Superbird

[oldag]

Remember seeing one of these on a showroom floor when they first came out. Always wanted one, either the Hemi or 440 six pack.

Well out of my price range now.

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/richar...ird-heading-to-auction-and-the-skys-the-limit

 

[ZX9RCAM]

When I was 16, I walked up on one at a small used car lot in Kingsville.
I am not positive, but I think they were asking between $10-15k.

 

[Renegade]

Bidding went to $3.5M but did not meet reserve.

The 71 RoadRunner did sell for $375K

 

[IXLR8]

I remember the Superbird cars when they first came out. We would pass one in traffic from time to time. What stands out in my mind are two things. How imposing they look with the accompanying rumble. But I also remember that the nose was almost an afterthought. There are few cars that have been sold with such ill fitting parts. The body alignment was horrible, and appeared to be assembled by careless workers.
The ones you see nowadays have all been worked over by professionals. They also inspire the same envy that they did 50 years ago.

 

[avvidclif]

That's what I remember about them. The horrible workmanship. Nothing lined up correctly and the nose was a joke. I guess the jokes on me as they seem to be serious collectors items.

 

[Reinz]

A kid in high school had a new yellow one when they came out. All of the street racers laughed at it and thought it looked craptacular.

They didn’t seem to understand that it was made for racing different from the 1/4 mile.

I believe I only saw 3 different ones in Dallas during that time; besides that yellow one was an orange one and also the blue.

Never did see the Dodge Daytona which was basically the same car.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

0-60 = 5.5 seconds.

But they were designed for top end.
Front end design for less drag.

 

[easy rider]

One of many cars banned from racing due to being too fast.

 

[avvidclif]

Dupe.

 

[Longhorn1986]

I remember in the late 1970s-early 1980s one for sale in either the Greensheet or Auto Trader one something like that for $5,000. Admittedly, that was a lot of money for a 16 year old kid back around 1980, but man I wish I could have bought it!! I have been in love with the Superbird/Charger Daytona for as long as I can remember.

I remember seeing one or two in Florida and ironically, give the road salt & rust, several in Cleveland, Ohio. The last one I remember in Texas was on Long Point in Spring Branch some 30+ years ago. All together, I don't think I have seen a dozen in the wild in my 55 years.

 

[GasGuzzler]

There was a red Daytona in Lewisville in the '80's and I guy from Denton that I used to work with has a blue Superbird right now...that he drives from time to time.

 

[FireInTheWire]

I had a toy of one of those growing up. Still have it.

 

[Army 1911]

One of many cars banned from racing due to being too fast.

They weren't banned. They just made an engine restriction on them which woulda made them non-competative.

 

[easy rider]

They weren't banned. They just made an engine restriction on them which woulda made them non-competative.

In affect, it's the same result.

 

[Coop's Dad]

I worked at a small garage in high school and a regular customer brought in his Superbird for oil changes. It had a 440/4 barrel with a pistol grip 4-speed and a license plate that said "SLANT 6". As others mentioned, the fit and finish on the nose cone was pretty amateurish but I was enraptured by it. The owner told us the fin was "aircraft aluminum" and showed how it wasn't just bolted to the body but was actually attached to the frame. The highlight of my day would be the rare times I got to either drive it in or out of the shop.