here is a picture of the lowest mileage A12 roadrunner in existence.

I knowq alot of you lurkers have seen a picture or 2 of my A12 Roadrunner survivor with 1954 original miles but some of you have never seen it.
This is a unmolested untouched survivor which is a 1 of 1 color combo.
F3 green 4 speed fully documented. Everything is 100% original except the repro batteery, i have theoriginal but its dead and the repro heater hoses.

a couple more.

Nice car SUPERSTOCKRACER!

Pretty freakin' sweet there. Curious.. how do you know it's a 1 of 1 color combo?

Wow... Incredible. It's got a good home too.

It would be worth a trip for me to come out and see it!!!! So many details to look over. Thanks for posting.

The only problem with owning a car like that is you can't drive it much unless your going to disconnect the speedo.:sad8:

Nice... i would be afraid to drive it.

Wow ! Beautiful car.

Amazing car! Thanks for letting us have a peek at it. Meep Meep, on your way through the rustbelt stop by and pick me up, I would love to see it in person too.

Nice car but I don't see the point. If you can't drive it.

Dave F

Who says you can't drive it? I would, not allot but I would!

Very nice!!! This is a great show piece. Thankfully, there are people who respect these cars for what they are and I respect them for saving these for future generations. These cars will never be made again and the are only original once!

awesome...How long have you had it? is that mileage a ¼ mile at a time?

Pretty freakin' sweet there. Curious.. how do you know it's a 1 of 1 color combo?

my guess would be since it is an A12 RR,it is probably the only one with a tan vinyl top/interior.

my guess would be since it is an A12 RR,it is probably the only one with a tan vinyl top/interior.

1 of 1 color combination is self explanatory. My question was how was that verified. I'm not doubting it. My Super Bee (not an A12) was originally Y2 yellow, green interior, tan vinyl top, black stripe, black hood scoops. The yellow/green/tan combo was not recommended, earning it the V08 code. But I could never verify whether it was 1 of 1 or not.

that car is awesome ,

that car makes me sad becuase it's not in my garage... if it were in my garage then it would make me happy

Imagine making a 4000 dollar investment and being able to retire on it. Hindsight is always 20/20.. Great car. I'm not sure I'd be able to NOT drive it.

Beautiful car - gotta love those oddball color combos!

Thanks for the pics. How about the story behind it? Previous owners, how you got it, how much you have driven it, etc...?

Thanks

You wouldn't want to drive this one much but at the same time you don't want to be deprived of driving an A12 car, so that justifies you getting another one to dive. I'm only trying to help.

Holy Crap. Real nice.

I doubt that there is anyway to PROOF it as a 1 of 1 for any paricular reason especially for color combo as there is no factory back up to reference it with.

The car is a great original low mileage car and that should be enough for anyone to make it a stand alone car without having to taut it as something you can't necessarily prove.

However I DO know it is a 1 of 1 car just as all others are....it is the only one with IT'S particular V.I.N. :cya:

bought the car around 1997. it was a local car to me and it stood out in my mind way back in 1969 as i saw it race on the hutchinson river parkway just ONCE. i was a little grease monkey at 10 hanging out with the chevelle, nova guys in my neighborhood.
They raced every friday night and i tagged along with them.
they would drive up to the entranceway of the hutch on boston road. unload me and tell me to go get the slicks out of the trunk.
there they swapped out the street tires for the slicks and then i sat in the grass, and watched all the street races that night.
ALL OF A SUDDEN I SEE THIS BADASS GREEN RR. PULL UP AND IT WAS LOUD.
I SAW THE PROMO DISCS ON THE CAR, HE GETS THE LEFT LANE AND THE NOVA GOT THE RIGHT LANE ,THEY TAKE OFF AND IM MEZMORIZED BY THE STATIONARY PROMO DISCS STANDING STILL AS THE CAR WAS DRIVING. I COULDNT STOP BUT WATCH IN AWE.
SO IN 1997, I SEE THIS SAME CAR FOR SALE IN MISSOURI IN HEMMINGS.
I inquired and he sent me all the documentation via fax.
Sure enough it was rthe same car since it was bought at crabtree motors in new rochelle,ny 10 miles from my home.
i flew out to missouri and struck the deal.It wasnt the smoothest deal i have made in my lifetime but it was made. the rr had 1235 original miles on it and all 3 owners had the mileage documented and notorized so it is accurate.
since 1997 till now it has 1956 original miles.I stsart it up and pull it out of the garage and thats about it.
i drive my a12 superbee the most.i think its a pretty cool story.

Good story? That's amazing!!!

Nice to see a original 69 a-12 unrestored:headbang:

1954 original miles?? My odometer stopped working years ago too!!...jk. Nice ride! I wish I had one u lucky dog!

1954 original miles?? My odometer stopped working years ago too!!...jk. Nice ride! I wish I had one u lucky dog!

my odometer does work and the interior still smells new too.:love10:

great car , great story . Man you are a very lucky guy with some amazing mopar Iron . would love to see your collection in person . Museum stuff man !!!!

Chris
I always love hearing the story and I still love the car!!:hello2:
KID

Thanks for the story! Especially cool that you have an attachment to the car going way back - makes the car even more special to you.

WoW...love that!......it was in a magazine too yes? Mopar Action?
Awesome car...like to see more detail pics tho....

OH NOW THE ODOMETER READS 1959 ORIGINAL MILES. I WENT DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND AROUND THE BLOCK. had to clean out the cobwebs a bit.lol
I've been running it quite a bit lately as my race car is above it on the 4 post lift and ive been trying to finish up the hemi so its in and out every night after work. it fires up w/o a hitch.

That is a great story and I'm glad it has a good home!

Wow Chris that is really nice. I have to admit I have never seen that color top on a green car but it really looks good and matches the interior. Ron

Awesome car! Love the American flag on the trunk too!

Awesome car! Love the American flag on the trunk too!

THat's the original American flag from 1969. He put it on his car right before he left for Vietnam for his 1st tour of duty.As well as the police sticker on the vent window.
The rest of the story is wild. When he returned from Vietnam back in 1973, he had no interest in the car and it sat till 1995 untouched. simply amazing.

I heard but not 100% sure if its true is that AGENT ORANGE had a big part of him not wanting to drive it.

Pretty hard to top that car. The story about it may be as neat as the car. When I was a kid tagging along with the local gearheads,there was an A-12 Bee running at the strip. Bone stock 440/6v,4speed,super drag pak 4.10 dana except that he ran a set of J.C.Penney AF/X slicks. The car was running 12.90s thru stock exhaust. Give it up, Chris ! Have you run the RR at the track ? What did it do ? Inquiring minds want to know ! DK.:grin:

Pretty hard to top that car. The story about it may be as neat as the car. When I was a kid tagging along with the local gearheads,there was an A-12 Bee running at the strip. Bone stock 440/6v,4speed,super drag pak 4.10 dana except that he ran a set of J.C.Penney AF/X slicks. The car was running 12.90s thru stock exhaust. Give it up, Chris ! Have you run the RR at the track ? What did it do ? Inquiring minds want to know ! DK.:grin:

no way would i risk racing that rr at the strip with a 1 bolt cam.
matching # car. i did race my A12 superbee. its a purestock car and it went 11,97. this ones my retirement car. When i get old a retire ill cruise around with my wife and get some icecream init. lol:grin:

Thank for posting these, very helpful images and telling the great storie, I lost my brother to agent orange in 1982 (Cancer) the stuff ruined many lives. best wishes, CD

thats an awsome color combo they should have made more that way

Thanks for sharing the pics of this wonderful time capsule!

Although I know they started life as 383 cars, I do not ever recall seeing the "F70" designation on the trunk of any A12 survivors I've seen. I think that is very cool! You're a lucky guy!

Thanks for sharing the pics of this wonderful time capsule!

Although I know they started life as 383 cars, I do not ever recall seeing the "F70" designation on the trunk of any A12 survivors I've seen. I think that is very cool! You're a lucky guy!

They only started as 383 cars on paper as they have the same model prefix in the V.I.N. and are not really a seperate model. They are a "package car." They were not built as a 383 car and then converted. There has always been a lot of confusion with these cars as the broadcast sheet and fender tag have a lot of 383 codes on them but the a12 package code and the M disignation in the V.I.N. override all of that.

...Yeah...should be =

nice almost purchased a new one (S' BEE)in late "69..
but my dad said it is a piece of sh*t , cause it did not
have hub caps..so we walked......

this is an nice piece of history,

Sonny Black

Very nice car. I like the unique color combo.

That green with that bronze top look amazing together!

They only started as 383 cars on paper as they have the same model prefix in the V.I.N. and are not really a seperate model. They are a "package car." They were not built as a 383 car and then converted. There has always been a lot of confusion with these cars as the broadcast sheet and fender tag have a lot of 383 codes on them but the a12 package code and the M disignation in the V.I.N. override all of that.

It was actually a bit more than paper, as they were in fact originally destined to be E63 WM's & RM's...as evidenced by the 5/16" fuel line. However, I believe you are correct when you suggest that they were not "converted" 383-powered axle package cars. That is, parts were not removed to create an A12 car, rather, they simply were not installed to begin with. Things like hoods, hood hinges, rear ends, etc, etc.

What I thought interesting was the fact that the tire designation under the trunk of this particular car was "F70". Was this applied before the "package"? Or, was this just a mistake by an assembly worker that was used to building E63 RM's & WM's all day? I simply think that this makes an already special car even more special!

:VB toast:

It was actually a bit more than paper, as they were in fact originally destined to be E63 WM's & RM's...as evidenced by the 5/16" fuel line. However, I believe you are correct when you suggest that they were not "converted" 383-powered axle package cars. That is, parts were not removed to create an A12 car, rather, they simply were not installed to begin with. Things like hoods, hood hinges, rear ends, etc, etc.

What I thought interesting was the fact that the tire designation under the trunk of this particular car was "F70". Was this applied before the "package"? Or, was this just a mistake by an assembly worker that was used to building E63 RM's & WM's all day? I simply think that this makes an already special car even more special!

:VB toast:

Yes and no on a bit more than paper. The cars V.I.N. prefix determined what the car started life as with regards as to how it got started in the assembly process. the options for a particular car determined the rest of the build. Options sometimes included different things on the car when equipped with these options. An example would be the Hemi option that would include different things like suspension and trans changes from the same V.I.N. prefix car without the Hemi option. The 69 M code cars (A12 option package) spells out exactly what the package replaced on the standard RR or SB model it was ordered on and nothing more. That is why these cars are a mix of the 383 and what you might THINK should have been standard on say a GTX or R/T with a 440 engine.

Yes, most likely a line worker mistake on the tire code on the trunk lid.

No doubt an unusual color combo, I have seen quite a few A12 over the last 30 years, but never one like this. Tons of pictures of this car should be taken for the hobby. Very nice car!

No doubt an unusual color combo, I have seen quite a few A12 over the last 30 years, but never one like this. Tons of pictures of this car should be taken for the hobby. Very nice car!


before winter comes ill take a whole bunch and post them up for reference.

Chris I Love your RR man, I'm extremely freaken jealous... Nice to see it's mostly untouched, what a time capsule, there's no way that I couldn't drive it, you have much more will power than me...

That green with that bronze top look amazing together!

When i 1st saw the car back in 69 when i was 10, i loved the color combo, maybe i was more amazed at the roadrunner promo discs.lol
When i went to go buy the car back in 97, i thought the color combo was awesome.i loved the car from the moment i layed my eyes on it.Its a keeper for sure,

Just wanted to say nice RR SSR- Love the color combo- Take care of her

Chris you just gotta love your cool 6pk Runner. Its just so rare and I really like it ! Here is one I like alot also and looks to be the same color as yours. Ron


http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1620/1011563/1887759/398313584.jpg

Wow. that just something else. I'm won't be surprised if Chrysler has call you up and made you offer you couldn't refuse.
How a car like that made thru the gas crisis in the late 70's no less. I heard stories of Muscle cars being scrapped or almost given away because they could sell them because of the gas prices.

Wow. that just something else. I'm won't be surprised if Chrysler has call you up and made you offer you couldn't refuse.
How a car like that made thru the gas crisis in the late 70's no less. I heard stories of Muscle cars being scrapped or almost given away because they could sell them because of the gas prices.


funny you said that. the guy that bought the car new owned it for 3 weeks and then got drafted into Vietnam. back in late 69 he brought the car to his mothers house. put it up on blocks, drained all the fluids, shrink wrapped it and it stayed that way till 1995.
When the owner returned from his tour back in 1973, he had no interest in the car and it sat for all those years untouched. i think i heard Agent Orange had a huge impact on him.when it was finally uncovered, it had 1157 miles on the odometer.
right now it has 1987 miles or around there.

Chris I'll triple the sticker price..............CASH !

Chris I'll triple the sticker price..............CASH !

JOE,that'll get you the 5 h wheels and original G70-15 goodyears!;)

JOE,that'll get you the 5 h wheels and original G70-15 goodyears!;)

Bummer !:icon_pidu:

@Superstock---wait a minute-what about those floor mats??LOL.Otherwise,I'm creaming my jeans.

Chris,

Nice Runner!!!! I've asked before about the Bee where did it run 11;97 ??? Best John ran with the car was a 12;41. Paul

That's just a great story and the car is really something else. I'm glad it ended up with you. How many people remember a car like that and actually have come to possess it so many years later? That's amazing. Not to mention that a car like that so often ends up in a collection just because of the low miles. This one ended up with someone who really appreciates Mopars and that suits me just fine. I like the Bee also. I've always said that if I could have a second Super Bee it would be an A12. Since I have a yellow '68 that '69 A12 would sure look good next to it.

"Superstock"--Simply an awesome car...I'm in Ohio,New York isn't that far away..Can I come over and drool over it just a little?? I'll wipe up the marks I leave.LOL

Showing a guy at work last night these pictures and he said , "what are those on the frt. wheels?" I hope I was right-- dealer promo for the showroom??

Showing a guy at work last night these pictures and he said , "what are those on the frt. wheels?" I hope I was right-- dealer promo for the showroom??

That is correct.

BTW, I make and sell repos of these for both Plymouth and Dodge.

Anyone can PM me if interested.

Great pics, very cool car good example of how to keep it original. That interior is what my car should look like or did at one time lol.

Looks like you went back in time and drove it through the worm hole.

way cool cars!!! i'm playing the lotto tonight!!:icon_smurf:

a fantastic survivor.
Thanks a lot for sharing it.

Even though it is not my preferred colour combination :-))

Carsten