1970 Plymouth Superbird Custom Tribute Nascar Approved Race Car on 2040-cars
Salem Oregon, United States
Engine:358
Vehicle Title:Clear
Mileage: 130
Make: Plymouth
Exterior Color: Blue
Model: Road Runner
Interior Color: Gray
Trim: Superbird
Drive Type: Manual
YearOne has teamed up with Gillette Evernham Racing, Musclecar TV and automaniac Bill Goldberg to create an updated legend -- a NASCAR Superbird. "Goldberg said he wanted it to be as close to a real NASCAR as possible; for the street," said YearOne project designer Phil Brewer. "It's pretty much going to be an old-school NASCAR, in particular, how we're going to handle the body." To help with the direction of the build, cars from the Talladega Motor Speedway museum were photographed extensively. Period-correct NASCAR modifications include raising the transmission tunnel, moving the rear spring pockets further up into the floor, a stout X-brace to tie the sub-frames together, wheel tubs installed and a generous radius of the wheel openings. While the originals moved the torsion-bar cross member up into the floor, a more modern coil spring approach is going to be employed, which will simplify things and get the nose down. A full roll cage and early NASCAR-esque bare bones interior (with two seats) pretty much sum-up the office space. "Goldberg mentioned that he might want to do some top-speed stuff with the car, so it's going to be built as though it is a competition car," Brewer said. While the body is all retro, the power is all modern. Gillette Evernham Motorsports is contributing a NASCAR-spec 358cid Dodge engine, without the NASCAR-spec restrictions. Producing close to 800hp, the engine has been de-tuned enough to run on pump gas, but is otherwise pretty much off-the-shelf NASCAR. Backing it is a feather-weight Tex Racing 4-speed manual transmission feeding an 8 3/4 -inch rear. At this point, the biggest problem with the design of the car was the wheel and tire package, as finding the right tires is proving difficult. "You can't really run NASCAR slicks on the street," Brewer said. "And modern tires just don't look right." While the plan for the Superbird is impressive, the reason it was built is even better.
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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.
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SRT belatedly claims Plymouth Prowler as one of its own
Wed, 19 Dec 2012Before 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.
'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.