These barn find Plymouth Superbirds still run after being parked side by side since 1975
- These 1970 Plymouth Superbirds have been parked since 1975
- Despite their age, both cars still run
- The vintage vehicles will need some restoration work
Published on Aug 29, 2024 at 5:03 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Aug 29, 2024 at 5:14 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Alessandro Renesis
A pair of barn find 1970 Plymouth Superbirds parked up ‘side by side’ since 1975 took their first spin in more than 40 years.
The two cars had been off the road for decades – and still had the dust, dirt, and grime to prove it.
Despite their appearance, and years in storage, the cars’ new owners were able to get them going and took the Superbirds to Spring Carlisle 2020 to show them off.
And it’s safe to say the cars – one in a bright orange color and the other in blue – turned more than a few heads.
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The Superbirds spend decades parked up together
Imagine how lucky you’d feel after coming across one barn find Superbird – such as this stunning one-of-a-kind 1970 model.
Now imagine how you’d feel after finding two – parked up next to each other. Pretty blessed, right?
But that’s exactly what happened for pals Tyler and Robbie who became the proud new owners of a couple of Superbirds that had been off the road for decades.
Speaking to Lou Costabile for his YouTube Channel, the men revealed that both Superbirds still had their original 440 cubic-inch engines and had survived the 130-mile journey to Carlise that day.
Interestingly, the orange car had been used as a racer in a past life – clocking up around 37,000 miles before a crash took it out of the game. Ouch.
The cars are in need of some serious restoration
The impact of the smash meant the original aero-shaped nose of the Superbird was replaced with the front end of a Plymouth GTX, which explains why it doesn’t look like your typical Superbird.
Unlike its barn-mate, the Petty Blue Superbird is more or less complete – even the tires are original.
But its bodywork is clearly in a worse state than the orange car, with more rust and overall weathering.
Tyler, who fixed up the cars, went on to say the blue Superbird had required a bit more work as its engine had seized up after so long in storage.
Nonetheless, the pair were now up and running and it looks like they’ll make a very cool restoration project for the lucky new owners.
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Across her career she's covered a wide variety of topics, including celebrity, cryptocurrency, politics, true crime and just about everything in between.
