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Plymouth Road Runner

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The Plymouth Road Runner is an American muscle car introduced in 1968, built as a deliberately stripped-down, budget-priced performance car in contrast to the increasingly luxury-oriented muscle car market of the time. Plymouth licensed the name and likeness of the Warner Bros. Road Runner cartoon character, going so far as to fit a novelty horn that mimicked the character's "beep beep" call, and the car became one of the best-selling muscle cars of its era.

Facts
Year
1968 1
Significance
Combined a powerful engine with spartan trim and a price undercutting upscale muscle cars 1
Manufacturer or Builder
Plymouth (Chrysler) 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Plymouth Road Runner
  • Lead section, paragraph 1, sentence 1
    introduced by Chrysler in the United States for the 1968 model year
  • Lead section, paragraph 1, sentence 2
    combined a powerful engine with a spartan trim level and a price that undercut increasingly upscale and expensive muscle cars
  • Infobox, manufacturer
    Plymouth (Chrysler)
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