The nicest Volare RR ever up on Ebay

[JB400]

The only way anything is really worth anything is if someone else is willing to pay for it.  If someone is willing to pay $20k for this car, $45k on that jalopy on 2 threads now,or $500k on a hemi cuda convertible, than it's safe to assume that is what they're worth.   I'll just laugh at you and think your nuts.

[HPP]

I've seen very nice Super Coupes or Kit Cars in the $12-15k range. These are certainly more rare than the Road Runner, but they were not finished as nicely as this one. I would love to have this car, but I probably wouldn't pay more than $12k for it. Yes, ultimately if someone wants it bad enough, they find a way. I suspect that it will not sell and we'll see it relisted in 30 days at a sligthly lower price. At this time, only the seller knows their bottom line. Maybe its $15k, maybe its $18k. If anything, Ebay has shown that there are lots of sellers out there that are dreamers. At this point, this may be one of them, but we don't know.

[PocketThunder]

Is that hose painted blue from the water pump to the intake?  Was it that way from the factory?  If not why would they paint the hose?   

[Ghoste]

It's definitely blue.  It very well could be one that was installed prior to paint, they did try to dress them as much as possible.

[JB400]

It would be just one less item that they'd have to put on in the final assembly line.  That's why they had the engine guys put it on and painted it when they painted the whole engine.

[71ChallengeHer]

No market for these cars even in parts. Brother has had a NOS trunk floor and wheel houses for sale off and on for years along with other volare/aspen NOS metal. No buyers. Only thing that sold quick was a grill NIB and the road runner flare stuff.

I wish I still had my '78 Aspen R/T yet. But talk to Jackie's daughter Shelby. She owns a '78 Super Coupe that needs restoring

I wish we could buy the parts. But if he still has them when Shelby's out of college and has a good job. That's when she is gonna start on it. So we'll keep this in mind.

[charger_fan_4ever]

No market for these cars even in parts. Brother has had a NOS trunk floor and wheel houses for sale off and on for years along with other volare/aspen NOS metal. No buyers. Only thing that sold quick was a grill NIB and the road runner flare stuff.

I wish I still had my '78 Aspen R/T yet. But talk to Jackie's daughter Shelby. She owns a '78 Super Coupe that needs restoring

I wish we could buy the parts. But if he still has them when Shelby's out of college and has a good job. That's when she is gonna start on it. So we'll keep this in mind.

Doubt they are going anywhere soon. He stopped advertising them.

[GOTWING]

sorry, the nicest one i have ever seen was for sale by RK motors in Charlotte a while back, it was a spitfire orange front runner, it was done to the level of a hemi cuda! it made this one look like a beater.

[TUFCAT]

That's correct! The water pump bypass hose was painted blue on 318's back then. I know because we had one. 

[HPP]

Road Runner and R/T flare kits are being reproduced now days.  I'm not sure if F body performance models were tracked by VIN  like earlier performance models, but it is possible to dress up any old F body to look like a performance model.

Drop a 408 inch small block in em and swap out ther rear and they can be as quick and fast as the preferred 66-72 model year cars.

[JB400]

Road Runner and R/T flare kits are being reproduced now days.  I'm not sure if F body performance models were tracked by VIN  like earlier performance models, but it is possible to dress up any old F body to look like a performance model.

Drop a 408 inch small block in em and swap out ther rear and they can be as quick and fast as the preferred 66-72 model year cars.

Leave off the body kits and still put in the 408= sleeper. Who'd expect a Mirada or a later bird or even a Magnum that'd leave some rubber behind?

[Ghoste]

Its too bad Chrysler wasn't in better shape at the time so that they could do proper development on these things.  Between that and the abysmal quality control they really hurt what should have been a great vehicle.

[nh_mopar_fan]

If it was worth all of $20K, it's a steal now at $18k. 

[Ghoste]

Perhaps it is.  But he will still have to be patient just as I said before.

[hatersaurusrex]

sorry, the nicest one i have ever seen was for sale by RK motors in Charlotte a while back, it was a spitfire orange front runner, it was done to the level of a hemi cuda! it made this one look like a beater.

Pics or it didnt happen

[richRTSE]

sorry, the nicest one i have ever seen was for sale by RK motors in Charlotte a while back, it was a spitfire orange front runner, it was done to the level of a hemi cuda! it made this one look like a beater.

Pics or it didnt happen

http://rkmotorscharlotte.com/sales/inventory/sold/1977-Plymouth-Volare-Road-Runner/131876#!/

[richRTSE]

[Ghoste]

It does look nice but almost too nice you know?  Like a retouched photo.  Not accusing just saying thats how nice the pic looks.

[JB400]

I will agree that is a nice car.  However, considering the amount of detail that some people pay attention to, I doubt it if they retouched the photos.  It is kinda rare to see someone do that good of a job on one of those, but anybody would go that far if the car had sentimental value to them.

[hatersaurusrex]

It does look nice but almost too nice you know?  Like a retouched photo.  Not accusing just saying thats how nice the pic looks.

Retouching and a little creative filtering are pretty standard fare for those kinds of setups.   It's basically a professional studio with perfect lighting to accentuate all the lines (and flaws if there are any) of the car.   Photography can hide a lot of ugly if you let it.   A 10 foot car could be made to look like a Concours car if you wanted it to.

That said, it is a really nice car.   It doesn't exactly make the blue one look like a 'beater' but I see what you meant

[Ghoste]

Oh I know, trust me I've seen what good photography can do for a bad car.

[hatersaurusrex]

Makes me wonder though if anyone's ever done this with a '75 RR?

[Ghoste]

You mean the full blown no holds barred kind of restoration?  I imagine so but outside of his buddies and wife nobody else knows about it.

[stripedelete]

Nice car.  I always liked those Novas...........

[GOTWING]

yup that's the one, the underneath is just as nice, i really like these cars a lot, much more than a Camaro or Mustang that year. I think this car was around $22,000