Superbirds/Daytona Chargers is statement true?

JChlupsa · #1 10-19-2009, 01:05 AM

The Superbird's styling proved to be a little extreme for 1970 tastes (many customers preferred the regular Road Runner), and as a consequence, many examples sat unsold on the back lots of dealerships as late as 1972. Some were converted back into 1970 Road Runners to move them off the sales lot. In recent years, however, the Superbird has become quite valuable. A Superbird can fetch anywhere from $80,000 to US$300,000. On eBay, bids for original Superbirds crossed $800,000. Some manufacturers produce Superbird conversion kits for 1970 Road Runners and Satellites. Kits are also available for non produced 1971 and 1972 bodies for the Superbird.

The Superbird and the Dodge Charger Daytona were each built for 1 model year only (1970 and 1969 respectively). Appearing at the peak of the muscle car era, it is certainly one of the rarest and most desirable of muscle cars
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I need to know what on the fender tag would have IDd the cars as a Superbird or Daytona??

COPO_Anders · #2 10-19-2009, 01:19 AM

I can´t answer your question Jeff, but are you saying that they are making the special reinforcements in the trunk and also the special rearwindow arrangements for these cars today ?

marxjunk · #3 10-19-2009, 04:53 AM

A11 on 69...its also in the VIN XX29
A13 on 70

**njsteve** · #4 10-19-2009, 06:32 AM

They weren't "converted" back into anything, they simply had the wings and noses removed and normal fenders and grill hardware put into place. Our local dealership in West Haven, Connecticut did that to their Superbird back in the day.

JChlupsa · #5 10-19-2009, 06:39 AM

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They weren't "converted" back into anything, they simply had the wings and noses removed and normal fenders and grill hardware put into place. Our local dealership in West Haven, Connecticut did that to their Superbird back in the day.

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Steve, if a car was found that once was a winged car but then those items were removed would it be worth more as is or with the wing/nose added back onto the car? Do they even make those items as REPO parts??

JChlupsa · #6 10-19-2009, 06:40 AM

Mahalo for the answer on the codes

now I have two cars to check to see if those were on the tags.

**tom406** · #7 10-19-2009, 08:42 AM

Here's the repo stuff to make a Daytona/Superbird. These guys are the ones who make all the cool "phantom" 1-of-none wing cars that have gotten ink the last few years.

http://www.officialdayclona.com/services

Don't forget that '70 Superbirds had '70 Dodge Coronet front fenders, so those will have to be swapped back on as well. Hard to imagine now that a 'Bird was so sale-proof by 1971 that it made sense to put a whole FRONT CLIP on, remove the wing, and paint most of the car to make it go away.

I think they're definitely worth more in wing trim. Would a ZL1 Camaro be worth more with the random small block put in after the dealer sold the engine to a racer to try and get the $7000 white elephant off his lot?.

I hope you'll show pics if you're successful! I think the Cars In Barns site might show a couple of Superbirds sans the pointy beaks, but with the telltale rear window treatment (the flush mounted rear window and resulting mandatory vinyl top would not have been changed back)

TOM

lineman · #8 10-20-2009, 03:53 AM

http://wwnboa.org/patik.htm

old5.0 · #9 10-23-2009, 06:34 PM

If you spot a 70 Road Runner with a "U" engine code (I.E. RM23U0), it's a 'Bird.

**njsteve** · #10 10-24-2009, 12:47 AM

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If you spot a 70 Road Runner with a "U" engine code (I.E. RM23U0), it's a 'Bird.

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For the uninitiated, that's because the Roadrunner came with the 383 (N code) or the 440-6 barrel (V code) or the Hemi (R code). Only the GTX and the Superbird came with the 440 4bbl (U code) in 1970.