Rare birds for car lovers

When the Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird were introduced in the late 60's, the dealers couldn't give them away. Nobody wanted one of those ugly-arsed cars witht the big wing on the back. Many sat languishing in the back of dealer lots. Today, they are worth BIG $$$$. Wished I would have had a few extra grand laying around I could have invested in one of those. Better than buying a good stock

I know where one of these sits in a barn just wasting away. I am looking for a picture I have. I will post when I find it.

David

mark c wrote: Thats at least a half a million dollars parked there. The orange one needs to lose the extra stripes running down the side of the car though. Hardly ever see one at a car show, let alone two. Had a chance to buy a 383 4 speed bench seat bird, back in the 70's. They were always just a little to much money to buy, and now they are WAY to much money to buy.

The bird with a 383 in the 70s had a heart transplant, which was quite common. Superbirds had three engine options: the 426 Hemi V8 engine, the 440 Super Commando with a single 4-barrel carburetor, or the 440 Super Commando Six Barrel with three two-barrel carburetors. Only 135 models were fitted with the 426 Hemi. The green one is a six barrel (3- 2barrel) with a bench seat, the Orange one is a 4 barrel with bucket seats. I agree, it needs a correct paint job, the stripes are hideous. The guy bought it that way recently and has just been driving it this summer until he sends it in for a restoration. Maybe they could put a hitch on it while its in, it would be a great CC tow vehicle.

Yeah Mopar!!! John are you a Shelby guy??? I had CSX-T #524 since I was 15 years old up untill this year. Project I didn't have the time or cash to finish so I let her go.. :(. Turbo Dodge cars are funnnnn to drive.


A friend of ours with way to much money to blow just finished a car called project blackbird. It started from a nice 70 drop top roadrunner. (personally I would not do that to a un molested #'s matching car butttt) It turned out to be one of the best looking cars I have seen for a while. There is a restoration shop in town (whom of which we are good friends with) that do some of the best mopar resto in the nation. The car ended up black on black on black with black doggie dish wheels and redlines. It also sports a 6 speed and a fuel injected 472 hemi that looks carbureted untill you pull the air cleaner off. I can't find a picture of it but he actually drives the car.

Fyi check out the other mopar post im about to make.

Is he in our neighborhood? I could help him out with a little resto work and execise his fleet for him regularly

81nautique wrote:    We always bugged him to pull it out so we could cruise but he new we'd probably wrap it around a light pole.

been there twice with my vette.... they are always in the middle of the streets

These all belong to an older farmer that lives about 15 miles from me. I took these picture when I was at their house for one of their daughter's weddings. I am still looking for the picture of the 69 Roadrunner converible white with black top. This gentleman has owned these for a long time. He had always owned Plymouths and never sold them. Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I remember many of his cars driven daily and run into the ground. NY winter really take a toll.

Apologies for getting back into a boat discussion here, but my little 16' 7" 1975 Century has a Chrysler 360, never rebuilt, & still runs like a bat out of hell.

Go Mopar!!

phatsat67 wrote: They actually used fuelinjected 360's in Hydrodynes in the mid 90's.

Post some up! All I seem to have seen were 351s

Enjoy this one may need to go back home.....
54 Vett

Some of you with performance cars will like this, I'm sure.
nice pass

It is nice to know that almost everyone who passes you is doing it with your permission. It makes me want my turbo minivan (mini) back!

Poor Challenger Marty!

Hey Keuka, think your neighbor would want to sell me the lil red express? Tell him it would be coming home to Mopar for a resto.

Foot

I don't know the guy that well but he hasn't been known to sell off anything. I am trying to cut one from the herd without much luck. I only took pictures of the ones in the barns. There were numerous cars sitting around outside or in the woods. A couple older Valiants, Olds 88 from the 50s. The Lil Red Express sits outside next to a barn. He also has several old tractors from John Deere, Allis Chalmers and Frmall that are still used regularly.

David