Summary

Custom build on a real R-Code 426 HEMI Superbird. Listed in the Superbird registry as a partial re-body. Powered by a 528ci HEMI crate engine mated to a 5-speed manual transmission, with custom coilover suspension, Wilwood brakes and air conditioning.

Details

This 1970 Plymouth HEMI Superbird started life as a real R-Code 426 HEMI, one of 135 HEMI cars produced out of the approximately 2,000 Superbird examples built to meet homologation requirements for NASCAR. Reportedly raced and wrecked in period with the original HEMI V8 engine long gone, the previous owner favored a custom build of this Superbird over a factory-correct restoration. Completed in the 2000s, the build reportedly started with sourcing a driver's door and floor mid-section from a Road Runner; hence its status in the Superbird registry as a partial re-body. The Superbird is currently powered by a 528ci HEMI crate engine, recently dyno-tuned and generating over 500hp to the wheels, equipped with a TREMEC 5-speed manual transmission, custom coilover front suspension and Wilwood brakes. Further improvements to drivability were made with an aluminum radiator and high-capacity electric cooling fans, Vintage Air system, power windows and a custom stereo system. No HEMI Superbird was ever offered from the factory with air conditioning. Featuring its striking factory-correct EK2 Vitamin C Orange paint scheme, this Superbird is set up to drive and enjoy without sacrificing modern comforts. From the Tyler Hoover Collection.