Anyone catch the Superbird at the RM auction in Florida a couple of weeks ago? 6-pack, 4-speed Bird sold for $77k. Wondering what shape the car was in? Seems like a new pricing low.
Never mind, I can see the pics now. It's an old custom job - looks like Carroll Beeler's old red white & blue car. Last time I saw it was Talladega in 1976. Still looks sharp, but I see why it brought less. Lots of incorrect trim and interior, but I bet it's a pretty solid car.
Scroll down and click on lot SP107 to view
http://www.rmauctions.com/AuctionResults.cfm?SaleCode=FL08&SortBy=LN&View=Normal&Category=Cars&Currency=#
That price still seems low for a 6 pac 4 speed Bird. Even with its custom paint job, its still a legit 6 pac Bird.
Hmmmm, that makes me think. Over the years it has always seemed that 6 pac Superbirds, 440 Daytona's and HEMI 500's are typically around the same price. Hmmmmm, so who has the HEMI 500 or Daytona for sale for this price? :coolgleamA:
I WISH SOMEONE HAD PICS OF THIS CAR
Quote from: BigBlockSam on February 26, 2008, 06:30:24 PM
I WISH SOMEONE HAD PICS OF THIS CAR
CLICK THE LINK ON MY POST AND SCROLL DOWN :yesnod:
LOT # SP107.
thanks Doug
wow! thats a cool car . i thought it would of needed more work. thats in good shape. Rene
great aero car. :2thumbs:
Im looking for retro pictures of a red white a blue superbird .I got one that was in a fire painted up stars and bars.Somewhere .So far no flag designed wingcars .But some archive wingcars.Till the other ones turn up
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Annie75414/WING_CAR_YARD_01.jpg)
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Annie75414/WING_CAR_GROUP_021.jpg)
Found some more odds and ends but not the ones im looking for
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Annie75414/thDaytona7b.jpg)
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Annie75414/thTP_wrb_noglass_Superbird1.jpg)
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Annie75414/WING_CAR_GROUP_030.jpg)
Here is a photo of the RM Auction car from Talladega in 1976. Taken in the Motel Birmingham parking lot before torrential rains came. It sure does not look much different today.
Here is the twin sister car, same owner. Limelight and yellow.
Taken during the downpour. The second car is the Roger Dennee custom painted Bird we spoke about not long ago. He lost that car in a divorce. The third car, the Daytona is the one now painted up like a K & K Insurance car.
One more from the back.
Like Doug said, looks like a fairly solid car.......
love that color combo......
nascarxx29, was that second pic you posted (the one in the garage) taken in north west PA ?
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A Superbird sold at the Russo & Steele Jan. auction for $85,800 and that includes buyer's fee. Lemon twist U code, black bench with column auto, said to be in #2 condition. And a #1 Lime light U code went for around $147,000. Looks like prices are all over the place.
Ive been seeing a few superbirds at various prices.While web searching
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mountainmopars.com/100_3606.jpg/100_3606-full.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mountainmopars.com/restorationpage&h=427&w=640&sz=52&hl=en&start=117&um=1&tbnid=_ogGv8LSZ55ceM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplymouth%2Bsuperbird%26start%3D100%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
And then the ones you find are not for sale
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.carcraft.com/images/116_0701_06_s%2Bplymouth_road_runner_junkyard%2Btail.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.carcraft.com/junkyardcrawl/ccrp_0701_plymouth_road_runner_junkyard/index.html&h=113&w=150&sz=9&hl=en&start=426&um=1&tbnid=nxs1o_cknHzA4M:&tbnh=72&tbnw=96&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplymouth%2Bsuperbird%26start%3D420%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
those are some great old pictures thanks doug and dave
Quote from: DougSchellinger on February 26, 2008, 08:09:32 PM
Taken during the downpour. The second car is the Roger Dennee custom painted Bird we spoke about not long ago. He lost that car in a divorce. The third car, the Daytona is the one now painted up like a K & K Insurance car.
this picture looks familiar! I didn't attend, but someone sent me pictures from this meet. I'll look/see when I get home tonight.
Quote from: learical1 on February 27, 2008, 10:44:33 AM
Quote from: DougSchellinger on February 26, 2008, 08:09:32 PM
Taken during the downpour. The second car is the Roger Dennee custom painted Bird we spoke about not long ago. He lost that car in a divorce. The third car, the Daytona is the one now painted up like a K & K Insurance car.
this picture looks familiar! I didn't attend, but someone sent me pictures from this meet. I'll look/see when I get home tonight.
Doug, I have the EXACT same picture in my album, with a second, horizontal picture overlaid on it to show some cars in the other parking lot row, plus it gives a better view of the wings. I know SOMEBODY gave the the pix; cant remember who. thought it was Joe M from the winged warriors, but if you have a copy... :shruggy:
Quote from: nascarxx29 on February 26, 2008, 07:59:32 PM
Found some more odds and ends but not the ones im looking for
i don't remember where I got this one from but its very similar to the ones you have but with some paint scheme differences.
That looks like that DJ's car. What was that dude's name again?
Isnt that Harold M superbird with the red white and blue paint in old car nut posting.Same car that was in a garage fire incident .A gas heater malfunctioned and when the garage was opened.Caused the fire ?
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Annie75414/index-1.jpg)
The short version of the story is that they were repairing a propane truck in the building. Overhead door was opened, the furnace kicked on and "BOOM"! Many cars were lost, about 60 of them. The Bird was one of the lesser damaged.
Yes the car is still around. Haven't heard anything about it being restored.
Quote from: nascarxx29 on April 11, 2008, 05:13:53 AM
Isnt that Harold M superbird with the red white and blue paint in old car nut posting.Same car that was in a garage fire incident .A gas heater malfunctioned and when the garage was opened.Caused the fire ?
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Annie75414/index-1.jpg)
did the wing meld down to a stub ?
wow sad to see it burned.
Quote from: moparstuart on April 11, 2008, 10:11:28 AM
did the wing meld down to a stub ?
Yes the wing melted. Some souvenier pieces were on Ebay a few years ago.
Doug, Any word on what's been happening with Rome Benedict's old car since Dub Clenney sold it. I wanted that car bad, but Dub had promised it to someone else. It still had remnants of the old paint scheme and the velour interior. I expected it to be restored quickly. If I had bought it, the car would be finished long before now. Seems like the original color was tor-red and it was a six pack car. Dub also sold the yellow 440 bench seat car that I almost bought in the late 90's. He's down to one blue Bird now.
Odd how the alum wing melted .But the plastic headlight doors are intact
The garaged burned superbird is recorded as a FY 1 Lemon Twist yellow 6 pack car RM23VOA149 Romeo superbird shows in the 79 records as RM23VOA167913 Vit C orange white bucket seat 4 speed
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Annie75414/scan0005DTA-1.jpg)
Quote from: nascarxx29 on April 11, 2008, 05:48:13 PM
Odd how the alum wing melted .But the plastic headlight doors are intact
Good eye, the heat must have been concentrated more at the back I guess.
Quote from: nascarxx29 on April 11, 2008, 06:00:57 PM
The garaged burned superbird is recorded as a FY 1 Lemon Twist yellow 6 pack car RM23VOA149 Romeo superbird shows in the 79 records as RM23VOA167913 Vit C orange white bucket seat 4 speed
(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/Annie75414/scan0005DTA-1.jpg)
When I saw the Romeo car a couple of years ago, it seems like it still had some of the blue paint left on it. As soon as I saw that wld interior, I knew that it was Rome's old car. Dub was shocked that I knew the car. I told him that people had been wondering what had happened to the car and he wrote the update for WWNBOA. He sold it almost immediately after that. Would love to see the car returned to the "Super Go" paint scheme but we know that's not going to happen. The new owner will probably put it back to the original color and it will blend in with all of the other birds.
Quote from: learical1 on February 29, 2008, 12:39:39 AM
Quote from: learical1 on February 27, 2008, 10:44:33 AM
Quote from: DougSchellinger on February 26, 2008, 08:09:32 PM
Taken during the downpour. The second car is the Roger Dennee custom painted Bird we spoke about not long ago. He lost that car in a divorce. The third car, the Daytona is the one now painted up like a K & K Insurance car.
this picture looks familiar! I didn't attend, but someone sent me pictures from this meet. I'll look/see when I get home tonight.
Doug, I have the EXACT same picture in my album, with a second, horizontal picture overlaid on it to show some cars in the other parking lot row, plus it gives a better view of the wings. I know SOMEBODY gave the the pix; cant remember who. thought it was Joe M from the winged warriors, but if you have a copy... :shruggy:
I finally got around to posting this.
i would leave that car alone and just enjoy it . it's got history .Rene
Wet wings. You gotta love it huh? Nowadays you'd be hard pressed to find that many clones sitting out in the rain like that.
Quote from: learical1 on April 11, 2008, 10:33:11 PM
Quote from: learical1 on February 29, 2008, 12:39:39 AM
Quote from: learical1 on February 27, 2008, 10:44:33 AM
Quote from: DougSchellinger on February 26, 2008, 08:09:32 PM
Taken during the downpour. The second car is the Roger Dennee custom painted Bird we spoke about not long ago. He lost that car in a divorce. The third car, the Daytona is the one now painted up like a K & K Insurance car.
this picture looks familiar! I didn't attend, but someone sent me pictures from this meet. I'll look/see when I get home tonight.
Doug, I have the EXACT same picture in my album, with a second, horizontal picture overlaid on it to show some cars in the other parking lot row, plus it gives a better view of the wings. I know SOMEBODY gave the the pix; cant remember who. thought it was Joe M from the winged warriors, but if you have a copy... :shruggy:
I finally got around to posting this.
awesome you just gotta love those cars!
Quote from: Ghoste on April 11, 2008, 11:26:01 PM
Wet wings. You gotta love it huh? Nowadays you'd be hard pressed to find that many clones sitting out in the rain like that.
they dry off.
You wouldn't know it much nowadays though. Seems like more and more of these old cars are living in garages that are nicer than my house.
Ain't that the truth. You would think that how some of these people treat these cars that they would melt if exposed to sunlight or rain.
Quote from: BigBlockSam on April 11, 2008, 11:16:23 PM
i would leave that car alone and just enjoy it . it's got history .Rene
I agree. The car looks great the way it is. Has personality.
This is from last August and the cars are all wet. The good old days have not left.
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