1970 Plymouth Superbird - Jay Leno's Garage
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- Jeff Dunham shares his barn find 1970 Plymouth Superbird with the Hemi and 4 speed in vibrant "Vitamin C." This legendary Road Runner was what lured Richard Petty to Plymouth.
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I'm glad to hear that Jeff actually drives his collected cars. I agree, cars are meant to be driven.
@David Mc Plus my old 383 got 9 mpg. That's somewhere around $3 a mile at present gas prices.
I would probably do the same. Carpets are made to be walked on. Cars are made to be driven. I must admit, I thought, he is crazy. That paint on the bolts on the undercarriage is not going to be there after 1000 miles...that rotisserie restoration will go bye bye. He crayzee. But you know, you only live once. Tomorrow is not promised.
@@Schrankerle you paying $27 per gallon? High test?
He says he drives it, but he doesn't know if the headlights work.
@@1970DAH what car guy would not know how they work [vacuum/electric] ,or at least when they work [key on, running, etc] he's a poser
Please excuse if this is too long--
I was privileged to drive one of these in 1970. It belonged to Bob Prince, the 'Voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates,' and Plymouth was his sponsor, so they provided him one. It was the hemi/automatic. Bob was a friend of my Dad, and when at our house for a party, he gave me the keys to take it for a spin. I was 23. It was Winter, so I carefully cruised through our neighborhood where the streets were still wet. Then, I turned out onto Bower Hill Rd, a 4-lane surface street, and punched it-- WOW! I had never felt anything like it-- the acceleration was so intense! Up one block to the light, where I slowly made the turn and quietly drove the one block back to the house. Headlights in my rear view mirror- sh*t! Yup, it was the black, unmarked Ford of the Mt. Lebanon police, who had been sitting in the hospital parking lot as I flew by. Gulp-- this was going to be embarrassing. But, I explained who the car belonged to, and I guess he was a fan, because the officer chuckled and let me off. Before driving away, he asked "So, how's it go?" I had to admit it was the most powerful vehicle I'd ever been behind the wheel of. Of course, I never told Bob of that near-miss.
Cool story. Most cops are car nuts too.
Great story...classic .
I have personally had a hemi version of these over 160 mph.....the aerodynamics on these things not only work but are amazingly effective!! Solid as a rock at that speed. DO NOT do that with those repo bias ply tires!!! Ever!
Cool story, thanks for sharing. I remember the 1st one I saw was in Bradenton Fl (winter home of the pirates) it was yellow, from that moment i liked them and wanted one.
Incredible personal story. Thank you for sharing.
Who doesn't think this is one of Jay's best drives? Jeff and Jay nonstop taking about the car and everything else and smiling and laughing all the way. What a thrill to see them both having so much fun and sharing their insight with us, their like two teenagers.
I don't
Blinker was on too long for my liking
@@giovannebeistline2575 haters lol
For a car to do 200 miles an hour with a 4-speed no overdrive gear is hella impressive even today
To be fair it was only a 4 speed transmission
@doubleheadergr 22222q2222222222222222222saw q+l
Great pot, music and muscle cars, yeah 1970 was such a drag! 😂🤣🇺🇸👍🏻
@@whitemamba1210 they would pin your head back on every gear!
@@dkompres6889 it’s only 400 hp
Hi I'm a British and what I have to say probably means nothing to you guys!, but to me
this is the greatest and most memorable NASCAR of all time ,absolute brute of a car in a nice way,and displays such presence !!!.
Regards from an old Limey b across the pond.
Look up the King cobra or the SOHC fairlane
Good to see someone from the other side of the water interested in NASCAR, or Muscle cars in general.
Glad to See that great cars are universally loved and respected no matter where they're made and no matter the country your from
Surprised anyone from across the pond even watches NASCAR. I've always considered it the McDonalds or Budweiser of motorsports. More embarrasing than anything.
Gerald Swain Richard Petty won most of his 200 career races driving the Roadrunner.
Jay Leno, because of you I got my G.E.D.
I just wanted you to know this, between you and Sinbad I decided to better my life way back because of that commercial.
THANK YOU JAY LENO!!!
NASCAR was told that the vents in the fenders were for clearance. The actual story is to reduce air pressure from the underbody. The tail was to produce down pressure. The reason it was so high was to keep the wing in the "clean air". The wing had to be above the roofline to prevent the turbulence created by the roof from interfering with dynamics of the tail. Chrysler brought a missile designer from their missile division to help with the design.
bruticusmagnus formula 1 also had high wings in 69. But was banned there also.. They could break at high speed and caused accidents
Wayne H the trunk lid was a myth.
The design of the tail was 2 fold. The horizontal area was adjustable and was used for downforce. The sides were there for straight line stability. That is the reason that the Daytona Charger's sides looked different. The scientists designed the Charger sides and the design team designed the Super Bird's sides.
this video should clear up a few things.... th-cam.com/video/svS_loWDV0c/w-d-xo.html
I was always thought the major reason the wing was so high in the air was so that the deck lid could be opened to a reasonable height. No one would buy a car with the trunk only being able to be opened a foot or so. :(
Jay Leno does the most realistic reviews on you tube. He never hypes anything that doesn't need to be hyped.
Could barely watch Jay in the Tonight Show and now he’s become my all time favorite host!
Same
Cool cars bring everyone together
Whether it's watching him do live stand up comedy or talking cars, that's where he's in his true element.
He was out of his element doing the tonight show, that was just a well paying job for him, you can tell cars are his real passion though and its always fun to see people fall into their passions. I wish I had Jay's money, I'd have a garage full of these old cars just like him.
Johnny was the best tonight show host. But Jay is doing great on this.
I remember going with my dad in 1971 who was a 40 yr GM employee to a Plymouth dealership. He test drove a lime green Superbird then a purple Duster. I remember practically begging him to buy the Superbird! He wound up buying a Mercury Cyclone 428cj. Many years later he would always tell me we should have brought that Superbird home!
Those Cyclones are still beauties, but man oh man, that is a mad shame he passed on the Super Bird!! What an awesome memory and experience though. There’s an older feller in my little Washington town that still has his matte black Super Bird that he bought back in the early 70s, and every year he brings it out to the local car show at our fairgrounds, and the crowds of people it attracts is amazing! Its a car he drove on the daily and I believe used to drag race, cause it has side pipes, a hood scoop, still the top-notch Cragar S/S rims, meaty tires in the back... but it isn’t overkill! And the paint is unfortunately chipped with a few dents in the car; but it gives it character and still is a mean machine that makes me drool!
Oh the duster would have been a lot of fun too!
That Mercury 428 CJ would have beaten either of the others in the 1/4 mile hands down. I have to admit the Superbird appreciated to super high prices making it a great long term investment. However, at the time everyone bought for the fun of it not ever thinking of the cars as an an investment. Hey, whatever floats your boat.
Gary Flagg Buffalo, N.Y.
The Hemi's were not that great in pure stock. If you add open headers, that was a different story. That's why 440's were so popular with Roadrunners, GTX's and Chargers. The Hemi's weren't the substantial higher price. Today, they're worth a small fortune.
Gary Flagg Buffalo, N.Y.
@@gf12 The 426 dynos at around 490hp at the crank with factory parts. They were way underrated (425hp) for insurance reasons. The Mercury 428 CJ only made 335hp and weighed the same (3,800lbs) as the Superbird. So no, the Mercury was certainly not faster. Drag times show that a factory Mercury 428 CJ would run a 13.8 while the Superbird ran a 13.5 down the 1/4 mile. The Superbird would run even quicker with modern tires. Big blocks were limited by traction back then. That's why most people would lose to a 340 4 speed Dart.
The most insane, over the top and cool American car to ever escape from a factory assembly line. A true legend.
"The Most"? Hardly. Top 20, for sure but not the most!
GT40 is another, and an AC Cobra.
Grand national?
@@rgsimmons9067 Arguably yes. Very kool car.
wishus knight Saleen S7? SSC Aero?
Also, AC Cobra is both American AND British.
Jay keeping the senior citizen tradition going driving around with the right blinker on
I noticed the left one, not the right one. Those turn signals are really inset in the Superbird nose.
That's really funny!! But so true. Haha
That's the left blinker! 😅
And drifting out of his lane…a lot.
Jay's not wearing a denim shirt AND jeans? I barely recognize the guy.
He's pushing his "Leno's Garage" polo shirts in the description. ;
For sure...it's either suit or straight denim
The Canadian tuxedo
He was probably on the cusp of a wash cycle ;)
Still has the chin though
The most “hot wheels” car ever.
It's funny because Hot Wheels made the the Plymouth Superbird
@@michaelharris7820 yeee probably the only super bird I’ll ever get to own 😭😭😭
I have a johnny lightning superbird.
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I have 3
Jeff and Jay make a great team whenever they're together on JLG. Similar sense of humor, and seem like real friends. Both are down-to-earth guys that you wish to have as friends or neighbors. I also like how both of them are never afraid to admit when there's something they don't know. No b.s. from either of them.
Yeah, it just feels like watching two friends check out a new car one of them just got.
I’m with Jeff on old cars being better stock than resto-modded! It’s so cool to experience the car exactly as it was when sold new!
man I missed out on life not being wealthy, I'll have to try it again
Try it now, buddy! It's not too late! :-)
Be happy with what I have? I agree. There is a balance between gratitude for what you have, and ambition for more. Like anything in life it's about balance.
Me and you both
@Crediblesea 007 Start your own Business. Never work hard for your money. Make your Money Work Hard For YOU!!!! INVEST!!!! A a successful lawn care business makes at least $300,000 to $400,000 a year before taxes and that's just with one or two employees helping you. Then with that money you can start your dream Business. 😉 Never to late.
God says whats the point of gaining the world and losing your soul.
There was a guy who lived on my street in Hamilton, Ontario Canada that had one of these in blue. We knew it was officially spring when it came out of the garage.
Adults hated it, but the kids loved it.
Lucky guy I live in Toronto I would love to see one of these beasts
I too, am from Hamilton, Ontario...back in the early '70s, the only Super Bird that I saw in the Hammer, was Yellow and wrapped around a light pole in the Centre Mall parking lot...as there was no Sunday shopping back then, I expect that buddy was testing it out and didn't count on that pole being there! Shame, though...what a waste of a great car.
In 1970 we had one in my nabour hood of Scarborough Ontario. I think it was a blue one. This was in the Wexford area Victoria park and Lawrence.
I’ve seen this same car, he use to come down to Niagara Falls
john Manley omg, that’s the neighborhood I grew up in! What a small world.
Mr. Dunham seems like a great guy. I agree completely with Jay, NASCAR was great back in the 60’s and early 70’s when the car that raced on Sunday looked like the car you could see on the street. People like Petty, the Allisons, Jr. Johnson were good old southern boys who like to go fast and growing up in the south back in the sixties Richard Petty was my hero. My dad drove Mopar products and King Richard talked like everyone else I knew.
Thanks to Mr. Dunham for restoring this car and bringing on the show.
Jeff might be one of the most gracious and well-spoken guest on this show! I like how he engages Jay, the host, and even asks him some questions as well. Awesome!
The footage of Jay with The great Richard petty was awesome.
Agreed the sound the original was immense too :)
How do you not smile when you see this thing?
This car always gets my attention and a smile, even though I have been most happy seeing Ferrari's on the road since I was a kid.
Vince check out the King cobra it was fords answer to this theres a few videos on it if you haven't seen them
Vitamin C is a hip color! (High Impact Paint) Rocket Scientist, JOHN POINTER (of Chrysler's Missile Division), created the Wing & placed it that high to put it in clean air. He designed the nose/cone as well.
(My Dad was a Race Car Driver, Stock 1/4 mile, all Mopar. He has Pennzoil running through my veins!)
Thx for the ride along!
I love & miss my Dad 💕🙏💕
What do you mean wing high to put it in clean air?
N Cortez, to get it out of a zone of turbulence kicked up / circulating on the back deck at speed. Think ‘smooth’ air.
Matt's Kustom Kreations oh gotcha 😆. Makes sense. At high speeds those wings do work.
N Cortez, you’re welcome. Something else not mentioned was the reason behind the vinyl top - because all real Superbirds had vinyl tops -is that that stock rear window was concave and not good aerodynamically. So they cobbled together a flush or slightly convex window in the back. Rather than taking the time to ‘pretty up’ the semi-rough transition / gap where the new window laid in, they just figured covering up the sloppiness with a vinyl top would be the most expedient thing to do.
All true, and I miss my dad also, alot!!!
I love the orange.
In my youth. Late 70's, there was a guy with a orange one. He actually carried plywood home on the roof to wing.😮
I've had the privilege to see 3 of these in the flesh (steel?) and they have such a presence. They're huge, outlandish, loud and impractical-and thats why its been my favorite car since I was 8.
I was 9 or 10, at the "All American car show" in Brisbane, Australia in about 1985. There was talk of a "Superbird" that was going to arrive sometime that afternoon. I'd never heard of one before but people were saying how you have to see this car. Shortly after I notice bunches of people are walking over to something and people saying that the superbird had arrived. I look up to see just the wing floating above the rooftops of the other cars as it moved slowly through the crowds. Just looked like a fighter plane or rocket something. Brilliant. Way up there on my dream car garage list.
Couple in my town, Montecito, Ca. But so are just about every other dream car. Never been in one though.
Just Beautifull And All American Heavy Steel...When Cars Were Built To Last!
David Garon the ironic thing is that a lot of these are rusting away 😟
"huge, outlandish, loud and impractical" It's American ;)
I’m 55 ys old This is, and always will be one my favorite cars, I know in my heart I will never own one, but Thanksfor showing me one of the loves of my life!
On the other hand it to me feels like your rival at school is now sending you a video of him banging your high school sweetheart that got away. :
I feel your pain, when I was 10 I used to see one parked on my street at a house at the end of my block where they had an accountant business from time to time but like they said a lot of people didn't buy them because they were ugly, I think they were just over the top. I also used to see a Pantera parked at an apt. complex near my grade school. I really loved that look, classy and not too flashy. My father had a front porch barber shop and one of his customers had a Jaguar XKE too. Too much to deal with as a ten year old kid.
I was just out of high school and working at a Chrysler Plymouth dealer, in Grand Rapids Michigan, as a wash boy when these came out. We got two of these, a yellow one and a green one. It was my job to clean them up and take it over to the gas station to put gas in them. The yellow one was the first one and when I took it out to get gas the Grand Rapids Police stopped me for driving a "race car" on the street. It took showing them the maroni sticker on the window to convince them that it was indeed a legal car for the street.
Sounds like race-ial profiling to me.
Sounds like dumb cops to me.
It sounds like the Dodge Sheriff commercials Mopar ran with a guy who played a southern sheriff in a couple of the Roger Moore James Bond movies.
I remember an Orange one of these sitting on the dealer lot FOREVER here in Holland, MI... Not sure they ever sold it directly to a customer. Only really useful feature for the average person was you could never lose it in a parking lot at the grocery store. "Where did I park? Oh... yeah... its the one with the giant orange wing!"
IcantSignIn Brilliant 😂😂😂😂
I was born and raised in a Detroit northern suburb. In 1970 I was in ninth grade and that year I remember a person who was a junior drove to school with a brand new orange hemi superbIrd. In my high school parking lot could be found about any kind of 60s muscle car, but that super bird always stood out in my mind. The other car that really stood out for me belong to another teen in my neighborhood who lived a couple doors from my parents and bought a brand new orange, hemi GTX. I stared in awe of that car every time it went by.
I remember seeing one in Cowley Middlesex England in the early 70s. That vision has stayed with me to this day.
Thanks, enjoy comments....& different perspectives.. Anyways I seen one ay Lafayette, IN EARLY 1970, @ Lafayette INDIANA( **I was just graduating from Pharmacy School @ PURDUE U.): way to,dramatic, and kind of long for Parking Spot in downtown, etc. Finally bought my first new Car : a 1979 DODGE Coronet 500;383/310 H, in RALLEY Red XOLOR/ Black,Vinyl top.....@$3100 full Price,... a powerful car... actually the HEMI GTX/GTO RAM / BUICK Stage 3-4, Road Runners/COBRA : much more epemsive, & himMaintwmances/ gas.
I remember when these cars first came out. I was in my early twenties, and I said: "That's the most insane stupid looking car I've ever seen!!!..... I want one!!"
I was 12, blew me away. Never saw anything even close to it.
Me too, kind of.....had to get my FIRST NEW CAR:::*70 CORONET 500/383 /310,etc... really could, not, afford BIRD,OR BUICK GSX, LOADED road Runners/ GTO JUDGES., Corvette,THEN, ...
It honestly used to be my favourite car of all time Out of any car
I said this in 1997 when I first saw the Plymouth Prowler.
This was the first (and only) car, as a High School kid where my jaw dropped and said "Wow"
When I was a junior in high school, one of the seniors at our school had a yellow Superbird, but he only drove it to school for a week or so. I fell in love with it.
That would have been awesome to be that fella driving into school
I bought one in Springfield Oregon for $895.00 back in 1974. I let it go like so many other nice rides. Beautiful job on the restoration Jeff.
I feel your pain. Been there, done that.
Oooof. That damned thing called hindsight.
When I was in high school somebody showed up with a brand new one and we all laughed at it. We're not laughing now.
Same... Just another ugly and slow Blowpar. 🤣🤣🤣
O hope he kept it
Reminds me of a guy I met. I used work at a photo department and an old man dropped off some film he wanted developed and I remember packing the pictures up and the picture on top was a yellow convertible Hemi Cuda. I skipped my break so I could meet the guy when he came to pick it up as I was curious about the car and knew it was a holy grail type of car. He finally came in and I spoke to him about it, turned out he owned it until the 80s and totaled it in the rain one day. Bummer.
Thanks, yes.. also, I seen one at downtown, W LAFAYETTE INDIANA : it was a little to much DRAMA,& big for parking Spot,,and Dealers trouble selling !!!! ( I Graduated fromPharmacy School in June 1970:: buying my first” new” car in SEPTEMBER 1970(* 70 DODGE CORONET 500, in Ralley RED/ Black vinyl Top/ 383 Turquoise/auto/ deluxE INT & Console....)Admittedly,,I loved the superBIRDS, BUT only $3100 FULL price for CORONET ( it was a powerful engine/ trans/car); could not really afford /GTX/ BUICK GS/400,HEMI bird/ Road Runner loaded** , as we had lots of school driving left ,etc.( admittedly gas was some 26 to 32 cents GAL)...good times.!,
There was a Chrysler Plymouth dealership a couple miles from my house. They had about 10 of these things right out next to the road. They just couldn’t sell them. We all thought they were weird.
I'm fortunate to own one of the special order Superbirds in Corporate Blue (Petty Blue) with a 4 speed and white buckets, so I can attest to the looks the car gets on the road AND the heavy clutch.
The Winged Warrors is the Superbird, Daytona, Charger 500, and Talledega (as it's an aero car also) club and annual dues are $35.
The tire clearance story is accurate as the actual race car had larger tires and they massaged the metal fenders a bit as well. Anecdotally, there is belief that it allowed air under the car to escape which improved the overall aerodynamics at race speed. A minor note of Jeff's restoration, there should be some light over spray of the factory body color on the underside, but in all Julius looks to have done a very nice restoration and NO ONE should be ragging on you for something so minor. I only mention it because Jeff is showing a sincere interest in learning about his car.
1920 is the best guess with another 15 to Canada via Export. There's some arguments that the 15 export are in the 1920 - but its close enough in either to be considered accurate.
Lime Light Green, Blue Fire Metallic, Tor-Red, Vitamin C, Alpine White, Lemon Twist Yellow, were the standard colors. For an extra charge you could get Corporation Blue, more popularly known as Petty Blue,, of which there are about 50 of those. There are 2-3 Burnt Fire Metallic Superbird's that were the result of a factory "fat finger" typo error on the paint coding. This was not an offered color and was produced only in error.
While the cars were produced over about an 8 -10 week period they all show as being produced on Nov 30th, 1969. No doubt to ensure that they all fell within the NASCAR production rules. In addition, there were some minor emissions rule changes that were to take effect on January 1, 1970 which likely also contributed to the 1969 build dates.
It's been pretty much debunked that units were converted back to Road Runners because they were difficult to sell, In part because a dealer would NOT want to add costs to a vehicle when they could just discount it and accomplish the same effect. Consider that the Superbird has Dodge Coronet Fenders and you start to understand that its more than just bumper, grill, and headlights to do a conversion. You would also have to do fenders and hood (because the Superbird hood is unique).
The reason for the vinyl roof was to hide the rear window conversion body work. That is a metal plug welded in over top the old window area. Jeff referred to that in his comments. But it was cheaper to just slap the vinyl top on than to dress out the body work to a professional finished level.
Congratulations on your purchase Jeff, and thanks for rescuing another Bird. Jay, as always you do a masterful job of letting the vehicle speak for itself and thanks for showcasing the Superbird. You were right on in sayng these cars evoke memories. In my own case, I remember riding my bicycle around the neighborhood and seeing this wildly bizarre vehicle with the picture of my favorite cartoon character on the wing. I instantly said "I want one of those" and about a dozen years later, I bought that same car of my youth. Come visit me in Atlanta and I'll take you for a spin!
Thank you for your knowledge sir! Really interesting!
My pleasure
Are you sure you are an owner? I would think that an owner would know Super Bird is spelled as two words.....
J
@@rickmansberger4136 99501 (if you are asking what I think you are asking)
Seeing it on the highway brings tears to my eyes. Iconic. And when Jay merges on the highway right next to a Challenger. Ha!
I was 10 years old when these things hit the show room, and they were rare as hens teeth even then. I can still close my eyes and see the first one I saw in the street( and where it was in traffic) back in 1970.
I was in the car with my parents at an intersection when one just like Jeff’s ( same color) was in the opposite lane of traffic, and I literally had a come apart: screaming out loud “ there’s a Super Bird”!!!!
Both my parents saw the car and were astonished, but more so because of my reaction to it.
I rolled down the window of our Chevy Caprice and began waving at the guy like he was a celebrity!
I still see him waving back as he passed us at the intersection, as he knew he’d just made my decade.
Thanks for the memory Jeff.
You fortunate b$!::!!!
Same here. I was 10 standing outside of my apartment building on Vanowen & Costello in Van Nuys, Ca.
I love your garage shows Jay, this Covid19 has me watching lots of them, my favorite videos right now. This Superbird is great!
Tell me about it! I think I've watched about 20 in 2 days 😂
So sad that I'm still watching so much of this show because of covid, and its 9 months later.
I remember all those shifters making that grinding noise. Yes I was around back then! Lol!
Jay and Jeff. Thank you both for sharing that awesome Superbird . WOW 😮 Now that’s an automobile!
Hi:
The reason for the high wing was to place it above the turbulence into cleaner laminar air flow.
It was also adjustable to create the correct amount of downforce for prevailing conditions at different tracks.
Michael Rzewuski
Why are people hating on Jeff Hunham so much? He has a positive attitude which obviously Jay enjoys being around.
It's probably the whiny SJW crowd. His material isn't compatible with today's fragile snowflakes. But also, he's more of a ventriloquist than a traditional comedian. He isn't really in the same league as some of the stand-up legends.
Geoff Stuntham is a tool that Jay Leno uses to boost his ratings
That is a great way to end off the New Years Jay. Reviewing a 1970 Plymouth Superbird, Beep, Beep. Also you and your family have a Happy New Years too.
absolutely. the nascar comments in video, this was from a day when the sc in nascar meant that... stock car
yamahonkawazuki that's right back in the real stock car days they were stock cars they may have double shocked each wheel on those and drove 200-plus miles an hour that's when they were real men driving real cars
Hell yea, also Richard Petty was my favorite stock car racer.
Jerry Johnson II I
OK......I hate the fact that only people with a boat load of money can afford such beautiful pieces of automotive history. With that said, I sure do appreciate people like Jay and Mr. Dunham who collect and restore these works of art. Without them, these would be lost to the crushers forever....
That's the whole point of "the high price". If the speculative market never sent these into the hundreds of thousands, every average Joe woulda bought them all & beat 'em up. Not only that, try finding one today in great all-original condition. Very rare. Rarity coupled with demand will send values through the roof every time. Had your father bought one new back in the day..........kept it in great original shape to hand down to YOU...........you wouldn't be "hating" their high values........you would be "loving it".........lol.
I purchased mine for 500 dollars i asked him why so cheap he said it was too fast for his son
Another reason for you to work harder now...
Tony Simsek scratch off as many lottery tickets as you can buy😂😂😂
P-and-A Photos you can always get a replica
When I was thirteen I tried to convince my parents that the Superbird was a practical family car.
Vinyl roof was on there to hide the welds for the different rear window
@@majestical5331 The Daytona had a Rear window Plug as well.
It's 2AM January 1st and got the notification, the best way to start 2018. HNY Jay!
Thanks for showing us that masterpiece when I was a kid I would walk by the Plymouth dealer on the way home from school and drool over the Superbird never owned one but had plenty of cudas Challengers and roadrunners Thanks for the Memories
Jeff ..... "It won't fit in my garage". Jay ...."So you'll just have to leave it here I guess".
25:35 Lol that man was embarrassed that he owned a v6 and was to scared to look over at the big boy 🤣
That V6 is probably faster. If not you could order a computer chip for it and I promise you it would destroy that Daytona in the 1/4 mile.
@@wb6162 no way!
@@USNVA-yn6cp idk I think the stock pass time for a super bird is like 13 or 14 seconds. There’s a number of minivans that can crack that time out of the box. Doesn’t mean it’s not a cool as heck far cuz it for sure is. But they’re not fast by modern standards.
@@craigb.5902 BS no minivan can do a 13-second quarter mile and these on slicks could do low 12s and even high 11s in the quarter mile. These are still fast even by modern standards. The Hemi was really 500 Hp. it was underrated because of insurance penalties. These also had over 500 ft. lbs. of torque high numbers even by modern standards and they did this without turbos or computers!!!
@@erics9754 not trying to trash the superbird, the car is a legend and rightfully so. But a SB ran an average 13.5 on the quarter. In par with the Caravan RT, the Pacifica Hybrid and the sienna. That said the superbird has a lot more overhead to squeeze more out of it. It’s a 200+ mph car if you’ve got the money and the steel balls to make it do it. But if you had one as from the factory there are modern vans that can match it in straight line acceleration on the quarter.
13:15 that was the roughest most hard to watch hood close in my life.
Now that is a true American Icon!
If I had a 1970 Superbird, I`d be so happy.
Sumpthin poetic about putting a "Roadrunner" on a rotisserie.
Mystic Virgo Particularly if one is a Coyote.
*snurk, giggle
a "Roadrunner" on a rotisserie.....well said, made me burst out laughing,...damn good one.
Taste like chicken
@@scottr6394 could be! I'm not "the voice of experience", however!! LOL.
Beautiful throwback. And yes, screams 'The King,' even without the Petty Blue paint.
I have the blue paint matchbox of the king still in the package
Tbh if I owned a roadrunner, the horn would be burnt out within a week of owning it....
@Matrox One The joke is he'd overheat it from honking it all the time.
mine would smell like pu--y
MEEP MEEP
"burned"
Me Me!
Good for Jeff for actually driving his car instead of just throwing it in a garage. I've always figured that garaging a nice car is a lot like marrying a supermodel and not wanting to 'fool around' with her because you want the next guy to enjoy her more.
Well, now that you put it THAT way. It puts "Let's go for a ride" in a different perspective! 🤣
Well said. All the guys that I’ve met that got the car they wanted and it’s beautiful and there it sits in the garage to maybe get started up once in awhile and maybe driven once a year. Life is too short to operate that way.
Lol at the guy in the Challenger. Two well known comedians in a bright orange Superbird and no Mopar love. He should be sentenced to a Toyota for the rest of his life.
Mustang. The blue car that messed with them was a Mustang.
trrrewr Hahahahahahaha!!! Funny
Seriously.
@Marymesilly They were in a special edition of Roadrunner that was indeed called the Superbird. Listen to when they're in the garage, talking about how some people had taken this model and "reverted it" back to the Road Runner, by taking off things like the huge tail 'wing', the extended front bumper, etc.
The Dude from what I understand from old articles, they 'de-winged' these and the Daytonas because they simply were not selling and languishing on dealers' lots, so they would have better luck selling them as Roadrunners or Chargers.
what's up with the volume
you mean what's down?
Paktra-- WAY DOWN
Jay is either not mic'd or at least poorly
It's like no one watches these videos with sound after they edit them.
The horn at the end blew my ears off !
Hey you, yeah you random person scrolling the comments, Happy New Year!
And to you , happy new year!
QQTrick1QQ happy new year. May the new year bring you cheap gas and empty roads.
Happy New Year
Happy New Year!!
Happy New year from South Africa. 🇿🇦
The Superbird is undoubtedly cool. I have much respect for Jay with his knowledge and love for cars. But, being on the track with Richard Petty is the highlight to me. Look at his reaction when they did the fist bump...like a kid again.. My favorite NASCAR driver of all-time. Jay could we trade places? Lol
I love hearing about the beer cans in the back and I just think to myself someone drove that car the way it was meant to be driven
Joe Dirt!!!
Couple brews to get the throttle foot loose!
@@patkane761 YEEHAW
Drunk???
Drinking is the way you should drive. I did it too many times.
I remember my first ride in this car, I was 13 years old. It got me into muscle cars. I had a 69 Mach 1 with a 351 C, which I built, did the 1/4 mile in 10 flat and my next car was a 70 Boss 302 with the shaker hood. I got clocked on the New England Through way by a parked highway patrol officer doing 150 mph. He told me to slow down over the CB, it was 1 am. This was 1975.
Jim Giordano 89 Mustang lx 5.0 3:08 , 5 speed...150mph stock..💨👍
I remember seeing at least 6 of these winged supercars sitting at a dealership back in 1970 for weeks - no one was buying them! Y'all had your chance and you muffed it! Kudos to those who did buy these cars.
One of the few memories I have from being 4 years old, was seeing a line of these at the dealership in Cleveland. My brother was 5 and he has the same memory.
Is it me or does Jay have trouble staying in his lane!!
the old geezer’s gonna have to retire from driving soon
Jay often strays over the lane lines.
His giant chin sometimes moves back and forth so much it vibrates his brain and throws off his judgment and vision.
Big Mur , he is a scary driver , always crossing lanes.
It's okay, that's why he leaves his blinker on for miles at a time.
Plymouth said (to Petty) what does it make to have you drive for us, Petty said "a wing"
There were 505 Daytonas made in 69
As he puts the pin in backwards
And in 1970 there was only 2 hundred and something that made it to dealerships because Dodge would build them , run them through the line for official count , then run the same car through again with a different Vin # so they would take the cars apart and send them to the Nascar teams because so many was getting destroyed .
so they only made 505 unsellable cars in '69- they wish....
I remember seeing that car at the dealership in 1970 for around 3900. I was only 10 at that time and fell in love with it
Same here and it is still my Dream car
I always learn something from these episodes. I never knew the front end and rear wing on these were metal; always assumed they were fiberglass. I also assumed the height of the rear wing was so that the vertical supports were bigger to add lateral stability on the track at high speed; like the rudder on a plane. I never considered that the trunk also wouldn't fully open if it were lower.
Don't forget when they were chopping off the nose and wing and throwing them in the trash top sell them as Roadrunners, think of all that metal just going to the landfill.
I used to think they were plastic. But what kind of metal were they?
@@captainamerica9353 From what I could find on the internet, it's just the same steel as the rest of the body panels. 18-gauge steel from what I could find.
@@ace3indiana , then it sounds like these were heavy cars!
Awesome car Dunham. That moves you up a level in my book. Level 1.
The thing about the vents being there because the tires rubbed is something Dodge made up because they didn't want anyone to know that they are really there to release air from under the fender.
jaya neyon so would there be a way to control the air coming out.because if they were wide open wouldn't you make the nose "light"not trolling just a question
Steve B no just the opposite. Having the air trapped in under the fender is what made the front end light due to the nose lifting from the trapped air. Hth
Too small for the tire bit; perfect for releasing air pressure.
I would love to do 200 mph and hit that friggin' horn.
Road Runner i think 200 hundred on a banked track like daytona would be awsome that thing on a track like indy with basically zero banking would be scary but i would ride shotgun with ya for sure
This car wouldn't stay on the road at 200 MPH. The NASCAR versions produced roughly 240 additional HP, were lighter, lower, used modified suspensions, etc.
Yes, that car can't even go 200. Maybe 160 or so at sea level on a cool day.
@@amc401nash6 those cars would hit 150 to 160
I remember seeing one in real life for the 1st time at a car show. I just stood there in silence. You don't realize how big it really is until you see it in person. I've always loved them...beautiful cars.
My neighbor in Stratford Ct had a lime green one. He would pull out of garage every year wash it and put it back
This has been my dream car since I was 6
Amen to that!
What a beauty. Legendary. Love Plymouth.
When I was young probably like 7or 8 I saw one same color driving down our street, I'll never forget it, The car to me seemed like it was alive like it was an animal, I've always been into cars but I believe that cemented it in my brain,
Both you guys crack me up felt like I was right in the backseat love it every time Jeff brings a car and I love your cars to Jay. Lol Thanks Bubba see you on the next one
Jeff’s cowlick
Actually the rattle is the handle on the shifter as the plastic ages it shrinks and loosens up. My road runner did the same. Uncle Tony's garage did a video on these shifters. And that was a common thing.
That rattle is from change stuck under the ash tray dish, that's my 2 cents.
Well done
ha!
I was wondering if anyone was going to address the rattle comment... I wonder what it really is?
My brother had a '71 Challenger with a pistol grip shifter and it made that same noise. There were nylon bushings on the forks and they weren't tight in the holes or the on the shaft, so they vibrated. That shifter felt great in your hand, it was not hokey at all. The Challenger's shifter was just above the console, not up in the air like this example.
Damn, I thought it was Peanut trying to get out of the trunk.....
Love the banter. Did anyone else notice Jay doesn't seem to worry about staying between the lines?
Dunham and Jay put on a good show. The car is a total hoot. Very enjoyable.
Rotisserie Super Bird
For those who are interested in learning more, there are a couple of car clubs dedicated to these cars. The Winged Warriors and The Daytona-Superbird Auto Club which also recognizes the "Aero Warrior" Fords of this amazing era-the Ford Talladega and the Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II. To expand on things talked about in this episode, The vinyl roof was to cover the welding and seam scars of a special rear window surround (the Chrysler guys called it a "plug"), rear window glass and trim that provided better air flow over the roofline. But unlike the Dodge Daytona of the year before that had a special rear window roof section that was welded in, leaded, metal finished and painted the Superbird had to be built in much higher numbers, as Jeff stated. It was much more cost effective to cover 1,920 Superbird roofs with vinyl than to perform the bodywork done to the 503 Daytona's. The rear facing fender scoops touched on in this episode are also a by product of 1,920 semi-hand built cars. On the Dodge Daytona's, holes under the scoops were cut out to make sure they would be legal on the race track. For the higher volume Superbird's the holes weren't cut out but there was a printed sheet instructing the owner how and where to cut out the openings in the hope NASCAR would recognize this as legal-which they did. And truth be told the Superbird did bring bring back Richard Petty to Plymouth but his young teammate, Pete Hamilton, scored the biggest wins for Petty Enterprises in the Superbird #40 including the 1970 Daytona 500.
Don Amadio self explanatory, thanks for sharing the info!
Once i went to a carshow in Harriet Island near Minneapolis and there were a dozen Superbirds and Daytonas there. I about fainted!
"hilarious" video
have watched seceral times
cracks me up every time
love how friendship shows through
great stuff
Thumbs up if you’re watching this instead of New Years crap?
What a beautiful piece of machinery ❤
I like the chemistry between the two.
21:43 I always loved that pistol gripe shift MoPar had on their vehicles.
I could just stare at that shifter for hours when I was a kid. By far the coolest thing I had ever seen in my life. I just knew I wanted one...real bad!!! [never did though. Not yet]
you mean the ones that rattled during freeway driving- the ones warranty-work couldn't fix??
For everyone, the fender scoops were for air pressure relief, not tire clearance (made up by Chrysler to keep it a secret) And the Spoiler was tall not because of trunk clearance (Also made up by Chrysler to keep it a secret), it was to use air that was less turbulent
they was also to help direct the air over the wing . i read that in a book back in the day wrote by the folks that made them
the people who designed the body said otherwise- i would tend to believe them
I love when people can have fun and joke about their car...even $200k ones 😂
@@sanmedina ok
@@sanmedina why not this is one of the coolest and most beautiful cars of all time and it’s in fantastic condition
That car could pull 7 figures
Dave Spade paid nearly 1 MILLION for his.
I drove a street Charger (not Daytona) from that year and the guy here is right: nothing felt tight even at modest speeds in my experience. Still, such an eye-catching and memorable SuperB!
A few items that where not mentioned. The nose cone and rear wing are different from the Daytona and the Superbird.
The rear wing had 2 functions one was to be high enough to catch clear air and bring the back end of the car down and a lesser known fact the sides of the wing acted like stabilizers around corners on the super speedways. Pete Hamilton (Richard Petty's teammate) won Talledega (first race won by the Superbird) by keeping the throttle pegged knowing that the rear of the car would not spin out in the turns.
The scoops on the front fenders did let turbulent air out but also allowed the car to sink lower in the corners as the tires would have scraped the bottom of the fenders due to the air pushing the front spoiler and front cone down. They are correct that the only thing that kept the car back was the tire technology of that time. Tires would overheat and blow out. All Superbirds came with vinyl roofs because the rear window area was different from the standard Road Runner and it was less expensive to cover the body work/ welds required to fit the more aero rear window area than with a vinyl roof.
Some dealers still had new Superbirds sitting in their lots in 1973.
I live in Zanesville dr. Smith is my veterinarian. He told me the story about selling the car to Jeff
I live in Zanesville, Dr. Smith is my father and Jeff is my uncle.
@Vavazelus I'm Dr Smith's dog. I was there when he sold his car to Jeff. And I one bit that mailman.
I have a doctor Smith in my town!
@@druidofthefang I would never live in Zanesville.
My dog used to work on Dr. Smith. Good times....
I bet that would be fun to parallel park........
Omg yes 🤣
.. But having this car, would be completely worth it!
Nothing is fun to parallel park.
Turns out the Eddie Bauer duffel bag lasted four times longer than the Explorer!
@13:15 jeez guys close the hood from the center. you can see as they jam the hood pins in the hood latch isn't secure.
Ecosse57 I was thinking the same thing.
@ Ecosse57, & any and all MOPAR fans - ...and as everybody should know when closing the hood the latch should be held so when the hood is eased down the catch on the latch doesn't murph-up the catch ring on the latch cross bar... otherwise you end up having two skid marks where it rubs the catch ring which will eventually rust... as soon as the latch passes the top of the ring, hands can be removed from under the hood to press the hood closed from the top surface... thus no hood slam hands! I recommend this from experience having owned '68 roadrunner, '69 satellite '70 SuperBee same latch mechanically same manufacturer Mopar...
Ecosse57 i see it more of jeff being wet behind the ears, he let his end slam while Jay still had his side held. I believe Jay knew a helluva alot more than he put on to know. Modestly being respectful. Near the beginning when jeff tried to joke about the lights, i heard jay utter come on. Like that was lame. Lol
That's because, The hood is supposed to open up every time you stop and get out...LOL...
*I thought Jay had scratched the hood, when he removed the hood pin.*
Great way to get your dose of Vitamin C.
This car - yes!
This is how to bring in 2018.
There are people who've seen it back in the 70s and people like me, who first saw it in Gran Turismo 2. Either way, cars like the Superbird connect the generations like I wish more things did.
I first saw it in Gran Turismo 2 also. My favorite car and I hope I get a chance to test drive one or just to see one face to face.
Gamers Unite!!! 😋
Jay Leno: the king of not using turn signals when changing lanes, and driving over the line.
Trizzy Nahhh yeah, but then, he IS Jay Leno...
And for a bit there, he was driving straight with the left signal on. LOL!!
Some people just like to complain.
@@roberthill7335 ever drive a car from this era? Sometimes when changing lanes, the wheel rotation isn't enough to click off the signal.
Jay is following A lead car You can see the refection when they are stoped at left turns.