RM23U0A170221... The San Antonio Express works it's way to the Starting Line...

[xs29j8Bullitt]

The Superbird spent about a year "down on the farm", before being moved back to San Antonio where it was stored in a boat storage unit to protect it from the elements...

Hey I think I been to the "farm".    Long time ago. I remember it being real dark out and very late at night. Or maybe it was real early in the morning.    But I got to say I had never seen a "farm" with that much Mopar stuff before that night. 

Yes you were many years ago... during your Hemi Car raid.    Oh, and I have been told in no uncertain terms that Jim Walton's place made mine pale in comparison...

So Dave, when you coming down for a visit/raid?   

[hemi68charger]

Cool start to the story!  

I'll give you every bit of the $3600 paper price...

Thanks Dave... How about a multi car trade for your Daytona?...  2 (or possibly 3) Aero cars for 1!  

I'll even finish waxing the 'Bird...

Oh, NOW you offer 3 cars !!!!      That was my original offer..........

As I recall you wanted 2 Aeros plus a (GASP!) Hemi `Cuda....  

 Now, that would have been the deal of the century,,,,,,,,For me......... I thought I proposed the 500, 'Tona and 'bird...  

[paironines]

These history threads are great reading for me. Its amazing how much info is still out there in newspapers or pictures in previous owners photo albums.  If it were only easier to get tho....

[nelson_audet]

verry cool story

[maxwellwedge]

These history threads are great reading for me. Its amazing how much info is still out there in newspapers or pictures in previous owners photo albums.  If it were only easier to get tho....

I agree - tracking a car back can be fun and very interesting....and a lot of work but worthwhile!   

[nascarxx29]

But finding your cars original owner and documentation old pictures etc or some else car history is 

[hemi68charger]

These history threads are great reading for me. Its amazing how much info is still out there in newspapers or pictures in previous owners photo albums.  If it were only easier to get tho....

I agree - tracking a car back can be fun and very interesting....and a lot of work but worthwhile!   

Yes, indeed.. It was great talking to the original owner of my Daytona and hearing his stories; how the purchase came to be, all the band members buying Daytonas and then, in a episode of rage, blew the original 440... 

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Cool start to the story!  

I'll give you every bit of the $3600 paper price...

Thanks Dave... How about a multi car trade for your Daytona?...  2 (or possibly 3) Aero cars for 1!  

I'll even finish waxing the 'Bird...

Oh, NOW you offer 3 cars !!!!      That was my original offer..........

As I recall you wanted 2 Aeros plus a (GASP!) Hemi `Cuda....  

 Now, that would have been the deal of the century,,,,,,,,For me......... I thought I proposed the 500, 'Tona and 'bird...  

Looks like that I am stuck with those darn 4 Speed cars (B5 C500/FY1 Superbird/FJ5 Hemi `Cuda)... have thought about running an automatic in the Superbird for a while (leaving all the pedals, etc in place for a quick and easy conversion back to 4 Speed...).

[hemi68charger]

Cool start to the story!  

I'll give you every bit of the $3600 paper price...

Thanks Dave... How about a multi car trade for your Daytona?...  2 (or possibly 3) Aero cars for 1!  

I'll even finish waxing the 'Bird...

Oh, NOW you offer 3 cars !!!!      That was my original offer..........

As I recall you wanted 2 Aeros plus a (GASP!) Hemi `Cuda....  

 Now, that would have been the deal of the century,,,,,,,,For me......... I thought I proposed the 500, 'Tona and 'bird...  

Looks like that I am stuck with those darn 4 Speed cars (B5 C500/FY1 Superbird/FJ5 Hemi `Cuda)... have thought about running an automatic in the Superbird for a while (leaving all the pedals, etc in place for a quick and easy conversion back to 4 Speed...).

Stuck?... Ahhh, dang... With all those 4-speeds........... You could have unloaded things with a simple 3 fer 1......    Especially now with the 500 getting closer........   Speaking of which, and to change the subject, how's your inventory/arranging going?

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Speaking of which, and to change the subject, how's your inventory/arranging going?

Not a lot of progress on the inventory so far, but the re-arranging is starting to rev-up... especially now with cooler weather finally starting.  A major milestone was reached last weekend, with the second workshop "annex" being powered up... it's wiring was completed two years ago, but the feeder run through the "Dodge Mahal" and an underground conduit was finally completed last week.  This clears the way for a new 16 camera color high-res video surveillance system to replace the old 4 camera B&W system, might happen in the next week or so.

There has been significant progress on clearing up floor space by utilizing the warehouse shelving that I acquired recently.  A friend who is an artist with metal is starting to build special racks for cylinder heads, transmssions, etc for future use.  Right now he is developing a roll-a-round engine cart design, and we just field tested a general-use cart he built with two Hemi blocks... no problem!  So much progress is being made, but there is a long way to go...  The sale of my Challenger convertible is pending... hate to see it go, but the money is needed to fund other projects.

As far as trades, I am certainly open to trades for a turn-key Daytona or Superbird, especially a Daytona with an Automatic.  As my cars start to get restoration work done on them, the chances of a trade being worked out are significantly lower... I am open to all levels of trading, so what is available for trade depends on what is being offered...  I am also open to trading for a Daytona clone, but cars like the Hemi `Cuda will not be part of that trade.  In addition to several cars, I have a life-long gathering of Mopar parts that can be part of a trade, so a deal like a car plus parts like a 69 RR Air Grabber hood, 18 spline Hemi 4 Speed, NOS 70 Cuda front valance, NOS 70 E-Body Pistol Grip shifter set-up, NOS 70 `Cuda grille & HL bezels, 1970 B-Body 4.10 Dana rear axle, Etc.

Twenty years ago most of these cars and parts would never have been offered for sale by me... advancing age and other life interests & priorities changes things!

[xs29j8Bullitt]

I have not yet found the main set of Superbird pics, but here are a few showing the nose assembly when I bought the car some 30 years ago...  The nose assy was in nice shape compared to many that I have seen...

Also, a thrown together artwork for the moment...

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Pictures showing the silver wing and some decals before I removed them...

[tan top]

  intresting reading & good pictures   , thanks for sharing  

not to hijack but
got a picture saved of a O R  MITCHELL  San Antonio  dealer nameplate  on the back of a 68 charger somewhere  , will post it here , later

[nascarxx29]

I seen a picture of the dealership posted by NiX 54 below
 But it was closed up no cars anywhere.
I save trunk badge pictures and the badges.If got them post them 
http://www.city-data.com/forum/san-antonio/114251-o-r-mitchell-chrysler.html

[tan top]

I seen a picture of the dealership posted by NiX 54 below
 But it was closed up no cars anywhere.
I save trunk badge pictures and the badges.If got them post them  
http://www.city-data.com/forum/san-antonio/114251-o-r-mitchell-chrysler.html

    thats a good site !! ,
thanks for sharing  
think i'll join up there to see if anyone has any old pictures & info of the original  selling dealer of my charger  
i wont hijack Allens thread
 by posting  other stuff  

heres the  O.R.MITCHELL dealer nameplate picture ! i mentioned in my above post   not hijacking or anything  ,  but same dealer  

[xs29j8Bullitt]

    thats a good site !! ,
thanks for sharing  
think i'll join up there to see if anyone has any old pictures & info of the original  selling dealer of my charger  
i wont hijack Allens thread
 by posting  other stuff  

heres the  O.R.MITCHELL dealer nameplate picture ! i mentioned in my above post   not hijacking or anything  ,  but same dealer  

Thanks for posting the pic, and no problem with hi-jacking... I already hi-jacked this thread to ramble on about the FM3 GTX...  As I recall your car came from Nowell in Arlington, Texas... I will see what I can find on the newspaper archive sites that I am using...

While we wait and see if the original owner supplies some back-in-the-day pics, I  will post some more before clean-up pictures.  Later I will post new pics to show how the 'Bird cleans up...

First the worst side of the car, the passenger side that you have already been seeing pics of.  It is still in work, but starting to look a bit better...

[xs29j8Bullitt]

The driver's side is a LOT better...

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Bought new in the Spring of 1971, last inspected in the Spring of 1973 with less than 40K miles on the odometer...

[xs29j8Bullitt]

The interior... over-all most "hard" parts just need a thorough cleaning, even some "soft" parts may be salvageable...

[xs29j8Bullitt]

The interior/door panels should clean up.  Does anyone make a correct package shelf panel yet???

[moparstuart]

 

[xs29j8Bullitt]

The Dana 60 is still in place... not sure if the ring & pinion were ever changed, but I will find out.  The only decal other than the inspection sticker that I left on the Superbird, was this RR "Beep-Beep" decal... not sure when or who changed it to an "EEP" decal...

Jacking instruction decals...

Original owner says he ran a Hemi in it for awhile...  

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Thanks Stuart...

Last pics for now...

Most of the lenses and trim parts just need a cleaning and polishing from what I have seen so far.  Maybe after the clean-up I'll just drop a 440 with a transmission in it and drive it...    ...for maybe a  $3000 investment for essentials! 

[moparstuart]

 i thinks seeing it running and driving in this conditions is cool , I would love to see it like that   

[Davtona]

Bird looks to be pretty solid Allen.  Looks like the trunk floor would pass the basketball test.  If you kinow what I mean which I'm sure you do.  Looking good.