Name that car

**Rick1970** · 23rd January 2014, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by harry

lhd, so usa, stupid yanks, putting the coil there, must have had a lot of failures, bonnet springs etc look ford, bonnet pins, so a special one,
but the big hemi on the aircleaner states that it isn't a ford,
and there are bulges on the guards which might just be there to allow the tyres some room as it is lowered.
dunno, so why did I post?

Bulges on the top of the guards are a working part of the aerodynamic setup. Relieves pressure build up in the wheel wells at 200mph?

d@rk51d3 · 23rd January 2014, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

In 1983 I was offered one for US 8,500. It was up in Owatonna, Minnesota, and owned by an employee of a company my employers represented here. I did the sums and reckoned I could land it here and convert it to right hook for about A$15,000. At the time I had just sold a couple of blocks of land and was travelling quite well. I bounced this off the cook who went mental. So, no Superbird for Brian. I had a 1970 Dodge Challenger with Hemi 426 which was sold after getting married in 1975 to buy household goods. I have ever since wanted another Hemi muscle car. Now genuine ones are too expensive for me.

From memory, with regards to the Superbird, you could buy the base model vehicle, then option all the extras including bodykit to bring it up to the same spec as the Superbird, and it would cost you less. The base model is actually a rare item these days, as most of them were optioned up.

**Bigbjorn** · 23rd January 2014, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by Rick1970

Bulges on the top of the guards are a working part of the aerodynamic setup. Relieves pressure build up in the wheel wells at 200mph?

No, they are there to stop the tyres rubbing on the underside of the guards during full down force episodes at high speeds on the banked super speedways. Remember, these are 200 mph cars.