Road Runner Nest

I am going to start posting some of my collection of 1971 1972 press photos, articles and other stuff I have.
This is a test.
Can I get permission to add these into the correct forum areas were they probably should be placed (it says I need moderator permission).

TESTING a 1972 Road Runner press car color shot with a www.roadrunnernest.com watermark.

Testing
1972 Road Runner press car in a road test .
It is a 440+6 4-speed car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's hard to tell, is that the same car in the color photo and the magazine article? Looks like it could be?
A few interesting things....
- I don't remember ever seeing a red interior in a 71 or 72 runner before!
- looks like it has 71 wheel center caps....wonder how many early 72 cars came through with these
- looks like the 72 +6 cars (at least this one) did not get the GTX emblems
- it has the somewhat rare front bumper guard
- look how close the strobe stripe is to the quarter window

I'd sure love to find that car! Thanks for sharing.

i noticed the interior too...is that actually red or an orangish color...i think i've heard of an orange interior.....oh no now i'm tryin to remember somethin...watch out

It's red ... though they did offer black with orange inserts for 1971 RR's.
It can't be burnt orange also ... 1970 Dodge interior.

i thought i saw somewhere they had an all orange interior too though...maybe just upholstery and door panels...cuz i don't think i've seen headliner, etc. hmm...oh well

Neither red nor orange was listed as an available interior color option in the 72 color trim selector, so this one is an anomaly...

Eric wrote:Neither red nor orange was listed as an available interior color option in the 72 color trim selector, so this one is an anomaly...

Now if you want an anomaly ... look at the interior again it's got a red steering whhel, door panels and package shelf.
I swear i had a shot of the interior somewhere.

I guess you cant always trust those old advertisements. In this ad...



It says under the pic of the car in the air "Plymouth Roadrunner gets airborne. Even though the 440 6 pack is an option in this car, it is not the motor making it fly in this picture". That is the same pic I have.



The reason I'm posting that is because in the pic I have you can easily read the plate on the car which is the same as the one in the 440-6 story. In the caption under the pic I got they mention they gave it a one page article in the april '72 issue and the 400/auto car ran 14.95 in the quarter.

So my question is did they just use any old stock press photos when doing this stuff? Oh btw awesome eyes there Eric.. in the cation under the pic I just posted they point out the '71 center wheel caps as well.

Here is 2 more photos that dont relate to that but were in the same magazine.

I like the red interior/ steering wheel, very odd and cool...man, the 71 center caps look SO much better then the 72's...cool articles, thanks

very cool to see the old articles, thx alot

72Satellite440-Dan

I noticed the 71' Center caps on the 72' haha. I think they make the car flow better than the factory 72' caps.