In 69 i started my job in Chrysler engineering and my first day on the job was further development of the 440 6bbl. I had the best job in the world, do to my Honorable discharge.
I had a 70 Dodge Charger 500, 383 magnum , pistol grip 4 speed,3.91 gears but I always wanted a 69 Roadrunner but the insurance was cheaper on the Charger 500 the insurance company classified that model as a family car.. the insurance agent said as long as it's not an R/T Never quite understood that but I didn't argue about it. That was in 1972 I didn't have the foresight at that time to keep the car.
My mom was a Matron for the CHP in the 70's when I was in high school. I knew almost all the local Highway Patrolmen when I graduated in '75. At the time the CHP drove the Dodge Polara with the 440 "Police Package". In the late 70's I owned a '69 Roadrunner w/383 Magnum. At the time virtually NO cars could outrun the California Highway Patrol's Polara's. Special made by Dodge those 440's had an oversized radiator and beefy transmission with the 12-bolt Dana rear end (same as Roadrunner). The "spec's" that Dodge used in building the Police Package was that the car could run 100mph in 100 Degree weather for one hour without overheating. I was riding with a CHP Sergeant one day and he kicked it up to 135 miles per hour and it was only roaring along at 5,100 rpm. You would run your fuel tank dry before it would overheat at 135 mph. When I graduated the police academy (1979/80) my first patrol car was a '73 Satellite. I've been a "Mopar Guy" ever since...
I sit down at lunch and watch Adam-12 just to see the damn cars! I just rescued a 71 W200 swepty love driving it but miss my 70 Satellite, 65 Cuda, and 68 440 Charger, bought all those in the late 70's for next to nothing...
randy109 My 1968 charger 440 could do 155mph. I didn’t mess with no cop cars. I love Colombo in the Rockford files and I respect the police. Keep it on the track.
1973 1/2 and newer Police Packages got the station wagon 9 1/4" rear, with station extra heavy duty rear springs. The 9 1/4" rear was bigger than the 8 3/4", but not quite as big as the 9 3/4" Dana 60, which would have reduced ground clearance. The 9 1/4" rear came out halfway into the 1973 model year. I saw them in Police Package cars through 1978, both B body and C body cars. They came in station wagons, taxi cabs and pick up trucks. The high performance cars through 1974 got the 8 3/4" rear end, except for 1973 and newer A body car, that got 8 1/4" rear ends.
Luv watching these old commercial from the 60s and 70s,wish I could go back,now I'm 60 years old,I do t now were the time has gone wish I could go back!I WOULD IN A HEARTbeat!!!
Hopefully you're still alive but yeah I'm 40 right now and I wish I could have been alive back then this new world is garbage and it's waiting to be eradicated.
'68 was Mopars best year. RoadRunner (GTX), SuperBee (R/T), Charger, all absolutely gorgeous cars. The best Dart.....and even my favorite year for the Swepty Power Wagon. Thank You, Mother Mopar!
My dad will be 66 this August he bought a 1970 blue 383 4 speed with air grabber hood road runner. He told me all the stories.....Awesome!!!! My favorite is the A12 road runner or the GTX. I was born in 75 wish I could of been around back then!!!
My first car was a B5 70 Superbee. I still remember the vin number. Also owned a 70 RR, 68 Charger R/T, 70 plum crazy Challenger SE. 3 Darts and 3 Dusters. Back then we thought they would be around forever. I could retire on the money those card would bring in today's market. But if I had them I wouldn't sell them. Still love those Mopars at 61 years old
Nice to see the cars & the tv commercials from the year I was born (1967). I like these old ads, simple & to the point without too much detsil as ads now days are.
I know that it must be very time consuming to put these video's together but hard core car guys like me sure do appreciate it! Buy the way my first car was a 1973 340 Roadrunner, I still have it. Would love to see an original commercial for it!
Randall Price I owned a 69 road runner it was a 340 & 4speed,yeah I know it came out with a 383 in it but I didn't get it New.Got it in 78 I think? Getting kinda old!!!!! I was 21 then!
In 1970, the required safety and sound requirements, called for locking steering, shoulder belts, headrests and additional exhaust resonators. This caused some cheaper features to be made to keep the price down. A molded plastic dashboard and glove box door, a plastic grill and the standard 1970 transmission in the Roadrunner was a three speed manual. Those were to counter the additional costs of the required features. 1969 didn't have quite as much trim as 1968, but had more gear ratio options, a cold air induction option, bucket seat option in the 1969 Roadrunner and the 1969 383 4-speed got special rear springs all its own, to help traction. The Roadrunner was so popular, that there was a shortage of the plain rubber floor covering, so some Roadrunners got upgraded carpeting.
Out of all the car made since cars were made...I prefer the cars from the 60's and early 70's....but the 1955 Chevy 210 2 door post is the coolest car ever in my opinion
This is a terrific collection! Thanks so much for posting. The Petula '68 GTX version I haven't seen since, well 1968! Petula won a Clio Award (the ad-industry equivalent of an Oscar) as Best Spokesperson in an Ad Campaign for her work for Plymouth. See my posting of the 1968 Full Line of Plymouths. Keep on posting such great stuff.
@@shimshonbendan8730 Yeah, me too. My number was #310 in 1967. Although I still went to college and got a 2-S deferment. Married in 1970 and then got a 4-A deferment.
I agree, I still have mine, 383, 4spd, tach, Air Grabber, Sure Grip, no PS or PB. Does have shoulder harness. no other options. It was built to burn rubber.
I wish I could go back and buy one of these beautys. A dark green 69 Roadrunner just like my sister had so I can go down the road hearing my horn. Beep Beep.
I owned a maroon 67 GTX,the car was absolutely fantastic. At 60 or so I could floor it and it would just Jump up to 80. Unbelievable!!! I'd give my eye teeth to go back to then
I get a kick how a 440 Six-Pack Roadrunnner eases around a clapped out Ford station wagon when it's got enough power to blow the Ford's doors off.......LOL!
bones007able I was curious too so, I looked it up. The ladies name who sang the “Plymouth Is Out To Win You Over This Year” slogan was Eydie Gomm’e. (1928 - 2013 ). She does sound just like Doris Day. motorcities.org/story-of-the-week/2017/plymouth-was-out-to-win-you-over-in-1967
bones007able ““Plymouth is out to win you over this year.” The campaign started on Jan. 4 1967 and was even touted by the great Bob Hope on TV and the Chrysler Theater along with radio host and singer Eydie Gorme “
@@RT440Dodge Could I please use a couple of your good quality Roadrunner commercials in a vintage Christmas broadcast project I'm working on? I have a few Mopars myself including a 68 Satellite Roadrunner clone my dad got me for Christmas/my birthday when I got my license over a decade ago. If you let me use them I would credit you with links in the description and I also have earnings turned off purposely so I won't be making anything from the project either. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you either way!
@@Impactjunky Yes, that would be fine. Send me the finished video or a link to it when you’re done. I’d like to see it. Merry Christmas & Happy New Yeat
Sitting dry, 40K miles +, gold metallic / white bench. Stored outside, upstate NY for decades. All emblems removed in and out when new. Straight but rusty exterior, bone dry structure. Under hood as new. Interior clean, no carpeting, rear shelf or dashpad. Ugly 68 new process bench 4 speed. # match trans, rear Dana, and 426 hemi. Mixed wheels, no caps. Steelies in a stack in trunk (right side). Mid 70s NY tags.....AU MINE . Paid $2500 in 78 winter, asked 50K in 2000 local, no one has ever looked at it. Still sits as no rush. Maybe get some new NY tags GOLRUSH.
@@anthonypsomas1183 so Sorry to tap out...have had a few portions of this video...actual Mopar ads, first in colors, on video tape...for decades...so did not expect replies...
