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Rusty Plymouth Superbird on Craigslist could be someone's $250,000 golden egg
FoxNews.com ^ | June 23, 2019 | Gary Gastelu | Fox News

Posted on 06/23/2019 11:49:46 AM PDT by ETL

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.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: automotive; chrysler; plymouth; roadrunner; superbird
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To: ETL

Some dealers were removing the nose cones and spoilers and reverting them back to regular Roadrunners because of poor sales.


41 posted on 06/23/2019 1:27:24 PM PDT by dznutz
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

$40k would do it.


42 posted on 06/23/2019 1:32:22 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown
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To: BRL

Everytime I see his name I think of ERTL!!!!! Probably due to his automotive posts :)


43 posted on 06/23/2019 1:34:45 PM PDT by Married with Children (At)
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To: Bob434

“if people back then only knew what their muscles cars would be worth in later years- “

Yes, I wasn’t thinking very far out when I purchased my 1963 Silver Blue, Corvette Stingray Coupe from the original owner in 1964. But I still have it today, it’s been garaged all of its life, and has only 70,000 miles showing on the odometer.


44 posted on 06/23/2019 1:39:13 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: ETL

“The ‘Bird’s B-5 blue paint and white interior combination make it even more uncommon, but the fact that its body is sketchy...”

Sketchy? Who’s writing this stuff the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?


45 posted on 06/23/2019 2:18:42 PM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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To: DaxtonBrown

My brother had a 1968 Road Runner, blue, 383 engine with 8 track player.
What a beauty- wished he would have kept it.


46 posted on 06/23/2019 2:20:13 PM PDT by tflabo (Prince of Peace, Lion of Righteousness)
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To: ETL

Ha! I thought so! And you’re the kind of car-guy who’d remember it, too. Wow, those two machines are in fantastic shape by comparison!


47 posted on 06/23/2019 2:27:22 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: ETL

Hang on! Is that the same blue car with the Plymouth decal in Post 22?


48 posted on 06/23/2019 2:33:43 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: BradyLS

I seriously doubt it. The large decal was probably an option.


49 posted on 06/23/2019 2:55:30 PM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: ETL

The wing is still there.Its just melted over the rear bumper as they were aluminum.


50 posted on 06/23/2019 3:05:41 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Deplorable American1776

You can bet its being rebuilt.


51 posted on 06/23/2019 3:09:29 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: ETL

Mee-meep! ZIP-BANG!


52 posted on 06/23/2019 3:42:15 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: ETL

That lime green Roadrunner is beautiful.


53 posted on 06/23/2019 4:25:10 PM PDT by bkopto
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To: cyclotic

70k would take care of all the pet projects I have in pieces.

I have done a lot of fixing and preservation myself. However I don’t have a shop with a lift and some help. Hence the slow go.


54 posted on 06/23/2019 4:33:49 PM PDT by wally_bert (Disc jockeys are as intwerchangeable as spark plugs.)
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To: ETL

Think I saw that thing on American Pickers. The owner wouldn’t sell it.


55 posted on 06/23/2019 4:54:52 PM PDT by deweyfrank (Nobody's Perfect)
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To: ETL

My dad professionally restored high-end cars. He always said that you can fix bashed up and beaten panels but rust was always with you.


56 posted on 06/23/2019 4:55:00 PM PDT by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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To: wally_bert

I can relate, I am restoring my 67 GTO that I have owned for over 30 years. I don’t have the space for a lift unless I raise the shop roof.


57 posted on 06/23/2019 5:01:24 PM PDT by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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I can relate, I am restoring my 67 GTO that I have owned for over 30 years.

'67 GTO?? You lucky so-and-so!!

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58 posted on 06/23/2019 5:09:40 PM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: tflabo

I’m working on a 67 Camaro convertible and a 57 Bel Air.


59 posted on 06/23/2019 5:10:14 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown
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60 posted on 06/23/2019 5:34:04 PM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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