b-body-bob
Well-known member
The photos speak for themselves. I heard it saying, "the guy who built me had no understanding of driveline angles"
1969 Plymouth Road Runner | eBay
1969 Plymouth Road Runner | eBay
1969 Plymouth Road Runner
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im not useualy a fan of ibeam gasser typye builds but this one actualy speaks well to me...and yall know im not exactly fond of b bodys....it might just be the "western" style paint work for which im a huge sucker
its missing the freak out headers..to which IMO is a requirement if your not running lakes, and why are there no engine pic's?
its missing the freak out headers..to which IMO is a requirement if your not running lakes, and why are there no engine pic's?
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
Three words: Divorced transfer case. 
I'm actually not going to be as negative here as one might expect. While I'm no fan of the stance or any of the suspension hackery--highway speeds would be terrifying at that altitude--I'm actually sort of down with the rest of the car. It's a time capsule to 1978 or thereabouts, judging by the accessories involved... and the curiosity of their placement is definitely interesting. The Radio Shack clock in the door? A speedometer in the console (I guess cable bind isn't an issue when it's a foot long)? At what point was a fuel pressure gauge in the trunk deemed necessary? The builder completely blanked the original cluster, so why not put some of that stuff front & center? I'm not knocking it, necessarily. It's actually pretty wild. I just struggle to comprehend the thought process. I love the paint job, but there's no possible way to fix the problems with it. That's a shame... it's another cool throwback. One could cringe at what's been done to what appears to be a decently-optioned 383/4-speed car, but that's what they did back then. Throw in a Saturday Night Fever soundtrack 8-track and celebrate it.
The "426 Hemi" emblems make the 383 a real letdown when the hood is removed, though, and I'm not sure how one would remove a jumper post before flight. There's no reason it couldn't have had a Hemi at one point, I suppose, but that "flight" tag seems a recent (and poorly thought-out) addition.
Seriously, drop the suspension 6" and the price by about $20K and it'd be a pretty cool ride. Would I buy it? No, but I'd shake the hand of the man that did. That thing's crazy.
I'm actually not going to be as negative here as one might expect. While I'm no fan of the stance or any of the suspension hackery--highway speeds would be terrifying at that altitude--I'm actually sort of down with the rest of the car. It's a time capsule to 1978 or thereabouts, judging by the accessories involved... and the curiosity of their placement is definitely interesting. The Radio Shack clock in the door? A speedometer in the console (I guess cable bind isn't an issue when it's a foot long)? At what point was a fuel pressure gauge in the trunk deemed necessary? The builder completely blanked the original cluster, so why not put some of that stuff front & center? I'm not knocking it, necessarily. It's actually pretty wild. I just struggle to comprehend the thought process. I love the paint job, but there's no possible way to fix the problems with it. That's a shame... it's another cool throwback. One could cringe at what's been done to what appears to be a decently-optioned 383/4-speed car, but that's what they did back then. Throw in a Saturday Night Fever soundtrack 8-track and celebrate it.
The "426 Hemi" emblems make the 383 a real letdown when the hood is removed, though, and I'm not sure how one would remove a jumper post before flight. There's no reason it couldn't have had a Hemi at one point, I suppose, but that "flight" tag seems a recent (and poorly thought-out) addition.
Seriously, drop the suspension 6" and the price by about $20K and it'd be a pretty cool ride. Would I buy it? No, but I'd shake the hand of the man that did. That thing's crazy.
71dusterman
Well-known member
Sorry, just not my cup of tea. I guess I just like them slightly modified from original. That one has taken it more to the stratosphere.
b-body-bob
Well-known member
If that was a tri-five Chevy or a 61 Falcon I'd be down with it. Road runners aren't "gassers" or street freaks.
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
Musclecars weren't used in the gasser wars, which is why I don't care for the lift kit. On the other hand, every street freak I've ever seen was a musclecar, so those aspects don't bother me a bit. I remember them well from my childhood: a '69 Mustang fastback, '68 Fairlane, '73 Satellite Sebring Plus, '70 Challenger, etc. Those are just the ones that spring to mind from this little podunk backwater. None of 'em had a straight-axle front or lifted ass end, though.
Drop the high-n-mighty stance and I'm all over it.
Drop the high-n-mighty stance and I'm all over it.
restoman
The paint fumes have cleared so I'm
I can appreciate the car for what it is - a bit of a time capsule to an era that is gone (thankfully), but... I'm getting the impression it's a bit of a polished turd.
The paint problems alone would turn me off, were I a prospective buyer, not to mention the crappy welds on the front shackle brackets, the pitting on the pot metal surfaces, and the missing retaining clip on the front flex hose bracket.
It does have a new set of Champions, though.
The paint problems alone would turn me off, were I a prospective buyer, not to mention the crappy welds on the front shackle brackets, the pitting on the pot metal surfaces, and the missing retaining clip on the front flex hose bracket.
It does have a new set of Champions, though.
RobertsonTech2
Active member
The Dr is correct this was built after the gasser wars were, replaced with better designs, this is a parity sad