MAJOR Updates coming soon on the Roadrunner! Still waiting on Engine to be finished up. Covid complications have made things hard but we are very close. VIDEO COMING SOON!

@deebo47

2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait!

I bought a new 69 Road Runner from a dealer on South Western Ave in Chicago in May of 1969. It was red with a 383, 4 speed, air grabber, Hemi suspension, 3.91 position and an AM radio. No power steering or brakes. I paid $2800.00 after the deal was made. Cool days man. Cool days.

@TexasVexes

2 жыл бұрын

No brakes? wow! Had to stop with your feet? Yaba daba

@josemata3845

10 сағат бұрын

Glad to find a fellow Chicagoan

Owned a 70 426 R/T challenger 4 speed . Back in the 70s. Sure miss those days so long ago. Way better times than today.

@cengeb

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, Vietnam war, race riots, wasn't it great? Hey, nothing changed, wars are just in different places...cars are much better today

@joeschmo9838

3 жыл бұрын

Own a surpsise '69 Roadrunner with a warmed up 440 and she don't see nothing but good weather. Sad cars like these have to be nurtured and kept totally free of almost all debris when back in the day they were meant to get powershfited to trap the fastest 1/4 mile. I have reasons to nurture my '69 Roadrunner and it's more of a psychologic nurturing, inherited the car when my Unlce was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Having to sense what he would sense driving the car on rides is tough, but seeing a mile of flat open blacktop we come together and that pedal hits the fucking floor!

@norristammislideshowmulgre877

3 жыл бұрын

Your absolutely correct. I truly miss the true good d day's.

@cengeb

Жыл бұрын

@@joeschmo9838 When a 4 cyl 2022 VW 330 HP Golf R does 173 mph STOCK on the autobahn, steady solid, stable, try going over 100mph in some clumsily old Road runner, are you guys nuts...let alone stopping the old junkers...nothing like spinning tires cars going nowhere, and then those drum brakes, yeah, good ole days, oy vey

@randylear8264

10 ай бұрын

@@cengebif you know. You know. And you definitely don’t know.

When I bought my 69 Runner, I had the choice of the 440 or hemi. When I saw the difference of what the insurance would cost, I bought the 440 with automatic. A set of headers, Mallory dual point ignition, better intake manifold, and there wasn't a hemi that could leave me behind. Loved the car, but the insurance kept going up. Traded it in 1970 for my 'old' 67 GTX and the dude threw in 400 bucks. Still have that 67 GTX.

@mdbreedlove1290

3 жыл бұрын

I built a 67 GTX gold w/ white interior, unique because, it had a HP 440 6 bbl from a 70 Dodge in the engine bay, This was 1978/9 sold in 81, SCARY FAST. Fun times. Not many people know the 67 GTX

@silentshredr

3 жыл бұрын

I always heard the 440 was a better engine choice due to the fact the hemi could be and mostly was temperamental and required more maintenance. I know the 426 is the higher performer and the most sought after.

@donaldpowers5557

3 жыл бұрын

Not to sure in 69 the 440 came in mid year with a 440 6 pac. Only. No 440 4bbl. In 69. Just googled it, being a RR fan I was surprised that they didnt, except in the GTX ALL were 440 or HEMI. A12 Cars were 440+6 were 69 1/2 ..

@69634100

3 жыл бұрын

@@donaldpowers5557 You are correct.

@donaldpowers5557

3 жыл бұрын

@@69634100 when I was 17 my neighbor had bought a brand new 69 hemi RR Dark forest green. Gave me a ride in it.. ruined me for life.

I was 9 when this car was new wanted one then and now I still feel the same way it makes me feel old but in a good way 69 roadrunner my favorite long live the beeper!!!!

@mrkemblegilstrap

3 жыл бұрын

Meep meep

@Uptown59

3 жыл бұрын

I was 10 and feel the same way. As kids whenever we saw one we'd yell "BEEP YOUR HORN". My 2020 Challenger Scatpack will have to do for now.

@raphaelhernandez4088

3 жыл бұрын

@@Uptown59 scat pack very cool and to this day still when I see a roadrunner I want to hear that horn I'll look it up on you tube just to hear it and I want to put one on my ram ounce it's in you it never leaves

Numbers matching full resto at Nicks Garage in Canada....I'd tell Nick to do everything it needs....money not a problem.

@ericball6000

3 жыл бұрын

I 2nd that, if not a full resto, just send him the HEMI.

@MaliciousSRT

3 жыл бұрын

Car isn't a roach and doesn't need a full resto, just needs to be fixed up. They're only original once

@7s29

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaliciousSRT agreed. It needs a sympathic restoration. Just what needs to be done to get out going, and a few minor details as roof lining, rear bumper and hood. It won't take much to get it back on the road imo.

That’s like hitting the lottery man. People will kill for that car.

@thatguydillan6360

3 жыл бұрын

That or an original 427 Cobra

@sparrowhawk8313

3 жыл бұрын

My daddy had a 69 Roadrunner just like this one but green. Bought it brand new when he came out of the army. He regrets getting rid of it so bad. They're hard to find now.

@Lustie

3 жыл бұрын

@@sparrowhawk8313 They really aren’t that hard to find though, I just searched it up on Google and found 5 for sale. Between random people selling them online and classic auto companies selling them, you’ll find a bunch of them.

@norristammislideshowmulgre877

3 жыл бұрын

@@thatguydillan6360 I would take the Mopar over any cobra any time. Don't get me wrong the cobra is a badass car but I'm a Mopar fan first and FOREMOST.

@thatguydillan6360

3 жыл бұрын

@@norristammislideshowmulgre877 I respect that👍🏻

this is such a great story for such a great car. i'm glad this car wasn't snatched up by some "big garage" that just wanted to do a quick restoration for a quick flip. i have an old mopar collection of 4 Barracudas, 2 68's and 2 69's. i grew up with these cars having street raced them in high school in 1970. most younger guys and guys that just aren't into cars can't understand that these vehicles aren't just cars but are things from a past life of America and lots of us senior citizens that will never be repeated again - ever. there is no way to explain to anyone today what the "horsepower wars" of the late 60's early 70's were like between Chrysler, GM, and Ford - and a little bit, American Motors. this was a time when there were very few regulations on manufacturing cars along with a buying public that was young and wanted speed and "muscle" in their cars. no one cared about gas mileage or "safety features" on cars. the muscle cars of this era were designed to go fast in a straight line with a lot of noise and excessive wheel spin. there are "modern" muscle cars still. but there is nothing manufactured today that was as brutal and raw and honest in its dramatic operation as the muscle cars of the 60's and early 70's. those who understand and lived through this period can appreciate just how "special" the above 68 Hemi Road Runner was to the guy who bought it new. and it's great that the 18 year old kid who slept in this car after a wild party at the owner's house ended up with the car thirty years later with HIS son being able to appreciate and restore this car. as i said, these old cars aren't just "cars" - they are collections and respiratories of people's life experiences. i wish this cars new owners nothing but best wishes.

Please save this precious Bird from the rust that has taken over

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

We are working on it as we speak!

WOW. Looks like you died and went to Lynch Road Assembly Plant! All I can suggest is that you be very, very careful about restoring that car; you'd hate to tackle something and later realize you should have left it alone in its original state (voice of experience). Any "patina" of a survivor and its parts are only there once. Take your time, take breaks of a few weeks or even months if needed... you have a REAL MUSCLE CAR THERE.

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

We are taking our sweet time making sure we save everything we can for originality purposes! New video coming soon on the progress

WOW! I’m so jealous! I used to own a ‘66 Plymouth Satellite with the 426 street hemi. Loved that car!!!

@kimmorrison9169

3 жыл бұрын

a ‘66 is the nicer car than the ‘69. Being The original street hemi car. Nothin but race hemi’s prior to ‘66. A guy in my area had a new ‘66 Satellite street hemi in ‘66. It was Midnight Blue.

@joepeck4585

3 жыл бұрын

Back in high school I traded a shotgun for a 66 . It didnt have the hemi in it anymore , it had a 383 instead. But it was straight solid and fast ! "If I knew then what I know now" .....ah to be young and dumb lol.

@kimmorrison9169

3 жыл бұрын

@@joepeck4585 hell Joe you can make a 383 wake up with just headers, new free flowing intake manifold and a 750-800 cfm carb. Great engine with the right details. Head work and a hotter cam really makes a difference if you want to get more involved.

@james44mag31

3 жыл бұрын

Was it black? And did you pick up a hitchhiker in 1979 in North Carolina in that car?

@williamtetrault1300

3 жыл бұрын

It was gold. Bought it used in Illinois in ‘68, then drove it to San Diego(I was in the Navy). Sold it in ‘70.

I had a 1970 RR in 1973 , 440-6 PAC 4-speed I gave $1800.00 for it and that was high back then , but it only had 20,000 miles on it , my girlfriends brother had a 1970 hemi Cuba . Those were the days .

I had one new in 1969. Torqueflite, Dana 4:10 rear..... You now have a LEGEND. PLEASE,PLEASE give that car the respect it deserves !!!...Good luck ! !

MY BROTHER GOT BACK FROM VIETNAM AND BOUGHT A 69 RR, 4SPEED 383, MUSTARD YELLOW, WHICH DOESNT SOUND GREAT, BUT STILL LOOKED TOUGH. WHAT A FUN CAR!

I am glad this amazing car found a good home... Someone that appreciates it and not just trying to flip it and make a killin...👍 ❤ From Indiana

Nice. I am restoring my 70 GTX I’ve owned since 1980. I drive weekly my restored 70 Challenger. I feel your passion for this old Mopar. And the fact that their is history with it. And now it has permeated to a younger generation is gold. If you haven’t updated with a newer video? Please do.

69 Roadrunner was my first new car. Ordered the car and took delivery the last week of December 1968. Mine was 383 ci with 391 rear end, I don't remember if I paid or the sticker was $3285. but l remember that figure. I had the silver with black vinyl top as in brochure. Brings back memories, looking forward to your restoration.

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Awesome find! Back in 1972 I bought a 1969 GTX 4 speed with a Hemi for $1800.

That Dodge pickup is absolutely ridiculous!

A real treasure! Would like to see regular updates on this car as you proceed to restore it....

Nice Hemi, had a 1969 1/2 runner M code A12 package, made a big mistake and sold her in 1989, this runner was all original totally rust free in showroom condition. Now some Mopar classic car collector has her. I am trying to find her! Good luck with the resto! Hope you keep her!

You know who deserves this car? Someone who will bring it back to life and pamper it that that day forward. Not someone who left it to sit and rot for three decades. Good luck with the restoration.

Amazing car! Congratulations! Looking forward to the updates.

what a great find, good for you!

Incredible buy! I wish you and your dad much success with the overhaul. It’s sure to continue building memories, now for your family. It’s not about how fast she’ll go, it’s about how close it brings you and your dad.🤠 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏻👍🏻🎥it all!!

That is an awesome car. I can't wait to see more videos .

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

More to come!

Amazing car!!! Love it! I look forward to the next videos!!!

I had a 1970 RR. These HEMI RR were off the charts bad ass.

Squirt Marvel Mystery Oil in each cylinder and let the oil sit for three days, fresh gasoline, new oil in the crankcase, new plugs, and a new battery and fire it up. That's all we did to a B25 Mitchel Bomber from WWII that had been sitting for 25 years. Besides air in the tires and 1000 gallons of 100 octane low-lead avgas, not much else was done. It fired right up and it was run up and down the runway a few times and then flew it from Arizona to Kansas City, MO. A fully restored numbers matching Hemi Roadrunner is a six-figure car. Good luck and all the best to you.

@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS

3 жыл бұрын

I agree... just make sure it rotates first, I would want to prime the oil pump and flush the coolant passages and whatever... I mean this is like a $30k engine, right?

I bought a 69 Hemi Roadrunner 4 sp car for 1100 bucks with 12 thousand miles on it in 1974 during the OPEC oil embargo. Gas was scarce and when you could buy it the price had doubled. You could buy 383 or 440 Roadrunners for 7 or 8 hundred dollars. That Hemi was hard to keep in tune and it seemed like it was eating spark plugs just sitting in the garage.

These cars were made for good ol boys like these. Glad to see it in good hands.

Man you got me crying love it sweet video

Awesome back story on the hemi car love it !!!!!!

Cant wait to see the next video.

Awesome car ... thanks for your videos buddy

I owned a 69 roadrunner with a 383! It was green. Really loved that car. Wish i would have kept it!

Good to see the new owner isn’t using a high end pickup and enclosed trailer, to pick up a bragging rights car.

Great find absolutely congratulations to all. I was the winning bid last year at Mecum Indianapolis from the Steve Juliano collection. I couldn't believe it but I won the only 1968 NOS Roadrunner Beep Beep Horn, quite honestly I didnt think I would win it but I did. The closest I am goung to own a Roadrunner. Awesome car for sure By the way the horn is in Australia And yes I just subscribed,

Dam I just love old mopars. That’s so sick.

I bought a 1968 Roadrunner 383 4spd in May 1968 when I returned home from Vietnam. Cost was $2,900. A hemi Roadrunner was $713 more. Those were good times!

Awesome👍 My 69 bee had problems with the back bumper, also. It had a dent and was surface rusting. I sent it out for repairs and it came back beautiful. It was still beautiful 2 years later when i sold it.

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@mrkemblegilstrap

3 жыл бұрын

@@LotLizardDiesel you bet 👍 Well, also, it was 35 years ago. Mailed to Houston, Tx from Corpus Christi. I'm not exactly sure the name of the place. Total bill $109.00. Karp, i don't like getting old, lol. I love your car 😃

@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS

3 жыл бұрын

@@LotLizardDiesel I agree... rechrome it

holy crap bro!!! i woulnt change anything on it!! looks awesome the way it is ! looks really nice.

Congratulations, you're a lucky guy. Hope you get it finished the way you like. Good projects take time.

I had an original '69 Roadrunner with 440 6-pack. My car came with a factory tach in the dash. I'm surprised to see this Hemi car did not have one.

Best car in the world! All the best on your project!

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton!

in 1984, I had the opportunity to buy a 95% restored(needed the finishing body work and paint) '69 Hemi Road Runner automatic for, asking price, $6900, 36 yrs later I still remember that car's image in the ad......and 36 yrs later still kicking myself in the ass for not buying....

Awesome car! ✨

Good for you man! I had a 68 Dodge Super Bee with a 383/auto back in high school and community college. My parents purchased it in 1969/70 for about $1,800 from a used car lot in Corona, California. I was ten or eleven years old. They gave it to me but it was thrashed. I rebuilt the whole thing. Wish I could had kept it, but I had essentially no money for the university I was about to attend. (Cal Poly Luis Obispo). Don't ever get rid of it, or you will regret it for the rest of your life.

@stillnotwoke

3 жыл бұрын

Did you at least get to drive it on cruise night down Higuera St.? They resurrected it on Thursday nights a few months ago when they had to shut down the farmers market.

@bluesbubba7429

3 жыл бұрын

@@stillnotwoke I sold it by then. But my buddy had a California Bug with an 1835 cc motor (I think), with dual 48 Webers and polished and ported German heads, as well as Porsche alloys. We blew the doors off of some small block Chevys. I cruised my Dodge on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, were I grew up. By the way I was at Cal Poly back in the 80's. Weird Al was still there. He lived in the Yosemite dorms with us. We were on the third floor.

Motor Trend Car of the Year in 69. Great find. Great buy.

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Car deserves a full restoration!!!!

Love it.....! Enjoy that bad boy......! Times flying by.....!!

Mix up WD40 and PB Blaster with ATF and soak the cylinders, pour some down the carb! Rebuild the carb, change the oil, prime it and the engine may just be OK! What do you have to lose? If it doesn't work out, then you can rebuild it!

I bought a '68 in 1984 in the UK.....and I still have it 37years later., the '68 was the FIRST car to be officially called a "Musclecar"....everyone else copied the phrase.

@markholroyde9412

2 жыл бұрын

@@drott150 Its just coming to the end of its 3rd resto i've owned it that log LOL, yes it was driven as a daily till '95, then for fun only. Gas has been that price for over 15years here, we just suck it up or dont drive, no choice.....however, a Pint of Guinness is also $7 so...? LOL

That is to rare to not do a full frame off restoration..but use all the original parts that can be used. Congrats on the 💎 you found.

That is the score of a lifetime!

You've struck gold! Good luck with your restoration!

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What a score!

A rare gem indeed. I managed to pick up a 68 Sport Fury a few months back. Great condition for its age. Needs a paint job though

what a find!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW..................my favourite muscle car

Wow that is super cool, when I was 19 I got a 69 roadrunnerI 383 4 speed, Black with tanned interior . Young and dumb, trade it for a 72 Z28. Gosh I wish I still had the Road Runner , I subscribed i'll be watching for more this project, appreciate you sharing

Awesome , Thanks 😊

Always liked Challengers, Runners and Cudas. But I always bought Z/28’s and I graduated HS in 1973. In College I drove a 1968 Z/28 and a friend of mine owns it today. I still set his solid lifters for him. I bought my 70 Z/28 in 1981 from the orig owner and still own it and have always worked on it myself. I never trusted garages. Good luck with the Runner. It takes a Mopar to beat a Mopar.

Sorry to keep bugging you but take it from experience. When you chain the car down to the trailer I highly recommend chaining the frame down as well. There are special holes in the frame for this purpose. We were trailering my 69 rr to the strip with a 72 buick when the idiot driver lost control and ROLLED the whole mess!!! Twisted the trailer up, pretzel like! That stupid Buick it was extra tough even though it ended up on its side the only damage it sustained with a few scratches on the door! My roadrunner and the trailer ended up on their sides as well! The roadrunner since only the suspension was chained down it was just hanging there all crazy. It ended up tearing up the driver side rear quarter panel. If I'd chained down the body as well nothing at all would have happened to it. Hah, i ended up taking the trailer to the mall parking lot (late night) and chaining it to a light pole to clean and jerk the trailer back semi straight so I could get my deposit back on it, lol!

@justinriley8651

3 жыл бұрын

that is a hellava story man. sorry to hear about your car. like the light pole idea lol.

@mrkemblegilstrap

3 жыл бұрын

@@justinriley8651 thank you.

@GHP-mr3gs

3 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, attaching from the wheels with proper wheel straps like they did on the front wheels is way better... The only thing is that they should have attached the back wheels as well. The main advantage is that the car's suspension is allow to work and all the draft/buff forces on the chassis are the same as when the car is driven. It also prevent any frame damage if there is a impact.

DANG, What a SCORE ..

Incredible find, look forward to seeing the progress. My best bud from high school bought a green '68, 383, 4 sp (pistol grip). One of the first Roadrunners in Atlanta. Man we thought we were the thing. Did okay in a 1/4 mile but shined on top end. I wouldn't want to go that fast in that car now. At 18 life was looking pretty good

@opera93

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, interestingly I ordered a 68, special order, like that with Black ,deluxe Interior,,, reneged ,,losing my $200 Deposit, at Plymouth Dealer in Lafayette Indiana.. waited till Graduated Pharmacy School in 1970;; loaded CORONET 500/383 Turq 383…DEALER SOLD IT immediately……. RR were hot around Indiana……

Cool 69, my favorite roadrunner was the 68 with the four speed and dana

Hey I think you should go through the whole car. Frame off restoration. That car is worth it. No half assin it. Bumper can be media blasted and rechromed. Nick's garage would be the guy to do the engine. He would love to work on it I'm sure.

Good luck with the new build

Just a few tips use Marvel Mystery Oil in the fuel VR1 racing oil 30 weight Valvoline and when you wash an old car or any car don't use a sponge that's the worst thing just scratch up the paint Meguiars wash and wax that's yellow with very soft Rags is the best thing to use watch the paint I use a high thread-count towel several of them 1 to wash the top 1 wash middle of the car hood and trunk another one for the sides wheels and tires I use a dedicated towel for them it can be a used towel brightwork gets another soft High count towel when it comes drying off I used to three High count towels and I spray Meguiars Final Inspection on the paint this helps put nutrients back in the paint also you should do this in the shade washing also I do have a restoration shop I bring old cars out of hibernation and the worst thing to use is a sponge on the paint just remember that great looking car good luck on the project and also when you do the engine and bring it back sometimes you can just replace the valve guide seals always use a Mopar oil filter or a Wix gold Napa Gold made by wix never ever I repeat never use a Fram oil filter unless you want to destroy an engine great video good luck

A true American Muscle car classic. American muscle car at it very best.

I feel 110% sure owner had very very little idea what car was worth. I'll bet you paid $25k for it

@drott150

2 жыл бұрын

You feel the original owner - who's still alive and is the one selling the car - had "very little idea" what it's worth? I feel 110% sure you're just plain dumb. 🤣

Just a great story. Best of luck.

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I'm not a mopar fan but I live the hemi cars. I have too.

@markflierl1624

3 жыл бұрын

You have two hemi cars? WOW!

What a jewel 💎

Beautiful

Leave it alone except making it safe and road worthy! It can only be original once!!! Its a head turner just the way it is!

Love my 69 383 4 speed road runner ! I've had it since 1979, and it still brings a smile to my face ! Many upgrades and far from original But tastefully done.

Love your car

Dad had a 69 RodRunner named Misty Blue! It had a 426 max Eedge. Did a lot of street drag racing with it in the 70s. I only saw pics of it cause my cousin stole it and totaled it! Want to get a 68 or 69 and replicate his, it will have a 500ci 440 though.

Cool car right there,.

That thing is in amazing shape...Rust free n straight as an arrow. Minus cosmetic stuff... Mustve never seen the salt.

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

No. it was never driven in the winter!

@0Nebula0

3 жыл бұрын

@@LotLizardDiesel will it be on road this year, or have to wait till spring?

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

Waiting on the motor to be finished now! Will have an update video once we get it back, first start, finishing up the interior and first drive!

i have a green 68 4speed , as well as a brown 69 4 speed, both rm21j cars. l love to see a origional example. lucky score guys

Wow that is one nice Vine I would get in used bumper and fix the hood and leave it just the way it is it's only original once if that's your choice good find

Perfection

NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW HOW LUCKY YOU ARE TO HAVE THIS CAR.

great back story

Leave that car as is, look at it as a beauty being glorious in old age :)

Oh my word!!! That’s just awesome! I wish I still had my ‘69!!!

My brother Larry had this same year green /green int. 383 V8 4 speed .

I dare anyone to tell me there’s a better looking / sounding car from that era!

You have a piece of history that needs a full restoration that you can keep for generations ! I like beautiful restored cars matching numbers preferably . It deserves to be refreshed . If not sell it to someone who can give it the attention it deserves ! That car needs a full suspension build. Frame off restoration. Complete paint removal and lead the body where needed . When you finish you take the pride of breathing life back into that machine ! Have a mopar engine expert go through that motor and return it to original specs . Transmission, exhaust ! Do it right !

Good onya guys, that's the stuff dreams are made of. Best of luck and positive vibes coming your way from Australia.

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

It's a great car!!!

I've owned a 68,69, and 73 road runners need my ass kicked for ever getting rid of them but I grew up in a generation when these things were dirt cheap

One of the best looking Mopars .... please don't tell my 68 Dart...

Wow.

Take it to Nicks Garage! For Sure! worth big bucks!

@stillnotwoke

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, that's a do-it-yourself project if I ever saw one...take your time and do it right.

With that color combo and Hemi that's probably a 1 of 1 survivor. I'd look into that. And I wouldn't do a full resto. It's a survivor. Keep us posted. Great car with a great story.

Fix only the rust ,rechrome back bumper new carpet dash pad headliner ,rear shelf. Rebuild brakes , mechanicals ect. Send motor to nick .have a patina painter match blend in where rust is repaired maybe clear coat it new tires and get on the road and really drive that beast with authority!

Thats my holy Grail Mopar but with a 4 speed.

@LotLizardDiesel

3 жыл бұрын

Man I wish it was a 4 speed but the original owner ordered it with an auto so his wife could drive it!