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Car of the Day : May 17, 2013; Johnny Lightning '70 Plymouth Superbird
Topic Started: May 20 2013, 07:57 AM (297 Views)
craftymore
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Today's car is from Piotr's collection and is Johnny Lightning's 1970 Plymouth Superbird.

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The short-lived Plymouth Road Runner Superbird was a highly modified version of the Plymouth Road Runner with well known graphics and horn. It was the factory's follow up stock car racing design for the 1970 season to the Dodge Charger Daytona of 1969, and incorporated many engineering changes and modifications (both minor and major) garnered from the Daytona's season in competition on the track. The car's primary rival was the Ford Torino Talladega, which in itself was a direct response to the Mopar aero car.


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NASCAR's homologation requirement demanded that vehicles to be raced must be available to the general public and sold through dealerships in specific minimum numbers. For 1970, NASCAR raised the production requirement from 500 examples to one for every two manufacturer's dealers in the United States; in the case of Plymouth, that meant having to build 1,920 Superbirds. Due to increasing emissions regulations, combined with insurance hikes for high performance cars, 1970 was its only production year.
"Superbird" decals were placed on the outside edges of the spoiler vertical struts featuring a picture of the Road Runner cartoon character holding a racing helmet. A smaller version of the decal appears on the driver side headlight door. 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. As the 440 was less expensive to produce, the "Street" version of the 426 Hemi engine used in competition was homologated by producing the minimum number required.

On the street, the nose cone and wing were very distinctive, but the aerodynamic improvements hardly made a difference there or on the drag strip. In fact, the 1970 Road Runner was actually quicker in the quarter mile and standard acceleration tests due to the increased weight of the Superbird's nose and wing. Only at speeds in excess of 90 mph (140 km/h) did the modifications show any benefit.


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juantoo3
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I love the winged warriors!
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ivantt
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I try to collect winged birds. I need to look if I have this particular one. Everytime I think I have a good collection, somene here shows a few I have never seen, let alone have!!
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:thumbup: Beep! Beep! I have always liked the '70 Plymouth Superbird. I suppose some of that is due to having been a big Richard Petty fan back in those days. I was glad with JL did the Superbird so I could add a few to my collection.
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When I see this car, I always think that it's a 1970 Dodge Charger Daytona, and never do I remember the 1970 Plymouth Superbird.

I'm glad that I was was reminded!
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