American Muscle: Plymouth Road Runner - Automobile News

It took Plymouth a couple of tries but its muscle car development efforts paid off big time with the Road Runner and its 426 Hemi V8. Plymouth had been one of the first brands to get into the pony car game with the 1964 Barracuda. But the car wasn't exactly what people wanted in a pony car, and Plymouth had to scramble to implement the necessary changes to make the Barracuda competitive. But in 1967, when the GTX model beat many other brands in bringing a muscle car to market, it wasn't quite right for the market either. But this time, in addition to reworking the GTX, a new and more evolved car, the Road Runner, debuted.


Source: Carbuzz