1973-74 Plymouth Road Runner Hemi

 



The 1973-74

Models received utterly new sheet and had a lot of typical squared-up front-end styling and changes to the rear that a lot of closely resembled the four-door models than the 71-72s. The restyling helped sales that were up four-hundredth over the 1972 models. In testing 1/4 mile times were obtaining near the 16s, high speeds had born to barely over one hundred twenty five mph (201 km/h), and also the automobile stirred more off from "musclecar" standing.

The bottom engine for the 1973-74 models 

Had born all the way down to Chrysler's ordinary 318 CID V8 however equipped with twin exhausts that bumped the ability up to one hundred seventy HP (127 kW). After 1972, no 440 with four-speed manual cars were designed. The four hundred was the most important engine town offered with the 4-speed, that might even be had with the 340 (1973), and 360 (1974) engines.

The 318

Was equipped with a 3-speed manual transmission as normal (though only a few were built), and also the TorqueFlite as AN choice, tho' a minimum of one 318 engine 1974 automobile was designed with the 4-speed manual transmission equipped with a Hurst shifter. The 440 was still on the market for 1973 and 1974, however solely mated to the 727 TorqueFlite automatic.

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