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1968 Plymouth Road Runner - $39,900 - Cleveland, OH - Numbers matching. High-quality restoration of a super solid Road Runner. Factory A/C, power steering, disc brakes, tach. Awesome color combination and ready to enjoy and not too far away from being ready for show competition. A really nice car that gets better the more you look at it.This lovely 1968 Road Runner proves that big performance can also be attractive, functional, and comfortable. Wearing a correct coat of Light Yellow paint (this car’s original color), it stands out among its more brightly painted siblings and the combination of the yellow paint and black roof is classic. Actually, if you check the fender tag, you’ll see that it originally had a green top, which might be too much ‘60s funk today. The color combination is actually very attractive and is accentuated by a single black pinstripe that highlights the gentle ‘Coke bottle” shape of the fenders. It received a very high-quality rotisserie restoration not too long ago and the quality is excellent throughout.
The fender tag also says this car original had a green interior, and while that might have been OK, the combination of the parchment and green it currently wears is absolutely gorgeous. It’s sophisticated and elegant, not basic as you’d expect, and the pearly-white seat covers are brand new and in excellent condition. The door panels, dash pad, headliner, and carpets are also fairly recent and it all works together to create a very upscale-looking driver’s compartment. The options list includes a tachometer in the dash, and with that you got a full complement of auxiliary gauges, all of which are functional and show bright, crisp markings and clear lenses. The mileage shown, 2177, is probably since the restoration was completed so it’s still quite fresh. As I mentioned, this one is remarkable in that it has factory A/C, and the system has been recently restored and is fully operational with good old R12 refrigerant inside. Even the trunk is properly dressed with a reproduction mat and a correct redline bias-ply spare tire that’s never been used, plus a complete jack assembly. And one look under the trunk mat will prove that this was never a rusty car.
The standard engine on the Road Runner was definitely a runner, a 383 cubic inch V8 that was unique to the Road Runner. Putting out a very stout 335 horsepower, it makes the relatively lightweight Road Runner a genuine threat on the street. The A/C compressor dominates the top of the engine bay, but the cool wrinkle-finish air cleaner wears proper Road Runner decals and there’s corporate turquoise engine enamel on the block. Looking closely, you’ll see that all the hoses and wires are new, the wiring harness has been replaced, the radiator is fresh, and, well, it’s pretty close to new.
This car came with manual steering and brakes, but in 2010, the Mopar experts at Hodge Restorations in South Carolina were tapped to install factory-style front disc brakes, a new master cylinder, and a complete OEM power steering setup, so it’s a fantastic road car today. You’ll also note that the floors are incredibly clean, wearing factory-style primer and a bit of overspray, the suspension has been detailed, and the rear axle (which has 3.23 gears inside) wears factory-style paint markings, just in case you want to show it. A new gas tank, new lines and hoses, and a set of 14-inch Magnum 500 wheels with recent 245/60/14 BFGoodrich T/A radials round out the list of things you don’t have to worry about.
The more we look at this Road Runner, the more we like it. There aren’t many cars in our inventory that are nicer and the unusual color combination and options group makes it a fun footnote for Mopar numbers guys. The fact that it’s also totally sorted and an excellent driver is merely icing on the cake. A first rate car with exactly zero disappointments.
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