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Some manufacturers produce Superbird conversion kits for 1970 Road Runners and Satellites. [18] Kits are also available for unproduced 1971 and 1972 bodies for the Superbird. [ citation needed ] More recently they have been very steadily rising in price, regularly fetching from US$200,000 to $450,000 however this does vary based on the engine ...
Plymouth Rapid Transit System 'Cuda (440) 1970: Convertible: Plymouth Rapid Transit System Road Runner: Coupé: Three-colored tail lights: red for "braking", yellow for "coasting" and green for "on the gas". Plymouth Rapid Transit System Duster 340: 5.6L c.300 hp V8 [4] Plymouth Concept Voyager II: 1986: Minivan: Plymouth Slingshot: 1988: 2 ...
In 1970 Plymouth developed their own version of the Dodge Daytona, the Plymouth Superbird. It had the features Richard wanted, and he switched back to Plymouth for the 1970 season. 1971 was a year of "threes" for Petty, he won his third Daytona 500 and third championship, edging over Virginia driver, James Hylton. Richard would win twenty-one ...
The Plymouth Superbird would make its first NASCAR appearance during this race. Six cautions slowed the race for 31 laps. [2] A. J. Foyt was the winner in his 1970 Ford Torino; defeating Roger McCluskey by 3½ seconds. [2]
The 1970 Daytona 500 was a stock car automobile race run on February 22, 1970, and was the second race for the winged Plymouth Superbird. Pete Hamilton won the race in a Plymouth Superbird. 40- Pete Hamilton; 17- David Pearson; 22- Bobby Allison-1; 99- Charlie Glotzbach-1; 71- Bobby Isaac-2; 14- Richard Brickhouse-2; 59- Jim Hurtubise-3; 7 ...
The 1970 Superbird was a Road Runner with an extended nose cone and front fenders borrowed from the Dodge Coronet, a revised rear window, and a high-mounted rear wing. The Superbird's unique styling was a result of homologation requirements for using the same aerodynamic nose and rear wing when racing the car in the NASCAR series of the time.
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda coupe Pete Hamilton with Petty Enterprises 1970 Plymouth Superbird Gran Fury Sport Suburban 1977. By the 1970s, emissions and safety regulations, along with soaring gasoline prices and an economic downturn, meant demand dropped for all muscle-type models.
A street replica of Pete Hamilton's Plymouth Superbird, with which he won the 1970 Daytona 500. Hamilton began racing in the street division in 1962 at Norwood Arena Speedway in Massachusetts, where he quickly earned the nickname "The Dedham Flash". [1] In 1965, he was the Thompson World Series Twin 50s champion.