1970 Plymouth Superbird |
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1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird. Purchased in 1979
for $2700.00! Restored by Jim in the winter and spring of 1979/80. At
that time, body parts were available from the Chrysler parts department.
Vitamin C orange, black interior. Bucket seat, console automatic. RM23UOA
car. Jim sold it in 1982. Yikes! It is a $100.000.00 car now! Hind sight
is 20/20........ |
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National winged car meet. Indianapolis Indiana 1981 |
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Jim and the Superbird in the summer of 1981. The "nose"
was 100% steel, and had never been hit! |
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1981 |
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Jim's Superbird in the famous "OLD GASOLINE ALLEY"
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1981. |
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WINGS in the INDY 500 infield! National
winged car meet during the Hoosier Auto Show and Swap Meet. 1981. |
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The typical selling price of these cars in the late
1970s, early 1980s. |
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The ROADRUNNER! The wing is made of cast aluminum.
There are large braces in the interior of the trunk to support the wing,
and prevent damage due to the forces applied to the body from aerodynamic
drag at high speed. |
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Wings on the track. Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 1981. |
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Jim's Superbird parked in "pit row" at the famous Indianapolis 500 motorspeedway in 1981. | |
Summer of 1981, Davis Ferry Park, Lafayette Indiana. Jim's 'bird on the right, Steve's black 'bird on the left. (Image from the Bob Anderson collection) |
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Jim sold his Superbird on a Monday in 1982. This is what it looked like six days later on the following Saturday morning.... A drunk driver hit the car and it's new owner. |
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