The Plymouth Road Runner was the straightforward musclecar version of the intermediate-sized Belvedere. In 1968, the original batch of musclecars were, in the opinion of many, moving away from their roots as relatively cheap, fast cars as they gained more and more options. Although Plymouth already had a performance car in the GTX, they decided to go back to the drawing board and reincarnate the original musclecar concept. Plymouth wanted to create a car that would run 14 second times in the quarter mile and would sell for less than $3,000. They met both of their goals and the idea of the low-buck musclecar hit the street.

The success of the Road Runner would far outpace the upscale and lower volume GTX, with which it was often confused. Paying a reported $50,000 to Warner Brothers to use the name and cartoon likeness of their Road Runner cartoon character (as well as a "beep-beep" horn), and using the Chrysler B platform as a base (the same base as the Belvedere, Satellite and GTX), Plymouth set out to build a back-to-basics musclecar. Everything essential to performance and handling was beefed-up and improved; everything nonessential was left out. The interior was Spartan and few options were available. The standard engine was a 383-cid V-8 rated at 335-hp with 425-ft/lbs of torque. This is the unit in this particular car, and it is matched to an automatic transmission.

Cosmetically restored, this Road Runner is finished in a light green shade of paint. The exterior and interior are both reported as excellent and have been well-kept since the car was restored. Among the listed equipment are power steering, air conditioning, newer radio with CD, dash-mounted tach, Road Runner stripe, black hood stripe, “Beep Beep” horn and aftermarket wheels that resemble the factory Road Wheels that were often fitted to the Road Runner.