1969 Road Runner Rust Bucket Project

[WickedRT]

Hello Everyone, I've been looking at the site for about a year. Never really said anything just looked at all the wonderful cars and hoped one day I could buy something that I could restore or build myself. I looked at 3 cars before I was left to make this final choice. I looked at a 69 Super Bee, 1970 Cuda, and a 69 RR. I bought the 69 RR cause of the color and the 4 speed. The other two cars were way more rusted out and didn't have the original drive trains or any. This car at least has that going for it. Anyway I tried to decode the fender tag and because it's so little with options, I was wondering if someone could help me with a better break down of it. Here is a picture, and looking forward to sharing more pics of the car. Thanks for any info and help

 

[hunt2elk]

Black post car with a white interior, 4-speed, 26 inch radiator, air grabber hood. Cool car. The car was built at Lynch Road. Their tags usually didnt show as many codes as cars made at other plants.

 

[Basket case]

welcome to the site and let's see it!

 

[66383]

Glad you joined us. let's see that baby!

 

[vintage chromoly]

Wow!
That’s a good one.
Black with white interior, post, 4 speed.
Doesn’t get much cooler in the RR world than that.

 

[chargervert]

That's a really cool car,glad to hear that you are going to restore it! N96 too!

 

[mr. b]

welcome to FBBO now lets see that road runner

 

[69b3rt]

I think I remember seeing this car advertised for sale. Every thing I look for in a Roadrunner. Good color combo, 4-speed, air grabber, axle package with 26" radiator. I have too many projects now, but that hasn't stopped me from buying something I think I have to have.

 

[GetX'd]

Welcome to FBBO from SoCal - lets see the bird

 

[WickedRT]

Ok here it is. Today I got to fully inspect the car. It will need some work. It has rust but it's not as bad as it looks. A lot of parts can be saved off this car. The motor turns, the 4 speed moves into all the gears, the Dana is in the rear. It has to be derusted but a lot of original parts can be saved, they just need proper cleaning and restoration work. I really can't wait to restore this car proper. It will be a project.

 

[WickedRT]

Black post car with a white interior, 4-speed, 26 inch radiator, air grabber hood. Cool car. The car was built at Lynch Road. Their tags usually didnt show as many codes as cars made at other plants.

I have interest into knowing about Lynch Road. I want to know where is that plant? This car came from the north east coast. I also am very curious if you ever seeen anther RoadRunner with bottom body trim paint. I'll have to take a picture, but the bottom of the car has a white stripe going from the lower fender all the way to the quarter. The vinyl top was white I don't know what code that is on the decode tag.

 

[Photon440]

I have interest into knowing about Lynch Road. I want to know where is that plant? This car came from the north east coast. I also am very curious if you ever seeen anther RoadRunner with bottom body trim paint. I'll have to take a picture, but the bottom of the car has a white stripe going from the lower fender all the way to the quarter. The vinyl top was white I don't know what code that is on the decode tag.

Chrysler no longer builds cars in that location. Lynch Road was in Detroit, the last cars made there were the R bodies in 1981.

 

[Dennis H]

My Coronet is Lynch Road too. May 1969.

 

[Basket case]

looks like a great project

 

[Dennis H]

Don’t get SoCal and Arizona car guys buying rusty stuff from the NorthEast. The rest of the Country is hunting California, Arizona, Texas, Florida etc cars. Must be the challenge.

 

[Hotrod20]

Very cool X9 Runner, in the 80's, I had a 69 Coronet R/T auto bucket console car, X9 black, H2W white interior,white butt stripe. I should have kept that one and restored it. But,....who knew all the reproduction stuff would explode on the market in the coming decades. At least I have pictures and memories of the car.
HR20

 

[71dodgechargerrt]

https://www.hamtramck-historical.com/photos-p.shtml

 

[WickedRT]

Don’t get SoCal and Arizona car guys buying rusty stuff from the NorthEast. The rest of the Country is hunting California, Arizona, Texas, Florida etc cars. Must be the challenge.

I have this car at my house in the midwest. I work in California every few weeks back and forth. I'm also not a native Californian.

 

[WickedRT]

https://www.hamtramck-historical.com/photos-p.shtml

That's really cool to see the factory picture where it was built.

 

[WickedRT]

Very cool X9 Runner, in the 80's, I had a 69 Coronet R/T auto bucket console car, X9 black, H2W white interior,white butt stripe. I should have kept that one and restored it. But,....who knew all the reproduction stuff would explode on the market in the coming decades. At least I have pictures and memories of the car.
HR20

I really wanted a Mopar, So I really like 1969 Super Bee, Road Runner, Coronet, GTX and I really like 1970 Cuda. I found all the cars I like as projects and for my budget I'm just trying to get something untouched and if it's rough I'll take my time to restore a solid car. I really like black Mopar cars and to find this car, in the colors and really untouched with many of the original parts still there. I went for it. I really wanted this Cuda which had massive rust and was asking way to much.