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A car produced by Plymouth from 1968-1980.

History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Plymouth Road Runner page on 28 September 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

The Plymouth Road Runner is a mid-size car with a focus on performance built by Plymouth in the United States between 1968 and 1980. By 1968, some of the original muscle cars were moving away from their roots as relatively cheap, fast cars as they gained features and increased in price. Plymouth developed the Road Runner to market a lower priced, basic trim model to its upscale GTX.

Plymouth paid $50,000 to Warner Bros.-Seven Arts to use the Road Runner name and likeness from their Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner cartoons (as well as a "beep, beep" horn, which Plymouth paid $10,000 to develop). The Road Runner was based on the Chrysler B platform (the same as the Belvedere and Satellite), as a back-to-basics mid-size performance car.

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Type	Title
1983 Book	Roadrunner: A Source Book edited by Samuel A. Shields, Jr.; Motorbooks International

Video

2012 Mecum Fall Premier Auction: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Resto Mod
October 26, 2012
Duration: 1:33
Video ©2012 Bill Crittenden

for $31,000 at the Mecum 2012 Fall Premier Auction
Download 2012 Mecum Fall Premier Auction: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Resto Mod at The Internet Archive

Photographs

	From the private museum of Greg & Kathy Mosley Photo courtesy View photo of Plymouth Road Runner Interior - 2.2MB
	From the private museum of Greg & Kathy Mosley Photo courtesy View photo of Plymouth Road Runner Interior - 1.5MB
	From the private museum of Greg & Kathy Mosley Photo courtesy View photo of Plymouth Road Runner Interior - 1.8MB
	From the private museum of Greg & Kathy Mosley Photo courtesy View photo of Plymouth Road Runner Interior - 1.8MB
	1969 Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Summer NNL hosted by View photo of 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Model Car - 3.8MB
	1969 Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Summer NNL hosted by View photo of 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Model Car - 3.7MB
	1969 Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Summer NNL hosted by View photo of 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Model Car - 3.9MB
	1970 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night: June 13, 2008 View photo of 1970 Plymouth Road Runner - 4,471KB
	1970 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night: June 13, 2008 View photo of 1970 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,855KB
	1970 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night: June 13, 2008 View photo of 1970 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,469KB
	1970 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night: June 13, 2008 View photo of 1970 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,879KB
	1970 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night: June 13, 2008 View photo of 1970 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,793KB
	1970 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night: June 13, 2008 View photo of 1970 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,571KB
	1970 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night: June 13, 2008 View photo of 1970 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,651KB
	1970 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night: June 13, 2008 View photo of 1970 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,801KB
	1970 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Richmond, llinois Cruise Night: June 13, 2008 View photo of 1970 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,608KB
	1970 Built by Kim Gableson Photo ©2010 Bill Crittenden Janaury 2010 Banquet of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo of 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Model - 3,794KB
	Photo ©2010 Bill Crittenden Green Street Cruise Night: June 7, 2010 View photo of Plymouth Road Runner - 5,328KB
	Photo ©2010 Bill Crittenden Green Street Cruise Night: June 7, 2010 View photo of Plymouth Road Runner - 4,738KB
	Photo ©2010 Bill Crittenden Green Street Cruise Night: June 7, 2010 View photo of Plymouth Road Runner - 3,895KB
	1971 Photo ©2007 Bill Crittenden Lensing Autumn Classic Car Show October 7, 2007 View photo of 1971 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,219KB
	1971 Photo ©2007 Bill Crittenden Lensing Autumn Classic Car Show October 7, 2007 View photo of 1971 Plymouth Road Runner - 2,813KB
	1971 Photo ©2007 Bill Crittenden Lensing Autumn Classic Car Show October 7, 2007 View photo of 1971 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,246KB
	1971 Photo ©2007 Bill Crittenden Lensing Autumn Classic Car Show October 7, 2007 View photo of 1971 Plymouth Road Runner - 2,838KB
	1971 Photo ©2007 Bill Crittenden Lensing Autumn Classic Car Show October 7, 2007 View photo of 1971 Plymouth Road Runner - 2,850KB
	1971 Photo ©2007 Bill Crittenden Lensing Autumn Classic Car Show October 7, 2007 View photo of 1971 Plymouth Road Runner - 2,753KB
	1971 Photo ©2007 Bill Crittenden Lensing Autumn Classic Car Show October 7, 2007 View photo of 1971 Plymouth Road Runner - 1,263KB
	Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden From the private museum of Greg & Kathy Mosley View photo of Plymouth Road Runne - 2,987KB
	Photo ©2013 Bill Crittenden New Berlin Quaker Steak & Lube Cruise Night: July 18, 2013 View photo of Plymouth Road Runner - 3.8MB
	Photo ©2013 Bill Crittenden New Berlin Quaker Steak & Lube Cruise Night: July 18, 2013 View photo of Plymouth Road Runner - 4.0MB
	Photo ©2013 Bill Crittenden New Berlin Quaker Steak & Lube Cruise Night: July 18, 2013 View photo of Plymouth Road Runner - 3.6MB
	Photo ©2013 Bill Crittenden New Berlin Quaker Steak & Lube Cruise Night: July 18, 2013 View photo of Plymouth Road Runner - 3.0MB
	Photo ©2013 Bill Crittenden New Berlin Quaker Steak & Lube Cruise Night: July 18, 2013 View photo of Plymouth Road Runner - 3.3MB
	Photo ©2013 Bill Crittenden Note from Bill: This was my son's favorite car of the night. New Berlin Quaker Steak & Lube Cruise Night: July 18, 2013 View photo of Plymouth Road Runner - 3.5MB
	Photo ©2013 Bill Crittenden New Berlin Quaker Steak & Lube Cruise Night: July 18, 2013 View photo of Plymouth Road Runner - 2.8MB
	Photo ©2011 Bill Crittenden August 2011 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo of Plymouth Road Runner Model Car - 1,227KB
	Photo ©2011 Bill Crittenden August 2011 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo of Plymouth Road Runner Model Car - 1,302KB
	Image courtesy of Public-domain-photos.com View Plymouth Road Runner Clipart in PNG format - 45KB View Plymouth Road Runner Clipart in SVG format - 413KB
	1973 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Johnsburg Car and Bike Show August 16, 2009 View photo of 1973 Plymouth Road Runner - 4,096KB
	1973 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Johnsburg Car and Bike Show August 16, 2009 View photo of 1973 Plymouth Road Runner - 2,940KB
	1973 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Johnsburg Car and Bike Show August 16, 2009 View photo of 1973 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,875KB
	1973 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Johnsburg Car and Bike Show August 16, 2009 View photo of 1973 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,875KB
	1973 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Johnsburg Car and Bike Show August 16, 2009 View photo of 1973 Plymouth Road Runner - 4,831KB
	1973 Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1973 Plymouth Road Runner Model Car - 2.2MB
	1973 Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1973 Plymouth Road Runner Model Car - 2.1MB
	1973 Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1973 Plymouth Road Runner Model Car - 2.3MB
	1974 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Nostalgia Auto Show June 14, 2009 View photo of 1974 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,872KB
	1974 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Nostalgia Auto Show June 14, 2009 View photo of 1974 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,792KB
	1974 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Nostalgia Auto Show June 14, 2009 View photo of 1974 Plymouth Road Runner - 6,246KB
	1974 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Nostalgia Auto Show June 14, 2009 View photo of 1974 Plymouth Road Runner - 4,296KB
	1974 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Nostalgia Auto Show June 14, 2009 View photo of 1974 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,246KB
	1974 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Nostalgia Auto Show June 14, 2009 View photo of 1974 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,235KB
	1974 Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2009 Nostalgia Auto Show June 14, 2009 View photo of 1974 Plymouth Road Runner - 3,466KB
	Photo ©2010 Bill Crittenden March 2010 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo of Plymouth Road Runner Model - 3,386KB
	Photo ©2010 Bill Crittenden March 2010 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo of Plymouth Road Runner Model - 3,571KB
	Photo ©2010 Bill Crittenden March 2010 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo of Plymouth Road Runner Model - 3,292KB