1971 Plymouth Road Runner 440 Six Barrel

Muscle car powered by 440 Six Barrel RB V-8.

1971 Plymouth Road Runner 440 photographed by Sicnag; reviewed as representative Road Runner 440 exterior media, not individual-car proof.

Factory line Plymouth Road Runner B-body hardtop

Engine 440 cu in RB V-8 with Six Barrel induction

Carburetion three two-barrel carburetors

Model year boundary 1971 second-generation Road Runner redesign

Known caveat production totals and axle ratios are left out until the page has tighter source support

Story

The 1971 Plymouth Road Runner 440 Six Barrel belongs to the redesigned second-generation B-body Road Runner line. Factory brochure and data-book scan indexes document the 1971 Plymouth performance lineup and the Rapid Transit System context, while the photos identify a 1971 Road Runner 440 and a 1971 440+6 Road Runner engine. This page treats the car as a factory Road Runner hardtop with the 440 cubic-inch RB V-8 and Plymouth's Six Barrel induction rather than as a dealer-built or special-edition program.

The core public story is simple: this is the post-1970 rounded B-body Road Runner carrying one of Chrysler's top street induction packages, with three two-barrel carburetors and either four-speed manual or TorqueFlite automatic transmission availability. Fine-grained production totals, axle-ratio splits, carburetor list numbers, and package-by-package exceptions are left out until page-level factory literature or registry records support them cleanly.

The approved images are representative evidence for the 1971 Road Runner 440 exterior and the 440+6 engine bay; filenames and captions are useful context but are not used as standalone proof of originality.

**Plymouth Road Runner 440 photographed at A&W St. Leonard; representative exterior context for the 440 Road Runner package.**Bull-Doser via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Market Observations

Price guide value $95,100

Jul 1, 2026 · Hagerty Price Guide · Current guide point
1971 Road Runner two-door hardtop with the 440/385-hp triple two-barrel Six Pack in #3 Good condition. · unknown · good Hagerty's July 2026 configuration-specific guide display supplies the current #3 Good value. It is a guide observation, not a completed sale.
1971 Plymouth Road Runner 440 Six Pack values
Auction sale $165,000

May 15, 2026 · Mecum Indianapolis
Factory RM23V 440 Six Barrel Road Runner RM23V1E128413 with four-speed and 72,045 miles shown as true mileage unknown. · survivor · excellent Classic.com's Mecum archive records the exact chassis, completed result, date, amount, factory V-code engine, manual transmission, and original/highly original state.
1971 Plymouth Road Runner VIN RM23V1E128413, Mecum Indy 2026
Auction sale $110,000

Oct 24, 2020 · Barrett-Jackson Fall Auction
Factory RM23V 440 Six Barrel Road Runner RM23V1R173984 with four-speed, broadcast sheet, and matching-numbers verification. · restored · excellent Barrett-Jackson and Hagerty record the exact chassis, completed sale, date, amount, drivetrain, documentation, and fully documented award-winning rotisserie restoration.
1971 Plymouth Road Runner, Fall Auction 2020, lot 700 1971 Plymouth Road Runner VIN RM23V1R173984
High bid $55,000

Jan 13, 2017 · Mecum Kissimmee
Factory RM23V 440 Six Pack Road Runner RM23V1G138559 with automatic, matching numbers, broadcast sheet, and Chrysler Registry report. · restored · excellent The $55,000 figure is a reserve-not-met high bid. Mecum and Hagerty supply the exact chassis, date, drivetrain, documentation, and frame-off rotisserie restoration. Its 2015 no-sale is excluded.
1971 Plymouth Road Runner, Kissimmee 2017, lot F227 1971 Plymouth Road Runner VIN RM23V1G138559
Auction sale $126,500

Jan 22, 2016 · Mecum Kissimmee
Factory RM23V 440 Six Pack Road Runner RM23V1G154401 with four-speed and original broadcast sheet. · restored · excellent Mecum records the exact chassis, completed all-in result, date, amount, factory V-code drivetrain, documentation, and nut-and-bolt rotisserie restoration.
1971 Plymouth Road Runner, Kissimmee 2016, lot F142
Auction sale $48,600

Jan 17, 2014 · Mecum Kissimmee
Factory RM23V 440 Six Barrel Road Runner RM23V1E144809 with four-speed, matching numbers, and performance hood. · restored · good Mecum and Hagerty supply the exact chassis, completed result, date, drivetrain, restoration context, and #3 Good condition. Its earlier 2006 no-sale is excluded.
1971 Plymouth Road Runner, Kissimmee 2014, lot S226.1 1971 Plymouth Road Runner VIN RM23V1E144809, Mecum 2014

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Transmission

Factory transmission 4-speed manual
Factory transmission TorqueFlite automatic

Options

V-code 440+6 440 Six Barrel engine package optional · performance · Plymouth 440 cubic-inch RB V-8 with three two-barrel Six Barrel induction.
A833 Four-speed manual transmission optional · performance · Four-speed manual availability retained at reviewed page level; exact transmission codes require build documentation.
TorqueFlite TorqueFlite automatic transmission optional · performance · TorqueFlite availability retained at reviewed page level; exact converter/calibration details require build documentation.

Paint

**"Beep Beep" Road Runner trim detail; representative Road Runner identity and graphics context.**Accord14 via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

FC7 In Violet factory · solid
GY3 Curious Yellow factory · solid
EV2 Tor-Red factory · solid
FJ6 Sassy Grass Green factory · solid

Authenticity

V-code 440 Six Barrel identity 440 Six Barrel drivetrain evidence matching the car's VIN/fender tag/broadcast sheet and original order · VIN, fender tag, broadcast sheet, engine pad/casting numbers, carburetor tags, transmission, axle, and paperwork · numbers matching
Road Runner body and option evidence 1971 Road Runner hardtop body and option evidence consistent with Six Barrel equipment · Fender tag, broadcast sheet, body tags, original invoice, and ownership history · fraud detection
1971 440 Six Barrel VIN engine code A 1971 Mopar VIN or body-code interpretation for this configuration should use engine code V for 440 6 BBL / 440-6 Bbl.; this narrows the prior generic V-code marker but still must be matched to the individual car's VIN and paperwork. · Instrument-panel VIN plate, fender tag/body-code plate, door VIN label, broadcast sheet, window sticker, warranty records, and other original paperwork. · trim correctness
1971 Road Runner hardtop VIN/body style cross-check The VIN/body-code structure should identify Plymouth Belvedere/Satellite line, the Road Runner price class, two-door hardtop body style code 23, model year 1, and the V engine code when represented as a 1971 Road Runner 440 Six Barrel hardtop. · Instrument-panel VIN plate and fender tag/body-code plate, then corroborated against broadcast sheet and original sales or warranty paperwork. · fraud detection
numbers-matching serial-number locations A numbers-matching Mopar should reconcile serial-number evidence across the dash VIN, door VIN label, fender tag, engine VIN stamping, transmission VIN stamping, body VIN stamping where applicable, and original paperwork; the Hamtramck Registry example notes engine and transmission stampings may carry the last eight VIN digits rather than the full VIN. · Dash VIN, driver-door Mylar VIN sticker, fender tag, engine VIN pad/stamping, transmission VIN stamping, radiator-support/body stampings where applicable, broadcast sheet, consumer information sheet, window sticker, warranty, and dealer paperwork. · numbers matching

Still Researching

rear axle The page includes a sourced heavy-duty axle-equipment caveat, but exact axle family and ratio remain build-specific.
production The page records the 440 Six Barrel configuration but does not assert exact production totals or transmission splits from the checked sources.
paint colors The page lists representative 1971 Plymouth colors, not the full paint-code matrix or color production totals.
interior The page includes shifter and broad trim context, but exact upholstery, console, gauge, and steering-wheel rows need tag-level support.
authenticity markers Resolved generic VIN/body-code facets for 1971 V-code 440 6 BBL identity and serial-number match locations, but this page still lacks car-specific fender-tag, broadcast-sheet, engine-stamping, transmission-stamping, axle, and carburetor-tag records for the individual subject car.