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Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 383 - badge on bonnet
aa Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 383 badger
Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 383 - badge on bootlid
ac Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 440 head
Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 440. Standard engine for the Road Runner was the 6.3-litre (383) 335bhp V8, with an option for the 426 &-litre Hemi. Mid-1969 a 440 7.2-litre Six Pack engine became available.
ac Plymouth Road Runner 1970 Superbird head
Plymouth Road Runner 1970 Superbird. The nosecone added weight which tended to counteract the aerodynamic advantages at lower speeds
Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 383 front
Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 383. Standard power for the first Road Runner was the 383 6.3-litre 330bhp V8 engine
Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 383 rear
Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 383. The Road Runner shared its B-body with the Plymouth Belvedere (and also Dodge Coronet/Dodge Charger)
Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 440 front
Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 440. Plymouth offered the 440 (A12) 7.2-litre V8 390bhp engine as an option mid way through the 1969 year
Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 440 rear
Plymouth Road Runner 1969 Hardtop 440. The pillarless hardtop was a later addition to the Road Runner lineup after the 2-door coupe.
Plymouth Road Runner 1970 Superbird front
Plymouth Road Runner 1970 Superbird. The Superbird's nosecone meant that the car was 19-inches longer than standard. Dodge first worked out a Charger Daytona with these aerodynamic appendanges, and the Plymouth benefitted from that study and improved on it. The scoops on the top of the wings are actually to give clearance for the tyres on the racing versions.
Plymouth Road Runner 1970 Superbird racer 43
Plymouth Road Runner 1970 Superbird racer 43. Plymouth developed a special version of the Road Runner with aerodynamics which made it good for 200mph. It has been said this was done to entice Richard Petty back to race Plymouths. This car carries Petty's No '43'
Plymouth Road Runner 1970 Superbird rear
Plymouth Road Runner 1970 Superbird. The aerodynamics added weight which tended to counteract the advantages at lower speeds, and the Superbird was beaten in the 1970 NASCAR championship by the more 'normal' Dodge Charger Daytona sibling.
Plymouth Road Runner 1970 Superbird wing
Plymouth Road Runner 1970 Superbird. The high rear wing was apparently placed to give clearance to open the bootlid, but by coincidence this turned out to be the ideal height to create the necessary down force.
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Plymouth Road Runner 1970 Superbird. Approximately 1,935 Superbirds were built, in response to a NASCAR ruling that 1,920 should be build for the homologation of the racing version.
Plymouth Satellite 1970 front
Plymouth Satellite 1970, with Chrysler 318 (5,211cc V8). This engine was also fitted to the Bristol 603E
Dodge Charger 1969 front
Dodge Charger 1969. The 'Charger' name debuted on a 1966 Dodge and formed a whole line up on the new 1968 B-body Dodges. A range of engines was offered on the Dodge Charger, including the surprise of a slant-6 on such a performance car
Dodge Coronet 383 Magnum 1968 front
Dodge Coronet 383 Magnum 1968. The 'Magnum' version of the Coronet had a 383 cu in (6.3-litre V8) engine, but there were higher performance versions including the R/T models and the Super Bee models.
Chevrolet Camaro 1970 Z28 front
Chevrolet Camaro 1970 Z28. Offered for the first time, the Z-28 was a performance package for the Camaro using the LT-1 5.7-litre V8 engine from the Corvette, with 4-barrel carbs and 360bhp (350 after 1971)
Ford Mustang 1970 Mach 1 351 front
Ford Mustang Mach 1 351 1970. Ford introduced the Mach 1 for the 1969 model year based only on the 'sportsroof' (fastback) body. A 351 cu.in 5.8-litre Windsor V8 powered the Mach 1, although other engines were optional. Sales of 72,000 Mach 1s saw the GT model (5,400) pulled in favour of the Mach 1 for 1970. The 1970 Mach 1 got a 5.8-litre Cleveland 351 cu.in. V8 in 2-barrel or 4-barrel tune. When the Mustang II was launched in 1974 a Mach 1 edition was also offered.