[69 DAYTONA]

...the beginning of "Project Blackbird"

...100% complete matching numbers 1970 Road Runner cv.

...it was blown apart for a full on resto, perfect time to acquire it

[69 DAYTONA]

...early in the build

[69 DAYTONA]

...18 months later, "Project Blackbird" attends it's first show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds

[Alvin]

Rumor has it the "hippy" on the right (below)

Is same driver of Bird "under hawt pursuit" below?

[71GP76TA]

Saw an orange Superbird driving down the street today...

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by 71GP76TA

Saw an orange Superbird driving down the street today...

This one?

[71GP76TA]

That one looks more like a push-mobile..

[Alvin]

Ok, this one?

[Alvin]

Or this one?

[400 4spd.]

I'll bet that the reserve is far off from the current bid. Being the very last one, and in a High Impact color with the pistol grip should add some hefty value over a base 440 bench seat 'Bird. In 2006 I stumbled upon an Alpine White 440 console/buckets one owner 'Bird. If I can dig up the 35mm pics to scan I'll tell that story.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 400 4spd.

I'll bet that the reserve is far off from the current bid. Being the very last one, and in a High Impact color with the pistol grip should add some hefty value over a base 440 bench seat 'Bird. In 2006 I stumbled upon an Alpine White 440 console/buckets one owner 'Bird. If I can dig up the 35mm pics to scan I'll tell that story.

...and survivor status...

K

[Diego]

Y'know, I don't think there's proof this is the last Superbird built.

The seller provides no documentation from the factory that hints this.

And it's possible a car was assigned a VIN earlier but was built later.

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Diego

Y'know, I don't think there's proof this is the last Superbird built.

The seller provides no documentation from the factory that hints this.

And it's possible a car was assigned a VIN earlier but was built later.

You could be absolutely correct. Would seem that G. Govier(sic) verification would be in order, and much more documentation perhaps?

In fun have to interject the quote (below) verification of some claims and expert opinions from the "I Just Got Schooled" thread. It fits here IMO wether the Bird is Legit or not.

Originally Posted by i82much

Was it the one with the factory supercharger under the hood? My cousin's best friend's sister's hairdresser had one back in 68 but she totaled it.

[Diego]

Well, the seller does post Galen's Chrysler Registry in the auction, but that's just his registry and not Chrysler docs, so it doesn't answer whether it's the last one built - just that it's the last one in the registry.

[MikeNoun]

Diego, I wondered about that too.

I'm curious about this claim: "The storyline of this car is incredible starting from the original owner that worked at a Dodge dealer, waited too long to get the order in and the owner of the dealership pulled some strings and had the line fired up to give this bird life!!"

So a dealer has the power to start/stop the entire Plymouth assembly line?

Weren't these all built in a batch to qualify for NASCAR? Seems like Plymouth would have a list of those VINS somewhere. I know Chrysler wasn't too keen on production breakdowns, but considering these cars required so much additional labor to produce, they would have a list of VINS somewhere.

[Diego]

I know there's a list of Daytonas but not sure about Superbirds.

[69 DAYTONA]

...lots of controversy about this car when it was for sale a few years ago, last built and last shipped are 2 different cars I think, don't remember for sure how it was settled...all Superbirds have the same build date , 11-30-69

...my Daytona is the first one shipped in the USA, but, there is another first one built...confusing to say the least

[starlightblack]

Originally Posted by Diego

I know there's a list of Daytonas but not sure about Superbirds.

[MikeNoun]

Originally Posted by starlightblack

That's awesome! Was this a photo grab off the web, or do you actually have these sheets? Would love to see the list.

[starlightblack]

Let me do some digging Mike. Will report back.