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1968 Plymouth Road Runner

1968 Plymouth Road Runner in Midnight Warrior, Movie, 1989 IMDB

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: US

1968 Plymouth Road Runner

[*][*] Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Comments about this vehicle

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PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-03-24 02:46

Plymouth Road Runner or something? :think:

PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-03-24 02:54

[Image: midnightwarrior16.jpg] [Image: midnightwarrior17.jpg] [Image: midnightwarrior18.jpg] [Image: midnightwarrior20.jpg] [Image: midnightwarrior19.jpg] [Image: midnightwarrior21.jpg] [Image: midnightwarrior22.jpg]

PM Entertainment's first car chase ever. :D And it's horrible. [:halalala]

-- Last edit: 2020-09-22 23:35:41

fontheking5 SE

2016-03-24 10:12

Looks more like an AMC or an Opel to me.

PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-03-24 12:42

I hope we'll manage to find what this car is: I've been killing myself trying to know it!

"Looks like a Charger... uh-- no. A Chevelle? Not that either... maybe a Road Runner?"

Sorry for the not-so-perfect captures, but the car always goes by really fast, and is almost always blurry. Those were actually the BEST captures I could take.

skywatcher68 US

2016-03-24 22:58

Could be a Dodge Coronet with that trim between the wheel arches.

PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-03-24 23:30

I did see some Charger in this car (as we know, the Charger was based off the Coronet), so there's chances of this being a Coronet.

Buc84 US

2016-03-25 00:27

1968 Plymouth Satellite??

supcoach US

2016-03-25 00:53

I am thinking 1968 or 1969 Plymouth Satellite...

PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-03-25 01:16

I think we got it: '68 Satellite! No wonder it resembled a Road Runner...

-- Last edit: 2016-03-25 01:31:06

fontheking5 SE

2016-03-25 13:47

PMEntertainmentLives wrote I did see some Charger in this car (as we know, the Charger was based off the Coronet), so there's chances of this being a Coronet.

Only the first gen Charger was that, and this looks nothing like a Charger.

fontheking5 SE

2016-03-25 13:48

My bet is still AMC or something like that.

PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-03-25 14:55

fontheking5 wrote
Only the first gen Charger was that, and this looks nothing like a Charger.

I know. I didn't say it completely resembled one; I said there were things about the car that made it feel like one, and since it's probably a car from the '60s we're looking at, I thought it looked like a Coronet (it not being a hatchback). Though, Satellite seems more likely.

-- Last edit: 2016-03-26 20:56:29

skywatcher68 US

2016-03-25 15:05

'68 Satellite matches both the trim between the wheel arches and the crease toward the top of the rear fender.

Dark area in the middle of the hubcap also corresponds to '68 Satellite.

-- Last edit: 2016-03-25 16:12:01

supcoach US

2016-03-25 16:10

The key is the taillamps. If someone can lighten (clear up the blurriness)...

PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-03-25 16:15

It's really the best I could capture.

I've uploaded the chase here, and it shows that it's very hard to get a decent capture of the Satellite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rp3eM4W7RU

So, I can't really get a clear view of the taillights. Sorry. :(

-- Last edit: 2016-03-26 05:55:31

CougarTim US

2016-03-26 20:23

I'm sure it's a 1968-1970 Satellite/Coronet. It is odd that there are no side marker lights really visible, but maybe that's the film quality. The Coronet and 1970 Satellite had coves stamped into the rear fenders, and I see no sign of those here, leaving the 1968-1969 Plymouths. This car has two very distinct features, the thick rocker trim and the stripe along the beltline. we can rule out base Belvedere immediately because this car is a pillarless hardtop; I'll go through the remaining options model-by-model.

1968 Satellite: Beltline trim, yes (chrome strip); rocker trim, optional
1968 Sport Satellite: Rocker trim, yes; beltline trim, no
1968 Road Runner: Beltline trim, yes (painted); rocker trim, maybe? (the brochure doesn't show it, but examples can be found online)
1968 GTX: Rocker trim, yes; beltline trim, no - and I hope they would not use a GTX for this

1969 Satellite: Beltline trim, no; rocker trim, no
1969 Sport Satellite: Rocker trim, yes; beltline trim, optional (painted)
1969 Road Runner: Rocker trim, optional; beltline trim, maybe?
1969 GTX: Rocker trim, no; beltline trim, no

Altogether, I'm saying 1968 Satellite, 1969 Sport Satellite, or 1968-1969 Road Runner.

Here's a 1969 Road Runner that has the rocker trim and the painted beltline trim exactly like the movie car:
[Image: da6e8597-ae85-40a3-b9ba-3381adefd019_16.jpg]

And a 1968 Road Runner similarly equipped:
[Image: 1968-plymouth-road-runner-pic-36798-640x480.jpg]

1968 Satellite with rocker trim:
[Image: 146330_f40cde3fc9_low_res.jpg]

1969 Sport Satellite:
[Image: 3.jpg]

-- Last edit: 2016-03-26 20:48:41

fontheking5 SE

2016-03-27 12:38

It can`t be one of these ? https://flic.kr/p/AtyYJ6

PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-03-27 15:05

Doesn't look like it. It's not an AMC, believe me. :/

-- Last edit: 2016-03-27 15:17:48

CougarTim US

2016-03-27 17:40

No, the AMC's proportions are different and this car doesn't have that bulge in the fender by the bumper.

fontheking5 SE

2016-03-28 13:01

I don`t think it`s a Mopar either so, but it`s very hard to see on this blurry pic.

PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-03-28 17:33

CougarTim wrote 1969 Sport Satellite

I don't think so.

[Image: 3.jpg][Image: midnightwarrior5.jpg]

Which narrows it down to either '68 Satellite or '68/'69 Road Runner.

-- Last edit: 2016-03-28 17:43:14

skywatcher68 US

2016-03-28 17:43

fontheking5 wrote I don`t think it`s a Mopar either so, but it`s very hard to see on this blurry pic.


I was able to clarify the image a tiny bit. The vehicle in question definitely has a notch between the top of the bumper and the fender, those Plymouths have such a notch.

Given that the notch isn't as prominent on Road Runners as on Satellites, and even less prominent on that AMC, I'm still leaning toward '68 Satellite.

-- Last edit: 2016-03-28 17:50:31

PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-03-28 17:49

In that case, I guess that the car's most likely a 1968 Plymouth Satellite indeed.

-- Last edit: 2016-03-28 17:54:28

PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-03-28 21:14

This is it. With my best effort, this is THE best view of the taillights.

[Image: midnightwarrior5.jpg][Image: midnightwarrior32.jpg]

-- Last edit: 2016-03-28 21:14:35

skywatcher68 US

2016-03-29 03:01

Certainly some sort of Plymouth. That second thumb clearly shows one crease near the top of the fender and another crease toward the bottom, presumably aligned with a crease in the bumper.

-- Last edit: 2016-03-29 03:02:23

skywatcher68 US

2016-03-30 16:43

I think I got it. Take a look at this shiny stuff.
[Image: midnightwarrior17.jpg]

Compare that door panel with a '68 Satellite, a '68 Road Runner, and a '69 Road Runner.
[Image: 161523_interior_web.jpg] [Image: plymouthroadrunnerinteriorview1-vi.jpg] [Image: 24-roadrunner.jpg]

Seems to me that a '68 Road Runner is the best match.

-- Last edit: 2016-03-30 16:46:55

PMEntertainmentLives QC

2016-04-01 12:16

I see... well, it's confirmed, then: it's a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner.

Does this mean I was right from the start? How peculiar... :think: I mean, that usually doesn't happen very much. :lol:

ETA 2023: If you're reading my comments, don't worry... I also wish I would've shut my trap after a while.

-- Last edit: 2023-12-09 04:01:56

Skid US

2018-02-02 05:15

I don't see anything visible on the door panel that's not also visible on a Satellite. Furthermore, the car lacks the Road Runner's distinctive hood bulges.

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