I have a 69 Convertible purchased new in January of 69 in Downey California at Ralph's Chrysler/Plymouth. I tracked down the original owners both deceased. I did figure out doing the math from the Obit that they were in their forties when they purchased the car. We tend to think of Road Runners as a youth car, apparently, they were young at heart.
I remember as a kid in 60's, the gray haired man across the street bought a new 67 V8 Camaro, instead of a Corvette or a Mustang. That was the first year for the Camaro.
The greatest muscle car built! Thanks for posting and good luck. I have a replica Purple RR horn in good shape if you need one. Let me know and I'll be happy to give it to you.
In 68, I bought a new Hemi Roadrunner for 4k. Sold it in 76 for 1k. Bought it back in 88 for 18k. Still have it and will NEVER let it go for any price. It gets driven almost daily. I still run it when challenged at stop lights. It's willed to my next door nieghbor under the agreement that he drives the wheels off of it and uses it for its intended purpose. Congrats on the find! You just landed the homecoming queen of muscle. Don't let her go! And for Pete's sake, don't pass her around among your buddies and let them try her out.
Seeing that FM receiver brought back memories of my 69 Charger. It was my second car I bought in 77. My first was a 72 Duster. Most of those old Mopars came with AM radio. Radios were expensive and you wanted to spend your money on go fast goodies. So you took the cheaper route and bought an FM converter so you could listen to the really cool stations on FM. And later after you bought your headers and exhaust. Your Holley carb and high performance cam. All the chrome goodies. You would work on your sound system. Also saw that he had the aftermarket glass packs. Cherry Bombs or Big Daddies more than likely. I am in the process of rebuilding my 70 GTX 440-6 automatic in the console. I have everything to put it back together. All the bumpers and chrome trim. Seat covers and carpet. I rebuilt the front end and brakes. Total rebuild on the 440. I have owned it since 80. Engine sounds awesome. No mufflers yet. I drive it up and down the driveway. Waiting on the trunk floor to be welded in. Also a little body work. I have done all the work so far myself. But I am not a body man or a welder. But I will put the paint down😁. Good luck on your nice 69. Bill would be proud.
My dads had a 72 Plymouth Gold Duster. We use to play in that car like The Dukes of Hazzard. I think that’s all Bill did was put the FM receiver and glasspacks. Everything else is there aside from the redline tires and fan shroud.
I love that car. I love that you call it Bill. That was my dads name. I always thought that’s the best name s guy good have. I wanted to be Bill jr I’m James instead the last born of 8 kids. I grew up hanging around my dads body shop. We built my 1st car from the junk yard . A badass 1972 Dodge Charger . White with a huge black stripe running horizontal bumper to bumper white interior with a black split vinyl roof and craiger 50s . The hardest part was installing leaf springs that was my one and only time attempting that. Good luck to you man I truly enjoy listening to you..
Dude that car is in gr8 shape all things considered . I think you might have a high dollar car on ya lift there pal .... check the fender tag ect. ect. Bill looks good , have fun thats what matters .
Have fun? That's a 69 Roadrunner, son. 68s and 69 Roadrunner are the Holy grail of muscle cars. In 1976 I sold my 68 for 1k. Bought it back in 1988 for 18k. Still have it and will never let it go again for any price. Love that car.
Great car. I restored a #s matching '70 in the same EF8 Ivy Green Metallic. 383, pistol grip coupe with an Air Grabber that it wasn't born with. One thing that I loved about it was that it had a green interior. Chrysler was famous in the 60s and 70s for matching color interiors.
I had the same exact car. Same color, except I had bucket seats and black stripes on the hood. Sold it in 1973 for 1000.00 , been kicking myself ever since.
The 69 4-speed 383 got special rear springs, with a half leaf on each side. Those were not on 68 Road Runners. The 26" radiator and 3.55 rear gear were available on the 68 Super Bee, but not on the 68 Road Runner and were new for 69 Road Runner options.
Hello from Australia ,came across this channel and i really like the down to earth manner its presented ,fully expect the subs to hit the roof in the next quarter,i smashed the subscribe button and glad to be here,oh one question to anybody who might know ,why is it Fargo never made a muscle car ,here in Australia my father owned a nice lil truck on the farm and it kinda looked sort of F100 from the 50/60s era and i know Ford made beautifuol muscle cars but i never see Fargo muscle cars ,thankyou
AM radio with an FM adapter.... Just like the set up in my '69 RR from almost 50 years ago... Lose the glass packs! Put a pair of HEMI mufflers on it to get that big block MOPAR rumble back!
Man, there's a 69 roadrunner over here in Gloucester county, Virginia that would be a great parts car for this!! It's been parked since 1980, so the body is really rough, but it is a fully loaded 'runner! Alpine white with a black vinyl top and black interior. Has the optional "interior decor package" with bucket seats and adjustable headrests, wood grain console, and the wood grain steering wheel. Also has the N96 air grabber package too.... and the rally gauge cluster with the tachometer, and it's all complete! 😁 Seeing as it's been sitting since 1980 pretty much explains why it's unmolested and original, after being parked under a group of pine trees for 40 years..... She's rather rotten. 😕 But the interior components are in relatively good shape because they hadn't been exposed to direct sunlight given all the shade from the trees. But anyway, itd give you all the extra option stuff that this one didn't come from the factory with. 🤷♀️ Just a thought.
@@auxauto I can send you what I've got right now. I'll have to go back and get some interior and under hood shots later this week. But I've got some outside shots of it if you want to see em
I miss those full size clutch pedals. Today's cars have little tiny pedals and too close together.I go to push in the clutch and hit half the brake pedal at the same time.
My Dad had a 69 convertible that was the same color as your car. He sold it in Fowlerville Michigan in I believe 1973 (I was 7 when he sold it). I have been trying to find that car for the last 30 plus years. If I can count on my memory from 50 years ago, I believe the guy who bought it came from the Ionia area of Michigan. If anyone knows of it, please let me know! Thanks!!!
I have family in Ionia. If there is a classic for for sale or sitting in a yard, I usually get messages about it. If you are on Facebook and haven’t yet, join “Lost Muscle Cars.” Wes runs a page specifically for people searching for and tracking down their old cars.
They were built in Fenton, Missouri Plant #1 South U.A.W. Local 136 I'm retired @ Chrysler! I was hired in 1977 with the Chrysler LeBarons, Dodge Diplomat, & Plymouth Caravelle.
Bill looks really good,too bad poor boys garages 69 road runner it's not in as good as shape as bill.i gave that one a name humpty Dumpty, hoping he will restore it .bill will be a easier restore tha humpty Dumpty, but if road runner guys and gals reach out to him maybe hope yet.go bill go
I volunteer in a restoration shop in California,and we had a 69 roadrunner green 383 4 speed for sale in the shop for $40,000, took three months to sale, green turned the buyers off I guess
That's a pretty good price for a fully restored, even with a 383. 383 roadrunners could keep up with the Hemi and 440s gping from stop light to stop light.
What cfm Edelbrock are you running on Bill? I have a '69 with a 383 HP too. Currently has a 600cfm and it seems to be too small. When I mash on it, the engine falls on its face and cuts out. Otherwise, it runs perfectly on the street, or driving down the highway.
The door edge guards are rare! How do you know it had red line tires without the build sheet? Only place I could find about my tires was the build sheet
I was looking at your car, and it thought looked similar to mine, condition wise but it looks worse, especially the underside, If it were mine and knowing what I know about my car, I would dip yours if you were going to restore. My trunk was replaced because although it looked solid it was pitted thought bad. Passenger side quarter was replaced from old car wreck and pitted out rear and front window channels, top door frame splits repaired and leading in quarter panels, think yours is going to be like small Swiss cheese on the bottom everywhere
Yes, that’s probably the best, everybody is into that unrestored, original patina look, because there are few cars that look like they were born that way with years of aging, I get it and I don’t, either way is cool, but I’m into more stopping and getting rid of rust, hate rust lol 😝, mines just a old plane Jane base model charger, nothing special, just beautiful
