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PhotosGuy
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 08:57
"Retractable Ralph's" '68 Plymouth RoadRunner 383 is numbers matching, except for the aftermarket hood & '72 wheels. "Retractable" because he's the guy that that wrote the manual on the retractable hard tops.

It has an auto trans & 3.91 Sure Grip rear end. It now has 107,000 miles on it & he puts on about 4,000 a year in the 6 years he's had it.
It's an early production model which all came with the black Road Runner decal (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=4200553#post4200553) & the true "Meep! Meep!" horn.

Finally, someone who knows how fast it is! :D 13.80 sec @ 101mph in the quarter. That sounds about right to me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Temporary%20Cars%2007/68-Plymouth-RoadRunner-383-Ralph-6.jpg?t=1193449603

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Temporary%20Cars%2007/68-Plymouth-RoadRunner-383-Ralph-3.jpg?t=1193449643

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Temporary%20Cars%2007/68-Plymouth-RoadRunner-383-Ralph-5.jpg?t=1193449665

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the_incubus
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 12:03
Oh very nice. My dad has a 1970 Plymouth satellite all matching numbers that we are considering (at this very moment actually) turning into a roadrunner clone or maybe selling it and getting a roadrunner. I have to take some pics of it. Nice job Frank.
PhotosGuy
27th of October 2007 (Sat), 16:06
My dad has a 1970 Plymouth satellite all matching numbers 318cid? Not positive, but a matching numbers Satellite might be worth more to a purist, so you could save the "upgrade" costs & have money left over to buy a RR clone. I've seen some nice ones here for $20K-30K. http://southernmotors.com/chrysler.asp
marie
29th of October 2007 (Mon), 08:36
beautiful car and shots
love # 5 especially and the colour of the car Frank
PhotosGuy
31st of October 2007 (Wed), 21:06
Thanks again, Marie. 1968 was a great year for cars!