Rusty Plymouth Superbird on Craigslist could be someone's $250,000 golden egg

FoxNews.com ^ | June 23, 2019 | Gary Gastelu | Fox News

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It’s a 1970 Plymouth Superbird that could be would be worth $250,000 or more if it were in great shape, which it very much isn’t.

The rusted-out Nascar special gained attention on BarnFinds.com due to its rarity.

It’s one of about 300 that were equipped with a 440 six-barrel V8 and a four-speed manual transmission.

The seller says that the engine shows 48,000 miles and is original, but had the factory carburetor setup replaced with a dual quad unit at some point.

The ‘Bird’s B-5 blue paint and white interior combination make it even more uncommon, but the fact that its body is sketchy, it needs new floorpans and its signature nosecone is sitting across the yard from the rest of the car isn’t doing it any favors.

Knowing its potential value, the Massachusetts-based seller is asking an optimistic, yet arguably reasonable $70,000 firm to anyone up to the challenge of making it fly again.

[yarddog]

If someone gave me a choice of $5000 cash or that car, I would grab the cash.

I have been watching “Route 66” reruns lately. Have decided that those old Corvettes were really pretty cars. I wonder what happened to the ones used in the series?

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Weren’t two of these found stored in an old garage like a year ago? I know I read it on FR and the photo showed them sitting side-by-side. They weren’t in the best of shape but had a leg up on this one.

Two 1970 Plymouth Superbirds parked for over 30 years could be worth $500,000

FoxNews.com ^ | Sept 20, 2018 | Gary Gastelu | Fox News

Posted on 9/29/2018, 9:57:49 AM by ETL

Sometimes a bird in the hand will get you two in the bush. And by “bush” I mean garage.

An Ebay seller is currently auctioning a pair of 1970 Plymouth Superbirds that were stored for over 30 years until he purchased them after a chance meeting last month.

He’d just paid $187,000 for another one of the iconic muscle cars at a car auction in Maine when someone sidled up to him and told him about his secret stash.

Within days, he’d bought the pair for an undisclosed amount and dug them out of the cluttered, dusty garage they’d been sitting in.

The man who sold them was only the second owner, having picked them up in 1978. But he let their registrations expire in the mid-1980s and they’ve been parked ever since.

Aside from getting resprays, both are nearly all original and have numbers-matching 440 cubic-inch V8s with four-barrel carburetors. One is equipped with a manual transmission, the other an automatic, and they have just 27,000 and 42,000 miles on their odometers.

They haven’t run in all these years, but their mechanic owner filled them with pure anti-freeze and Marvel Mystery Oil before he put them away.

Their bodies remain straight, but the interior of one is in much better condition than the other. Apparently, that’s not much of an issue to collectors.

As of this writing, the bidding on each car has surpassed $125,000, and may go much higher before the auctions end in a week. According to the Hagerty Price Guide, the cars are worth over $250,000 if fully restored.

And don’t think the seller doesn’t know that. He’s set reserves on the cars that have not yet been met.

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Burned and busted 1970 Plymouth Superbird could sell for big bucks

FoxNews.com/auto ^ | Jan 17, 2019 | Gary Gastelu | Fox News

Posted on 1/18/2019, 1:48:47 PM by ETL

There’s a very hot car up for auction. Well, it used to be hot. In more ways than one.

It’s a 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird listed on Copart that’s been burned to a crisp.

The coupe is a manual transmission model and, although it’s hard to tell from the photos, the eagle-eyed commenters at BarnFinds.com seem to agree that the engine is a 440 six-pack V8. If its original, that makes the car one of just 308 like it that were built that year. ..."

One thing that appears to be missing, unfortunately, is the Superbird’s glorious rear wing. It does come with keys, however, but good luck finding a place to insert them.

There's at least one person out there who thinks the car has some merit, because as of this writing the bidding has reached $8,800. But could it go much higher than that?

Copart has listed an estimated value at $59,000, which might be true if the roof wasn’t crushed in, it wasn’t still covered in ash from whatever inferno destroyed it, etc., but a fully restored example would be worth over $250,000.

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[Deplorable American1776]

Damn...my friend flipped one when we were in our teens. He was racing a Ford Torino Talladega, when he flipped on a unopened highway. I had a 68 Opel...that was fast...

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Lol! I never liked the pointy nose extensions on the Roadrunners or Chargers (Charger Daytona).

They looked much better without them.

Plymouth Roadrunner

[Spruce]

I had a friend that drove a 1970 Road Runner with a 440 six-pack. GD that thing could pin you to the seat when he stomped on it. Ridiculously fast.

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Dodge Charger

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1971 Plymouth Barracuda

1971 Plymouth "Hemi Cuda"

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1971 Dodge Challenger

1971 Dodge Challenger

1971 Dodge Challenger

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Had a show about one...

https://youtu.be/NDrwGfd1IyI

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Lol! Love the advertisement on the awning for the Racing Form! That’s something you rarely see anymore, at least here in New York City. Belmont Stakes coming up in a week!

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Looks just like a Hotwheel

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Had a show about one...
https://youtu.be/NDrwGfd1IyI

Thanks for the Jay Leno link.

[Deplorable American1776]

Wow...what happened to that ‘hot’ car, I’m wondering!

[Seruzawa]

Well good luck. My wife inherited a 71 Cutlass convertible 440. It was kind of cool but in reality was an unreliable poor handling hunkajunk. We sold it 4 months later. Nostalgia never lives up to reality.

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Looks just like a Hotwheels

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Plymouth Barracuda (vintage Hotwheels)

[BRL]

Your screen name should be ERTL

[dragnet2]

I agree. The other thing looks like it has a carrying handle. Mad magazine material.