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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 ...
The museum was established in 1998 as a look into the life and career of Richard Petty, and includes items from the family's own collections (including vintage cars), a kids' "pit stop" where children can design their own race cars. [1] Among the vintage cars is a rare Plymouth Superbird. [2]
Richard Petty's Superbird at the Petty Museum. Aero Warriors, also called aero-cars, is a nickname for four muscle cars developed specifically to race on the NASCAR circuit by Dodge, Plymouth, Ford and Mercury for the 1969 and 1970 racing seasons. [1] The cars were based on production stock cars but had additional aerodynamic features.
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 ...
Toyota brand ambassador and former Top Gear USA host Rutledge Wood came up with the idea of blending a GR Supra with the most famous of Petty cars, Richard Petty's 1970 Plymouth Superbird.
He won in 1970 in the sleek new Plymouth Superbird with a shark nose and towel rack wing, Petty returned to Plymouth for the 1970 season. This is the car in which Petty is cast in the Pixar film Cars (2006), in which Richard and Lynda had voice roles.
Petty came back to Plymouth in the plus 200 mph (320 km/h) Superbird, and Bobby Isaac won the season championship in a Daytona. NASCAR restricted all "aero-cars" including the Ford Talladega, Mercury Spoiler II, Charger 500, Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird to a maximum engine displacement of 305 cu in (5.0 L) for 1971. Almost all teams ...
Featured vehicles include a 1970 Plymouth Superbird; a 1935 Chevrolet hot rod brought in by a friend of Danny's who wants Count's Kustoms to redo the bad paintjob that another shop gave to it, as well as give a matching paintjob to his 1980s Lady Craft, which represents Danny's first-ever boat project; and a motorized tricycle with large rear ...