1980 Plymouth Volare Road Runner

Compact performance powered by 1980 Plymouth Volare Road Runner engine family.

Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.

Bodies Two-door five-passenger coupe

Configurations Volare coupe with Road Runner package

Engine range 225 Slant Six or available 318 V8

Chassis F-body transverse-torsion-bar front, leaf rear, and power front discs

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1980 Plymouth Volare Road Runner

The 1980 Volare Road Runner family combined two-door five-passenger coupe with Volare coupe with Road Runner package configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

Package, engine, transmission, axle, suspension, brakes, graphics, cabin, dates, and records define one Road Runner configuration. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

The Road Runner was a coupe package; drivetrain, axle, suspension, graphics, wheels, tires, and cabin equipment must be evaluated together. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

**Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.**Greg Gjerdingen via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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.

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.

Engine Details

225 Slant Six 225 cu in inline-six · Road Runner coupe path where listed · engine assembly / specification
318 V8 318 cu in LA-series V8 · Optional V8 path · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Four-speed manual by engine application
Factory transmission TorqueFlite automatic

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

ROAD-RUNNER Road Runner package factory · performance · Codes, castings, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
318 318 V8 factory · performance · Codes, castings, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
FOUR-SPEED Four-speed manual factory · performance · Codes, castings, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
SURE-GRIP Sure-Grip differential factory · performance · Codes, castings, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
AIR-CONDITIONING Air conditioning factory · comfort · Codes, castings, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.

Paint

EW1 White factory · solid
TX9 Black factory · solid
PB3 Light Blue Metallic factory · metallic
PG4 Green Metallic factory · metallic
PR4 Red factory · solid
PY3 Yellow factory · solid

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1980 Plymouth Volare Road Runner family total · 0 · reported

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1980 Volare Road Runner VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1980 Volare Road Runner production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.