In September of 1967, the 1968 models first appeared on the showroom floor of the Chrysler dealership where my Dad bought all of his cars. We went there so my dad could buy 2 new cars, a 1968 Chrysler 300 for himself, and a 1968 Barracuda for my mom, which I got to drive and race during my senior year in high school. I recall that while at the dealership, I saw my first Road Runner on the showroom floor. A salesman told me that he would sell 10 of them on a Friday or Saturday. The sticker price was $2,880 for the basic 383 model. My mom's 318 barracuda was $3,700. I fell in love with the Road Runner that night and in the late 1970s, would own a street driven 1969 Road Runner and had a '68 Road Runner drag racing car. I would tow the '68 to the track with my '69 Road Runner. Great fun and a dream come true.
Between high school and college I worked the summer of 1972 in a cannery. I will never again eat cherry pie. A coworker had one of these 383 four speed Road Runners. It was a street monster with a cam and headers.
That 383 was a GOOD motor. Had one ('68 335 hp) and its matching 833 4-speed in a '93 standard cab shortbox Dakota. With a 4.10 Dana 60 and a Detroit TrueTrac, that thing was a WILD little ride. I later put it in a '68 Satellite with 3.91s and it was still no slouch. 383s rev in a way that makes them super fun on the street, and that 383 was probably about the best they ever built. I've always loved the 'plain brown wrapper' vibe of the RoadRunner post cars. That ones especially sweet in that (I think?) B5 blue and no options. Awesome episode this time, thank you!
@@stephenholland5930 Didn't know that was what they were referred to. I'm from NZ. My father had three Australian produced Chrysler Valiants, 2x Australian Hemi sixes (245 and 265 ci) and a 318. All had those cool geared starters. I had a '77 Australian Chrysler Charger hemi six. By that time sadly they had gone to direct drive. Enjoy your videos mate.
In 1968 we had a Roadrunner loaner car from the dealership for a couple of weeks. When I honked the Road Runner's horn for the first time I was immediately reminded of my uncle's post war Jeep CJ-2. That memory made the Roadrunner my favorite muscle car.
When I got home from Vietnam in April of ‘68, I bought an early ‘68 Roadrunner from Tower Motors in San Diego. Cost was $2,900, and a Hemi option was $713 more. Mine was a 4 spd car, had the pop out rear windows, 8 track tape player, and a trim panel across the truck lid between the tail lights (so mine was not bare like this blue car). My 383 engine was painted blue, and in ‘69 the engine was painted orange.
I would say this is the first true muscle car. The others were just cars with powerful engines, they still had convenience in mind. But this, this was a bare bones purebred. Wish they would make these again
Plymouth went back to WB in 1969 when they were planning their entry level A Body performance car to license the Tasmanian Devil character. Warner Bros. saw how much potential money they lost out on with the Road Runner and named a fee so high Plymouth passed and called the car 'Duster' instead. I'm sure the fine folks at Warner Brothers are still more than willing to squeeze every penny they think they can get for a licensing fee, especially when you consider the Road Runner nameplate ran for 10 model years.
If you said '68 Road Runner, this is the exact car that I'd picture in my head: Electric Blue, vinyl bench seat with a four gear, poverty caps, blacked out hood, B-Pillar, rear vent windows and twin chrome exhaust tips. This is the quintessential '68 Road Runner.
I have 295-50/15's under my 68 383 4spd RR with plenty of space. Bummer that they painted that 383 Hemi Orange for 68 was turquoise blue and went in 69 to Hemi Orange.
Would have loved to hear the "beep-beep"! Thanks for another great video Steve!!! Thanks for another great subscription suggestion, this one to high octane classics!
Always liked how Chrysler painted the engine bay body color instead of satin black, and even if you opted for the base wheels and poverty caps because you were going to junk 'em and put on some Cragars, they were body color as well. Looks like this one is fancied up a bit wit the 360 option code interior Decor Package, The base steering wheel didn't have a horn ring, and I'm pretty sure those are the upgrade seat covers. Can't tell if it has carpet, but I think it should. The hardtop came standard with the nicer interior if I remember correctly, but the post coupe interior was pretty much lifted out of a taxi. Rubber floor mat and all. This car is what the Road Runner was all about IMO. Tape stripes and fancy wheels don't make you go any faster.
With that "decor package" interior this car appears to have, it should also have the trunk lid finish panel as that was part of the decor package,. It also should not have the chrome exhaust tips....they were standard on 68 hemi Roadrunners and not available on 383 cars.
@@RCAquadruplex It doesn't even look like the trunk lid has the holes for the applique. Maybe it was a Monday morning or Friday afternoon car 😄 I've seen more than a few cars that came with things that were "wrong" because they guys on the assembly line used whatever they had to get them out the door.
@@papawoody9597 I did some research into this for a model I'm building and it's an option. There were two different panels available, and delete was a third option.
For context in 1968 the local pizza delivery guy bought that car in green and took me on deliveries when I was 13. Gas here in Canada was .36 cents per gallon. Next door the Chinese Restaurant used a VW Beetle for deliveries and yes I went on deliveries in it too. The Beetle in winter was the winner for fun. Cheers 🇨🇦
With the VIN (from the HOC website), we win: R for Belvedere, M for Medium Price Class (Road Runner), 21 for two door sedan, H for 383 V8 with four barrel, high performance, 8 for 1968 model year, G for St. Louis, MO (Fenton) assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Fenton plant complex operated from 1959 to 2009 and was the main minivan plant for a time. We got the tag, we can brag (in no order): RM21 Road Runner two door sedan, 62 for 383 V8 with four barrel, high performance, 3 for four speed manual transmission with floor shift, 44 for F70x14 redline tires, A04 for Wednesday October 4, 1967 scheduled production, and the last group of numbers on the bottom line are the sales order number, m-6 for LH outside remote mirror, C-4 for heavy duty suspension (option code 621), R-1 for AM radio, 2 watt speaker, economy (option code 421), T-7 for tachometer and clock (option code 577), 2-5 for roof drip moldings (option code 535), AX-4 for 3.23:1 ratio, non-locking rear axle (option code 404), D4L for Deluxe (D) vinyl split bench seat (4), tan (L) interior trim, SS1 for Sunfire Yellow exterior paint, UBS of U-Y for Medium Tan Metallic upper interior door trim, and B for Black horizontal tape stripes. So it appears that this car had the paint and interior changed at some point.
Awesome, thank you. At Year One. phone staff knew all. Amazing now, decades later, what for ALL cars, we knew it down pat...from experience. Best Mopar minds, split for Goodmark Ind...across the street at Tucker , Mt Industrial Road. Mark had built a 68 hemi RR, at "employee co$t". Sold it, and quit, across the street, made Good 6:17 6:17 6:17 6:17 6:17 6:17 6:17 6:17 6:17 6:17 6:17 6:17
Mark...Industries, and we started MAKING top quality sheet metal, and great trim pieces, no one else had made yet. Show judging sheet...the right stuff, LOOK...gets a judges score... Good check...Mark. Sees customer buying lots of sheetmetal, and warehousing it, as Goodmark Ind. Is wholesale, and pro shops supplier ONLY...Mark buys the place. A M D is born. Glass sets, per car. Tinted, dated, coded per date. D I R E C T to customer. My kid goes to college, on A M D ticket. Moves North, to better Interstate access for trucking shipments...life is good
You could either have the tachometer or the clock. Not both as they occupied the same spot. There was also a pretty rare oil pressure gauge for that spot. It was used in police package cars.
My best bud in HS had one of the first Road Runners in Atlanta. We thought we were what was going on. Basic car, much about the business end. Plymouth had this one figured out. Okay I need to forward this to Frank R
You are SO right! I noticed it, too. I owned 1968 and 1969 Road Runners and they both had the Road Runner cartoon decal on the trunk and on the door or front fender.
It's missing a few bits under the hood I noticed right away-heater hoses, vacuum advance hose, rubber hood bumper on the fender. Also needs a new rear view mirror and why did the seat rock at 4:26?
Low 15s or high 14s is incorrect. My 1969 Road Runner/383 automatic with 150,000 miles on it would run 14.5 seconds @ 95 mph, and that was after a 140 mile drive. Mid 14s was typical of not only the 383 Road Runner, but the 440 GTX, and the 340 Duster as well. We were all pretty evenly matched at the dragway. And the 4 speed manual was not standard. That would have been the 3 speed Torqueflite automatic transmission. The Chrysler cars back then were literally bullet proof. Trans, rear end, and engine never broke. The Torqueflite was the most awesome automatic trans ever built.
Yep, with no passenger, better tires and a little more aggressive driving than the magazine testers typically did I could see those ETs. The 3.90 gears would really help.
The 68 is my all time favorite car. Would rather have ONE of these than two of any other muscle car. Bought a 74 with a 318 ci, automatic. Not much power but still a lot of fun to drive.
Dash from 69, decor package interior but not chrome post or rear panel, 69 shifter I don't care always is and was my favorite thanks for the overview great as always...
My 68 roadrunner coupe came with the appearance package, I think that's what it was called. So mine has the trunk rear trim panel similar to sport satellite, with the roadrunner emblem to the right.
It was the same as the Satellite. The Sport Satellite used a cast piece that was also on the GTX. The GTX and Sport Satellite had different taillight housing to match the trim.
I was hoping you would have reached over and gave the horn a couple of taps so we could hear the beep beep. I grew up in a small southern town (1969)and the star football player in high school had one. One night he and his best friend were late getting to work so he wound it out on a country road and didn't make a curve. It is said they were estimated to be going over 140mph. Very tragic and sad day for everyone in that little town. I always remember that when I see a 68 Roadrunner that is blue.
My silly brother had a 1968 GTX/Roadrunner. Mint Georgia car in 1985. The original 440 Six pack was missing though it had the Hemi 383 Magnum stock. All original otherwise with like 70,000 miles. Told him to put it away it's going to be worth big bucks one day. He paid 5000$ for the car. It may have been a 69. It was so cool, Cartoon Roadrunner running across the dash on the passenger side.
Loved hearing your explanation of the meaning of the letters in the VIN number. Very nice! Maybe you would care to explain why this 1968 Roadrunner (which should have an aqua blue 1968 engine) has an Orange 1969 or 1970 engine. This is not an all original Roadrunner! It is made up from parts of other cars.
Another pristine car that will rarely be driven!!!! Saturday night car shows, if that, will be its fate. I've had 10 garage Queens in my life, and if I had to do it over again, I would have just had a car in primer so I could drive it without that fear of the bugs, birds and stone chips.
Steve, any idea why the 440ci / 4 bbl wasn't the first step up optional engine for the '68 Road Runner? It would've made a much more affordable engine option than going all the way to a Hemi. And from what I've heard the 440 was actually a better street engine for everyday use. Thx
To help cut costs, the engineers used the cam, heads, and exhaust manifolds FROM the 440 parts bin which helped it to breath better and then they called it the '383 Road Runner Engine' exclusively.
@rogernason5833. You've Bought into A Myth of the Muscle Car Era. The 383 Was actually Better than the 440. It Actually Had better Cu in to Torque/Horsepower #s than the 440. The Reason 440 was preferred was Strictly By By Being More Cubic inches vs True physics id Reality. The 383 with it's Shorter Stroke Would Wind a bit Faster which Built Correctly Could be a Advantage !
@@will7its I Had A 69 383 4 Speed with 3.23 Gears & My Best Friend Bought a 69 440 4 Speed Trac-Pak w 3.91 Sure-Grip (Posi) Mine Did like 54 MPH in 1st While his Did 45 due to Lower Gearing. While We Never Raced Side by Side. I Can tell you My Car Was Remarkably Fast due to Super Tuning & Minor Mods like Lightweight Springs added to Distributor & Recurving it's Advanced Curve vs Mikes being Stock Distributor because he didn't know how to do What I did. This Modification Gave Me 25-30 More Hp 1,200 -4,400 Where his Achieved Max Advanced @ 4,400 RPM
@@memorylanemodelcars It's no myth when you've seen it happen over and over on the street. Engine displacement was king in the muscle car days. You are talking about efficiency and it's quite possible you are correct about that, but I never heard anybody bragging about their muscle car's efficiency. "No replacement for displacement" in those days.
Missing a couple of road runner stickers ...I had one you shouldn't drive it when there's ice they don't like ice you'll wreck it out.. I know!...live and learn they were light on weight in rear area just say good bye when you find dat icy patch on da road....and it will idle perfectly upside down too....
Hi Steve, may I ask a question? Is that a real Road Runner? And where is the Road Runner bird stickers on the doors and trunk? Thanks Steve, love your videos,
@@johndee5973 Yes Forgot 68 did 69 didn't except GTX. My 1st 69 Was Q5 Seafoam Turquoise & There Was a. 68 in Q5 Seafoam Turquoise 9 Miles from Me Friends Got Confused With Me & Mine. One Day I saw Why it Was Hilarious
I believe 68 were all post cars. 69 and 70 offered both. I believe the Road Runner bird decals are missing from the doors. Black and white vs the 69 and later colored cartoons one.wrong color engine should be turquoise. Also has 1970 valve covers. Aftermarket radiator.wrong shifter.
Early 68 were post but later they made hard tops. 69 both post and hard top with a convertible mid year. Engine is correctly colored Hemi Orange as it was a special engine for the RR only. Early 68 cars came with a NON Hurst shifter for the manual, then all 4 speeds got the Hurst (I had the same shift knob on my 69)
Pretty car but several things aren’t correct. It didn’t have the decor package so the steering wheel wouldn’t have had a horn ring and it wouldn’t have had dual exhaust with chrome tips. Should have had turn downs instead. Also the engine should have been turquoise instead of orange.
Steve This 68s Engine is Incorrect in Color All 68 Engines Were Turquoise Blue in 69 Engine colir Changed to Hi-Perf Orange in performance Models Super Bee & Roadrunner theu 71 midel year end
Not sure how you do it but you do it good and I'm hoping If we can get to 100,000 subscribers will you do a livestream? Like a walk-around bernardston Auto with Katie or answer some questions while showing us the model collection, or even taken out one of the crazy cars you have for a drive. I literally make everybody watch a video of yours and then make sure they subscribe.
@@gteefxr3094 I know what you're saying but I would love to see an actual walk around The collection or the wrecking yard. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion and let's be honest it works great how it is. I'm from Pittsburgh so it's really interesting to see other wrecking yards. Kind of like the hubcap game vids. It was just a thought.
You are so right but the term "muscle" was not coined until the 60s and 70s cars. IMHO the 64 GTO was not the first muscle car . It was the slick marketing campaign that Pontiac got the car in the spotlight first. (loved the 65s and 67s)
In September of 1967, the 1968 models first appeared on the showroom floor of the Chrysler dealership where my Dad bought all of his cars. We went there so my dad could buy 2 new cars, a 1968 Chrysler 300 for himself, and a 1968 Barracuda for my mom, which I got to drive and race during my senior year in high school. I recall that while at the dealership, I saw my first Road Runner on the showroom floor. A salesman told me that he would sell 10 of them on a Friday or Saturday. The sticker price was $2,880 for the basic 383 model. My mom's 318 barracuda was $3,700. I fell in love with the Road Runner that night and in the late 1970s, would own a street driven 1969 Road Runner and had a '68 Road Runner drag racing car. I would tow the '68 to the track with my '69 Road Runner. Great fun and a dream come true.
The quintessential muscle car of the late 1960s. Plymouth did it right!
Had a new 68 as a junior in high school. Dark green with steel rims in winter, Americans in summer. Will never forget those "Summer Nights!!)
I was lucky enough to own one of the 11 hundred HEMI 68 roadrunners.
Between high school and college I worked the summer of 1972 in a cannery. I will never again eat cherry pie. A coworker had one of these 383 four speed Road Runners. It was a street monster with a cam and headers.
My 681/2 Road Runner with 3:91 suregrip ran 14.2 all day long. Stock 383.
My 68 coronet 500 383/727 3:55 with a small cam and headers ran 13.8 all day long
That 383 was a GOOD motor. Had one ('68 335 hp) and its matching 833 4-speed in a '93 standard cab shortbox Dakota. With a 4.10 Dana 60 and a Detroit TrueTrac, that thing was a WILD little ride. I later put it in a '68 Satellite with 3.91s and it was still no slouch. 383s rev in a way that makes them super fun on the street, and that 383 was probably about the best they ever built. I've always loved the 'plain brown wrapper' vibe of the RoadRunner post cars. That ones especially sweet in that (I think?) B5 blue and no options. Awesome episode this time, thank you!
It was not blue originally.
We miss you Steve. Get well soon
Love the sound of the Mopar starter motors.
Yes, the Highland Park hummingbird.
@@stephenholland5930 Didn't know that was what they were referred to. I'm from NZ. My father had three Australian produced Chrysler Valiants, 2x Australian Hemi sixes (245 and 265 ci) and a 318. All had those cool geared starters. I had a '77 Australian Chrysler Charger hemi six. By that time sadly they had gone to direct drive. Enjoy your videos mate.
@@waterbourne9282 Hey from Canada, We used to say about those starters,,,,,,,nearnearnearfukennearfukennear hahaha
Oh God I love the old Roadrunner. Would love to have one.
In 1968 we had a Roadrunner loaner car from the dealership for a couple of weeks. When I honked the Road Runner's horn for the first time I was immediately reminded of my uncle's post war Jeep CJ-2. That memory made the Roadrunner my favorite muscle car.
When I got home from Vietnam in April of ‘68, I bought an early ‘68 Roadrunner from Tower Motors in San Diego. Cost was $2,900, and a Hemi option was $713 more. Mine was a 4 spd car, had the pop out rear windows, 8 track tape player, and a trim panel across the truck lid between the tail lights (so mine was not bare like this blue car). My 383 engine was painted blue, and in ‘69 the engine was painted orange.
A very nice, pristine Road Runner! Glad to see the 4-speed. In those days, a 14-second quarter was not bad.
I would say this is the first true muscle car. The others were just cars with powerful engines, they still had convenience in mind. But this, this was a bare bones purebred. Wish they would make these again
I still don't understand why no one else has replayed this 1968 Road Runner strategy. It is such a great idea.
Plymouth went back to WB in 1969 when they were planning their entry level A Body performance car to license the Tasmanian Devil character. Warner Bros. saw how much potential money they lost out on with the Road Runner and named a fee so high Plymouth passed and called the car 'Duster' instead. I'm sure the fine folks at Warner Brothers are still more than willing to squeeze every penny they think they can get for a licensing fee, especially when you consider the Road Runner nameplate ran for 10 model years.
haven't you heard of "The Judge" ??
@@markhellman-pn3hn That was a bit more upmarket.
I think I need to hear these descriptions when I'm tired, will help me nap. Love these cars!
If you said '68 Road Runner, this is the exact car that I'd picture in my head: Electric Blue, vinyl bench seat with a four gear, poverty caps, blacked out hood, B-Pillar, rear vent windows and twin chrome exhaust tips. This is the quintessential '68 Road Runner.
That's B5 Blue
@@timh.1300 QQ-1, electric Blue Metallic
I had the 69 Super Bee 383 4-speed bench seat with hood pins and the Ramcharger 👍🏽
Great video Steve, the black horn is a great piece of knowledge!!
I have 295-50/15's under my 68 383 4spd RR with plenty of space. Bummer that they painted that 383 Hemi Orange for 68 was turquoise blue and went in 69 to Hemi Orange.
Steve,u r the Howard Costello of the car world!!!
Beautiful car
C’mon Steve…..let’s hear that horn!!!
What a beautiful car!
Good presentation. Am on my 5th RR since 1973. Pretty sure ma mopar paid around 50k to use the cartoon likeness.
Beautiful Roadrunner !!
What a great car! The 69 was my favorite.
Would have loved to hear the "beep-beep"! Thanks for another great video Steve!!! Thanks for another great subscription suggestion, this one to high octane classics!
Always liked how Chrysler painted the engine bay body color instead of satin black, and even if you opted for the base wheels and poverty caps because you were going to junk 'em and put on some Cragars, they were body color as well.
Looks like this one is fancied up a bit wit the 360 option code interior Decor Package, The base steering wheel didn't have a horn ring, and I'm pretty sure those are the upgrade seat covers. Can't tell if it has carpet, but I think it should. The hardtop came standard with the nicer interior if I remember correctly, but the post coupe interior was pretty much lifted out of a taxi. Rubber floor mat and all.
This car is what the Road Runner was all about IMO. Tape stripes and fancy wheels don't make you go any faster.
With that "decor package" interior this car appears to have, it should also have the trunk lid finish panel as that was part of the decor package,. It also should not have the chrome exhaust tips....they were standard on 68 hemi Roadrunners and not available on 383 cars.
@@RCAquadruplex It doesn't even look like the trunk lid has the holes for the applique. Maybe it was a Monday morning or Friday afternoon car 😄 I've seen more than a few cars that came with things that were "wrong" because they guys on the assembly line used whatever they had to get them out the door.
how bout a hot chic in the passenger seat? would that do it papa?
@@papawoody9597 I did some research into this for a model I'm building and it's an option. There were two different panels available, and delete was a third option.
For context in 1968 the local pizza delivery guy bought that car in green and took me on deliveries when I was 13. Gas here in Canada was .36 cents per gallon.
Next door the Chinese Restaurant used a VW Beetle for deliveries and yes I went on deliveries in it too. The Beetle in winter was the winner for fun. Cheers 🇨🇦
With the VIN (from the HOC website), we win: R for Belvedere, M for Medium Price Class (Road Runner), 21 for two door sedan, H for 383 V8 with four barrel, high performance, 8 for 1968 model year, G for St. Louis, MO (Fenton) assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Fenton plant complex operated from 1959 to 2009 and was the main minivan plant for a time.
We got the tag, we can brag (in no order): RM21 Road Runner two door sedan, 62 for 383 V8 with four barrel, high performance, 3 for four speed manual transmission with floor shift, 44 for F70x14 redline tires, A04 for Wednesday October 4, 1967 scheduled production, and the last group of numbers on the bottom line are the sales order number, m-6 for LH outside remote mirror, C-4 for heavy duty suspension (option code 621), R-1 for AM radio, 2 watt speaker, economy (option code 421), T-7 for tachometer and clock (option code 577), 2-5 for roof drip moldings (option code 535), AX-4 for 3.23:1 ratio, non-locking rear axle (option code 404), D4L for Deluxe (D) vinyl split bench seat (4), tan (L) interior trim, SS1 for Sunfire Yellow exterior paint, UBS of U-Y for Medium Tan Metallic upper interior door trim, and B for Black horizontal tape stripes.
So it appears that this car had the paint and interior changed at some point.
Awesome, thank you. At Year One. phone staff knew all. Amazing now, decades later, what for ALL cars, we knew it down pat...from experience. Best Mopar minds, split for Goodmark Ind...across the street at Tucker , Mt Industrial Road. Mark had built a 68 hemi RR, at "employee co$t". Sold it, and quit, across the street, made Good
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Mark...Industries, and we started MAKING top quality sheet metal, and great trim pieces, no one else had made yet. Show judging sheet...the right stuff, LOOK...gets a judges score...
Good check...Mark. Sees customer buying lots of sheetmetal, and warehousing it, as Goodmark Ind. Is wholesale, and pro shops supplier ONLY...Mark buys the place. A M D is born. Glass sets, per car. Tinted, dated, coded per date. D I R E C T to customer. My kid goes to college, on A M D ticket. Moves North, to better Interstate access for trucking shipments...life is good
This is the vidjia I was comparing Burnt Bird this morning
@@tomwesley7884 Me too.
You could either have the tachometer or the clock. Not both as they occupied the same spot. There was also a pretty rare oil pressure gauge for that spot. It was used in police package cars.
Hope your doing good Steve.
This is my kind of car. No extras. Just a big engine and the bare necessities.
Beautiful car !!!!!❤
One of my favorite,that and 65 gto.
My best bud in HS had one of the first Road Runners in Atlanta. We thought we were what was going on. Basic car, much about the business end. Plymouth had this one figured out. Okay I need to forward this to Frank R
Always great vids Steve. Someone please connect a hose to the vacuum advance. See it way too often on street driven cars.
Yeah, weird that's disconnected. Also, PCV system wasn't complete.
i think it’s missing the three little black and white road runner decals which would go on the doors and the trunk lid.
Also on the dash above the glove box had a black and white RR
You are SO right! I noticed it, too. I owned 1968 and 1969 Road Runners and they both had the Road Runner cartoon decal on the trunk and on the door or front fender.
Since the car is missing the required 4 standing birds I think that the asking price should drop $10,000. Details details.
It's missing a few bits under the hood I noticed right away-heater hoses, vacuum advance hose, rubber hood bumper on the fender. Also needs a new rear view mirror and why did the seat rock at 4:26?
Hès correct about the horn being black in 68, but the 383 was painted a blue/green, not orange. I've owned my 68, 4 speed, hard top, since 1970.
Low 15s or high 14s is incorrect. My 1969 Road Runner/383 automatic with 150,000 miles on it would run 14.5 seconds @ 95 mph, and that was after a 140 mile drive. Mid 14s was typical of not only the 383 Road Runner, but the 440 GTX, and the 340 Duster as well. We were all pretty evenly matched at the dragway. And the 4 speed manual was not standard. That would have been the 3 speed Torqueflite automatic transmission. The Chrysler cars back then were literally bullet proof. Trans, rear end, and engine never broke. The Torqueflite was the most awesome automatic trans ever built.
The factory publication, salesman's pocket guide, does list the 4 speed as the standard trans.
Yep, with no passenger, better tires and a little more aggressive driving than the magazine testers typically did I could see those ETs. The 3.90 gears would really help.
Now THATS a car!
The 1966 Olds 442 is a favorite of mine . The 1968 Plymouth Road Runner is great. I think the 66' Olds has a bit more design character.
The 68 is my all time favorite car. Would rather have ONE of these than two of any other muscle car.
Bought a 74 with a 318 ci, automatic. Not much power but still a lot of fun to drive.
Back in the day the bench seat was preferred so the lady sits beside you
جميله جدا ورائعه بالفعل انك خبير في مجال تلك السيارات القويه والممتعه اثناء القياده
Hit the horn ring so we can hear what it sounds like!!
I noticed that the engine color wasn't correct for 68. It was turquoise. Hemi orange started in 69.
I had a '68 383 car. Copper penny with a black vinyl top. NICE
You didn't see many of those Copper Penny cars. When I was in grade school we had a '68 Polara or Monaco 2dr in that color. It was great.
I remember the dash board from the driving simulators we had in high school .
Still a dream car for me. Once I’ve done my financial diligence. I’ll have one.
Dash from 69, decor package interior but not chrome post or rear panel, 69 shifter I don't care always is and was my favorite thanks for the overview great as always...
Nice!!!! 👍👍
My 68 roadrunner coupe came with the appearance package, I think that's what it was called. So mine has the trunk rear trim panel similar to sport satellite, with the roadrunner emblem to the right.
It was the same as the Satellite. The Sport Satellite used a cast piece that was also on the GTX. The GTX and Sport Satellite had different taillight housing to match the trim.
Man Chargers are great but I really dig the "basic bench seat 4/floor no B.S" Concept behind the Road Runner.
I was hoping you would have reached over and gave the horn a couple of taps so we could hear the beep beep. I grew up in a small southern town (1969)and the star football player in high school had one. One night he and his best friend were late getting to work so he wound it out on a country road and didn't make a curve. It is said they were estimated to be going over 140mph. Very tragic and sad day for everyone in that little town. I always remember that when I see a 68 Roadrunner that is blue.
440 engine was not offered in the road runner until 1969.
And only in A12 six pack form.
My silly brother had a 1968 GTX/Roadrunner. Mint Georgia car in 1985. The original 440 Six pack was missing though it had the Hemi 383 Magnum stock. All original otherwise with like 70,000 miles. Told him to put it away it's going to be worth big bucks one day. He paid 5000$ for the car. It may have been a 69. It was so cool, Cartoon Roadrunner running across the dash on the passenger side.
Loved hearing your explanation of the meaning of the letters in the VIN number. Very nice! Maybe you would care to explain why this 1968 Roadrunner (which should have an aqua blue 1968 engine) has an Orange 1969 or 1970 engine. This is not an all original Roadrunner! It is made up from parts of other cars.
GORGEOUS
Chrysler bought the rights to use the Roadrunner logo/character $50,000 and $10,000 to develop the beep beep Roadrunner horn.
After all that...and nobody blew the horn ?
I know, I would've been satisfied without the smoky tailpipe, needed to hear the horn
Another pristine car that will rarely be driven!!!! Saturday night car shows, if that, will be its fate. I've had 10 garage Queens in my life, and if I had to do it over again, I would have just had a car in primer so I could drive it without that fear of the bugs, birds and stone chips.
Was expecting the beep-beep after the engine start. Much disappointment. 😢
Steve, any idea why the 440ci / 4 bbl wasn't the first step up optional engine for the '68 Road Runner? It would've made a much more affordable engine option than going all the way to a Hemi. And from what I've heard the 440 was actually a better street engine for everyday use. Thx
To help cut costs, the engineers used the cam, heads, and exhaust manifolds FROM the 440 parts bin which helped it to breath better and then they called it the '383 Road Runner Engine' exclusively.
@rogernason5833. You've Bought into A Myth of the Muscle Car Era. The 383 Was actually Better than the 440. It Actually Had better Cu in to Torque/Horsepower #s than the 440. The Reason 440 was preferred was Strictly By By Being More Cubic inches vs True physics id Reality. The 383 with it's Shorter Stroke Would Wind a bit Faster which Built Correctly Could be a Advantage !
@@memorylanemodelcars Yes, it was like an overgrown 327 chevy. Although I think the 440 was faster because of the torque increase.
@@will7its I Had A 69 383 4 Speed with 3.23 Gears & My Best Friend Bought a 69 440 4 Speed Trac-Pak w 3.91 Sure-Grip (Posi) Mine Did like 54 MPH in 1st While his Did 45 due to Lower Gearing. While We Never Raced Side by Side. I Can tell you My Car Was Remarkably Fast due to Super Tuning & Minor Mods like Lightweight Springs added to Distributor & Recurving it's Advanced Curve vs Mikes being Stock Distributor because he didn't know how to do What I did. This Modification Gave Me 25-30 More Hp 1,200 -4,400 Where his Achieved Max Advanced @ 4,400 RPM
@@memorylanemodelcars It's no myth when you've seen it happen over and over on the street. Engine displacement was king in the muscle car days. You are talking about efficiency and it's quite possible you are correct about that, but I never heard anybody bragging about their muscle car's efficiency. "No replacement for displacement" in those days.
Missing a couple of road runner stickers ...I had one you shouldn't drive it when there's ice they don't like ice you'll wreck it out.. I know!...live and learn they were light on weight in rear area just say good bye when you find dat icy patch on da road....and it will idle perfectly upside down too....
That would look amazing with Cragars
What I'm unclear about is did the 383 Super Commando come with a roller timing chain?
Hi Steve, may I ask a question? Is that a real Road Runner? And where is the Road Runner bird stickers on the doors and trunk?
Thanks Steve, love your videos,
Didn't get the stickers until '69. As Steve says, the VIN should start with RM for a Road Runner.
@@stephenholland5930 Not true. All 68 roadrunners had the standing bird.
@@robertmoore5287 OK thanks for the correction. I had forgotten about the black and white birds on the '68s.
Yes and yes door trunk
Even the inside of the glovebox was made of cardboard. Same as my 1969
Coronet R/T.
No decals ?
I can't believe you didn't blow the horn!
It was a sleeper... till word got out
Steve- Did the Road Runner hardtops get the garnish between the tail lights? I just built the Round 2 model of the sedan in 1/25 scale...
No Roadrunners had Garnish Trim On Trunk lid But GTX models Did
68 roadrunners could have had the taillight trim panel as a mid year decor group option.
@@pbdawson992 My 68 coupe came with the trim panel on the trunk lid, and the deluxe interior.
@@memorylanemodelcars Yes they did. My 68 RR Hardtop had it from factory.
@@johndee5973 Yes Forgot 68 did 69 didn't except GTX. My 1st 69 Was Q5 Seafoam Turquoise & There Was a. 68 in Q5 Seafoam Turquoise 9 Miles from Me Friends Got Confused With Me & Mine. One Day I saw Why it Was Hilarious
Wasn't the 440 also a option on the roadrunners???
no
Superb, except for the tires.
I think the same horn was in my original 65cj5
I think so. In 68 when I honked the Road Runner's horn the first time I was immediately reminded of my uncle's post war Jeep CJ-2
Chrome exhast tips weren't standard on the 383.
How can you sell the car with a red motor 1968s came factory light blue or Chrysler blue motor this one is red !!!!!!!!
440 6 pack 4 speed posi trac rearend!
uhmmm.....a 69 dash?...orange motor? what up?
Buddy bought one just after high school then got drafted. Same car as this one. His dad traded it for a station wagon. Sad on so many levels.
I believe 68 were all post cars. 69 and 70 offered both. I believe the Road Runner bird decals are missing from the doors. Black and white vs the 69 and later colored cartoons one.wrong color engine should be turquoise. Also has 1970 valve covers. Aftermarket radiator.wrong shifter.
Early 68 were post but later they made hard tops. 69 both post and hard top with a convertible mid year. Engine is correctly colored Hemi Orange as it was a special engine for the RR only. Early 68 cars came with a NON Hurst shifter for the manual, then all 4 speeds got the Hurst (I had the same shift knob on my 69)
The dash mounted amber reverse light appeared with the Hurst shifter as well, as it didn’t feature a lockout.
Pretty car but several things aren’t correct. It didn’t have the decor package so the steering wheel wouldn’t have had a horn ring and it wouldn’t have had dual exhaust with chrome tips. Should have had turn downs instead. Also the engine should have been turquoise instead of orange.
I thought it was a Satellite
Wish cars today in 2023 were basic my wife and I like basic not all this updated crap.
Here's one for you Mopes: RH41H9G. Not in this vid.
69 Satellite 4 door sedan with the 383 HiPo motor built in St Louis mo
@@johntotten4872 Yeppers. 27 made (Govier number). Two of those with 4-speed trannies (other statistician's number). One of those two in my back yard!
Wow! I have a “G” 383 2 bbl. that moves out nicely. It’s a 727.
Incorrect engine looks like a 1970 383 should have the mopar green engine but is a nice car beep beep
2800.00!! bhahhahahhahahhahahaaa!!!
Steve This 68s Engine is Incorrect in Color All 68 Engines Were Turquoise Blue in 69 Engine colir Changed to Hi-Perf Orange in performance Models Super Bee & Roadrunner theu 71 midel year end
Not sure how you do it but you do it good and I'm hoping If we can get to 100,000 subscribers will you do a livestream? Like a walk-around bernardston Auto with Katie or answer some questions while showing us the model collection, or even taken out one of the crazy cars you have for a drive. I literally make everybody watch a video of yours and then make sure they subscribe.
Livestreams suck. I'm happy with the current format and don't need some gimmicky "Q & A" session to add to the "experience"
How do you "literally" do that?
@@gteefxr3094 I know what you're saying but I would love to see an actual walk around The collection or the wrecking yard. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion and let's be honest it works great how it is. I'm from Pittsburgh so it's really interesting to see other wrecking yards. Kind of like the hubcap game vids. It was just a thought.
Yeah, I see your point. 👍🏁
At 2:33 "Road Runner"(The coyotes after you,if he catches you you're through)
You are so wrong Chrysler made muscle cars way before anyone else 1955 300 C is where it really started
You are so right but the term "muscle" was not coined until the 60s and 70s cars. IMHO the 64 GTO was not the first muscle car . It was the slick marketing campaign that Pontiac got the car in the spotlight first. (loved the 65s and 67s)