Plymouth : Road Runner

1968 Plymouth Road Runner   QUICK REFERENCE Miles: 0  Stock # 8A249065  Engine: 8 Cylinder  Body Style:   Transmission: Automatic  Interior Color: Light Blue  VIN: RM21H8A249065  Exterior Color: Dark Blue Metallic    Video Click Below for Video 

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1968 Plymouth Road Runner

 

History

 

The Plymouth Road Runner was a performance car built by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States between 1968 and 1980. In 1968. the first muscle cars were moving away from their roots as relatively cheap. fast cars as they gained options. Although Plymouth already had a performance car in the GTX. designers decided to go back to the drawing board and reincarnate the original muscle car concept. Plymouth wanted a car able to run 14-second times in the quarter mile and sell for less than $3000. Both goals were met. and the low-cost muscle car hit the street.

 

Paying $50. 00 to Warner Brothers to use the name and likeness of their Road Runner cartoon character (as well as a "beep. beep" horn. which Plymouth paid $10. 00 to develop). and using the Chrysler B platform as a base. Plymouth set out to build a back-to-basics muscle car. Everything essential to performance and handling was beefed-up and improved; everything nonessential was left out.  

 

 

VIN RM21H8A249065

 

This stunning 1968 Road Runner spent most of its life in Kentucky. The car was restored about 5 years ago in Bagdad. Kentucky. The car is numbers matching without any replacement panels. The only addition made to the car was power steering and an Edelbrock carburetor.

 

The original IBM Card. Original Purchase Order Form. build sheet for the motor (2002). spare keys and the manual for the radio are included in the sale.  

 

 

Mechanics

 

Numbers Matching 383ci Engine

 

727 Automatic Transmission

 

742 Case Open Rear End with 3. 23:1 Gear Ratio

 

Edelbrock Carb

 

Brand New Exhaust System

 

Factory Exhaust Manifolds

 

Power Steering

 

Standard Drum Brakes

 

New Brake Lines

 

New Flex Lines

 

New Parking Brake

 

Electronic Ignition

 

Chrysler Radiator

 

New Fuel Lines

 

Rebuilt Springs

 

New Bilstein Shocks

 

New Gas Tank

 

 

Body

 

Beautiful Dark Blue Metallic Paint

 

Gorgeous Chrome Bumpers

 

Original Vent Windows

 

Doors Fit and Operate Properly

 

Door Lips and Jambs are Clean and Solid

 

Quarters are Solid and Straight

 

Trunk Floor is Solid and Clean

 

Spare Tire. Jack and Lug Wrench Included

 

Undercarriage is Beautifully Painted Body Color

 

Floorboards are New and Beautiful

 

Frame is Clean and Nicely Painted

 

Beautiful Wheels

 

Redline Tires 14x70 Front and Rear

 

 

Interior

 

Beautiful Blue Interior

 

Bench Seat

 

Column Shift

 

Dash is in Great Shape

 

Aftermarket Gauges Under the Dash

 

Aftermarket Radio in the Dash

 

Beautiful Door Panels

 

Seatbelts Front and Back

 

Great Looking Headliner

 

Dome Light Works  

 

Blue Carpet is in Great Shape

 

Road Runner Floor Mats

VIN & Fender Tag Decoding

VIN Decoding:

RM21H8A249065

R = Plymouth Belvedere/Satellite Car Line

M = Medium Price Class (Road Runner)

21 = 2 Door Coupe

H = 383 1-4BBL CID

8 = 1968

A = Lynch Road. MI Assembly Plant

249065 = Serial Number

Fender Tag Decoding:

Row 1:

R = Plymouth Belvedere/Satellite Car Line

M = Medium Price Class (Road Runner)

21 = 2 Door Coupe

62 = 383 1-4BBL CID (330 HP)

5 = 727 3-Speed Automatic Torqueflite Transmission

44 = F70 x 14 Redline Steel Wheels

313 = March 13. 1968  HPHPScheduled Production Date

276589 = Shipping Order Number

Row 2:

2: 535 = Drip Rail Moldings

A: Axle: 404 = 3. 23:1 8 3/4” Rear End

TRM: D4B = Deluxe Trim Grade. Light Blue Vinyl Split Bench Seat

PNT: EE1 = Dark Blue Metallic Body/Roof Paint Monotone

U: U = Light Blue Upper Door Frame

Row 4:

R: Radio: 421 = AM Music Master Radio

Row 6:

h: 517 = Fender Mounted Turn Signal Indicators

k: 537 = Right Hand Manual Outside Mirror

m: 536 = Left Hand Remote Outside Mirror

 

Production Numbers:

1968 Plymouth Road Runner Total Production: 44. 98

1968 Plymouth Road Runner Coupes Production: 29. 40

1968 Plymouth Road Runner Coupe 383 1-4BBL: 28. 38

1968 Plymouth Road Runner Coupe 383 1-4BBL Automatic: 14. 31

Engine:

Casting Number: 2468130

Displacement: 383 cu. In.

Casting Date: 11/28/66 (Period Correct for car)

Transmission:

727 3-speed Automatic

Part Number: J2801543 1967 383 B-body (Correct for this car)

Rear End:

8 ¾” Rear End

Casting Number: 2881489

Gear Ratio: 3. 23:1

 

 

 

 

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