Plymouth Superbird - Revision history

XxXTsubomiXxX at 02:14, 22 September 2010

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	==See Also==		==See Also==

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Plymouth/NASCAR Connection

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	==Plymouth/NASCAR Connection==		==Plymouth/NASCAR Connection==

	Back in the 1960's/early '70's, many muscle cars such as the Dodge Charger R/T, Ford Torino GT and Plymouth's Road Runner not only served many faithful civilian owners with cheap-speed, bang-for-the-buck value, but many served double duty for race car drivers on the ''NASCAR'' circuit as well. Car companies took their relationships with NASCAR ''very'' seriously in those days. The old adage "Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday" was never more true in the 1960s and 1970s. For a car to legally compete on the NASCAR circuit, a like-model had to be available to the general public, and ''as a general rule,'' a minimum of 500 copies had to be available. NASCAR racing meant big advertising bucks for the car companies. After all, what could be a more ringing endorsement for a car company than having a big-named driver such as Richard Petty or Cale Yarborough win the Daytona 500 in a car made by your company?		Back in the 1960's/early '70's, many muscle cars such as the Dodge Charger R/T, Ford Torino GT and Plymouth's Road Runner not only served many faithful civilian owners with cheap-speed, bang-for-the-buck value, but many served double duty for race car drivers on the ''NASCAR'' circuit as well. Car companies took their relationships with NASCAR ''very'' seriously in those days. The old adage "Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday" was never more true than in the 1960s and 1970s. For a car to legally compete on the NASCAR circuit, a like-model had to be available to the general public, and ''as a general rule,'' a minimum of 500 copies had to be available. NASCAR racing meant big advertising bucks for the car companies. After all, what could be a more ringing endorsement for a car company than having a big-named driver such as Richard Petty or Cale Yarborough win the Daytona 500 in a car made by your company?

	==The Richard Petty Connection==		==The Richard Petty Connection==

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	And so, after Dodge discontinued the Charger Daytona after 1969, Plymouth applied largely the same technology to the Road Runner in 1970... to win Richard Petty back. And they did, with this car.		And so, after Dodge discontinued the Charger Daytona after 1969, Plymouth applied largely the same technology to the Road Runner in 1970... to win Richard Petty back. And they did, with this car.

	Now that you know some of the "why" of the Superbird, here's a rundown on some of the "what" of the car itself:~~Richard rocked in a plymouth~~		Now that you know some of the "why" of the Superbird, here's a rundown on some of the "what" of the car itself:

	==Superbird/Charger Daytona Similarites/Differences==		==Superbird/Charger Daytona Similarites/Differences==

209.167.107.194: /* The Richard Petty Connection */

2009-01-28T15:07:47Z

The Richard Petty Connection

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	And so, after Dodge discontinued the Charger Daytona after 1969, Plymouth applied largely the same technology to the Road Runner in 1970... to win Richard Petty back. And they did, with this car.		And so, after Dodge discontinued the Charger Daytona after 1969, Plymouth applied largely the same technology to the Road Runner in 1970... to win Richard Petty back. And they did, with this car.

	Now that you know some of the "why" of the Superbird, here's a rundown on some of the "what" of the car itself:		Now that you know some of the "why" of the Superbird, here's a rundown on some of the "what" of the car itself:Richard rocked in a plymouth

	==Superbird/Charger Daytona Similarites/Differences==		==Superbird/Charger Daytona Similarites/Differences==

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	==Superbird/Charger Daytona Similarites/Differences==		==Superbird/Charger Daytona Similarites/Differences==

	While there are some obvious similarities between the '69 Charger Daytona and the '70 Superbird, the only real things they truly have in common are the front windshield and the side glass. Their sheet metal nose cones and tall cast aluminum rear wings were different as well. For example, the snout on the Superbird points downward more and the grille is on the underside, where it's in the front center section on the Daytona. While the headlight "buckets" are interchangeable, the turn signals are different. The rear wing is more swept-back on the Superbird, but it is adjustable like on the Daytona. In addition, Superbirds all had standard vinyl roofs. This was done simply because it was less expensive to fill in the rear plug window with bondo and place a vinyl top over it then leading with a torch and ~~then~~ sanding which was done on all the Daytonas.		While there are some obvious similarities between the '69 Charger Daytona and the '70 Superbird, the only real things they truly have in common are the front windshield and the side glass. Their sheet metal nose cones and tall cast aluminum rear wings were different as well. For example, the snout on the Superbird points downward more and the grille is on the underside, where it's in the front center section on the Daytona. While the headlight "buckets" are interchangeable, the turn signals are different. The rear wing is more swept-back on the Superbird, but it is adjustable like on the Daytona. In addition, Superbirds all had standard vinyl roofs. This was done simply because it was less expensive to fill in the rear plug window with bondo and place a vinyl top over it then leading with a torch and than sanding, which was done on all the Daytonas.

	Although this was a Road Runner Superbird, its drivetrains largely mirrored that of the upper-level GTX, with the 375 hp 7.2L (440 cid) '''Super Commando''' V8 as standard (instead of the Road Runner's 335 hp 383 V8), with the 390 hp 440 3x2 '''Six-Pack''' and 425 hp 426 2x4 '''Hemi''' V8s as options. A 4-speed manual (with the ultra-cool pistol-grip shifter) or 3-speed automatic transmission could be had with any engine, and the automatic could have a column or floor console shift. It shared the Road Runner's Rallye dashboard with full instrumentation with a tachometer/clock, or "tic-toc-tach", as an option. Unlike the Road Runner, however, no A/C, rear window defroster or Ram-Air option were available. All Superbirds had power front-disc brakes and the split top/bottom taillights as standard equipment, and unique decals such as the large ''PLYMOUTH'' decals on the rear quarter panels and the Road Runner cartoon character holding a racing helmet surrounded by the words ''ROAD RUNNER SUPERBIRD'' in a circular pattern on the side of the rear wing left no doubt as to what this car's intentions were and where it came from.		Although this was a Road Runner Superbird, its drivetrains largely mirrored that of the upper-level GTX, with the 375 hp 7.2L (440 cid) '''Super Commando''' V8 as standard (instead of the Road Runner's 335 hp 383 V8), with the 390 hp 440 3x2 '''Six-Pack''' and 425 hp 426 2x4 '''Hemi''' V8s as options. A 4-speed manual (with the ultra-cool pistol-grip shifter) or 3-speed automatic transmission could be had with any engine, and the automatic could have a column or floor console shift. It shared the Road Runner's Rallye dashboard with full instrumentation with a tachometer/clock, or "tic-toc-tach", as an option. Unlike the Road Runner, however, no A/C, rear window defroster or Ram-Air option were available. All Superbirds had power front-disc brakes and the split top/bottom taillights as standard equipment, and unique decals such as the large ''PLYMOUTH'' decals on the rear quarter panels and the Road Runner cartoon character holding a racing helmet surrounded by the words ''ROAD RUNNER SUPERBIRD'' in a circular pattern on the side of the rear wing left no doubt as to what this car's intentions were and where it came from.