Plymouth Road Runner

The Plymouth Road Runner was the no-frills muscle car version of intermediate Belvedere and Satellite built by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States between 1968 and 1980. In 1968, the first muscle cars were, in the opinion of many, moving away from their roots as relatively cheap, fast cars as they gained options. Although Plymouth already had a performance car in the GTX, designers decided to go back to the drawing board and reincarnate the original muscle car concept. Plymouth wanted a car able to run 14-second times in the quarter mile (402 m) and sell for less than US$3000. Both goals were met, and the low-cost muscle car hit the street. The success of the Road Runner would far outpace the upscale and lower volume GTX, with which it was often confused.

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1968

The earliest of the 1968 models were available only as 2-door pillared coupes, but later in the model year a 2-door \"hardtop\" model (sans pillar) was offered

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1968

1971

In 1971, the coupe bodywork was completely changed to a more rounded \"fuselage\" design in keeping with then-current Chrysler styling trends

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1971