I Spent $14K on a 1973 Plymouth RoadRunner! Is it FAKE? 800 Mile Drive Home! 

Honestly Randy, the fact that it made it home 800 miles without puking fluids or overheating, with only an alternator swap, I call it a win. 💯

Another epic journey! Thanks to everyone who joined our lives and made it so fun! So happy Randy asked me to go along!

4 minutes in and can tell its a highly optioned (R"H"23G) Satellite with a factory 318 and A/C. I'm definitely liking this one more than the scamp. Scamp sounded meaner for sure! Nice car nonetheless Randy!

Randy and Mike, you are brave men to buy these classics sight unseen, and try to drive them home.

It’s a cool old Mopar. Doesn’t matter what you paid for it. Saving it from a bad owner or a crusher is the most important thing.

This should be a how NOT to buy a classic car video.. Over pay for a car that that is a clone with expensive hail damage and lose your ass on it.

It’s a satellite Sebring plus because of options including the rally dash. and imo you paid a little too much by $4-6K Also the side markers have been filled in. The road runner hood that you want are hard to find and usually start $500 and up. A lot better than the scamp. Way over paid on that one.

Wow Randy, that trip went better than I definitely expected. The car sounds great. No fluids leaking or anything and only added antifreeze, amazing old car. MWM seemed rather shocked at how well she did. You may have overpaid a little but with a little work in and out you may have a profit in your future. Good luck with it!!! 👍😁

Awesome car and awesome road trip 🤘🏽I hope you and Mike had fun on this trip! It was a lot of fun to watch! Thanks for putting all your time, effort and money into awesome content Randy 🤘🏽🔥

I had a 1973 Plymouth Satellite Sebring back in 1973. The front seat was a bench seat. Actually, it was what they called a 3/4 bench driver side was 3/4 of the bench and the passenger seat was independent with high backs on both sides. Also, mine was the same color!

It is very common for the wiper arms to jump off the motor. Especially if the arms encounter a lot of resistance when they move. This actually SAVES the motor from burning out. The motors seldom go bad.

I’d really love to see this one hang around awhile. It runs so good. If it’s not full of serious body issues, fix the damage, paint it and enjoy! Love seeing you and Mike on these trips!

Except for the freezing ass cold rain, I'd say this trip was a win, guys. Hope you can get it into good shape and it makes a good Hot Rod car for you.

I really enjoy these videos of you guys working on and driving these cars home. Mike and yourself are a great partners.

Just love seeing you two guys together!

Nice car Randy, hopefully we see it on the Power Tour!

I have to agree with others that think you overpaid. With that said. You might be able to make it back if you fix it up more. It is a neat car. I think the color is cool. I think you should keep it that color. If you change it you should do another wild Chrysler color. But I like the purple on it.

A common problem with the the old Mopars is that the wiper linkage bushings rot out. They are still available from the dealer or the Dorman help section in the part stores and probably restoration web sites too.

Im loving these road trip videos with you and mike. Great video man! 😁

Thanks Randy and Mike for another great roadtrip video. Randy I'm glad you don't take your own advice on buying auction car's otherwise it would make boring content for you, loved the live chat that was awesome to. If it's not rotten I think you should keep it and do it up a little bit at a time.thanks again

Very cool Beep Beep Clone. Much cheaper buying this than the real thing and having to worry about road rash. This can make a very nice daily driver if one chose too with excellent fuel economy. Great score on this one.

Times have changed, $14,000 for a pig with lipstick. Not to bad of a deal.

Randy you have really hit your stride. Video Gold again. Ridiculous, hiliarious and fantastic. And the car is beautiful.

Really enjoyed the content and glad you made it home with little trouble. It would be great to see a video series on this one, where you build it up right. Perhaps for Hot Rod Power Tour??

Mike is too funny! His facial expression’s tell it all😂

Shocked at the prices of Plymouth Roadrunners online,40k plus.I would keep it.

Very cool Randy! Really been loving those trips! Keep it up

For the wipers get a good rubber band and a piece of thin rope to go inside the car and pull it manually and the rubber band will bring it back. I remember doing that in my 1947 Pontiac when I was a teenager, it works and it's better than nothing.

Love the car! It does need work but what old car doesn’t? You have a diamond in the rough there! The Scamp was a basket case and looked good but that’s about it. I think this will work out much better. Glad you made it home safe. Great content!

Nice car Randy. With a little TLC this could be a real fun reliable car. I hope you are happy with your purchase. I would be

Hello Randy and Mike. Let's see if you guys will make it home. The 1973 Plymouth Roadrunner is a decent car.

My guess is that with the tires being 23 years old, they are disintegrating from the inside out and need to be replaced. The tires on my '71 Buick LeSabre were purchased in 2000. Last summer, after a run in high temps, I started to get a bad vibration from all four corners. The tires only have about 6000 miles on them and from the outside, they look perfect. I couldn't afford to buy new tires last year, so the car has been sitting since last June. Hopefully, I can get tires and have it on the road this year.

If you keep doing this make a road trip kit, or list of stuff to get when you get there. Rain X would be good to keep too along with basic fluids and tools.

Love these road trips 👍

Hi Randy this roadrunner we been waiting for 😃

Bought a new Roadrunner in 1973. Black with white stripes. It came with a 318 two barrel and floor mounted three speed manual transmission. It had hood pins and all Roadrunner equipment including slotted exhaust tips. I think it cost around $3200. Unlike larger engines, the 318 did not have the engine size on the white hood stripe. Enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

These trip videos with monkey wrench mike have been amazing! Great work guys and thanks for sharing the adventure with us

I think it's a very nice car, yes needs some work but goodness the age it's a beauty. Randy I think you done great

I love these videos when you guys buy an old classic, and then drive it home long distance. Reminds me when I did it twice back in 1992 from AZ to Toronto!

The 1st Impression of the classic car looks good....so sorry to see many problems surrounding the car...MWM is patient enough but must be shivering when there's no heating inside the car...Good buy Randy...you did it again...

Next car Randy calls in advance of bidding " Check and see if the wipers work?" "I checked, and they don't, forecast is for rain the next 3 weeks" "GREAT! I will bid on it then!"

I have owned many Mopars. As I look at your thumbnail, I see right away that it’s not a Road Runner hood. The exhaust tips are incorrect, it should have the “flash suppressor” tips. Im sure you googled the VIN. Since it was originally green, I’m guessing that it’s originally a vinyl roof Satellite Sebring. The rubber strip between the rear bumper and the trunk is unobtanium. You are missing all the brightwork trim obviously so that won’t be cheap to get ahold off for the next owner.Good Luck with that hooptie…

That car is a beauty! Can’t wait to see the end result!! Incredible find nontheless

By the way I'm a Florida resident but I'm a former resident of Orland Park Illinois and my wife is from the Springfield area. I hope your trip went well. I got to watch your live, and despite the car problems, you looked ( and Mike) looked in good spirits.

I love the rake look. just like my mad max 72 satellite getting the 440

The first car I bought was a '74 Roadrunner, my VIN started with RM21L4G. Mine was a 360 auto. I had the same bucket seats in my car, which had a console and slap stick shifter. I looked at RR's that had buckets with no console and a column shifter, and some with consoles and the slap stick. You could build them with some odd option and color combos. My car had some seriously warped areas on the roof near where yours had the cracks. I don't know what a Satellite 6 is, possibly a fleet car? I don't think your car has the original rear end, as I think it was one with a rear cover on it, instead of the 8+3/4 that should have been in most V8 cars, which indicates a fleet car. Mine had the taxi rear end, as it was one of the last '74's made, and it broke soon after the warranty was up. I replaced it with a vastly stronger 8+3/4 3.55 Sure Grip from the local boneyard. My car had a lot of "wrong" parts in it, including the wrong wheel bearings! I had to have one of the spindles replaced soon after I got it when the wrong bearing tore it all up. As far as your car goes, I'm sure I saw it and drove it about 20 years ago in Indiana, a friend was thinking of buying it. Unless there is another purple RR clone with a 318 that used to be green, it's the same car.

Awesome video. Hitting that thumbs up 👍👍

I like this Roadrunner/Satellite. Definitely way better than that Scamp. For me I actually liked the Buick way more then the Scamp too. Great video like always Randy. You and Monkey Wrench Mike make a great duo. You guys seem to enjoy these road trips. And that's what it's all about!

It's a Road Runner -cloned Satellite. RH is the biggest giveaway. The jacked leaf spring shackles says "Saggy springs," the dash pad is a vinyl wrap over...you should have gotten a spare ballast resistor, spare voltage regulator (on the firewall) and replaced the instrument cluster voltage regulator. Old Mopar super weak spots.

A bit odd that it has painted bumpers like the orange one. It makes me think it was the same seller, but that would be a huge coincidence. No VIN trouble this time, hopefully.

I can't tell you how awesome it's been to watch your channel absolutely explode. Let's keep the subs explosion going! Swamp vette will forever be my favorite haha

You have to Love the classic cars and trucks Randy..

Maybe the scamp and the roadrunner belonged to the same person 🤣

I think it is going to be a good car and having Monkey Wrench Mike along makes it better. Everyone help out MWM Like ,Share and Subscribe to his channel as well. That will be a nice car when it is finished. Next time don't forget the Gorilla Tape to fix water leaks. Once I bought a Cessna 172 that was full of Hail Damage all over I used a Hot Air Heater Blower 165 degrees on each dent and a bunch of dry ice for the fun of it and accidentally repaired 97% of the Hail Damage after I bought it from Avemco Insurance Company as a Total Loss. I had the FAA come inspect it with a IA standing by also and to my surprise they Re-certified the aircraft as airworthy. I flew it for five years after that and had 1/10 of what it cost in it. Got Lucky. Zero Paint and Zero Parts. The inspection cost 2g but it was worth it with a fresh Annual included. I got a How did you repair that question from the FAA and a lot of people asking me to repair Hail Damage which I never did again on Aircraft. Everyone signed off on the Airplane but I did have to enter it in the Log Book as to the procedure in detailed explanation. Nice Car ya done good on that one.

Enjoyed the trip with you guys.😎

I just love the plumb crazy purple color... sharp looking car

Great video Randy Love your videos Hope you and mike made it back safe and sound! 🇨🇦

I bet it’s the same seller from the orange car 😂

Im digging the new ride. I hope you keep it around for a bit

Not a bad car ,fix up the best you can and enjoy.You and Mike are a great pair.enjoyed the video look forward to upcoming videos on this car.

What a mess! You have a awesome attitude about it though….it has potential!

This channel is like a cross between Vice Grip Garage, and Hoovies Garage... buy a car sight unseen that isn't as expected (Hoovies) then attempt to drive it home (VGG).

I wish I would’ve known Randy was in Dyer Indiana I love 45 minutes from there! 😁👍 great video Randy!

Randy this is one of my favorite YT videos . I love adventures :D

you should have figured out by now that chrysler corp has always made trouble which is why they keep being sold over n over n over. but good luck tho :)

looks like it had a vinyl top and they did a poor job filling the seam

Love the new video

I love your videos good to see you bringing back old cars and trucks

Satellite mats

I already see similarities in the scamp and this car missing vins painted bumpers cracks in the roof alternator and wiper issues wrong decals and floor mats welded on frame rails that are painted to match the car non functioning trunk lock wrong keys for the car wrong carb wrong air cleaner engine and Trans are swapped and missing parts for the front and rear lights

Subbed after watching this, it showed up on my recommendation. Quite the adventure and auction risk. Loved it. It's a cool car. Congrats.

Loved this video! I thought stuff like this only happened to me!! hahahahaha

My feeling is that you payed every penny it was worth, however other than the body work and the leaking windshield it's in good condition. What will the body work cost and it it worth it? I guess that depends on the views and if it's a contender for the Power Tour.

Time for some MOPOWER!

I like when you and mike do these trips together lol

Randy I think you got a great deal on the roadrunner it's a very rare find I've not seen one of these cars in a long time

Not a true rr should be at least 340 or bigger buddy

Maybe you should start listening to Jessica

Hey Randy love the videos you put out but just remember it's the memorys I get to share with the ppl you have around u the road trips the things that will or can happen on the trips that's what makes them fun so enjoy and I look forward to the next video

You told us it’s a 318 at the very beginning. It’s a very Cool Car, I would take this over a Mustang. I like the Purple, with the black stripes, it fits the car. I'm surprised Jessica isn't getting jealous, with you going on these road trips without her. My wife hated road trips, but she even hated it more, when I would go places without her.

Why do you always buy such junk? Sell it right now!

Another scam,you are doing that for your self

Thank you randy for taking your time to buy the cars sight unseen and for you making a video for us thank you randy

My first car 73 was a Plymouth satelite with a 318 it was sky blue with a full black vinyl top.with craegor wheels.Exhaust was headers with glass packs and side pipes..was lifted about 3 inches in the back. I loved that car.

You did it again Randy! Why do you buy a vehicle without looking at it? Just saying what you preach!

Clone

11:15 hilarious how after MWM's comment, Randy immediately concurs by indicating they need to get to a Walmart, LOL! My silliness aside, Randy, was a pleasure recently meeting you in OK a couple days ago - will follow up via email. FYI, for anybody who thinks that Randy just "fakes it" or really doesn't really work on cars… I can tell you firsthand that that is complete BS! The dude works his butt off (and certainly earns everything that's coming his way). Shout out to Santa's Garage as well!!

Randy, and pass this to Mike, I am going to call you two, "TWISTED TWINS" for your "ADVENTURES WITH A TWIST." Purple looks really awesome on the color than the green. That was so awesome that before you two even drove the car off the lot, you had someone wanting to take pictures. That was EPIC! A friend of mine had one of these cars and trouble closing the trunk. He found out you have to lock the truck with the key when you close it.

So, before buying the new alternator you saw that both field wires were detached from the old alternator. Maybe they did that because the old alternator was shorted out to be able to drive it without damaging the wiring. Still, I would have asked O'Reillys to test the old alternator on the bench. You didn't say if you kept the old one or turned it in for a core. For the record: Anything below 12.7 is NOT charging at all. The ammeter was very good in pointing that out, even though Mopar guys today are wary of the original alternator.

Another great video of you and Mike on a journey to brilliance and fame 👍❤️🚘💖

Love this Video Randy!!!

Nice car it would be cool if you could find a road runner console with a slap stick it would make the interior look complete I had a real one back when I was young and it had a 383 in it was very quick car but in really rough shape up here in Canada yours looks really good great job

I love the vlog feel this video has!

It's alot better than the scamp. Great candidate for the power tour .hey I would drive it .nice job guys

I like these better than walk around but that's just me. Good job guys

Interesting start, hope she can be made a proud Power Tour car.

I like the aluminum slot rims. Definitely a staple of 70s car styling.

i love those kind of video keep them coming.

that looks a lot more honest than the scamp,(ie not bodged up and fooked with ) and next time you buy a car...be sure to pack windscreen sealant and rainex :)