1969 Plymouth Road Runner Hemi

 

The 1969 model kept the same fundamental look yet with some slight changes, for example, tail lights and grille, side marker lights, discretionary can situates, and new Road Runner decals.

The Road Runner included a convertible alternative for 1969 with 2,128 droptop models delivered that year. All were 383 motor autos, aside from ten which were furnished with a 426 Hemi (six programmed and four 4-speed manual.) Six are known not. No 440 6-bbl convertibles were made in 1969.

An Air Grabber choice (N96 code) was presented for the current year.

It comprised of a fiberglass air channel get together dashed to the underside of the hood that joined with twin rectangular upward-confronting vents in the hood with orange vent screens. The fiberglass hood box had an "Air Grabber" sticker on the front. At the point when the hood was shut, an elastic seal fit over the expansive oval unsilenced air more clean. A decal with Wile E. Coyote saying "Coyote Duster" was reporting in real time cleaner top. The get together ducted air straightforwardly into the motor. The vents in the hood could be opened and shut by means of a lever under the dashboard marked "Carb Air."

In 1969, the 383 motor was the standard powerplant, and the 426 Hemi was the main motor choice accessible for the Road Runner until mid-year generation. The 383 was promoted as the "383 Road Runner" motor, which is likewise what the air cleaner read.

The (A12) 440 motor choice with three Holley 2-barrel carburetors was added to the lineup at mid-year. A few of the autos were kept running in Super Stock Eliminator race rivalries.

As signified on its fiberglass hood, Dodge promoted its three two-barrel setup as the "440 Six Pack" for the 1969 Super Bee. 440 6-bbl Road Runners had no wheel spreads or hubcaps, brandishing just the 15x6" "H" stamped steel dark wheels with chrome fasteners. It highlighted an organosol dark fiberglass lift-off hood with 4 hood pins and a vast useful hood scoop with a red sticker on every side saying "440 6BBL". The scoop fixed to the vast air breather. All autos had a Dana 60 back pivot with a 4.10 rigging proportion. Creation of the 440 6-bbl A12 choice Road Runner was around 1,432. The A12 alternative had a "M" as the fifth character in the VIN. The 440 motor was evaluated at 390 hp (291 kW) @ 4,700 rpm, and 490 pound-feet of torque @ 3200 rpm, the same torque as the Hemi however at a lower motor pace. This implied the 440 6bbl was about as quick as the 426 Hemi in the 1/4 mile, with its lighter motor and hood. This choice, alongside the 383 and the Hemi made Plymouth and Dodge furious contenders at the dragstrip. The Plymouth Road Runner was named Motor Trend "Auto of the Year" for 1969. Deals topped 84,000 that year.

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