1968 Road Runner '383' vs. 1968 Competition

OldmanRick said
I've been around a most of those cars in some fashion over time, and with the proper gear, the "Ram Rod" Olds 350 was generally the fastest of the group, imo. With even a little bite, and tuned well, high 13's were more the norm then the exception.

It's ironic, i always believed the 350 Olds was the closest cousin to the 340.....dimension wise. With the 6" rods & 2.00 int valves on the RR/W31 engines, they were very similar. Sadly those engines had rocker gear that was "toy" like. lol. Then came the later 403.....Sized very close to our 383/400 Mopars, big bore/short stroke. :smile:

O-M-R,

I got to ride in a 1968 Cutlass 'Ram Rod' back in the day. The kid who had it, had traded
in his 1966 Olds '4-4-2' in 1968 to get the new 'Ram Rod'.

I had no idea of what it was at the time. It was very quick. And off the line, it felt like
an Elephant had stepped on the rear bumper. The nose came up fast.

Both the Road Runner and 'Ram Rod' were classed in {E/S} back in 1968.