Talk:Plymouth Road Runner
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The photo on this page is quite possibly a Dodge Super Bee, the Roadrunner's sister. The headlight openings are slightly flared on the Super Bee, but not on the Roadrunner. The vertical stripe on the rear fenders is a common feature of Dodges of the period, not Plymouths. The Super Bee logo would be found on the stripe. The Roadrunner logo would appear on the doors, under the rear-view mirrors.
- Y'know, you're probably right. I'll go change it later and put it on the Super Bee page, and go find a Roadrunner to photograph. —Morven 18:23, 26 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Good guess on the helmet, Morven. You could be right. It still doesn't look like anything at all to me. RivGuySC 18:30, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- I think I've seen the helmet before, which helps. —Morven 08:31, Aug 14, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] 1971/1972
I had a '72 Satellite Sebring, which had the same body as the Roadrunner. I noticed that there were preshaped and punched mounts for hood pins under the hood, as well as prepunched holes in the underside of the hood. Also, the fenders were noticably flared, which left ample room for size 60 tires. I think this shows that Plymouth had the race track in mind when they designed the Satellite/Roadrunner. In fact, with the aero warriors recently crippled by NASCAR rules I think the 1971 Roadrunner, with it's aerodynamic shape and the above-mentioned features, was Plymouth's answer to NASCAR. I would like to put this in the article but I think other editors might think it clutters the article. Are there any objections? Rsduhamel 03:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Orange 1969 picture
Whatdya think? --matador300 21:21, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
Hipereal -DAMN is that car original? nice pic
[edit] Wile E. rules
I deleted "and 1976-80 Volare compact coupes" & "and 1980". The Volare was by no stretch of the imagination a musclecar. Also, I'm inclined to mention purists were insulted by the Road Runner name even being applied to it when introduced; I recall derision in the car mags at the time, but I can't cite one... Trekphiler 21:08, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
