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Plymouth Roadrunner
The Plymouth Road Runner was a no-frills muscle car built by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States between 1968 and 1980. In 1968, the first muscle cars were, in the opinion of many, moving away from their roots as relatively cheap, fast cars as they gained options. Although Plymouth already had a performance car in the GTX, designers decided to go back to the drawing board and reincarnate the original muscle car concept. Plymouth wanted a car able to run 14-second times in the quarter mile (402 m) and sell for less than US$3000. Both goals were met, and the low-cost muscle car hit the street. The success of the Road Runner would far outpace the upscale and lower volume GTX, with which it was often confused.
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Covercraft Universal Pet Pad for Bucket Seat, Red |
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The Single Bucket Seat Pet Pad is made from heavy-duty quilted material to protect seats and provide a comfortable pad for pets. Universal fit for a single bucket seat, pet pads are constructed from rip-stop nylon backing, quilted to heavy denier waterproof, PVC backed polyester... |
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Covercraft Universal Pet Pad for Bucket Seat, Coal |
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Pet Pad Universal Bucket Seat Approx. 48 in. High x 29 in. Wide Coal Easy To Keep Clean Rip-Stop Nylon Backing Heavy-Duty Quilted Material Double-Needle Sewn Protect Seats Waterproof Comfortable Pad For Pets Hose It and Hang Dry |
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PLYMOUTH ROADRUNNER PARKING muscle sign |
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PLYMOUTH ROADRUNNER PARKING ONLY SIGN. A BRAND NEW sign!! Made of thick aluminum and tough vinyl lettering and graphics. This sign is 12in. wide and 18in. tall - the same size as official signs. This is a novelty sign made like an official sign... |
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Optima 34/78 YellowTop 870A 12V Extreme Vibration Resistant BatteryReviewsI bought eight of the Optima yellow top batteries for house batteries in a sailboat for the convenience of AGM, no fill, no spill, etc. These batteries are charged by a state of the art 4 stage regulator, plus solar panels on a microprocessor charge controller. The batteries are all in one bank and charged/discharged equally and never below 85%. In other words they are pampered. Now the bad, one battery failed within a week of installation. It started gassing and heating up even under a light charge. After about a year another one developed an internal short and its voltage dropped to around 8V. It was easy to detect by just touching the top. It was warmer than the rest. Six months after that, two more developed internal shorts with the same symptoms. These batteries are over rated. It appears that the build quality from battery varies widely. I will never buy another one. I was hesitant to buy this because of all the reviews saying the battery was poorly packaged and would arrive damaged. Knowing Amazon has a good returns policy, I took the chance and ordered it. I'm in NY and the battery was shipped by truck cross country (I watched the tracking updates). It took about a week for it to arrive. When I finally received it, I realized I was lucky. The battery was in good condition with no breaks or scratches on it. At the same time, it came in a simple cardboard box with some cushioning on top, but nothing on the bottom. This is a very heavy item and it's very easy to visualize the bottom of the battery getting damaged during a long truck ride as there is no protection whatsoever between the bottom of the battery and the 1/4 inch cardboard box it comes in. I don't get it, sometimes they go overboard & package the most trivial of items in styrofoam and bubble wrap, and with this 50lb. item it's basically just covered in 1/4 inch of cardboard. The battery itself seems fine- ...started my car up fine (although I can't comment on it over the long term just yet). I decided to order this battery through Amazon since it was about $50 cheaper than local retailers. Since I've never purchased a car battery online, I called Amazon and Optima to ask how a warranty claim would work when the battery was purchased through Amazon. The people I spoke with gave me some very surprising information, which I thought I'd share with you: 1. Amazon only accepts returns for up to 30 days after the item was purchased. After 30 days, the customer will be referred to the manufacturer of the item. 2. Optima refers all online purchases back to the original retailer. The full warranty cannot be honored through Optima unless the battery was purchased from one of Optima's authorized online retailers. The authorized retailers are shown on Optima's site; Amazon is not one of them. 3. Optima is unable to honor any warranty for batteries purchased through Amazon because Optima is unaware of the condition of the batteries, the shipping procedures, how long the batteries have been in a warehouse, etc. The Optima Yellow Top series are arguably some of the best auto batteries currently on the market, but the money saved by buying from Amazon clearly isn't worth the almost nonexistent warranty. I bought this car battery to replace a old worn out battery. I decided to use a less powered battery because I live in the west cost bay area.but what I didn't realize is the battery wasn't a direct fit .I had to cut and modify the holder that came with the battery. kinda hokey but it all works good after 2 months no problems. Everything I had hoped for in a car battery.. strong cold cranking amps and a huge reserve capacity. My lights don't dim anymore when the bass on my stereo hits hard or when the AC is running. This is in a 97 volkswagen vr6. Had a redtop before but it finally crapped out after about 7 years and way too many discharges. Big thumbs up for any optima battery. Average Rating: |
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The Optima 34/78 YellowTop is a 870A 12V Extreme Vibration Resistant Battery. The battery uses OPTIMA SPIRALCELL Technology. The cells are tightly compressed into supportive chambers, giving OPTIMA battery over 15 times more vibration resistance than traditional battery... |
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Wagner 1157 S-8 Bulb 1 Signal/Stop - Pack of 10 |
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Federal-Mogul manufactures Wagner miniature lamps with a continuous coil that resists shock and vibration, extending service life. This design also improves candlepower consistency. In addition, Wagner uses high-temperature gas so the lamps can be used in the hottest-running applications. |
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Wagner MX84 ThermoQuiet Semi Metallic Disc Brake Pad Set |
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WAGNER |
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American MuscleCar: Dodge Dart GTS/Plymouth RoadrunnerReviewssince I enjoy old cars-watching this dvd was the best-I will purchase other dvd's in the near future-Thanks The Dart was a damn good car. It really was. It was a beautiful streamlined Chrylser that was light and lithe; it had a slant 6 engine and had a good track record on the road. This film treats readers to the history of some really cool Chryslers like the Dart and its sister, the Plymouth Valiant and cousin, the Plymouth Roadrunner. Viewers will no doubt see just what a damn good car that Dart really was! Average Rating: |
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No Description Available.Genre: DocumentaryRating: NRRelease Date: 25-JUL-2006Media Type: DVD |
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Classic Plymouth & Pontiac Ads & Promos DVD: Featuring The 1955 Pontiac Star Chief & the '37 Line of Plymouth's. Plymouth & Pontiac Automobile & Car History Films. |
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This is a collection of one Pontiac automobile promotional advertisement and one Plymouth automobile promotional advertisement. Table Of Contents: (1) Pontiac Styling (1955) - Silent promo featuring the 1955 Pontiac Star Chief - 9 Minutes (2) Sailing Along (1937) - Great Plymouth advertisement about the record of Plymouth automobile growth - 11 Minutes |
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Hopkins 46365 Short Proof Power ConverterReviewsIt worked great! Amazon had the lowest price anywhere and included shipping. I went to all other local auto parts stores and they all had to order it and wanted more money. Unit was easy to install and seems to work fine. I used this on my Harley Road KIng. I originally bought high priced components from a motorcycle specific store for my trailer connection. Those cost over $150 and burnt out within a short time. This Hoppy unit was much cheaper, easier to install and looks much more rugged. Working great so far and I am very impressed with Amazon. Great buy! This Hoppy tail light converter is the Heavy Duty "short proof" model. I burnt out 2 of the light duty ones before I spent the bucks for this HD one. I could have saved a o lot of money if I had went with it first. Plus I was able to purchase it on Amazon at a much lower price than I could anywhere else. Like [........] cheaper. I will now always check Amazon.com on everything!! This is the unit that you want. I had to replace the trailer adapter that came with our Subaru Forester. The lights on the trailer were acting really strange. It seems that when one of the tail lights burned out it took the electrical adapter with it. The Hopkins 46365 is short proof, was easy to install, and works great. This is the unit that you want to convert separate brake and directional signals to a single bulb system. Moderate experience installation. All parts included for installation. Most time spent running red power wire under carpeting to engine compartment. No need to change flasher with or w/o trailer lights plugged in. This is a splice it yourself kit, you have to know which wires to splice into, so you'll need to know your wiring harness. Install was easy for me because I was replacing a burned out converter that was plug and play. The wires on the old converter were marked, so I just wired right up to those. The directions suck (hence 4 stars instead of 5) The hardest part is getting a feed up to the battery, as this has it's own VBATT circuit to prevent burning out your car's lighting circuits. Just takes some time working your way along the floor trim and finding a hole in the firewall. I've had too many problems with shorts on trailers taking out cheapo converters, so I figured it was worth the extra dough. So far, I'm satisfied. Installed on a 2000 Jeep Cherokee. Average Rating: |
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SHORT PROOF POWER CONERTR |
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ArmorMark 15535 V-Belt |
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ArmorMark automotive belts are constructed of superior quality materials to provide long lasting and reliable performance for today's most demanding vehicles. |
1968 to 1970
Paying $50,000 to Warner Brothers to use the name and likeness of their Road Runner cartoon character (as well as a "meep, meep" horn, which Plymouth paid $10,000 to develop), and using the Chrysler B platform as a base (the same as the Belvedere, Satellite, and GTX), Plymouth set out to build a back-to-basics muscle car. Everything essential to performance and handling was beefed-up and improved; everything nonessential was left out. The interior was spartan, lacking even carpets in early models, and few options were available. A floor-mounted shifter featured only a rubber boot and no console so that a bench seat could be used. The earliest of the 1968 models were available only as 2-door coupes (with a centerpost between the front and rear windows), but later in the model year a 2-door "hardtop" model (sans centerpost) was offered. The Road Runner of 1968-1970 was based on the Belvedere, while the GTX was based on the Satellite, a car with higher level trim and slight differences in the grilles and taillights.
Plymouth dealers gave away this promotional windbreaker in 1970. The "heart with an arrowhead at bottom" design was part of Plymouth's ad campaign that year. The Road Runner is holding a helmet with the same symbol on it.
The standard engine was a 383 CID (6.3 L) Roadrunner V8 rated at 335 bhp (250 kW) and 425 lb·ft (576 N·m) of torque. For an extra $714, Plymouth would install a 426 CID Hemi rated at 425 bhp (317 kW) and 490 lb·ft (664 N·m) of torque. Combined with low weight, the 6-passenger Road Runner could run the 1/4 mile in 13.5 seconds at 105 mph (169 km/h). It would prove to be one of the best engines of the muscle car era, and the Road Runner one of the best platforms to utilize it. Plymouth expected to sell about 2,000 units in 1968; actual sales numbered around 45,000. (It should also be noted Dodge debuted the Road Runner's cousin, the Super Bee, that same year.)
The 1969 model kept the same basic look and was slightly changed cosmetically (i.e. rear tail lights, optional bucket seats, new Road Runner decals). The Road Runner added a convertible option for 1969 with 2128 droptop models produced that year, and only ten with the Hemi (j code). Six of those Hemi convertibles were automatics, and only 4 four speed cars. Three are known to exist.
An "Air Grabber" option (N96 code) was introduced this year; it consisted of an air duct assembly bolted to the underside of the hood that connected to twin rectangular upward-facing scoops in the hood. When the hood was closed, a rubber seal fitted over a large oval unsilenced air cleaner assembly that ducted air directly into the engine. The scoops in the hood could be opened and closed via a lever under the dashboard.
While the 383 engine remained the standard powerplant, a 440 CID engine with three two-barrel carburetors, known as the 440 6bbl, was added to the lineup at mid-year to qualify the engine for the Super Stock drag racing class. Dodge marketed its three two-barrel setup as the 440 Six Pack on Super Bee models and this familiar moniker is often mistakenly associated with Plymouths. 440 6bbl Road Runners had no wheel covers or hubcaps, had flat black H wheels, and a organisol black lift-off fiberglass hood with functional hood scoop. Its 440 engine produced 390 hp (291 kW) and 490 lb·ft (664 N·m) of torque at 3200 rpm, very similar numbers to the Hemi and at a lower engine speed. This meant the cheaper 440 6bbl was nearly as fast as the 426 Hemi, at least up to highway speeds. This option, along with the economical yet fast 383 and the outrageously fast Hemi helped propel Plymouth, and corporate sibling Dodge, to the top of the dragstrip echelon. This model of Road runner and Super Bee had a Code M as the fifth character in the VIN and was also known as the A12 model.
The Road Runner was named Motor Trend Car of the Year for 1969. Sales almost doubled to 82,109.
1970 brought new front and rear end looks to the basic 1968 body, and it would prove to be another success. The design and functionality of the Air Grabber option was changed this year to increase both efficiency and the intimidation factor. A switch below the dash actuated a vacuum servo to slowly raise the forward-facing scoop, exposing sharklike teeth on either side. "High Impact" colors, like In-Violet, Moulin Rouge, Vitamin C, were options available for that year. The 1970 Road Runner and GTX continued to be attractive and popular cars. The engine lineup was left unchanged. This was to be the second and last year of the road runner convertible, with only 834 made. These cars are considered more valuable then the 1969 version due to a better dash, high impact colors and more options.
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