1971 Plymouth Superbird

Krikey !!!!!!!

I thought the '71 B-bodies took to the Superbird treatment batter than the previous years. Too bad they were never made. 

@jkuvakas I agree!

@jack-dodds, I'm guessing the fact that the first-generation Superbirds were so difficult to sell, there left little possibility for a second. Dealers in my town were swapping front clips on two-year-old, unsold units. Ironically enough, I saw the same thing happen with the original AC Cobras. One of the Ford dealers in Youngstown had a new 427 Shelby Cobra sitting on his showroom floor for ages. As a teenager, we all drooled over them but they were way too far out of reach financially. Many of today's gold-standard collectibles were not flying off the lots when they were new! Look at the prices of high-quality Edsels.

@jkuvakas I'm sure you're right regarding the slow selling original Superbirds and Daytonas.  I recall as teens (and total car guys) we used to laugh at them on the street; thinking they were so outrageous.  We saw them as race cars that belonged only on the track.  We were wrong it seems.  Lol.

Yes, but only to a certain degree. The awesome Hemi was a great engine but had serious driveability problems on the street. It was a monster on the track or in the quarter mile. But, driving through town, where it was hard to keep the revs up, it would spit and foul all the way down Main Street. 

Wow, what a amazing real 1971 Plymouth Superbird ! I have one of Ertl's earlier 1/18 Superbirds in essentially this color. All these Plymouths remarkable cars.

I like the '71 Daytona they built even more.

@paul-rouffa, I can see why. I've always had a soft spot for the Plymouth.