Comments on: Original With 4-Speed: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner

By: geezerglide 85

geezerglide 85 — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 22:20:28 +0000

I’ve seen the prices that people want for rusted out wrecks w/o any motor or tranny. Rust free runs and drives, I think somebody will step up and do the BIN on it. When I was in H.S. ’73-’76 these were $1000 cars, but in N.E. Pa. by that time many were getting rusty.

By: Greenhorn

Greenhorn — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 22:09:34 +0000

In reply to Rank.

The safety lies with the user, not the machine.

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:36:45 +0000

I remember 383 Roadrunners with torque flight transmissions and cheater slicks at the drag strip when I lost to them in my 3-speed Hurst floor shift 64 Pontiac Catalina with stock tires, which just smoked off the line.

By: Stan

Stan — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 20:43:35 +0000

The Plymouth 383s were valu-leaders for enthusiasts.

By: Rank

Rank — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 20:30:42 +0000

I remember when you could hardly give these away, say, 1980ish, after the second oil shock. I think some old people who had the cash, bought them up for pennies on the dollar and stored them away. The rest went to kids (with irresponsible parents) who trashed them and often killed themselves along with the car in the process. Even after all this time, I still can’t get over the prices of what they once were. I recall thinking at the time that if for no other reason, the gasoline prices being so high would rid the world of so many unsafe machines and the nation would be better off for it. I was wrong.

By: Nevadahalfrack

Nevadahalfrack — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:31:12 +0000

“…rode hard and put away wrecks.”hilarious play on words, Jim. 🤣
A decent project at what may be a reasonable BIN.