Mo, Your Road Runner may have said Magnum on the air cleaner, you never know with Mopar. A friend of mine bought a Dodge Aspen that said Aspen on one side and Volare on the other. And another guy I know has a 73 Satellite Sebring that says Satellite Satellite on one side. Here’s something I copied from a site I’ve used before for Mopar air cleaner id. Pie Tins on performance cars started in 1967 with the Belvedere GTX and Coronet R/T, and possibly the Charger, equipped with the 440 engine. The Plymouth ones said "440 Super Commando" and had crossed flags in the center where the wingnut goes. The Dodge ones said "440 Magnum". The Barracuda and Dart models equipped with 383 engines also got pie tins with the Barracuda calling out "383 Commando" and the Dart with "383 Four Barrel". In 1968, Plymouth Road Runners came on the scene and they used "383 Road Runner" pie tins. The 1968 and newer 340s all used "340 Four Barrel". In general, Plymouth cars used "Commando" on Barracuda and non-performance models and "Super Commando" on performance models except the Road Runner which used "383 Road Runner". Dodge used "Four Barrel" on Dart and non-performance models and "Magnum" on performance models. Red coloring was used up through late 1968 (some early 1969 models?) and orange coloring was used for most 1969 models and later. Here’s a link to the website, it’s pretty informative and has pictures of all the air cleaners: http://www.nicksgarage.com/aircleaner.htm And lastly I feel your pain. I could make the payments but I couldn’t afford the gas. L From: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MO I won't give up easily 8-) The pics of the pie plate do not say what year they are for. Daniel your RR was a 69 and you know Ma Mopar had to make changes. I know that the 1968 383 with the 440 goodies were called a Magnum engine whether they be RR or Super B And I Know that mine may have said 383 Roadrunner or 383 Magnum, but absolutly not Super Commando And Dan , I was heartbroken to give up my 68- 1/2 2 dr hdtp when they came out with many new trim options. I ordered it just the way I wanted it. Would be a mucho rare car these days. I took a 63 Chebby Impala in on trade. HAD to sell cause I couldn't make the payments....................MO Mo, I have to disagree with you. It was a long time ago but if I remember right on my new 69 Road Runner Convertible that I ordered the pie plate on the air cleaner said “383 road runner” You’re right about the 440 heads and that’s one of the things that made the difference between the “road runner” 383 engine and the regular 383 4 bbl. On a sad note in 1971 I traded that RR convert in on a 6 cyl. Gremlin because gas was up to 38 cents a gallon. (SOB) -- -- Please address private email -- email of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. That is, email your parts/car transactions and negotiations, as well as other personal messages, only to the intended recipient. Do not just press "reply" and send your email to everyone using the general '62-'65 Clubhouse public email address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine-tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to 1962to1965mopars+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. |
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