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Don Morris · 09-21-2011, 01:07 AM

After a 3 year stint with a '70 429 SCJ Torino, and with cash burning burning a hole in my pocket, I bought a '68 Hemi RR off a used car lot in Denver in '74. That thing ran so bad, it would hardly rev up. Needless to say, I was a bit dissapointed. Soon enough though, I started learning about tuning on a hemi. It was such a kick to drive. You just wanted to put your foot in it all the time. Turns out someone had installed 4.89 (4.88?) gears in it. No wonder it thrilled.

One of the most memorable times on the street was a Boss 429 that took three beatings one evening, before he resigned himself to the fact that he did not have the beans to beat the Hemi.

At the risk of embarrassment though, I must admit I got beat pretty badly by a very stock appearing '701/2 Z28 on another occasion. I suspect that he was not sporting a 350. All I saw was his tailights as he kept pulling away. Ouch!

I later turned that car into my first Stock Eliminator ride in about 1976.

That's my Road Runner story.

09-21-2011, 01:07 AM	#3
Don Morris Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 39 Likes: 5 Liked 69 Times in 9 Posts	Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner After a 3 year stint with a '70 429 SCJ Torino, and with cash burning burning a hole in my pocket, I bought a '68 Hemi RR off a used car lot in Denver in '74. That thing ran so bad, it would hardly rev up. Needless to say, I was a bit dissapointed. Soon enough though, I started learning about tuning on a hemi. It was such a kick to drive. You just wanted to put your foot in it all the time. Turns out someone had installed 4.89 (4.88?) gears in it. No wonder it thrilled. One of the most memorable times on the street was a Boss 429 that took three beatings one evening, before he resigned himself to the fact that he did not have the beans to beat the Hemi. At the risk of embarrassment though, I must admit I got beat pretty badly by a very stock appearing '701/2 Z28 on another occasion. I suspect that he was not sporting a 350. All I saw was his tailights as he kept pulling away. Ouch! I later turned that car into my first Stock Eliminator ride in about 1976. That's my Road Runner story.