Trivia: How much did the 440 option cost for a 1968 Roadrunner?

[Kern Dog]

Correct! The 440 was the standard GTX engine with the Hemi as the only other option! Plus you could order the 440 in a Sport Satellite too in 1968.

Yep . 440-4 was an option in a GTX or Satellite Sport . In 1970 , if you wanted a 440-4 in that bodystyle , you got a Superbird .

You could get a 440 4bbl in a 1970 Roadrunner.Atleast someone did there was 1 built....

I think the 440'sport satellites would have been much more expensive than a 383 RR, and probably close to the cost of a bare hemi RR, the sport satellites would have been a high option ride.

I've ran into clueless dudes like these ^^^^ at car shows.

Fact, no 1968 Satellite or Sport Satellite came through with a '440 Super Commando'.

In the 1968 Plymouth Model, it was GTX 'only' for the 440.

FINALLY some intelligence and common sense.

 

[33IMP]

I've ran into clueless dudes like these ^^^^ at car shows.



FINALLY some intelligence and common sense.

Are you saying I DIDNT have a special order 73 demon with a 440 Sixpack hemi, that I got out the back door of the assembly plant, cause I knew a honcho in purchasing?
Or that my Opel isn't completely stock?

 

[33IMP]

That should be in order across the Top.

GTX - Belvedere - Satellite - Road Runner - Sport Satellite
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Fact, no 1968 Satellite or Sport Satellite came through with a '440 Super Commando'.

In the 1968 Plymouth Model, it was GTX 'only' for the 440.

The GTX was built on the Belvedere 'frame' with the Sport Satellite upgrades.

For the 'technical' numbers guys in 1968
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* 383 4-Barrel was an additional..................... $137 cost in a B-Body
* 440 'Super Commando' was an additional.......$377 in a B-Body
* 426 'Street Hemi' was an additional...............$605 in a B-Body.

Pretty sure the street hemi option was cheaper in a GTX/RT, than it was in a rr/bee.
But I sure agree, there was no such thing as a FACTORY 440 Sport Satellite

 

[autoxcuda]

many dealers ordered theese thrugh fleet sales i remember them very well... .2dr coupe automatic or 4 speed configuraiton back then they dressed them up with tape stripes and wheels ..and sold them as hot customs ...thats what cemented the street cred plymouth had back then .. mostly theese dressed up cars sold for around $300 cheaper than a gtx or road runner gtxs were rare and expensive mind you ..some were also taxicab and police cars due to the 440s heavy duty spec . ive seen a handful 44o4 with auto on column and a bench seat and an am radio or no radio that was it... bare to the bone sold to anyone that could wait a bit for it ... i do remember seeing 1 440x6 4 spd belvedere in late 1968 like late in december almost 1969 that car was white and it had am/fm and tilt wheel buckets with no console and no exterior markings 1 black pinstripe was it plain jane almost ... that car was all special ordered and was put in the showroom it sold within 2 weeks time .. total screamin machine back then painted them any color you want .... and yes they do exist always look 4 a build sheet or other documents

This is just not very accurate info. Can you show a build sheet for 68 Belvedere 440 6-pack with 440 and 4spd? Cause no one else has.

There are a few cars that are models with unavailable drivetrain combinations out there. Fleet sale ordering systems did not provide or offer for that.

Maybe your memory from 50-60 years ago in not 100% on this little minutia in the scheme of life...totally understandable. That's a long time ago.

Or you just created this account to stir the pot.

 

[grjammer]

Just to throw some more confusion into this thread, I uploaded a page from the 1968 Mopar purchasing guide given to overseas military people.