69 hemi road runner

[Big Block Bill]

Sam,

"I believe the production numbers were about 150 automatic Hemi's in 1969 if I am not mistaken.

I guess I wasn't to far off.

RM21J.... I think mine was a hard top (post) car?

Bill Pankiw

2008 Red ZO-6 Corvette
1970 Black LS-6 Chevelle M-22 / 4:10
2006 Yamaha Apex GT - Crazy Fast!

[American Muscle]

Thanks guys

I've come across one that's for sale the guy claims its a real J code hemi, I haven't seen the car my self,just picks needs a full restoration, The guy seems to know what his talking about, However I want to try make sure she's the real deal, Any guru's here that can give me some advice what to look for?, How to tell? anything at all, Will be much appreciated

Thank you for your time

[442w30]

Those numbers are not total, for what it's worth. There could be more, but the difference would be negligible.

[mockingbird812]

njsteve and few others know their Mopars. I can tell you this much. Take a camera (digital preferrably) with a good battery and take lots of photos. Particularly the fender tag (s), engine stamp pad (below the exh. mans. toward front on passenger side) and photos of stamp pad for tranny (pass. side for 4 spd and driver's side for auto. Rear axle will have codes on back side of pass. side. If 4 speed shld have a Dana 60. Shld be a partial VIN on rad. support bracket and I believe (I know the '70 RRs had them here) the driver's side rear quarter gutter area under the rubber seal. Of course photograph the VIN on the dash too. Make sure your photos are in focus and set yr camera to Macro (looks like a little flower icon) for the close up shots. Photo any docs he has too. Good luck.

[HPMIKE]

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Thanks guys

I've come across one that's for sale the guy claims its a real J code hemi, I haven't seen the car my self,just picks needs a full restoration, The guy seems to know what his talking about, However I want to try make sure she's the real deal, Any guru's here that can give me some advice what to look for?, How to tell? anything at all, Will be much appreciated

Thank you for your time

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There are a few earmarks that will help verify that you have the real deal. First and foremost, make sure that the numbers stamped into the radiator support and trunk lip,(under the glued weatherstrip-drivers side) matches the VIN. There are also other specific body mods that hemi cars only had. There is a welded plate that reinforces the area where the pinion snubber contacts on the body. The other areas to look are the framerails in the back by the bumper. Only Hemi cars got the small welded plates that tie in that area. "Torque boxes" that reinforce the frame in the front and back were boxed in on hemis as well, but I have also documented non hemi cars that had this mod from the factory. Convertibles also had this same mod.

Various little other things to look for are:

-If the car has power brakes-then it should have the offset bracket to relocate the booster and master cylinder higher up.
- It should have a 26" radiator opening.
- If it has the original air grabber box then the area where the master cylinder is raised will have a "pocket" lined with rubber cut into the box to allow the master cylinder to not interfere with the air grabber housing when the hood is closed.
- If it is an auto trans car, then it should have a factory trans cooler in front of the radiator. It could have been removed at some time as well= so this shouldn't be a deal breaker.

While this gives you a basic guideline, there are other items to look for as well, but it will depend on how the car was optioned originally. Many Mopars(including hemi and non hemi) were fitted with "hemi suspension" which contained HD torsion bars and leaf springs, shocks, etc. An original fender tag is a must and a broadcast sheet is a plus but not a deal breaker as it was a common occurence for a car to have the wrong or no broadcast in the car when it left the plant. Pay close attention to the VIN tag on the dash, if the rivets look molested in any way then that should raise a red flag.

Feel free to PM me if you need any other assistance.

MB

[American Muscle]

Thanks guys

I Have a few pics the seller send me I can put them up in a few..

Thanks again

[American Muscle]

[American Muscle]

Some extra info I know so far from seller has told me

''It has the belt and rocker moldings
It also has the light package (fender mounted turn signals, trunk light, glove box light, etc) AM/8 track (three speaker dash), clock, full horn ring (someone cut it down)

rear speaker AND rear defog
The original package tray (with factory holes) is still in the car, as well as the defog vent and tube, and the switches are still under the dash.

As I had already stated, this car was originally R6 scorch red with premium black bench seat interior. It has manual steering and manual brakes (kinda odd considering everything else) and column shift auto with an 8.75" rear end. It also did NOT have a vinyl top from the factory.''


Thank you

[jannes_z-28]

Cars intended for strip use was often ordered with drumbrakes without power and no power steering. A lot of Hemi cars is like this.

Drumbrakes has less drag than discbrakes and power steering robs power.

Jan