Recent content by Superbird Steve

Thank you. A LeBarron in New Zealand? Must not be too many of those in your area!

About taking it to the next level... I think there are too many Superbirds restored to "Day 1". I think we should not forget that muscle cars were often tinkered with on "Day 2". New rims, wider tires, speed tricks, maybe a racing stripe, etc. A "state of the art" drive train is not unusual...

Vinyl top could be any color... as long as it was black. Possibly because it was a unique cut, so they didn't want to stock more than 1 color. There are several 'Birds out there with white tops, and one that claims it is factory. But, most likely, that was a dealer installed top at original...

The car is painted 1973-ish "Corporate Blue". The Superbirds were painted Corporate Blue in 1970, but that was a different shade (paint mix is different tinting from 1970 to 1973). Since the paint job was done in 1977, it does not look like either shade now! The Corporate Blue is often called...

Superbird was removed from a Virginia barn around 2005 or so. Had 1978 tags on it. I can't find anything about the person that owned the barn and car. He had passed away and the family sold it to one of the owners before I bought it. === anyone remember this car?=== The photo of it in the...

True barn find. Southern Calif car new. Have all original documents. 3 of the 4 headlights are date coded 1964, so the 11K odometer could be correct. Currently trying to get the rear brake drums off. I think 65 C-Bodies no longer had the taper shaft challenge!

I host the Chicagoland Mopar Connection show the day after the Volo (Illinois) C-body show (just north of Volo in Fox Lake IL). A few of the C-Bodies come up after Volo. Besides wanting a 70 300-H for many years, I have looked for a 4-bbl big block 1968-70 4-door. I knew of one (south Chicago...

Long time Mopar guy. Have a 1964 Salon and Superbird but no C-body currently. Location: Lake Villa, Illinois