I bought my first Road Runner, my 70 Hardtop in approx Sep or Oct 1981 for $1,135 after several months of searching (even in 1981 .. rural IL and all). Bought the second one, a 68 RR Coupe, a few months later in a snowstorm in Dec 1981 for $800 .. me and Dad did drive it first though even in the snow w/ more snow coming down, at night. It was a 4 speed also and cool as hell and I drove it home over 2 hours away on two lane blacktops/highway. I was 16.
The 70 needs a total resto which I hope to do over the next couple years and I expect it to cost a **** ton, the 68 was sold back in 1991 or 92. Man that was really a great car. There were others but that was the first two. I wish I had them all back and the room and money to treat them right !!
Still have this old Hot Rod .. but not the old gal in the back ground