1971 Plymouth Road Runner

Big Block

Automatic

RM23N1E101891

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1971 Plymouth Roadrunner 383 orig CA car - Real 'Butterscotch' car (EL5 - Bahama Yellow) - A/C 8 3/4 Rear end w/3:23 Sure-Grip, 727 Torqueflite transmission, Heavy Duty Suspension pkg w/front Sway bar, Power Steering, Power Disc front Brakes, Rallye dash, Hood-mounted turn signals, 3-vent Air Conditioning, EL5 Bahama Yellow paint (RARE!), Two-Tone Saddle Interior (RARE!). Fender tag reads as follows: R11 V21 26 END G33 H51 L31 M21 N41 N97 EL5 U A01 A04 A87 B51 EL5 H2T7 GT8 831 040849 E65 D32 RM23 N1E 101891 Very clean car just brought back from the West Coast, spent some time in Oregon, last registered in CA in 2009, still has CA plates on it. Very rare combination of Bahama Yellow paint (better known as 'Butterscotch') w/two tone saddle brown interior. It is a bench seat/column shift Roadrunner - however, I have for sale separately (not included in this auction, but pictured in last picture here) - a set of B-body bucket seats (need recovered)/rear seats near perfect (may want to dye them)/the 'hump' with slap stick base and linkage to make floor shift/floor shift console (just so happens to be in two-tone brown!).....I also have a 'buddy seat' if someone wanted to keep it column shift but make it a bucket seat car. So, make it buckets & slap stik - or buckets w/a buddy. Again, these are NOT included in the auction, but certainly will be available for sale separately. The original bench seat is in the Roadrunner and needing recovered - has seatcovers on right now. The rear seats have a tear in the base and tears in the top. The door panels are in pretty decent shape (great for a driver, not for restored). Carpet is fair, with some rips in the rear DR side footwell area. Dash is nice, unfortunately suffered a cut-out for the 1986 cassette player still there. Needs a headliner, but all bows are there. Frame, trunkpan & floor pans are near mint. Floorpans retain original Butterscotch paint - some areas of surface rust under the jute pad - NOT rotted! Trunk pan and extensions are solid as a rock - trunk retains original paint, a previous owner sprayed POR-15 only on the floor area - no repairs. Frame is solid, straight and dry - some areas have original paint areas and some have the original undercoating. The underneath is as clean as you would expect a CA car to be. The body is solid and has all original metal - very amateur spot repairs and amateur overall re-paint in what looks to be a Tan Gold Poly metallic, which is a few shades off of Bahama Yellow. The gold metallic in the paint really popped out in the photos I took with my cellphone - makes it look really gold in photos. Has a tan hue in person. There are plenty of soft door dings - (seen at an angle down the side of the car). This Roadrunner turns a lot of heads and you could probably label it the 10-15-20 footer car, but I am not sure what would be accurate. Make no mistakes about it, it should be redone at some point - very amateur body and paint. Solid canvas and prime for a professional to do it - or just DRIVE IT and enjoy! The bumpers will need re-chromed - they have lost most of their finish. The stainless trim is very nice and straight. The A/C is complete under hood - blower motor works, but there is no charge in the system. Date correct Big block motor starts right up without hesitation and sounds very good - appears to be stock except for Edelbrock intake and Holley carb. Trans shifts good. Brakes work pretty good. Exhaust leak at manifold collectors, but rest of the 'H' pipe exhaust is tight and solid with turn-downs at axle. No fluid leaks. However, before making any long trips or daily driving, I would suggest going through things as it has been off the road since 08/09. Rare 14" Weld Draglites in front, and 15" Draglite-style wheels in rear. Matching RWL tires all around - 245/60/15 rear, 235/60/14 fronts. Engine compartment is clean with some surface rust on underside of hood, the rest of the engine compartment is 'scotch-briteable'. Original 'pie-pan' Dual-snorkel air cleaner still there, original 'beep-beep' horn still there. Pretty good example of a complete and clean West coast car that is pretty honest and 'un-molested' except for the amateur body and paint work. The only things known missing are the wheel lip mouldings that the broadcast sheet says it came with, the original Rallye wheels, and the plastic door lock tops. Red top Optima battery. The best part is that the fender tag is still there, a near-mint Broadcast sheet (as well as the 2nd broadcast sheet, but that is in pieces), a body and paint spec sheet sheet from the factory that they tuck in the headliner. I'm sure I'm missing a lot of stuff, please feel free to ask intelligent questions. Please refrain from asking what's the lowest I will take without asking anything about the car - that is NOT the actions of a serious buyer. This is a great opportunity for someone who will give her a professional paint job and button-up the interior. This is much more than a starter car, but the reserve is set at starter car price point. Get a real Big-block Roadrunner from CA at a very reasonable price that you can drive and enjoy now and have a high dollar bird investment on the other side should you re-do it. Please understand this is an As-Is sale, I have done my best to describe things. Odometer shows 01,114 - I am positive it is rolled over at 101,114. I can send additional photos to SERIOUS bidders only. Good Luck bidding!