runner up ! Never #1 but I did good!
Dark dodge green with white pin down the side! When people seen that car come up on them ,they always got over! 68 sport fury!
A bit off topic, but I often like to think of the conservative family man back in the day... maybe he was an insurance salesman, a grocer, an accountant, etc. and he knew high performance but didn't talk about it. I picture him stepping into a show room one Saturday to buy the family car. It didn't matter whether it was a Galaxie 500, a Catalina, Belvedere or a Coronet, he would have ordered the hottest set-up available. The little lady would have no clue but the old man and junior knew the secret and kept quiet. Maybe it is cheesy, but I like to think about that man and that time in history.
My son runs Greoes garage! For over 15 yrs! He's friends with Pat and buckey! And that guy from overhauling! He's car crazy ...don't know how that happened! At the track he's the enimie 57 Chevy! Really nice frame up resto mod! Of course 5.3 ls. But my a body got somthin, for him! It's only a,la 318 only! He's toast! It's old school against millennial unaware! Can't wait! This spring! The m factor look out Yakima renigade! Pro gas your all going on the trailer! Mark my words. Been 20 yrs since I raised hell over in apple orchard! Save your gas ...I can't be beat ! Foot break throttle, no compu. And no bitch bars! Been there done that! Love that track! Flat as a pool table! Fast.
I know I’m in the minority but I like 71-72 best. I’d take any though. Even like the 75. A 440 or crate Hemi would make it a hell of a sleeper.
the price will go up on the 75 now because you said thier cheap no body wants them....people will start looking for them uncle tony....
My parents had a 69 Superbee. As they told me a kid had the engine and trans built and couldn't afford the shop bill so the kid snuck in and stole the wheels off the car.
My mother saw the car and told my dad she wanted it. The next day he drove it home and told her if she could start it she can have it thinking she didn't know how to drive a stick turns out she did so My mom drove a cammed 440 bored 0.040 over though out the 70s
Back in 2000 I had the opportunity to buy a 71 383 roadrunner driver for $800. White with tan interior and the black strobe stripe. I was a broke high school kid and had just bought my 73 AMX the week before. So I didn’t have the money. Never find a deal like that again.....
75 Roadrunner is basically a cardova