Plymouth Roadrunner Hemi – Price: $180,000
When it first appeared in 1968, the Roadrunner proved to be a very important muscle car. It introduced a new trend of inexpensive and fun cars. But it was also a strong seller, which affected the whole segment. The idea behind the Roadrunner was simple. That was to present a low-priced but powerful model and attract people with a limited budget (via Silverstone Motorcars).
The base car was inexpensive at just over $3000. But if you wanted to go all out, you needed the Hemi as a top-of-the-line option, which cost over $900. That made it quite the price for Plymouth as a result. But you would get one of the fastest muscle cars of the era with 425 advertised horsepower. That number actually translated to around 500 HP in real life.