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THE PLYMOUTH SUPERBIRD STANDS AS ONE OF
THE MOST LEGENDARY CARS OF ALL TIME. LIKE
THE SATURN V ROCKET, THE PURELY FUNCTIONAL
AESTHETIC HAS WITHSTOOD THE TEST OF TIME

AND DEVELOPED ITS OWN BEAUTY.
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NO RESERVE - LOT #1430

commanded an unprecedented level of dominance Goodyear GT-F60-15 Polyglas tires. The Tor Red
around NASCAR’s banked ovals, leading to new example features a black vinyl interior complete
rules being established to slow the “Aero Warrior” with bucket seats, while the Alpine White car is
down. Luckily, 1,935 highly collectible road equipped with a matching white vinyl interior,
cars were built thanks to those homologation bucket seats and Rally dashboard. The beautiful
requirements. red and white finishes are brilliantly offset by black
vinyl roofs, and both cars are decorated in the
Offered with No Reserve at the 2021 Barrett-
Jackson Scottsdale Auction, March 20-27, are two famed Road Runner Superbird graphics.
exquisite examples of Plymouth’s winged racers Additionally, the Tor Red Superbird is well-
hailing from a prominent collection of Superbirds. documented and features two original Broadcast
Professionally restored to the highest-quality Sheets, as well as an accompanying photo album.
standards, these two 1970 Plymouth Superbirds The Alpine White example is fully equipped with
each received full rotisserie restorations. The cars are power brakes and power steering.
featured in the NASCAR Superbird list as car #171 The Plymouth Superbird stands as one of the most
(for the EV2 Tor Red Superbird) and car #510, the legendary cars of all time. Like the Saturn V rocket,
Alpine White example, which is just one of just 716 the purely functional aesthetic has withstood the
V-code Superbirds produced. Car #171 features a test of time and developed its own beauty. Come
date-code-correct 440ci 375hp V8 engine, while its March 2021, two of these icons will cross the
Alpine White relative features a matching-numbers Barrett-Jackson block. And, for two lucky bidders,
440ci 390hp V8 fed by a Six-Barrel carburetor. Each these Superbirds will rocket them to the stars.
Superbird channels power to the rear wheels via a
heavy-duty 727 TorqueFlite automatic transmission – Eric Becker
For up-to-date information on these vehicles, visit Barrett-Jackson.com
and rides on 15-inch Rally wheels wrapped in

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