I built the 1/24 Monogram kit of the 70 Supervised 30 plus years ago.... I still have it but unfortunately I no longer have the box... It still looks pretty decent after 30 plus years!!
My dad was a salesman at a Chrysler Plymouth dealership in 1970. The dealership owner let my dad "demo" the Superbird that was alloted to his lot during the summer of '70. I was 8 years old and my dad did a lot of showing off for me and my brothers that summer. He'd pop that car up to 100 in a flash and then take it back down to turn into our neighborhood. One time someone driving a Mustang Mach 1 taunted my dad when the whole family was in the car. At 38 he still had a little crazy in him and took off to leave that car way behind. I watched the speedometer hit 120. Still a thrill to this day. That car was amazing.
Great car!!! Back in the seventies I had a neighbor that had one of these that he used as a daily driver for years!!! Thanks for sharing this exciting video!!! 🙂🙂🙂
Very cool !! In the early '80s, I'd sometimes see one of these on the road while going to work. One morning, i see it semi blocking a busy intersection. Looked like it was trying to make a right hand turn and the driver's side front suspension collapsed. I felt sorry for the wounded 'Bird. This was the last time i saw it. Great offering, guys!!
Zimmer Plymouth show room , I saw the Super bird $5527.00 sitting next to the Duster 225, $27450.00. I wanted the Bird, but, Mom wouldn't let me buy it, DARN!!!
Richard Petty left Plymouth for the Ford Torino in 1969. In 1969 Dodge had the Daytona and Plymouth wanted him.back so Petty said you build me one of those and I will come back. That is how Plymouth got their Wing car.
In order to qualify a new model for Nascar, they required a certain number be produced for sale to the public, In this case it was 1920 Daytonas and 1920 Superbirds. I went through a factory tour with my father at the Linwood Rd. midsize plant in Detriot Mich. where they were building the Superbird at the time. They were not a cheap car for the time, and many sat in dealer showrooms for years, or the back lot deteriorating. If the model has the hemi engine, it can be well over $150,000.00 today. Much Success.
They were offered in alpine white, corporate blue aka, petty blue) blue fire metallic, tor red , vitamin c orange, lemon twist yellow and limelight green
The only good thing I can think of for the wing cars as a daily driver was it was easy to spot in a parking lot, otherwise a completely worthless piece of junk when compare to the ever day Satellite or Coronet. Back in the day it didn’t take long for the novelty to wear off and the dealers were discounting them below their cost just to get them off their lot. Great race car?...yes, great stock car?.... nope, far from it.
My dad bought a "new" limelite 6-bbl bird in August, 1971 from Freeds Chrysler Plymouth (SLC, UT) for just under $ 3,000. He spent all winter working on it to improve top speed, then drove it to the Bonneville salt flats in September, 1972. He had to do a bunch of low speed runs, gradually increasing the speed. On his first real timed run he went over 150 mph and got booted for not having a parachute and other safety equipment required at that speed. My mom wouldnt ride in it because she said "its so ugly, the astronauts can see it from space". Dad ended up selling it in 1979 for $1,900. After that he would curse at the tv during coverage of the Barrett-Jackson auctions.
Extremely well done Danny and Michael. Many details. Do not forget the mandatory vinyl top on the bird, not seen on the Charger Daytona. I cannot wait for your story on the Shelby GT500 up to 2014.....Jacques
I never had any regrets buying my first new car the 383 69, until the Superbird hit the streets in 70. Still alive all these years on, and would still drive the wheels off the pair of them given half the chance.
HOWDY B.B. BRO'S!!! GREAT VIDEO AND BEEP!! BEEP!! CAR'S,... BUT MY PLYMOUTH BEST HITS THE LIST AND MY COUSIN WHO OWNS ONE IS LIKE YOU SAID IS A PLYMOUTH CUDA!!! AND MY FRIEND WHO OWN'S A PLYMOUTH SUPER BEE!! THAT BEE STICKER ON IT CAN STING YA!!! GREAT VIDEO AND ALL,,KEEP THEM COMMING....THANK''S,,...
Oh yeah 1974 my first car was a Plymouth roadrunner 3:40 is that in the same category on the same family at the super bird or the Toyota Daytona looking for a reply
@@NealVioThat's correct, the '71 Daytona and the '71 Superbird that were shown in this video are /were for sale , I'm not sure if either one has been sold yet
@@timothyrobinson1612 I guess you're right, they sell kits for 1971. The one I remember had a 440, wood grain gauges which is what it would have been, not the silver. If I remember correctly, it was selling in NJ. No AC, again as it should be, that option was not available for 426 and the 440. Although in great condition, not as pristine as the one selling now.
For the Superbird to be NASCAR legal in 71, NASCAR required a Very Small engine. Race teams using Plymouth bodies in 71 used Roadrunners with the bigger ( NASCAR legal) engines.
awesome video love the superbird 😎
I built the 1/24 Monogram kit of the 70 Supervised 30 plus years ago.... I still have it but unfortunately I no longer have the box... It still looks pretty decent after 30 plus years!!
My dad was a salesman at a Chrysler Plymouth dealership in 1970. The dealership owner let my dad "demo" the Superbird that was alloted to his lot during the summer of '70. I was 8 years old and my dad did a lot of showing off for me and my brothers that summer. He'd pop that car up to 100 in a flash and then take it back down to turn into our neighborhood. One time someone driving a Mustang Mach 1 taunted my dad when the whole family was in the car. At 38 he still had a little crazy in him and took off to leave that car way behind. I watched the speedometer hit 120. Still a thrill to this day. That car was amazing.
Car dealer lived two houses away. . I remember his sons driving them to the house when they came out. Corporate Blue & Lime Green. Love those cars!
Great car!!! Back in the seventies I had a neighbor that had one of these that he used as a daily driver for years!!! Thanks for sharing this exciting video!!! 🙂🙂🙂
Looking back, what a cool daily driver Christopher!
Thank you guys !
To me Chrysler needs to bring back both the Plymouth and Desoto brands so they can make variety of Hemi powered muscle cars.
It will never happen because of the government push or force for electric cars.
Thanks for another great video 👍
Very cool !!
In the early '80s, I'd sometimes see one of these on the road while going to work.
One morning, i see it semi blocking a busy intersection. Looked like it was trying to make a right hand turn and the driver's side front suspension collapsed. I felt sorry for the wounded 'Bird.
This was the last time i saw it.
Great offering, guys!!
I'm not into American musclecars, but the superbird always stands out to me
Zimmer Plymouth show room , I saw the Super bird $5527.00 sitting next to the Duster 225, $27450.00. I wanted the Bird, but, Mom wouldn't let me buy it, DARN!!!
Great video! I really enjoyed it. 👍🏻
The Plymouth Superbird is one iconic Mopar along with the Dodge Dayton.
Yessir
😍Beautiful!!!👍
Ultra cool car. Wish I owned one.
Richard Petty left Plymouth for the Ford Torino in 1969. In 1969 Dodge had the Daytona and Plymouth wanted him.back so Petty said you build me one of those and I will come back. That is how Plymouth got their Wing car.
that is correct the super bird was billed to or for Richard petty (the king) bas on the Daytona development for the 69 NASCAR cup series
I should have bought one in the 70's when nobody wanted those "UGLY" cars!!!!!
In order to qualify a new model for Nascar, they required a certain number be produced for sale to the public, In this case it was 1920 Daytonas and 1920 Superbirds. I went through a factory tour with my father at the Linwood Rd. midsize plant in Detriot Mich. where they were building the Superbird at the time. They were not a cheap car for the time, and many sat in dealer showrooms for years, or the back lot deteriorating. If the model has the hemi engine, it can be well over $150,000.00 today. Much Success.
503 Daytona's 1,935 Superbird's
They were offered in alpine white, corporate blue aka, petty blue) blue fire metallic, tor red , vitamin c orange, lemon twist yellow and limelight green
The only good thing I can think of for the wing cars as a daily driver was it was easy to spot in a parking lot, otherwise a completely worthless piece of junk when compare to the ever day Satellite or Coronet. Back in the day it didn’t take long for the novelty to wear off and the dealers were discounting them below their cost just to get them off their lot. Great race car?...yes, great stock car?.... nope, far from it.
My dad bought a "new" limelite 6-bbl bird in August, 1971 from Freeds Chrysler Plymouth (SLC, UT) for just under $ 3,000. He spent all winter working on it to improve top speed, then drove it to the Bonneville salt flats in September, 1972. He had to do a bunch of low speed runs, gradually increasing the speed. On his first real timed run he went over 150 mph and got booted for not having a parachute and other safety equipment required at that speed. My mom wouldnt ride in it because she said "its so ugly, the astronauts can see it from space". Dad ended up selling it in 1979 for $1,900. After that he would curse at the tv during coverage of the Barrett-Jackson auctions.
Extremely well done Danny and Michael. Many details. Do not forget the mandatory vinyl top on the bird, not seen on the Charger Daytona.
I cannot wait for your story on the Shelby GT500 up to 2014.....Jacques
I never had any regrets buying my first new car the 383 69, until the Superbird hit the streets in 70. Still alive all these years on, and would still drive the wheels off the pair of them given half the chance.
Very cool
HOWDY B.B. BRO'S!!! GREAT VIDEO AND BEEP!! BEEP!! CAR'S,... BUT MY PLYMOUTH BEST HITS THE LIST AND MY COUSIN WHO OWNS ONE IS LIKE YOU SAID IS A PLYMOUTH CUDA!!! AND MY FRIEND WHO OWN'S A PLYMOUTH SUPER BEE!! THAT BEE STICKER ON IT CAN STING YA!!! GREAT VIDEO AND ALL,,KEEP THEM COMMING....THANK''S,,...
Awesome! Thanks for watching and commenting Ronald.
Sweet car
I loved plymouth, GTX, roadrunner, dusters,cuda,furrys
TEST DROVE A SUPERBIRD THE CAR WAS AWESOME NECK JERKING HP
How is it "One of a kind"?
Dodge Charger Daytona!
We get it but this video is about the Superbird not the Daytona. Thanks for watching.
I want one
The superbird is unique but was a big competitor to the daytona
Oh yeah 1974 my first car was a Plymouth roadrunner 3:40 is that in the same category on the same family at the super bird or the Toyota Daytona looking for a reply
Same family, built on Chrysler's B platform.
What happened to the good old days
You showed a 1970 and 1971 Superbird, so it sold for 2 years, not 1.
I owned a 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring - one of the best cars I ever owned.
The 71' Superbird and Daytona that was shown were custom built by Gary and Pam Beineke
@@timothyrobinson1612 I saw one for sale a few months ago, the road runner version.
@@NealVioThat's correct, the '71 Daytona and the '71 Superbird that were shown in this video are /were for sale , I'm not sure if either one has been sold yet
@@timothyrobinson1612 I guess you're right, they sell kits for 1971. The one I remember had a 440, wood grain gauges which is what it would have been, not the silver. If I remember correctly, it was selling in NJ. No AC, again as it should be, that option was not available for 426 and the 440.
Although in great condition, not as pristine as the one selling now.
Yeah, one of a kind, oh except the Charger Daytona!
the datona was built to dominate nascar
the super bird was built to bring petty back to plymouth.....
🐺🖤🐧🐧🐧
NASA helped design the Superbird
One year only...because in 1971, it could no longer be 1970.
If my math is right...
For the Superbird to be NASCAR legal in 71, NASCAR required a Very Small engine. Race teams using Plymouth bodies in 71 used Roadrunners with the bigger ( NASCAR legal) engines.
I've seen one 😂rare