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1970 Road Runner Superbird

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1970 Road Runner Superbird

The classic Road Runner is a high power, low budget priced muscle car with a lightweight body and strong engine. But what we are going to talk about are the similarities between the 1970 Road Runner and Super Bees.

A Few Similarities

The 1970 Road Runners and Super Bees both gained a new grille. The Plymouth grille was shared with Belvedere and was both moderately aggressive and neat. The more complex Super Bee front end had a twin-loop design. Whether due to the looks, changing times, or the cheaper-but-still-potent Plymouth Duster 340, sales of the Road Runner fell lower than they had been in 1968, to 43,404. The 70’s Road Runner saw a change in the hood design. The remote controlled Air Grabber hood was added, and with the push of a button, found in the passenger compartment, you could have yourself a scoop or a normal hood.

Dale Mathews wrote: “The blue 70 Road Runner was original white car and is the 1970 Pilot car, a Hemi, the first 1970 Road Runner made, and believed to be the car in the press release photo for the 1970 Road Runner as well as the car used in Rapid Transit advertisements in 1970. The wagon is a 1961 Plymouth bought from original 87-year-old owner in 2000 and is powered now by a 413 long ram.”

In the same year, the Plymouth Road Runner Superbird was introduced. It had a slippery shape, largely due to wind tunnel design. It was inevitable that when Dodge had developed their Charger Daytona for NASCAR speedways, that Plymouth would demand their own, for the same purpose. The Plymouth was somewhat more challenging due to the original shape of the car. The top speed of these cars, equipped with either a 440 or 426 Hemi engine, was to be over 150 mph and over 180 mph with minor modifications. Chrysler itself set a record of over 200 mph.

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These were only a few similarities of these classic cars. Anyone can appreciate a classic car and all of the nostalgia it offers. A great buy, of any kind of vehicle, makes all the difference. Our staff at Williams Group Auto is here to offer you the best at a reasonable price. If you are in the market for a used car in Abilene, come by and see us or visit our website and have a look at all that we have to offer, www.williamsgroupauto.com.

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