1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird on 2040-cars
Windsor, Connecticut, United States
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1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird "Tribute". This car was completely rebuilt on a rotisserie from an original 1970 Roadrunner. Every nut, bolt and screw was removed for this restoration. It has an original metal wing, all steel front Coronet fenders and steel hood with steel hood extension just as the factory did. The nosecone is fiberglass but the headlight buckets are steel like the original. It uses the same vacuum operated headlight actuators as original and has a steel latch tray. The engine is a completely rebuilt 440 cubic inch engine and was rebuilt using head gaskets with larger coolant holes. The radiator is new and has a new shroud. The transmission is a rebuilt 727 automatic. The rear end was rebuilt with new bearings and seals. There is a new fuel tank and sender and all the fuel and brake lines are new. The interior is new with new seat covers, carpet, headliner, door panels and package tray. All weatherstrip is new. All gauges were cleaned and work properly. The steering column was also rebuilt. The suspension has all new bushings. The window plug is installed and has a lexan rear window with new stainless molding produced by AMD. (At the time of restoration glass was not available, but can be sourced now). Body stiffeners were added to help with body flex that occurred on the original due to the extra weight on the nose and trunk. It has power brakes with front disks and power steering just like to original. It has both jacks although the Superbird only jack is a copy.
This roadrunner was an a/c car as you can see from the engine compartment photo. It still has the evaporator coil and controls. Since it isn't a "real" Superbird, and should be driven, it was my intent to use the a/c. I didn't get around to sourcing the compressor and condensor but they are available if you wish to add them. With the bigger head gasket holes there hasn't been any cooling issues. If the factory was going to build an a/c Superbird, this would be it. If you always wanted a Wing Car, but couldn't afford the real ones or are afraid to drive it, then this is the next best thing at a fraction of the cost. A paypal deposit of $500.00 is required at auctions end and a bank check or cash is required for balance of payment. |
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US Marshal's classic muscle car auction officially in the books
Thu, 25 Sep 2014The US Marshal's so-called Blood Muscle Auction was completed earlier this month, with the prestigious nine-car field (two cars were added following Autoblog's initial story, a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 and a rare, mid-restoration 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda) finding new and hopefully law-abiding owners.
While we'd normally recap the stars of the show, in this particular auction, every car's sale was newsworthy. The full list of sale prices doesn't seem to be published, but according to The New York Times, the auction brought in a total of $2.5 million, or an average of about $277,000 per car.
The king of the contest seems to be a 1970 Plymouth Superbird (above, right), complete with a 426-cubic-inch Hemi V8, which brought home $575,000. The trio of Yenko Chevys, meanwhile, all easily cleared the six-figure mark, with the Yenko Camaro (above, far right) clearing $315,000, the Chevelle crossing the block for $237,500 and the supremely rare - one of just 37 - Yenko Nova (shown above, left) selling for an even $400,000.
Barrett-Jackson 2014: 1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird passes half a million dollars
Sat, 18 Jan 2014The Plymouth Superbird is one of those classic American cars from the muscle car era that has captured the imagination of all sorts of automotive enthusiasts long after its presence on roads and race tracks wore away. It's easy to see why. Where else but in the Swingin' Sixties and Seventies would a car leave the factory with an aerodynamics package that included a pointy beak and a rear spoiler that sat several feet above the rear deck?
The example you see above, which was born in 1970, is one of the finest Superbirds we've ever seen. Combine its complete restoration with its original 426 Hemi engine, and it's no surprise that it managed to bring in a cool half million dollars (plus 10 percent in fees) at Barrett-Jackson. See it yourself in our high-res image gallery above, and scroll down below for the official auction description.
If you want to follow along with the coverage, check out the Hagerty Fantasy Bid online game here.
'71 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible sells for $3.5M [w/video]
Mon, 16 Jun 2014
We're plenty used to seeing classic cars selling for millions of dollars. It's just that they're usually European: Ferraris, Bugattis, Mercedes and the like. There are some rare American exceptions, usually wearing the names Duesenberg or Shelby. But what we have here is the most expensive Chrysler product ever sold at auction.
The vehicle in question is a Plymouth Barracuda - specifically a 1971 Hemi Cuda Convertible, chassis #BS27R1B315367 - that Mecum Auctions just sold after eight solid minutes of feverish bidding for a high bid of $3.5 million at its auction in Seattle, Washington. That figure positively eclipses the $2.2 million paid for a strikingly similar Hemi Cuda (chassis #BS27R1B269588) fetched nearly seven years ago in Scottsdale and another that was the first muscle car to break the million-dollar mark in 2002.