In this article, you’ll learn the top ten facts about the 1969 Plymouth Road Runner.
This post will include lots of:
- Pictures
- Videos
- Facts
- Specs
So, if you want to learn about the 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner and why it was named Motor Trends’ car of the year, you’ll love this article.
Model Overview
Built on the B-Body platform, the Plymouth Road Runner was meant to be a no-frills, high thrills muscle car where the biggest thrill was what lurked under the hood.
Available in three body styles: a hardtop, pillared coupe, and convertible. The convertible model helped it become Motor Trends’ car of the year in 1969.
Engine options included the standard 383 and optional 426 Hemi with the mid-year introduction of the 440 A12 Six Pack performance option.
A Carter four-barrel carburetor was standard on the 383, while the 440 leveled up to three Holley two-barrel carburetors. The mighty 426 Hemi engine inhaled cold air through two Carter AFB four-barrel carburetors.
Two transmission options backed up to each of three engine offerings, including an A-727 Torqueflite 3-speed automatic and an A-833 4-speed manual.
Let’s continue to the top 10 facts, shall we?
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1969 Plymouth Road Runner Pictures
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Hardtop Convertible 440 Six Pack 426 Hemi 383 Bucket Seats / Automatic Bench Seat / 4-Speed Coupe
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Production Numbers
1969 was the year the Plymouth Roadrunner reached its highest production numbers, with a total of 84,420 coming off the assembly line.
79,693 were produced and delivered within the United States, while another 4,727 were delivered outside of the United States. A total of 1,412 Road Runners with the A12 440 Six Pack were produced.
| Body | Engine | Produced |
|---|---|---|
| Coupe | 383 | 31,397 |
| Coupe | Hemi | 356 |
| Coupe | 440 Six Pack | 615 |
| Hardtop | 383 | 45,629 |
| Hardtop | Hemi | 421 |
| Hardtop | 440 Six Pack | 797 |
| Convertible | 383 | 1,880 |
| Convertible | Hemi | 10 |
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Specs
Discover specifications, including base price, wheelbase, length, width, height, transmission, body style, and platform on the 69 Roadrunner.
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Base Price | Coupe: $2,945 Hardtop: $3,083 Convertible: $3,313 |
| Wheelbase | 116 in |
| Length | 202.7 in |
| Width | 76.4 in |
| Height | 54.7 in |
| Weight | Coupe: 3,435 lbs Hardtop: 3,450 lbs Convertible: 3,790 lbs |
| Transmission | 3-speed automatic 4-speed manual |
| Body Style | 2-door coupe 2-door hardtop 2-door convertible |
| Platform | B-Body |
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Options
There were three performance engine options available. Details below include cubic inches, carburetor, compression ratio, bore and stroke, horsepower, and torque. Each option was backed up by an automatic or a four-speed manual transmission.
| Spec | 383 | 440 Six Pack | 426 Hemi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Displacement | 383 cid | 440 cid | 426 cid |
| Carburetor | 4v | 6v | 8v |
| Bore & Stroke | 4.250 x 3.380 | 4.320 x 3.750 | 4.250 x 3.750 |
| Compression Ratio | 10.1:1 | 10.1:1 | 10.25:1 |
| Horsepower | 335 hp @ 5200 rpm | 390 hp @ 4700 rpm | 425 hp @ 5000 rpm |
| Torque | 425 lb-ft @ 3400 rpm | 490 lb-ft @ 3200 rpm | 490 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm |
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Paint Colors
The following paint color chart illustrates each of the 23 paint color options that were available as well as a list of colors and their associated color codes.
- A4 Silver
- B3 Ice Blue
- B5 Blue Fire
- B7 Jamaica Blue
- F3 Frost Green
- F5 Limelight
- F8 Ivy Green
- L1 Sand Pebble Beige
- Q5 Seafoam Turquoise
- R4 Barracuda Orange
- R6 Scorch Red
- T3 Honey Bronze
- T5 Bronze Fire
- T7 Saddle Bronze
- W1 Alpine White
- X9 Black Velvet
- Y2 Sunfire Yellow
- Y3 Yellow Gold
- Y4 Spanish Gold
- Y6 Citron Gold
- 999 Bahama Yellow
- 999 Orange
- 999 Rallye Green
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Quartermile
One of the most important stats for any muscle car is its quarter-mile time. The following are all the quarter-mile times published by magazines back in 1969.
| Engine | ET | MPH | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 383 | 14.35 seconds | 101.6 | MT |
| 440 Six Pack | 12.91 seconds | 111.8 | SSDI 6/69 |
| Hemi | 13.32 seconds | 107.7 | R&SS, 5/69 |
The 440 Six Pack A12 Roadrunner was one of the 50 fastest muscle cars ever produced and one of the most powerful.
1969 Plymouth Road Runner 0-60
The following are all the published 0-60 times for the 383, 440, and 426 Hemi published by magazines back in 1969.
| Engine | ET |
|---|---|
| 383 | 7.3 |
| 440 Six Pack | N/A |
| 426 Hemi | 5.1 |
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Burnout
Ready to see a ’69 Roadrunner burnout? Click the video below to watch a Road Runner burnout video for over a minute straight.
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Value
The following values are from the Hagerty Insider app. Given vehicle values can change often, always verify the latest values on ’69 Roadrunners on the Hagerty Insider app.
| Style | Engine | Avg. Value |
|---|---|---|
| Coupe | 383 | $29,400 |
| Coupe | 440 Six Pack | $78,500 |
| Coupe | 426 Hemi | $86,500 |
| Convertible | 383 | $36,900 |
| Convertible | 426 Hemi | $123,000 |
| Hardtop | 383 | $29,700 |
| Hardtop | 440 Six Pack | $78,400 |
| Hardtop | 426 Hemi | $87,500 |
1969 Plymouth Road Runner For Sale
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My story is completely different. First of all, unlike the other poster here, I am a woman. In 1969 I was a crew member on a film shooting in New Mexico. A Road Runner was one of the cars on loan for use in the film. I had the job of driving it from one location to another. It was a green convertible. I am a very cautious driver, but that car dared me to drive it at its maximum speed and so I did from location to location.. What a precious memory that is!
I was just looking up some car info. Decided to look up some Road Runner facts and came across this site. I owned a 1969 Hemi Road Runner, When I was 19 years old. Naturally that car is long gone. Fast forward 40 years. My wife found one that needed restoring. She brought it for my 60th birthday. Finished the restoration in 2017 and love it,
Did 4 speed cars, Road Runner GTX etc come with air conditioning ?
Yes they did I just watched a video on YouTube that a kid named Jed Scott of Scott’s speed shop his friend just bought a all original 69 Plymouth Road runner 383 4spd car that will need a restoration and it is a A/C car .
Short answer is yes. However, you didn’t get the orange 335hp motor, you received the aquamarine (blue) 383 from the 4bbl sport
Satellite rated at 330hp. Only difference was
The 440 cam was omitted due to insufficient vacuum concerns with the air conditioning.
If you can find the dealer brochure from 1969 it outlines this change in motors. I had a 69 with air, power windows, four speed, 3:55 performance axle package ( this was the only performance axle ratio allowed with air).
I had many an argument with self professed experts on mopars who believed I had a 68 engine (all 383’s were aquamarine in 68),
Until I showed them the notation in the dealer catalog. I may still have a printout of it around here somewhere.
yes, factory installed. looked just like a normal install NOT a under the dash aftermarket install.
I bought one in Phoenix
It was made in the Los Angles plant
I don’t believe any other plants offered it.
You could get A/C when ordered with 383 ci motor. The mod-year 440 6-pk cars (A12) and the 426 ci hemi cars did not offer A/C from the factory.
How do you find a Roadrunner I owned? I have license plate number only, Thanks
That would be just about impossible by going with the plate only numbers as it’s probably had a few different plates over the years . The only thing I can think of would be trying to see if you could some how get the DMV to look at your plate and look to see if they can find the VIN number for the car to then maybe see if it’s still in your state to try and find it . The other thing is if it’s been sold out of state or scrapped to the bone yard trying to find it will be difficult being out of state and if the car was junked and scrapped the title has to go with the car once the salvage yard takes the vehicle for scrap and marks the title as scrapped then that title gets sent to the state who then records that title then shreds the title . My mother worked for the MN DMV in Arden hills for close to 30 years and way back in the day they could look back and try to find cars that way but not sure if the DMV can still do this being a lot has changed in the system compared to almost 40 years ago when she worked at that DMV. I actually worked for a junk yard salvage yard called Whiteys auto parts and I was able to get a car that the owner had bought at auction that had been rear ended but not that bad that the insurance company totalled and my mother was able at that time get that title back and a new title made for the car and I bought the car from my work to drive it . It was a 72 Mercury can’t remember the model now but a big green 4 door car with a 429 4 barrel carburetor that only had 52,000 original miles on it with a clean interior and body other than the slight damage from being rear ended . One day at work this old timer came in and he had to be close to 80 years a old and he had seen his car and told me that those were original miles on the car and was happy that it was back on the road again.
Doug, I would start with the location it was registered. Have the office run the plate to get the VIN. Then you can do a VIn search and see who the car was last registered with. Next you will have to do some sort of spokoo or public records search for the person. It will take some time. Best out come is that the car has current registered paperwork and the owners are still around. With my car it has not been registered from 2014 just because I have not been showing it. So Why pay the cash. So don’t just think it is gone forever. But there are less and less every day.
From 1974 to 1976 I attended S.M..V.T.I. in South Portland, Maine. The automotive shop had been given a 69 Roadrunner convertible in sublime green, black bench interior with factory 4 speed. It had fallen off the car carrier when being delivered at the dealership and the back panel was a bit messed up after being re-done. It was given to the automotive shop. My friend and I were going to steal the car to keep it from being cut up into little pieces. He attended the automotive shop and I was in the building construction shop. the car was cut into little pieces with less than 150 original miles in 1976. Talk about doing something way wrong.