“Rediscovered Treasure: Rare 1970 Plymouth Superbird Found After Decades in Hidden Barn!”

While some Superbirds have been destroyed and scrapped on race tracks, others remain in junkyards and barns, awaiting rescue. Some have been sitting for 30 or 40 years without touching a public road or seeing daylight. The example below is one of those autos that has been hidden for decades.

This Alpine White “winged warrior” was discovered by YouTube’s “Auto Archaeology,” and it has a somewhat sad background. According to the current owner, his father purchased the Superbird in the late 1970s or early 1980s and stored it for restoration.

However, he became preoccupied with fixing his sons’ Road Runners and never completed his Plymouth. Almost 40 years later, the Superbird is still half disassembled. However, it is not all terrible news. Despite sitting for 40 to 45 years in a couple of barns, the Mopar remains in excellent shape.

The shell and chassis are nearly rust-free, and the owner still has the majority of the components removed during the initial repair attempt. This contains the nose cone and enormous wing, both of which are highly sought after today.

The automobile retains its four-barrel 440-cubic-inch (7.2-liter) V8 engine and four-speed manual transmission. Overall, despite its unappealing appearance, this Superbird restoration attempt is sturdy and highly original. Even better news: the son intends to realize his father’s goal by restoring the “winged warrior” to factory standards.

So, how rare is the Superbird? The four-barrel 440 engine shows that this is the most common interaction with the NASCAR homologation special. Most experts agree that Plymouth supplied approximately 1,935 vehicles to US dealerships, with 1,084 including the four-barrel 440. Plymouth also sold 716 vehicles with the six-cylinder 440 and 135 with the 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) HEMI V8.

Only 458 of the 1,084 four-barrel 440 automobiles had a four-speed manual transmission. This is one of such automobiles. However, when we consider the Alpine White paint, the figure drops even further. Chrysler did not keep track of the number of Superbirds built per color, but Galen Govier’s extensive register offers a realistic estimate for each hue.

According to him, white was the second most popular hue on Superbirds, behind Lemon Twist. It is estimated that about 17% of all Superbirds left the factory in Alpine White, or approximately 329 vehicles. When we combine that estimate with the 440-four-barrel/four-speed output, this barn discovery becomes one of perhaps 78 vehicles built in this configuration. Sure, these figures are not quite exact, but this Superbird is unquestionably a unique item worth preserving.

When fully repaired, this Superbird will be worth a modest fortune. It will be a while before we see it on the road again. Until then, check out the video below, which shows it sitting in a very gloomy barn.