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69 Road Runner Has Been Brought Back To Life!!!!! #996096
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I drove it yesterday which I hadn't done since October 4, 2004. This was a long time coming but very well worth it. Thanks again to Paul Jacobs and Troy Angelly for a job well done.

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Re: 69 Road Runner Has Been Brought Back To Life!!!!! [Re: Mopar Grandpa] #996097
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How do you like those wheel covers? I have mixed emotions but that is the way the car was ordered.

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Re: 69 Road Runner Has Been Brought Back To Life!!!!! [Re: Mopar Grandpa] #996098
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Re: 69 Road Runner Has Been Brought Back To Life!!!!! [Re: Mopar Grandpa] #996099
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Did you notice the painted white top? Again, that is the way the car was ordered.

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Very nice. I like the wheelcovers.


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Notice the W1 on the fender tag, denotes the top color.

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Your car is beautiful; you should be very happy!

Obviously a great job was done on the resto. I love the color and the wheel covers. If it was mine, I would probably have another set of wheels and tires for a different look now and again (something stock or period correct: no "foose" wheels for me!!)
Thinking of getting a set of full wheelcovers for my 'Bee too......I dunno, just screams "showroom fresh" to me.


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Re: 69 Road Runner Has Been Brought Back To Life!!!!! [Re: DPelletier] #996106
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Car looks great but it appears to have incorrect exhaust tips. Is it a non-stock exhaust? BTW, my first Mopar Muscle was an F8 RR with those same wheel covers. Loved that car!

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They look correct to me, unless it is a silenced California exhaust car, and it isn't. No way Paul Jacobs would have used incorrect ones.
Great car, enjoy it.


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The wheel covers look good on the 69's! A lot more RR's and Barracudas came with them than what you see at the shows. Is your air cleaner pan red or orange? It's hard to tell in the photo.

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They appear to be the SS tips which have the wrong shape, the correct ones are more oval.

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aftermarket SS tips, I'm not saying these are them but they have a shape closer to the ones on the car.

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looks awesome Mope Grandpa, hope you enjoying driving it! I have a ways to go yet

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Many Kudos to you keeping it 100 percent original. I restored my best friends car identically, hubcaps and all!

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Re: 69 Road Runner Has Been Brought Back To Life!!!!! [Re: RoadRunnerJD] #996113
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The wheel covers look good on the 69's! A lot more RR's and Barracudas came with them than what you see at the shows. Is your air cleaner pan red or orange? It's hard to tell in the photo.


Orange. I questioned the color but Paul said orange is correct.

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Looks the same to me as this original untouched 69 1/2 A12 car


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Nice car , enjoy it.
Love the color btw

And I can't see PJ making such an obvious mistake , but they sure look retangular to me

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