tnhemiboy
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I'm new to this forum so please forgive my ignorance on this matter. I've been looking for a 73 Roadrunner for some time and there seems to be some debate out there on the 73-74 Roadrunner VIN and fender tag coding with regard to Coupes and Hardtops. Every 73-74 RR VIN and fender tag I have ever seen has read "RM21" and therefore where "Coupes". I've also heard most people claim that 73-74 RRs where only available as "RM21" Coupes. Some have stated that hardtops were available one year;but not the other. Some people don't seem to know the difference between a hardtop and a coupe period. I've also heard of and seen a few pictures of RRs that claim to be hardtops; but have never seen the actual VIN or fender tag to support this. If they do exist for 73-74, then they "theoretically" would be RM23 codes. I have seen many RH23 and RP23 Satellite and Sebrings which are definately hardtops and many of them cloned to be RRs. Does anyone out there know definitively if the 73-74 Roadrunner and the RR GTX was indeed produced as a Hardtop (RM23 code)? If so, I'd love to see some documentation on this. I corresponded with a guy who claimed that he had an all original 73 RR GTX "hardtop" RM23U and his pictures showed all of the side windows (1/4 windows included) indeed rolled down; but he would not show the VIN or fender tag for verification. This makes me very skeptical that 73-74 "RM23" RR hardtops actually exist. I'm tending to believe that all of the "hardtop" RRs pictured out there are likely clones or the owners have just added the rear 1/4 window mechanisms to their "RM21" coupes. Again, I'm only concerned with 73-74 RR models. I don't really trust what some "author" says in some "special" book; because they all seem to be contradicting each other. I want to see actual proof in the form of VINs, fender tags, build sheets, etc. if it exists. Any concrete info on this is much appreciated...... whew!.....