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1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird on 2040-cars

Year:1970 Mileage:1050
Location:

Windsor, Connecticut, United States

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.

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US Marshal's classic muscle car auction officially in the books

Thu, 25 Sep 2014

The 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 2014

The 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.

SRT belatedly claims Plymouth Prowler as one of its own

Wed, 19 Dec 2012

Before Chrysler had Street and Racing Technology, it had Performance Vehicle Operations. What the two entities have in common, before SRT became its own brand, of course, is that each was created to take Chrysler and Dodge (and Plymouth, before it was unceremoniously killed off) vehicles to the next level of style and performance.
We'll leave the question of whether or not the old Plymouth (and later Chrysler) Prowler was ultimately a stylish, performance-oriented car to you, but the boys and girls currently leading the SRT charge at the Pentastar headquarters are keen to accept the retro-rod into the fold.
According to the automaker, all of SRT's current high-performance models owe a debt of gratitude to the old Prowler, due mostly to that car's use of lightweight bits and pieces and innovative construction techniques. If nothing else, the fact that the Prowler's frame is "the largest machined automotive part in history" is pretty cool. Read all the details here.