70 road runner ad car ***NOW WITH EVEN MORE PICS*** 4-5-09

[C_stripes]

Here is a pic of the 70 road runner ad car.

[Ghoste]

Do you have more?

[6pkrunner]

Neat. Here she is in her glory days.



And this one was supposed to be originally white and airbrushed over.

[41husk]

Do you now own this car?

[41husk]

Sweet project!  Cool history

[C_stripes]

If anybody has any info on the history of this car.  Can you please help us?  Anybody know who was doing the photography or anything for chrysler back in the late 60's??  If anyone can help.  I know its you guys and gals.

[TiMopar]

Roger Wilson of the 70 GTX Registry has some info on the car. It was apparently on e-bay awhile back needing resto...

[C_stripes]

This car has never been on Ebay. I know that for a fact

[69bronzeT5]

Well I decoded the fender tag.

E87    440-6 Barrel High Preformance
D34    TorqueFlite Automatic Transmission
FY1    Top Banana / Lemon Twist
P       Premium
S       Leather Bucket Seats
X       Black
EW1  Upper Door Frame: White / Alpine White
V1X   Full Vinyl Top - Black
V21   Performance Hood Treatment
N96   High Altitude Emission
L31    Hood / Fender Mount Turn Signal
C16    Console w/ Buckets

[69bronzeT5]

Wow



440-6 automatic...how many made: 433

[C_stripes]

Well I decoded the fender tag.

E87    440-6 Barrel High Preformance
D34    TorqueFlite Automatic Transmission
FY1    Top Banana / Lemon Twist
P       Premium
S       Leather Bucket Seats
X       Black
EW1  Upper Door Frame: White / Alpine White
V1X   Full Vinyl Top - Black
V21   Performance Hood Treatment
N96   High Altitude Emission
L31    Hood / Fender Mount Turn Signal
C16    Console w/ Buckets

N96=Air Grabber hood

[hemi68charger]

Cool...
Wonder why D34 and not D32?

Troy

[69bronzeT5]

"Dale Mathews wrote: "The blue 70 Road Runner was original white car [shown above] and is the 1970 Pilot car, a Hemi, the first 1970 Road Runner made, and believed to be the car in the press release photo for the 1970 Road Runner as well as the car used in Rapid Transit advertisements in 1970."



Heres the car that is "shown above"

[69bronzeT5]

And heres the Rapid Transit poster

[C_stripes]

Hey Cody,  Thanks for the info.  I did fix the fender tag info though, Here it is,
E87 440-6 Barrel High Preformance
D34 TorqueFlite Automatic Transmission
RM21 R = Plymouth Road Runner
M = Medium
21 = 2 Door Coupe
VOG V = 440 390HP 3-2BBL 8 CYL
0 = 1970
G = St. Louis, MO, USA
100023 Sequence Number '100023'
FY1 Paint Code: Top Banana / Lemon Twist
PSXW Trim Grade/Style/Color
P = Premium
S = Leather Bucket Seats
X = Black
EW1 Upper Door Frame: White / Alpine White
801 Date Built: 8 / 01 / 1969
M04109 Order Number: M04109
V1X Roof Type OR Color:  Full Vinyl Top - Black
V21 Performance Hood Treatment
N96 Fresh Air Hood
L31 Hood / Fender Mount Turn Signal
C16 Console w/ Buckets

[C_stripes]

Sorry,  I typed in "G". I ment "A".   
Here is the car as found

Jeremy

[69bronzeT5]

No prob Jeremy...whats she looking like these days?

[C_stripes]

like this,

Jeremy

[69bronzeT5]

Wow, looking great man!!! Do you own it?

[C_stripes]

Here is a better pic of as found and I will post other misc. pics of the car.

Jeremy

[C_stripes]

LoL,  I wish, No, But I am good Friends with owner and have helped with lots of the work on it and tracking down info. Also lots of the parts going back on it are from me. I want a 70 Bee. Not a runner.

Jeremy

[C_stripes]

Note the Sublime

[C_stripes]

the pickup

[69bronzeT5]

hmmm, I wonder why it has sublime on it 

[69bronzeT5]

Poor Bee...where did it end up??