The 1969 Plymouth Road Runner arrived at a moment when muscle cars were getting faster, flashier, and a lot more expensive, ...

The Road Runner was somewhat popular in 1973, with over 15,000 units sold, but only a tiny fraction got the four-speed manual ...

in the muscle car's glorious days of the mid- and late-sixties (and crack of seventies), Detroit made a great deal (and put a great deal of effort) out of its high-strung, gas-guzzling intermediates.

If the Golden Age of American Muscle had been a monarchy, the Dodge Charger and Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda would most certainly be perched upon the thrones, with the Challenger, Coronet, and GTX filling out ...