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A4 Platinum Silver 1969 4Spd Hemi Road Runner... Rare? #438110
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Over 32 years ago I purchased a 1969 Hemi Road Runner from a junk yard in Bryan, Texas. The car had been sold new at Mid-Cities Chrysler Plymouth in Arlington, Texas and spent most of the next ten years in the Dallas area before being sold in a salvage auction.

The Road Runner is nicely optioned, and came A4 Platinum Silver with a M6S Pewter interior. It is a 4 Speed car, and still had the original transmission and 3.54 Dana 60 axle. The Hemi was gone, replaced by a rebuilt 383... at the selling price of $150, I did not complain too much!

Over the years I can only recall seeing two other A4 1969 Hemi Road Runners, the first owned by a former NHOA board member... the car had a black interior IIRC. The other was the Platinum/Pewter (Automatic?) car proclaimed to be "1 of 1" in Mopar Collectors Guide in the 1990s... so I started calling mine "2 of 1".

I have always believed that there were probably 6-10 Platinum/Pewter combo 1969 Hemi Road Runners... but I am starting to doubt it now. Any confirmed Platinum/Pewter Hemi RRs known to forum members... Pictures?

The attached picture is shortly after purchase in 1977...

Allen

Re: A4 Platinum Silver 1969 4Spd Hemi Road Runner... Rare? [Re: xs29j8] #438111
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The M6S Pewter interior...

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Some documentation...

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So...do you still own this car?


*1969 383 4sp. Super Bee
*1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT
*1965 Porsche 356C
*2004 VW Passat Wagon
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*1967 Jaguar E-Type FHC



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So...do you still own this car?




Yes... and no, it is not for sale...

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Great story and great picture of your cars!! I've seen three A4 69 Hemi Runners that I can vividly recall. One had blue interior the others had black. I'm 90% sure that all three were autos and If I recall correctly all floor shited cars!
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Great story and great picture of your cars!! I've seen three A4 69 Hemi Runners that I can vividly recall. One had blue interior the others had black. I'm 90% sure that all three were autos and If I recall correctly all floor shited cars!
KID




Thanks, it is interesting that one had a blue interior... I know of a B7 Blue 1969 Hemi Road Runner that has a M6S Pewter interior!

Any pictures of the A4 Hemi RRs?

Maybe in the next few days I will post the crazy story of how I bought the RR... and how it almost got away... Too much typing for my injured shoulder and hand for now.

Here is a picture of the Hemi RR taken 5 minutes after the tow truck dropped it off at the apartment complex that I lived at:

Allen

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There's one here in Regina!

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Thanks... Great pictures! Did it have a Pewter colored interior? Automatic or 4 Speed?

Any other confirmed sightings or known A4 Hemi RRs...? Anyone?

Here is a shot of the 383 that was in my RR when bought:

Allen

BTW, notice the Hemi required master cylinder clearance boot in the Air Grabber ductwork.

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Within a year or so I upgraded to a 440 Super Commando from a 1968 GTX.

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Then put on a Six Pack set-up... note the modified Holley carbs intended for a Ford set-up (750 CFM total). With three accelerator pumps, great throttle response but not so good top end charge...

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Then went racing... this is at Alamo Dragway near San Antonio, Texas in the early 1980s...

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about 10-12 years ago a friend of mine almost bought an A4 silver hemi 69 runner .I don't remember if it was an auto or 4 speed,and I don't think it had pewter int. It was up in minn or maybe wisconson . same guy had a blue 68 hemi gtx


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Well, before someone else says it, I'll give you 200 bucks for it.

That's pretty incredible that you bought it that cheap and the combo is very cool too. I bet the B7 with Silver interior was striking.



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about 10-12 years ago a friend of mine almost bought an A4 silver hemi 69 runner .I don't remember if it was an auto or 4 speed,and I don't think it had pewter int. It was up in minn or maybe wisconson . same guy had a blue 68 hemi gtx




Thanks Bill, I think Paul (the NHOA board member) was from Wisconsin... might have been his old car. IIRC, it was a 4 Speed non-console car with a black interior.

Allen

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Well, before someone else says it, I'll give you 200 bucks for it.




...but I put new tires on it 30 years ago...


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That's pretty incredible that you bought it that cheap and the combo is very cool too. I bet the B7 with Silver interior was striking.




It sure was... and was proven original by a fender tag

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Any other known A4 Platinum / M6S Pewter Hemi Road Runners (or GTXs)? Or other A4 Hemi RRs/GTXs with other color interiors?...

Here is a picture taken in about 1981 with the Hemi RR & my 1969 Charger:

Allen

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A friend of mine used to run the registry for 1969 GTX's and there are several 69 GTX's known platinum with pewter int.

a local friend of mine has a 1969 GTX hdtp with pewter interior ( buckets with console ) and factory air.
The only known 69 X known in these colors and A/C

I think there is a black A12 roadrunner in florida with pewter interior


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there was an automaitic one in the St. Louis area at one time. A4/A4. It was featured in a non-mopar magazine several years ago. It had 15x7 magnum 500's on it, but could now be the one with redlines and steel wheels.

I just sold an A4/A4 69 GTX (440) project car a year ago.

I'd say your 4spd would be right up there with a hand full that was built.

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