The Plymouth Super bird was considered ugly when it was produced in the early 1970's. People hated the long nose, the high wing, and the elongated. The Super bird was created to race in Nascar events or any event that there was not a limit on what kind of car that was to be used. After a few years of pure domination the Racing league put restrictions on certain cars, and the Super bird was one of them. The restriction was that each car raced must be produced and provided to the public. So Plymouth did just that. It was originally not a hot item until it's rarity became apparent decades later. This car is weird, plain and simple. It goes fast and looks ugly while doing it, but once again its weird and everyone some how like the weird. But in the May 2009 issue of Hot Rod Magazine they featured a concept of the Super Bird.
The concept was described as taking Dodge's Challenger and making some simple modifications and that is it. The picture featured in the magazine was stunning and made me wonder what it was and when does it come out. There is no set date for release or set schemata for the build. The designer's took a Dodge Challenger and added the infamous long nose that made the older version not so attractive. There is not paint scheme because the car is not in production. But I'm sure if Dodge does something like this that they would keep all the classic stripes and badges. There is a wide hood scoop with the respective engine badges parallel to the scoop. The greatest part of the car s the huge signature wing fits amazingly. The wing really does not function much but looks great on the new one. I really hope that Dodge will follow through with the design or at least consider it.
The interior is still in the works because there have been no releases of pictures yet. Dodge's past would make an enthusiast like me think that it will be simple and underdone. Every car that Dodge has remade thus far has had a poorly designed interior. The interior has been simple and plain. Most likely it will have an interior out of a PT Cruiser with a couple poorly designed badges that say Super bird or Daytona.
Now the engine package upgrades the stock Challenger Hemi by adding a Vortech Supercharger. The supercharger boosts he engine from 395 horsepower to 600 horsepower. The engine was designed to emulate a Nascar racecar because that is where the Super Bird's heritage began. I think this is very suitable for a car that was once involved in racing. But this is simply a concept and the final product is most likely to change. Also the design is by a person that is not involved with Dodge but thinks the Super Bird would be a great car to re-release to the public even though its past sales weren't so great.
Plymouth Road Runner SUPERBIRD Concept: http://throttleblips.dailyradar.com
Worldcarfans — Artist Michael Leonhard first tipped us off to his design sketches of the Plymouth Road Runner Concept back in June. He has now kicked his drawings up a notch with these renderings, dubbed the Road Runner Super bird Concept. In Leonhard's mind, he sees his version of the Super bird as a late 60's NASCAR killer. With a HEMI engine (of course), the artist wanted to create an American style sports car that has muscle and reduced drag. "[It has] a sleek nose cone that slips into air like a knife through butter; incorporating a spoiler below the centered grille opening," writes Leonhard. He also integrated an exhaust system into the rocker panel.
The Plymouth Super Bird was created for the same reason as the Dodge Daytona -- a full on high-speed race machine designed for the NASCAR races, but available to the public.
Plymouth Road Runner Concept (video)
Resurrection of a muscle car legend. Plymouth Road Runner Design Concept for 2011 by designer Michael Leonhard. www.michael-leonhard.com
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