Facebook Marketplace find turns out to be a rare pink 1969 Plymouth Road Runner worth way more
Published on Jun 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM (UTC+4)
by Keelin McNamara
Last updated on Jun 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
A 1969 Plymouth Road Runner has just been unearthed on Facebook Marketplace.
This is far from any ordinary Plymouth Road Runner, though.
The manufacturer only started offering its Moulin Rouge Pink option in 1970.
So, how can a pink example have been found from the year before?
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Plymouth Road Runner becomes a seventies icon
The Plymouth Road Runner was a roaring success for Plymouth.
1968 saw the Chrysler sub-division replace its old, outdated Belvedere with the Road Runner.
And it proved to be a truly inspired decision by the brand.
The following year saw Plymouth win the Motor Trend Car of the Year for the Road Runner.
Unfortunately, the early 1970s were the end of the muscle car, mostly owing to the global Oil crisis of 1973.
But the Plymouth Road Runner remains and endures as one of America’s most iconic cars.
It also happens to play the starring role in today’s story.
Did someone find a time-travelling Road Runner?
Mark Worman is the man behind the Graveyard Carz YouTube channel.
He is the one who happened to stumble across the Facebook Marketplace listing.
Mark and his cousin Dougie headed to inspect this 1969 Plymouth Road Runner for themselves.
And things definitely weren’t all they seemed.
The color throws the pair off straight away, because this was a 1969 RR.
The American car brand did not offer the model in pink until the following year.
It turns out that, for special orders (and for more money), customers could get a special 999 paint code.
It appeared that this could, indeed, actually be a special order from 1969.
However, after popping the trunk, the pair found swathes of orange paint.
Mark and Dougie started to wonder whether this could be two different cars glued together.
Thankfully, that was not the case, because the VIN in the trunk matched the one on the windshield.
Under the hood, everything appeared legitimate and original – not including the engine, which was absent.
The RR was loaded onto the trailer and taken away by Mark and Dougie.
They planned to install an engine, get it running, restore the pink paint job, and sell it on again.
Keelin McNamara is a content writer at Supercar Blondie from Ireland, covering cars, technology, and lifestyle. Despite being a Law graduate, he discovered his passion for journalism during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has worked in the industry ever since. Outside of work, he is an avid MotoGP fan, and is a self-confessed addict of the sport.
