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| | | 1969 Plymouth Road Runner MO-5 465 |
Here's the story behind this print:
There’s been a debate for decades over who came up with the idea for the Road Runner. Automotive journalist Brock Yates claims that he was having a conversation with some of his pals inside the design group at Plymouth and suggested a goosed-up version of the Plymouth GTX, which was a dressed up version of the Plymouth Satellite.
However, Plymouth product planner, Joe Sturm claims that he received a phone call from a the Plymouth sales division suggestion that they look into the possibility of offering a totally stripped down Satellite loaded with every performance part they could put on to the car - including, no rear seats, no carpet, no trim, radio, heater, etc.
Strum felt that such a car would have too narrow an appeal to buyers. However, a similar theme, but with limited frills and maximum performance hardware, all offered at the reasonable price of around $3,000, and capable of doing 100 mph in the quarter-mile would have a lot of appeal for the street scene buyers. Thus, the Road Runner was born.
Who's head the idea fell out of isn't really important. The Road Runner fit the bill and filled the gap between the expensive muscle cars and regular cars. For not much more the the price of a Satellite model, Mr. Customer could have a Road Runner with a stout 383 engine, heavy-duty suspension, fat tires on rally-wheels, and one of the coolest names of the ‘60s, the “Road Runner.” Finally, younger, Mopar fans could buy a very cool genuine muscle car without all the extra frills but with most of the thrills. The car even had a special horn that sounded like the Wiley Coyote cartoon character.
Of course a set of headers and glass packs definitely helped the cause.
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