1969 Plymouth Road Runner

Owner: Thomas Kosky

Year: 1969

Make: Plymouth

Model: Roadrunner

In 1969 the Road Runner added a convertible option with 2,128 such models produced that year. All were 383 cu in (6.3 L) engine of which 797 were manufactured with 4 – speed manual transmissions.  Ten were equipped with the 426 cu in (7.0 L) Hemi.

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 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.

This 69 Plymouth Road Runner convertible is equipped with the 4 – speed manual transmission and the optional air grabber hood and is a numbers matching car with 58,000 original miles!