Saturday, July 14, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1975 Plymouth Road Runner

We got an overview of Colorado's Brain-Melting Junkyard yesterday, and today we'll take a closer look at one of its residents. This is one of the rarest of Road Runners, a one-year-only version that was based on the downsized B-Body Fury
The original 1968-70 Road Runner was quite a deal for muscle car shoppers; you got the same kind of absurd power as the Pontiac GTO and Ford Cobra Jet Torino, but cheaper. Plenty of these cars survive today, but most of us can't afford a nice one (though a Road Runner-ized Belvedere could be built on a more limited budget). However, you can afford a genuine 1975 Road Runner… if you can find one.
The interior shows some Cordoba influence. I wonder if those buckets are covered in Corinthian Leather.
I always enjoy the simplicity of factory AM radios of the 1960s and 1970s. The crazy thing is how expensive car audio gear was back then; this radio was probably a $200 option.
The hood release was broken, so I didn't get any shots of the smog-gear-strangled 318 or 360 that almost certainly lives in this car. 1975 model-year cars are emissions-exempt in most states, so it would be easy to upgrade this car to proper power levels.
Here's the only thing I bought during my visit to this yard; I saw the Kansas Wheat Centennial license plate on this car and had to have it for garage decoration. Five bucks well spent!

21 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 01 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 02 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 14 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 15 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 16 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 17 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 18 - 1975 Plymouth Road Runner Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin

from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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