1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird
The winged warrior - 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird.
Built at the tail end of the Muscle-car era, the Superbird changed the focus from raw horsepower (of which it had plenty) to aerodynamic efficiency to attain success in the NASCAR Championship. The long nose extension and high rear wing (along with other more subtle modifications) allowed a Cd of 0.30, very low for a car of this period. This also allowed maximum speeds in excess of 200 mph, until the sanctioning bodies reclassified other conditions on 'Aerocars' to maintain parity with normal bodied Racers.
The road cars were fitted with 440 cid V8 with 375 bhp for rapid street performance.
The recent Pixar Studio's animated feature film 'Cars' has the character Mr. 'The King' played by Richard Petty, as the long time Racer, and soon retiring Superbird.
This car is built for Flickr LUGNuts February 2010 Challenge - Animal Kingdom, featuring cars which use animal names.
1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird
The winged warrior - 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird.
Built at the tail end of the Muscle-car era, the Superbird changed the focus from raw horsepower (of which it had plenty) to aerodynamic efficiency to attain success in the NASCAR Championship. The long nose extension and high rear wing (along with other more subtle modifications) allowed a Cd of 0.30, very low for a car of this period. This also allowed maximum speeds in excess of 200 mph, until the sanctioning bodies reclassified other conditions on 'Aerocars' to maintain parity with normal bodied Racers.
The road cars were fitted with 440 cid V8 with 375 bhp for rapid street performance.
The recent Pixar Studio's animated feature film 'Cars' has the character Mr. 'The King' played by Richard Petty, as the long time Racer, and soon retiring Superbird.
This car is built for Flickr LUGNuts February 2010 Challenge - Animal Kingdom, featuring cars which use animal names.