"Road Runner" emblem

Capsule · Post by **Capsule** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:16 am

Hi guys,

could any of you post a photo of the "road runner" emblem on the rear fender of their '71 RR and include a few measures for placing the emblem parts and the bird?

My car didn't have the emblems originally and therefore there are no holes for the emblem studs!

Thanks,
Capsule

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:40 pm

Can you use this?

If you want I can take a pic of the bird.

Capsule · Post by **Capsule** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:21 am

Thanks mopar71,

that great help. If you don't mind snapping an extra shot of the bird and emblem straigt on, I would appreciate it.

Capsule

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:17 pm

Ok, I will do it on friday, my day off

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:43 am

Here it is. It is from the same car,just changed the color.

Capsule · Post by **Capsule** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:43 am

Thanks mopar71,

I appreciate it! Just got my bird decals ready to go on to the fender the minute the weather is varm enough! Ist only 35F degrees in my garage at the moment!! -not really decal-mounting-temperatures!

Capsule

general · Post by **general** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:21 am

My runner does not have the holes either. Is the emblem incorporated in the roof stripe by any chance?

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:30 pm

The roof emblem(strobe stripe) has the bird in the decal. I dont have a strobe stripe pic maybe someone can provide a pic.My runner has the holes pre drilled.

Post by **bruce** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:46 pm

Remember not all Road Runners will have the holes in the quarters. Not only those that have the roof stripe, but eventually the posts were done away with and the emblems were adhesive-backed. I don't recall exactly WHEN this happened though, perhaps someone else has that info...

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:52 pm

Hey Bruce, I went to a car show and saw a 71 with the strobe and also with the metal road runner emblems also,I think I have a pic of that one.looked strange to me,I did not see the owner to ask if it came that way.

Post by **bruce** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:58 pm

No, they didn't come like that, but I've seen it too. I'd guess it might be a car that didn't come with the stripe originally but had it added later.

Post by **Eric** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:37 pm

yup, that's what guys do that want strobe stripes on cars that didn't originally come that way and they don't want to do any body or paint work to fill in the holes

Post by **bruce** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:48 pm

Eric wrote:yup, that's what guys do that want strobe stripes on cars that didn't originally come that way and they don't want to do any body or paint work to fill in the holes

Eric, do you know when the adhesive-backed emblems came in? Was that on any of the '71s or strictly later years?

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:35 pm

Here is an example of a strobe stripe bird.You will notice the color of the car will show thru road runner.

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:02 pm

This is probably what Eric is talking about. Thats me in the background with my plymouth shirt at the Carlisle,PA.show.