1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird on 2040-cars
Windsor, Connecticut, United States
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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