When the words “original Hemi Roadrunner” come out of someone’s mouth we get all excited and when you sprinkle in the “very low mileage” words we really start to get the flop sweats. The owner of this car knows that it isn’t just us that gets sweaty palms when we see a car like this and he knows that it is worth something too because the guy is asking $139,000 for the car which is roughly $100 per mile that the car has actually been driven on the street or drag raced as the case may have been back ion the day. Ron Ward gets the credit for tipping us off to the existence of this.
The seller claims that this car wears its original paint, has the original chassis, and the original engine/transmission combo. He provides a photo of the VIN tag that some Mopar guy will decipher in like 10 minutes and giggle to himself with glee and that same guy will be begin to price the value of his kids on the black market. Truthfully, this is one of the neatest muscle cars we have ever posted, especially for a Craigslist find highlighting someone ‘s insanity or the junk they are trying to sell.
What more is there to say about this stupendous and amazing car? Honestly, it is enough for us to just stare at it for hours on end.
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CL AD LINK: 1968 HEMI ROAD RUNNER WITH 1,400 MILES
Lets see, I could get $10,000 for each of my daughters, and maybe $1,000 for my son if I bribe some one to take him. That’s $41,000. Damn I’m short $98,000. 🙂
Looks like the only miles put on the car were during the 1/4 mile.
And if that’s truly the case then this car has been down the quarter miles about 4000 times and still has it’s original drivetrain? That’s 1000 miles and the other 400 for the return road and back to the pits.
Does that make any sense to you?
This is 20 minutes from me. I might go check it out.
Ya know… this Chevy guy thinks that 140K is actually a very fair price. If he put that in Barret Jackson, I bet it would bring more. What a nice car. $100 a mile I like that, I never got paid to drive my cars LOL Sure would love a day behind the wheel of this thing at the local Drag Strip
In 1967 (new cars came out in September) I would have jumped at the opportunity to buy a 68 Road Runner, but my salary at $1.65/hr, the car was unaffordable, then I was drafted in February 68 and the car was just a wish.
At $140,000 it may be a good value in todays market.. Still unaffordable.
very nice car. I wonder how it survived?
Did anyone notice that the phone # is 952-440-6PAC?
So it is. I didn’t look at the contact info since I’d have to hock my youngins to buy it. 🙂
My wife doesn’t think that’s funny BTW. 🙂
Way back when these were new we got one in and everyone was fighting to see who would get to do the new car prep on it.
I won out and got to do it and even got to road test it. Dealership owner himself came out and said you can test it BUT if you wreck or break it you own it.
Then he said lets see what it will do. The road behind the dealership was long, flat, deserted, and empty so with the owner next to me it was launch time.
It layed the record setting black stripes on the pavement that nobody ever matched or got close to.
$140K? No way! MAYBE 100 grand . . . tops!. It’s a puke color . . . it’s a coupe – the cheapest model . . . It’s missing it’s original wheels and tires . . .
Being a coupe, even more reason to buy it. They are more rare than the hardtops.
No it isn’t.
Plymouth made 840 1968 Hemi RR Coupes . . . and only 169 1969 Hemi RR Hardtops. The Hardtop model was introduced months after the original Coupe only body style.
Buy it! it will bring much more than that (if it is legit)
BS!
You can buy a fully restored, numbers matching 1968 Hemi Road Runner for between $100K and $120K.
So as an investor which would you buy? Which is going to appreciate more? And what could you do with that extra $20K to $40K?
It’s just an old beat up race car. When I said $100K . . . I revise that to $75K or less.
They’re only original once.
CL isn’t the right market for this “survivor” car, though. CL is for finding stolen “Roadkill”-style junk and prostitutes, not collector-grade Hemis.
Of course for that kind of money one could buy TWO Zero-mile 662 h.p. GT500s . . . Just sayin’.
Here’s a clue for you . . .
The price of Hemi Road Runners (any year) pale in comparison to Hemi Challengers or Hemi Cudas. Plymouth made so many of them that their value just isn’t what most people think it is. Say the word “Hemi” and people get all excited . . . without merit though.
I challenge your use of the moniker; “collector-grade Hemi” as it pertains to this car.
Well one of the last numbers matching 4-speed 68 Hemi Roadrunners to go through Barrett went for $170K and I’d take this one over that one all day. Restored cars can’t be compared to true survivors. If this one is real, it’s priceless to the right guy. I get that it’s not your thing but how many low mileage absolutely original Hemi’s are out there? Calling it just a beat up car makes me question how much you really know about collectible survivors. This is the epitome of “collector-grade Hemi”. Anything can be restored and made shiny but you can’t make them original again.
“OOH, OOH, PICK ME!” Now, if I only had a legal way to come up with the scratch…..
You never pay too much for an old car… you just buy them too early.