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I get the distinct feeling that the majority of these Road Runners (at least from the comments and photos from this site) have gone through a really-really tough life and thankfully there are enough of us true die-hard Mopar guys and gals still around that just love Road Runners enough to get...

The photos above are of my current 69 Road Runner... originally sold as an F8 Ivy Green car, then painted B5 Blue, then orange, then back to blue. The photos show some of the blue; however, all of the blue and orange and original green was taken to bare metal before painting. A ton of rust and...

Thoroughly enjoyed looking at the photos of your Road Runner build. I've included a few so you can see that there are a bunch of us out hear bringing these cars back from near death to once again commanding the road.

Welcome from Southern California - not a whole lot of Road Runners hear... you'd think there would be. They seem to everywhere in big clusters the further east you go from here

Way cool!!

Paid $90 for the rims (brand new from Discount Tires) plus a few bucks for the chrome (steel chrome) center pieces. The is the wheel... and they look fantastic on Road Runners... I get a ton of complements from other guy (and Mopar) guys

IT IS CRITICAL your wheels are the correct fit or they will not work. Risky buying used wheels unless they come off the same type/model car that you have. I mentioned in an earlier post that I got my Cragar black powder coated rims through Discount Tires and because they are not chromed they...

They all come from the same place. By the way when did Herbs change owners? I have purchased tons of parts from them over the years and prices; selection and turnaround was great. They are the only source for "exact" paint match (for interior) that I've ever been able to find. Their colors and...

Has anybody gone to go to www.cruisinsocal.com, then to Articles and scrolled all the way down to the last article - that was probably one of the most interesting articles that I have ever encountered, and after reading through it (it is lengthy) it becomes fairly clear why it is so difficult to...

go to www.cruisinsocal.com, then to Articles and scroll all the way down to the last article - very interesting!!!

11th and Final Post Much of the length of Final Line has a center pit for under-car installation and adjustment. A major task is complete alignment of the front steering and suspension. There are many small tasks done on Final Line, such as installation of the air cleaner, window chrome trim...

10th Post LYNCH ROAD TODAY: By leveling the Hamtramck Plant, then leaving Lynch Road, Chrysler ceased to build cars in Detroit itself. City government pressured Chrysler to sell Lynch Road to the city for one dollar in about 1984, as compensation for large employee layoffs. Today, the plant...

9th Post None of the SuperBirds are completed cars, for they are all missing their nose cone assembly and wing. These cars were driven onto semi-trailer car haulers for the five mile trip to the Clairpointe Pre-Production facility. Its purpose needs to be explained before we complete assembly...

8th Post When roller testing and any repairs are completed, the car is driven another short distance in the plant, to the Final Line stage of assembly. This is the longest line of all, being 1980' in length, extending straight to the front of the plant. Final Line work concentrates on body...

7th Post There is another area of the Chassis Line whose work is now installed on the car, the Tire and Wheel section. This area is elevated above the main floor of the plant. It also has a broadcast teletype printer. Responsibilities here include providing the Trim Line with mounted, matching...

6th Post To understand how a major part moves from its sub-assembly plant to installation in a car, let's suppose the SuperBird we are building is to be Hemi-powered. We will follow the path of its engine. The Marysville Engine Plant is located about fifty miles from the Lynch Road Assembly...

5th Post Every dealer announcement for the SuperBird, and every factory engineering document for the car states that it would be available in only seven colors: * Blue Fire Metallic EB5 * Alpine White EW1 * Vitamin "C" Orange EK2 * Lemon Twist FY1 * Lime Light FJ5 *...

4th Post Hemi-powered cars merit special mention. Their rear frame reinforcement plates are welded on to the frame rails at the stamping plant, creating a special trunk floor sub-assembly to be stored and then used at Lynch Road. Approximately one Hemi-car per shift is assembled (two shifts per...

3rd Post Chrysler management decided to have Lynch Road build running, completed SuperBirds, minus the wing and the nose cone assemblies. The cars would then be transported to the nearby Clairpointe Pre-Production facility for completion. Most special SuperBird parts were to be supplied by the...

2nd Post Let's make a tour of Lynch Road in December of 1969, and follow the building of a SuperBird. But first, this imagination exercise: to get a good idea of the size of this facility, think of your local K-Mart store. It's about the size of a one-stall garage compared to the Lynch Road...