1969 Plymouth Road Runner. Wes Eisenschenk

      

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      ISBN 978-1-61325-402-8

      Item No. CT580

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      Written, edited, and designed in the U.S.A.

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       Front Cover:

       Bahama Yellow owed its roots to Porsche. After initially being offered locally in the Los Angeles district, it was picked up by Chrysler and made available as a mid-year color option.

       Frontispiece:

       11.2 percent of hardtop Road Runners built in 1969 came with the A14 Plymouth Spring Special package. The Magnum 500s have been added for personal taste as these cars came on Road Wheels. (Rick Pawlenty Photo)

       Title Page:

      Plymouth ran this ad in a multitude of magazines announcing that the Road Runner was the Motor Trend Car of the Year. (Dodge, Plymouth, and the AMC design are registered trademarks of FCA US LLC. & LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. [S16])

       Table of Contents Page:

       Akin to the start of a Grand Prix race, students bolt off in opposite directions to begin troubleshooting their ailing 1969 Road Runners. (Dodge, Plymouth and the AMC design are registered trademarks of FCA US LLC)

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973 and 1974

1975

1976 and Beyond

CHAPTER 2: DESIGNS AND CONCEPTS

The Players

Saturday Morning Cartoons?

Lamancha . . . What?

Warner Brothers

Beep-Beep

383 Road Runner Engine

The Death of the Road Runner . . . Almost

Success!