1973 Road Runner GTX - Steve Magnante's Junkyard Crawl 

Very cool. I have a 73 road Runner GTX I’m restoring. I just love those cars

It’s a shame that someone let that gorgeous car rotting to the elements! Makes you wanna cry!! It definitely needs to be saved and restored!

With the 440 louvered hood, it was intimidating, not many wanted to run against it 😐.After I covered the 440 hood decals with two pieces of identical strips of black electric tape, it looked like a 318 car. Then everyone wanted to race, should have seen the look on their face/faces.😳 to say the least. Good memories indeed 😎

Excellent review on a rare car, Thanks brother. Get well

Plymouth had a very good print advertising campaign for these Roadrunners. The slogan was "Only the Strong Survive," which mimicked a popular song, but also served notice to other brands that canceled their muscle cars.

Comment on Dana's after 1971. They were still available in Track Pack cars in 1972. A 1972 Rallye Charger with 440 and Track Pack came with a HEMI 4spd and Dana 3.54. Have a buddy that stills has his original car from HS. Well documented car.

that WBAB Bumper sticker brings back memories on Long Island- rock station

Early 80's Cuz Roger had a 72 GTX RR, 440 H.P. Pistol Grip 4spd, Dana 60 3.54 Posi Rear, F&R sway bar, PDB. Fast off the line, from a roll, top end racing, superb handling/braking BEAST. ⚡⚡⚡⚡ F A S T

I had a 1973 with a 400-6 engine 727 transmission and 8 3/4 rear.

That 440 would be a $1676 option in today's dollars. Air would be a whopping $2629.

Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge! Everytime I watch your videos I learn stuff. Plate C

My platoon’s assistant drill sergeant at Ft. Dix, Sgt. Lee had one, same body, maybe a 1974 or 75, bright red. Seems like his had a 400. Sgt. Lee was a cool, squared away soldier. For those of us recently relegated to getting everywhere in cattle cars, the backs of 2 1/2 tons, or marching on dusty NJ back roads and trails, that car really had an impact on us. The other drill sergeants didn’t drive anything close to being memorable.

"Power bulge" hood FTW!!! My '74 had a bulge too. I really got to love that car... 400HP under the hood. Purple shaft and roller rockers from Koffel's Place... living in the Metro Detroit area was amazing for a young hot rodder... sigh

Steve, you are the man! I enjoy watching all of your videos on all platforms that you are on. Please don’t ever stop. Thank you so much, Jared

The body shop I worked at in 78' had a powder light blue 440 just like that sitting out back. Mint condition, low mileage but no one wanted it. We all had high compression earlier cars which could beat it. Even though it was slower and rode nicer, it was still poison to try and insure by 78', so it sat there.

That car was boss in its day

Yes! Save it!

Save it......!

By '73 standards, that 440 Road Runner would've been a blast to drive compared to most of the cars that were available then, even in low compression form. The only other contenders that I know of were the '73 Buick GS (455) and the 455-powered Trans Am. Even the once-mighty GTO nameplate had been relegated to a Nova clone.

Wow, I had no idea these existed. What a great find. Thanks for showcasing it.

Old NY car... I see the old inspection sticker, and the bumper sticker WBAB was a old NY radio station.

My dad bought a new 73 roadrunner 340.

had this model mine was baby blue with white stripes

That GTX sad. Mine even has the horn.

The way prices are going up on Road Runner if you have one. It money in the bank

I know it's pretty damn rough but it's worth saving and should be

I owned a 72 road runner with the u code and gtx emblem. It was one of 741 built that year and 1 of 1 when decoded with options. Was a good builder, sold it on Craigslist where a guy from Texas came to buy it. One I should have kept!

My first car was a 73 road runner with a 440, the throttle hung and tore it up…. I still have the engine, is in a 73 duster!

My first car was a 72 Roadrunner with a 440 and air grabber. I traded a Honda CB175 and $100 cash for it in 79.

A stout 440 with 727, lookout!

had the same type car - baby blue with white stripe

I had a 1970 440-6 4-speed roadrunner back in high school 1973 , it-had the dana 60 track pack , sold it for $1500.00 in 1976 when I got married, wife couldn’t drive a manual trans ,

Saw a nice one a few years ago. The owner grafted a 70 Roadrunner air grabber . The body work was very good, but it was odd looking just the same

440 with 200hp ...makes me chuckle

Quick! Someone call Graveyard Carz!

The 318 Road Runners did not have the cubic inch call out.

'With the radio on ....."

The production is NOT 117.... '73 was around 740 , '74 dropped off to half of that

Hopefully someone saves that car.

Is that 72 Rallye Charger up for grabs?

The problem with this car is the massive amounts of rust. Who cares it’s only 1 of 117? It’s all rotted out everywhere. Now if this was in the desert southwest…

In 1972 the Roadrunner GTX 440 with a manual transmission got a Dana 60 rear axle and the dual point distributor made a return to the 4 barrel, manual trans 440, after going missing in 1970 and 1971. The 1972 did not get the manual transmission dual half leaf offset rear springs and got the same rear springs the automatic 440 got. 1971 seems to be the last year the manual trans 440 got the special rear springs, or the parts books are wrong.

traction bars and they hanging down to low, what where they thinking

The bad thing about the vin says it's a 440...cost you more in insurance

I have a 74 U code GTX, where do you find the real production numbers

I think you said the GTX was an option on the Road Runner after 1970, but I'd have to swear it was after 1971.

Here is a more recent video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qWo5Lj83Jtk.html

Too bad it's not up in the air, at least the rear axle, because then you could check differential wear & know if it was used or not.

Is the #'s matching 440 still with the car?

What transmission code? I can't make out the pedal width, don't see the dash reverse light for the four-speed, don't see the quadrant indicator on the column.

awesome Steve. I know where there is a numbers matching 74 U code and I want to buy it. Do you happen to know the production totals for 1974 Road Runner U codes? the one I saw has the Company Car/ Public Relations code in the fender tag

Hi Steve, Certainly a rare piece in 73, particularly (depending on the build date) given the oil embargo gas pricing. The gas pricing coupled with the insurance surcharges an the lower horsepower all combined to exterminate the muscle car. Actually, although I'd be more interested in the 72 Road Runner beside/behind the featured Road Runner GTX. In fact, the 72 was the first year of that combination (GTX/Road Runner). 1971 was the last year of the GTX as a stand alone Model. Are those cars buyable and if so, whom should I contact to inquire as to availability and price? Thanks in advance - Bob J

Steeling Steve's video ?

Since this one is not way out in the woods I’m guessing someone is going to restore it.

Call Mark Worman…. except he wouldn’t touch a 1973.

If it's so rare, why is it still in the junkyard ?

Working the algorithm Steve 👍 They lost me after 1970. I know I'm in the minority. Just my preference.

IMHO, all these Mopars are great, BUT they would have been better had they been the size of the Mustangs & Camaros of the 1960's. (I fixed it, UL.)

The people that knew back in the day how coveted the Road Runner would become and held on to them are smiling. Never will be a cheap muscle car again

What about a title ?

U stealing videos from steve?

Canceled what do you mean canceled

..too bad it's rusted to hell.

too bad its rusted so badly and doesnt have the engine in it

You can't save them all.

Really, you don't have to explain what a VIN is....

Posting his videos without crediting him? Stealing content.

I having a problem with our society,we’re all I hear about is cars, there value, every video is about will it run, or how rare it is , is that what we have become, cars, and money, The well well off , greedy rich people,suckered all of you people right in to their get rich scheme, Made you all forget why we like working on our cars, learning, teaching our children, Not how much money I can sell it for, people are going into other peoples property to steal the cars, All the time and effort that all of you guys that care about your next car to sell, in 10 years there going to tell all of you no more gas cars , know one will pay you a dime , if you can’t drive them. I blame it on all you greedy people loss love of god and country, just your next buck.

Muscle cars after 1970 kinda sucked, the end was near......

What's with the Trumper tuxedo Steve???

How does this video benefit Steve Magnante? It Doesn't! You people shoud be ashamed of yourselves. 😡