Superbird; Superprice

[aarondhgraham]

They were not that popular around here back in the day. $4300 back then was a bunch of money.

My first car was a new 1968 Road Runner with 383 engine and 4-speed,,,
I paid cash for it @ 2,810.00 in November of 1967.

$4,300 was a lot of money but that's not the reason they didn't sell well,,,
They were friggin ugly is why.

Even my die-hard Mopar buddies thought they were ugly,,,
That bullet nose-cone was the error in design.

Aarond

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[Profreedomokie]

I never thought they were ugly.

 

[xseler]

I never thought they were ugly.

Me either. I had a chance to buy one in 1987. Car wasn't perfect, but was certainly a '20 footer'. White with the 440. $18K.

Shoulda....

 

[dennishoddy]

My first muscle car was a used 66 Ford GT-390 with NASCAR heads that had a new price of something over $4000 that I bought in the mid 70's after it had been restored with new chrome and metal flake paint by the previous owner. It was a screamer, but drove it into the ground. The frame was cracking around the rear axle, engine needed rebuilt, and so on. Sold it to a cousin for $500.
They are worth 6 figures in the classic car market now.
Didn't have any place to store it and needed the $500 for a replacement vehicle.
Guy that changes my oil, has a 66 but it's sporting the 427.

 

[cjjtulsa]

Funny this came up; saw an orange Superbird headed into Owasso on Saturday. Brave guy driving one into that pit of novice drivers.

 

[TedKennedy]

Funny this came up; saw an orange Superbird headed into Owasso on Saturday. Brave guy driving one into that pit of novice drivers.

Used to be an ugly brown primered one I'd see in the Jenks area once in a while. One of my "wish list" cars for sure.

 

[cjjtulsa]

Used to be an ugly brown primered one I'd see in the Jenks area once in a while. One of my "wish list" cars for sure.

Was a white Daytona near where I grew up years ago, he used to park it on the main street of the small town. Cool as hell - even for a Ford guy.

 

[Shoot Summ]

My first car was a new 1968 Road Runner with 383 engine and 4-speed,,,
I paid cash for it @ 2,810.00 in November of 1967.

$4,300 was a lot of money but that's not the reason they didn't sell well,,,
They were friggin ugly is why.

Even my die-hard Mopar buddies thought they were ugly,,,
That bullet nose-cone was the error in design.

Aarond

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For the time they were extremely ugly, the cheese slicer was out of place as well. All fit what they were actually built for, just not a car most folks wanted to buy and drive.

 

[GorillaG]

My dream car


If I ever win the lottery

There's a shop here in my town converting Challengers into mock Superbee's, they look pretty cool but not really like a Superbee. I noticed he's bought some DodgeChargers, I'm curious what kits they make for those?

 

[cjjtulsa]

There's a shop here in my town converting Challengers into mock Superbee's, they look pretty cool but not really like a Superbee. I noticed he's bought some DodgeChargers, I'm curious what kits they make for those?
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Saw a mock Superbird made from a Challenger in Dewey a few weeks ago on the way to Kansas. Looks kind of funny - too short and stubby, but I'll give them an "A" for effort.