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Russ69Runner

Russ69Runner

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Hello every one. It is sure fun to drive the runner and go to car show's. Have a nice trophy collection going. Just finished the air grabber install. Really like the way it looks. Should add some extra points when at the car show. I hope so. It beats working on it and being able to just enjoy the fruits of your labor. Have to act like a hard dog when out so people won't beat the hell out of it with there truck and car doors. One car pulled up and all the doors flew open and kids jumped out with no regards to other vehicle around. Hope every one is enjoying there cars and getting to the car shows. Hope you all win and fill up your trophy case. All so enjoy talking to other restored cars and swapping lies.lol.
 
My trophy’s include long black lines on the road, and the smell of 110 racing fuel. I don’t go to shows unless it’s for a worthy cause, but I like to go to cruise-ins, just for the fun of it. I don’t wash my car, it kind of adds to the survivor look. Truth is, I just like to drive it, beat in it, and I really love the mechanical mayhem of a 4 speed and manual steering and brakes. I’ve always liked machinery, just something about a combination of parts put together to do a job. I hear a lot of people tell me not to touch a thing, they’re only original once. I wish it didn’t have rust, but I’m done doing restorations, and am rather fond of preservations, so I have no plans to do more to the car. Unless I come across a lot of money, at which time I would seek out “Crafty B” , or Mefford to repair the rust and just leave as much of the original paint as possible.

I love playing with cars, and opening the secrets of a car that’s lived a long life. It’s just in my nature

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1968 man said:
I have a 70 also looks very similar to yours

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Beautiful car. I love the 70, when I was a kid my dad brought home his new car, and we were instantly hooked. Everybody in our neighborhood came over to see it, it was a one of a kind beast. There was just something magical about that car. It ran a best of 12:30 @109 right off the truck. Beauty and a Beast!

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Is your car a B7 in color?
I think I asked you before about the interior. I’m putting the new interior in mine and I’m not sure I have the right color of carpet. Some say dark blue and some say light blue.
The carpet was removed when I used to drink a lot of beer. Now I no longer drink, I can’t remember. lol
 
1968 man said:
Is your car a B7 in color?
I think I asked you before about the interior. I’m putting the new interior in mine and I’m not sure I have the right color of carpet. Some say dark blue and some say light blue.
The carpet was removed when I used to drink a lot of beer. Now I no longer drink, I can’t remember. lol
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My car is B5. My carpet was black because I have the black with silver accents interior
 
Back in October 1968, after seeing the adds for the 69 Road Runner, I decided I had to have one. I looked at a used 68 with a HEMI and passed on it figuring it likely had a rough one year life of racing. Went to the only Chrysler Dodge Plymouth dealership in San Diego at the time and upon my arrival an auto carrier with a load of new 69 Road Runners had just pulled in. I told the sales guy I had already decided which one I would buy, while it was still on the truck. Once all the cars were on the ground I immediately inspected the car. It was a solid Ivy Green top to bottom… no extra black racing decals on the hood and no vinyl top. It had the decor package that included upgraded interior, longitudinal white stripes along the sides, magnum 500 wheels with redline tires, high performance rear gears, four speed and power nothing… no power steering or brakes, no AC and just a plain am radio. About mid 69 a friend took the heads and did a three angle valve job , added extreme springs with chromoly push rods and off the shelf set of Hooker headers. The result was an ET from 14.00 to 12.70. Sold the car in late 71 due to new laws that make it difficult to operate that car. Fast forward to today and I have a69 Road Runner that pretty much looks like my original

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