1971 Plymouth Roadrunner

Gateway Classic Cars Houston Showroom is proud to offer this gorgeous black 1971 Plymouth Road Runner Hardtop Coupe restomod (tribute). Originally introduced in 1968 as a budget-friendly muscle car the Road Runner quickly outsold the rest of the Mopar B-body cars by quite a substantial margin. The second generation arrived in 1970 with a new curvy fuselage body which buyers (and the automotive press) loved. The 1971 model year was the last year that either the legendary 426 CID Street Hemi or the 440 SixPack engines were available so its no wonder that when the restorer decided to turn what was originally a Satellite Sebring into something special he chose to tribute a 440+6 Road Runner. Equipped with the AirGrabber hood with its menacing graphics a 440+6 Road Runner could strike fear in the hearts of the GM and Ford muscle car owners when one lined up next to them. Under the hood the big 440s temperature is kept in check by a massive aluminum radiator with its Derale twin electric fan setup and it has been enhanced with a set of coated Hedman headers that funnel the exhaust gases into the well-engineered custom dual exhaust setup. The 440 is backed by a decidedly non-original Keisler Engineering A41 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. Keisler custom-modifies a GM 4L60E transmission to handle the big block Mopar power and provides a complete installation kit to enable the swap (in this case a 2400RPM stall converter custom bell housing tail housing customized shifter reluctor and speedometer gear assembly bellhousing hardware kit and crossmember suitable for the fitment). This super bird has been lovingly restored and sports an amazingly nice black paint job with silver b-pillar graphics which are nicely complemented by the chromed 20 Foose aluminum wheels adding even more visual pop. Performance-oriented radials dramatically improve the handling vs. its 1971-issue bias ply tires; and the power 4-wheel disc brake setup significantly improve its stopping prowess. Inside one will find even more enhancements including cold R134a air conditioning a custom white marble finish dash custom console with AM/FM/XM/CD head unit leather seating power mirrors power front seats and power windows which were definitely NOT the kind of mods that buyers of the Road Runners were clamoring for in the muscle car years (but are most certainly appreciated by them now)! This 1971 Road Runner (tribute) is ready for its next driver - so dont miss out on this brilliant example of a well-executed vintage American muscle car.