1968 Plymouth Road Runner

Paul Ceasrine · 09-28-2011, 10:34 AM

Cheech,

This month's Muscle Car Review (October 2011) has a reprint
of Motor Trend Magazine (December 1967) general review of the
1968 Road Runner.

With comments from then Editor, Eric Dahlquist.
The editors took turns racing the car,,,,,,,,a Coupe with an
automatic transmission and 3.55 gears.

A Best E.T of 15.01 @ 93 MPH.

Only options, Magnum 500 steel wheels (14" x 5.5") and
rocker trim molding.

At first, they thought the marketing of the Road Runner name was
some kind of joke, but after testing the 383/335HP B-Body, they
were impressed with its performance.

Soon after, 'Car & Driver Magazine' labeled the car an 'Econo-Racer',
a $3000 'bare bones performance car'.

09-28-2011, 10:34 AM	#11
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Cheech, This month's Muscle Car Review (October 2011) has a reprint of Motor Trend Magazine (December 1967) general review of the 1968 Road Runner. With comments from then Editor, Eric Dahlquist. The editors took turns racing the car,,,,,,,,a Coupe with an automatic transmission and 3.55 gears. A Best E.T of 15.01 @ 93 MPH. Only options, Magnum 500 steel wheels (14" x 5.5") and rocker trim molding. At first, they thought the marketing of the Road Runner name was some kind of joke, but after testing the 383/335HP B-Body, they were impressed with its performance. Soon after, 'Car & Driver Magazine' labeled the car an 'Econo-Racer', a $3000 'bare bones performance car'. Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 09-28-2011 at 11:10 AM.