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Over the past decade,
has built a reputation for
amazing custom concept cars based on production vehicles for the SEMA Show
and
. But the company’s customization tradition has much deeper roots that include this collection of muscle car concepts headed for Mecum’s Indianapolis
this May. The collection includes three
that were featured in the traveling display called the Plymouth Rapid Transit System, and a
that appeared at the 1969
.
The possible crown jewel of these cars is the 1971 Plymouth Road Runner, and that’s simply because the car is completely unrestored with just 1,300 miles on the odometer. Apparently the owner of the shop that built the car for Chrysler got it back after the Rapid Transit System tour ended and took care of it until he later sold it to Steven Juliano, the man now selling this collection of cars. Like all of these
were mainly visual, but they were extensive. A custom nose and headlight lenses were fitted that added six inches of length, according to Mecum. The car’s bumpers were removed completely, as were the external door handles. Recessed hood scoops were added to the hood, and the trunk lid was lowered by four inches to create a rear wing. The taillights were given red, yellow and green lenses like
. But the best additions were molded Road Runner head marker lights. The interior is mostly unchanged, and the engine is a stock 383-cubic-inch V8 with an automatic transmission. It also has power steering and brakes and the Plymouth Road Runner horn, which makes a “Beep! Beep!” sound like the cartoon the car is named after.
The last of these concepts wasn’t actually a Plymouth Rapid Transit System car, but it was built in a similar style, and it made its debut at the 1969 Chicago Auto Show. It’s a 1969
Swinger, and its exterior modifications include rectangular headlights and close-set grille-mounted fog lights. It has what looks like a big intake poking through the hood, but it’s actually a dummy with no mechanical linkages or even a duct to the intake underneath. The sides have been streamlined with the door handles hidden behind the door edges. At the back, a subtle spoiler has been molded into the body, and single-piece taillight lenses have been added. The interior is stock as is the 340-cubic inch V8, 4-speed manual and power steering and brakes.
All of these cars can be seen at the Mecum Indianapolis auction May 14-19. And if you have some serious cash, you might even be able to bring one or all of these home with you.
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