1969 Plymouth Roadrunner The Plymouth Road Runner was named Motor Trend Car of the Year for 1969 Plymouth paid $50,000 to Warner Bros.-Seven Arts to use the Road Runner name and likeness from their Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoons (as well as a beep, beep horn, which Plymouth paid $10,000 to develop) All Roadrunners were 383 cu in (6.3 L) engine cars, except for ten which were equipped with a 426 cu in (7.0 L) Hemi. The ROAD RUNNER 383 big block was rated at 335 bhp (340 PS; 250 kW) at 5200 rpm and 425 lb‹...ft (576 N‹...m) at 3400 rpm of torque. An Air Grabber option (N96 code) was introduced this year; it consisted of a fiberglass air duct assembly bolted to the underside of the hood that connected to twin rectangular upward-facing vents in the hood with rallye red vent screens. The fiberglass hood box had an Air Grabber sticker on the front. When the hood was closed, a rubber seal fitted over the large-oval unsilenced air cleaner. A decal with Wile E. Coyote saying Coyote Duster was on the air cleaner lid. The assembly ducted air directly into the engine. The vents in the hood could be opened and closed via a lever under the dashboard labeled Carb Air. The Road Runner added a convertible option for 1969. OUR VEHICLE This is one very rare 1 of 769 produced convertibles with the N96 Air Grabber option. This is a true original NUMBERS MATCHING 4 SPEED CAR and having a recent RESTORATION and beautifully repainted in its original SCORCH RED with new white Convertible top and matching white interior. Performance is enhanced with added Edelbrock carburetor still using the factory intake and exhaust. 4-Spd Big Block 383ci / 335hp / 425 lb-ft torque Air Grabber Power Steering Power Top NUMBERS MATCHING!!! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! IF you are about MOPAR this is a vehicle you need to check out before its gone! On display in our showroom Great Lakes Classic Cars 6 Upton Street Hilton,N.Y. 14468 (800)510-3797 We offer worldwide transportation