Limelight Green 1970 Plymouth Superbird Makes History

The Limelight Green 1970 Plymouth Superbird symbolizes an improbable story of one company’s “win at all costs” attempt to dominate NASCAR racing. It was in the middle of the “muscle car wars,” the era of American automotive production when manufacturers were locked in a struggle to produce the most popular cars for a young Baby Boomer generation of hot rodders. The most extreme result of the muscle car wars was the “space age” looking Plymouth Superbird. 

That sets us up for one of the great stories in this week’s collector car market. A Limelight Green 1970 Plymouth Superbird with a 440 and a 6-barrel set of carburetors has been listed for sale by a private collector from Windsor, Colorado. (Follow this link to view photos and read the ad copy.) It has been documented by Mopar historian Galen Govier as #182 of the Superbirds produced. The owner says it is original and numbers matching, engine, transmission, 8 3/4 rear end and 2:73 Posi. It is one of just 716 Superbirds produced with the 440 Commando motor and a Six Pack.

The history on this car says it was sold by its original ower in 1988 with 23,533 miles on the odometer. The second owner then sold it to our Colorado collector in 2015 with only 29,705 miles. Today he says it shows 29,933 orignal miles on the car.

He says it was repainted in 1999 and remains in exceptional condition. You can see from the photos that the car takes a nice picture. He notes that it drives as a low mileage vehicle should. He says the car has not been abused. It comes with bucket seats, a console, power disc brakes and power steering.

Muscle car collectors will easily pay up to $300,000 or more for an excellent example of one of these Winged Warriors in today’s market.

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