found another Roadrunner

Oldmanmopar · Jan 16, 2017

I talked to the owner today and he wants my Excavator. He is coming to look at Thursday. I will see his car by the weekend. It was his fathers who started the project that he ended up with. He is into Mustangs and has no interest in this car. It is all there just in pieces . Hoping to get it. If it is not repairable I will at least get a lot more parts that I am looking for for mine. It was a bucket seat 4spd. car. He told me his Dad was driving it one year ago.Here is the add discription.

1971 roadrunner it is a project car have new quarter panels inner and outer wheel tubs the car has a 440 and six pack with a 4 speed transmission car last ran about a year ago before restoration was started

AJ/FormS · Jan 16, 2017

Lucky you!

gdrill · Jan 16, 2017

Looks like a project alright, but a bucket 4 speed could be well worth the effort. Like AJ said, you're getting lucky with your searching lately! Be interesting to see if it is a 440 car, dana, etc.

rustycowll69 · Jan 16, 2017

I'm assuming you mean to trade you his project car for your excavator work, not your actual excavator, itself.

Oldmanmopar · Jan 16, 2017

He is giving cash and the Roadrunner. My excavator is valued at around 30k. I really don't use it and my next door neighbor has a backhoe I can use anytime. I am keeping my skid loader and all attachments. I use that all the time.

I could buy a car done. But where is the fun in that. And unless its sun-kist you never know whats lurking inside. LOL.

I want a fully loaded orange 1971 Roadrunner to match my Duster.. Then a 440+6 shaker cuda. It has to be fuel injected pump gas car I can drive anywhere any time without a worry . I cannot find one for the price I'll build this for. They have to be Orange and black

Everything will be done here not one thing sent out to any shops but ours. My son is the best. Although I am sure every father feels the same about there own. I was on a roll with my 4 spd Duster but it got old because I have a Duster. My wife and I met in my 1970 roadrunner air grabber car. and I had several since. I also had a real nice Winchester gray 71 air grabber 4spd. I didn't have it long because of the kids needed Diapers.

My first car was a 69 R/T trac-pack in 1971 and then another in 73 and a conv. in 80. sure do miss some of the cars I Turned and wrecked. But it was a blast. The reason I went to small blocks is My friend had a 69 swinger 4spd W2 456's what a little rocket. Maybe that is why I like 2-strokes. Once your bitten by these little rockets you always have to have one. But I want a Big Block stroker and an air grabber 4spd. It is on my bucket list . If only I would have kept one of the cars we had but I didn't. I have albums of cars we owned that would makes me sick. So I have to build one more to keep.

rustycowll69 · Jan 16, 2017

I will say, I'm kind of partial to the 71 body style, myself. If the deal makes sense to you, and it's what you want, then have at it. good luck. take plenty of pics of the rebuild, I'm sure we'd all enjoy them.

philcollins · Jan 17, 2017

Go for it, love that body style. Mt first car was a 1972 RR.

Oldmanmopar · Jan 17, 2017

philcollins said:
Go for it, love that body style. Mt first car was a 1972 RR.

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Ill bet you miss it. They were cool cars to drive. They handled like no other.

philcollins · Jan 18, 2017

Oldmanmopar said:
Ill bet you miss it. They were cool cars to drive. They handled like no other.

I do, that's why i bought an 30 000 milles Satellite sebring.

Oldmanmopar · Jan 18, 2017

Wow. That is a nice clean car

philcollins · Jan 18, 2017

Oldmanmopar said:
Wow. That is a nice clean car

Thanks, one repaint 19 years ago. i'm the third owner, have the original bill of sale etc. Added air grabber, Magnum 500, A833.

Oldmanmopar · Jan 21, 2017

Well went to look at the roadrunner this morning. It is a 383 4spd car . It is all there but in pieces. There is a 440sixpack motor HP2 with the car. 323 sure grip rear, complete 4spd set up. It comes with 2 new mopar quarters, 4 wheel houses. trunk drop downs, deck filler panel. Nice Hood. and deck lid, fenders are solid a the doors are so so . Isomere bumper factory tach and reverse light in the dash. 323 sure grip. all black bucket seat interior. His father had it since 1974 and he passed last year, 4 15 inch rallies. I am picking it up in two weeks when he gets it out of the garage it is buried. I will sell ever thing but the body and the 4spd. set up I don't need the motor rear or interior. Motor is fresh looked in with scope. I now have three and all the parts I need except the stripe kit. I will sell the auto Roadrunner car when the title is here. I am going to look at a stripped GTX for the Dana on Wed. That car is toast and has been raped for everything but the Dash an rear. I will post pics when I can . I just got a call for a Tow . Gotta go

Oldmanmopar · Jan 21, 2017

This is the first one I bought in Jersey. 383 auto on column real nice doors and floors. Quarters have small lower rust. Going to be sold after I take what I want. springs and housing are staying. as are the doors. These are pics as it was on Craigs list been in my shed.