Born to Run:1968 Plymouth Roadrunner

 

"Beyond the palace, hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevards/ Girls come their hair in rearview mirrors /and the boys try to look so hard."

Thank you, Bruce. 

Not quite born to run: by the late Sixties, the Big 3 were taking their mild-mannered/ midsize/ salesman cars (Dodge Darts, Plymouth Belvederes, Chevy Novas, etc.) stuffing them with enormous engines and sending them out to play in the street.