Beschreibung:

The Plymouth Road Runner was the muscle car variant of the intermediate Belvedere, Sebring, and later Volare saloons built by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States between 1968 and 1980. Although Plymouth already had a performance car in the GTX, they decided to go back to the drawing board and reincarnate the original muscle car concept. Plymouth wanted to create a car that was capable of achieving 14 second times in the quarter mile and would sell for less than $3,000, therefore offering the public an affordable high performance muscle car. The success of the Road Runner would far outpace the GTX that was produced in lower numbers, with which it was often confused. A clever marketing ploy from Plymouth saw them paying $50,000 to Warner Brothers to use the name and cartoon likeness of their Road Runner cartoon character (as well as a ""beep-beep"" horn),. Using the Chrysler B platform as a base (the same base as the Belvedere, Satellite and GTX) Plymouth set out to build a back to basics muscle car. Everything essential to performance and handling was enhanced and improved and all nonessential items were taken out of the car. The interior was sparse, even lacking carpets and just a few options were made available. The standard engine was a 383 CID (6.3 Litre) V8 Roadrunner unit rated at 335 bhp and 425·lb ft of torque. For an extra $714 Plymouth would install a 426 CID Hemi rated at 425 bhp and 490·lb ft of torque. The combination of lighter overall weight and powerful engine choices meant the Road Runner could complete the 1/4 mile in 13.4 s @ 105 mph and yet could carry six passengers! Plymouth expected to sell about 2,000 units in 1968 and actual sales far outnumbered their expectations with around 45,000 produced! In 1969 Plymouth sold an impressive 82,109 units, almost double that of 1969! This lefthand drive example we are proud to offer today is one of the finest of its type in the UK. Built at the Lynch Road plant in Michigan in 1969, the fastidious owner purchased the car from the USA in the nineties and set about on what can only be described as a 5 year rotisserie restoration. The coachwork is finished in plum crazy metallic, black bonnet with black interior and the car has never been driven in the rain since its total restoration. The engine is a 7200cc (440 ci) 4bbl V8 mated to a side exit sports exhaust which gives the car an incredible dragster-esque sound, it really is special! Every aspect of this car has been prepared to an exceptionally high standard and the restoration is said to have cost £50,000. The wheels are the popular Torqthrust items and the chrome finish stands out against the dark coachwork. The interior is in the same excellent condition as the rest of the car with the addition of a dashboard mounted aftermarket rev counter. First registered in the UK in 2006, this car has seen little use since its restoration and has only ever left the garage to be driven in fine weather. Supplied with a full UK V5 registration document and MoT road test certificate to 20 th April 2011, this is a definite concours contender and also makes an exhilarating road car, not to mention an eminently capable race car. This Roadrunner is guaranteed to have both driver and passengers grinning from ear to ear and you would be hard pushed to find another in this condition.