One-of-two Plymouth Road Runner destroyed in fire
Last weekend, I returned to Minnesota to visit family and heard some bad news on the TV: a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner and another car had been destroyed in a…
Last weekend, I returned to Minnesota to visit family and heard some bad news on the TV: a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner and another car had been destroyed in a garage fire in Lino Lakes. Given the source was generalized local news, it was simply reported the Road Runner was very rare and one of just two of its kind, but provided no further details as to options and equipment to make it so (it also erroneously reported the car was a "Dodge Road Runner"). It was also inferred that the Road Runner was unrestored car, so I'll be catching up with a muscle car restoration business in Lino Lakes for more details. In the meantime, here's the local news story.
Angelo Van Bogart is the editor of Old Cars magazine and wrote the column "Hot Wheels Hunting" for Toy Cars & Models magazine for several years. He has authored several books including "Hot Wheels 40 Years," "Hot Wheels Classics: The Redline Era" and "Cadillac: 100 Years of Innovation." His 2023 book "Inside the Duesenberg SSJ" is his latest. He can be reached at avanbogart@aimmedia.com
