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The Plymouth Superbird is a highly modified, ... combined with insurance spike for high performance cars and NASCAR's effective ban on the aero cars, 1970 was its ...
Specifications Features Plymouth XX-500 [1] 1950: Sedan: Plymouth Belmont: c.1953: 2-seater Convertible: 3.9L 150 hp V8: Plymouth Explorer: 1954: Coupé: Plymouth Plainsman: 1957: Station wagon: Plymouth Cabana: 1958: Station wagon: Unique glass roof for the rear portion of the car. Plymouth XNR: 1960: 2-seater convertible: 2.8L 250 hp Straight ...
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 ...
Pete Hamilton, hired by Petty Enterprises shortly before the season, won the race in the #40 Plymouth Superbird just three car lengths over David Pearson, after passing him with nine laps to go. It was the first win for the new Plymouth Superbird. [2] This race would last 200 minutes, with an audience of 103,800 people watching. [2]
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 ...
Plymouth Superbird: The Showroom Showoff. While this aerodynamic icon turns heads, it rarely turns a profit. “Super cool, but only for a minute,” noted Pyle. “People love to look and touch ...
The Superbird was Plymouth's aero design, introduced in 1970 and intended to match the Dodge Charger Daytona's impressive superspeedway performance from the year before. The aero-cars featured ...
In 1956, Plymouth introduced the Fury, a "halo" model in the Belvedere series that featured a high-performance 240-hp 303 cu in (5.0 L) V8, and gold-anodized trim on a body available in Eggshell White only and limited to the two-door hardtop. The Fury continued to be a special, high-end car until 1959, when it replaced the Belvedere as the de ...