Police pursuit superbird test vehicle circa 1971

[nascarxx29]

Saw this on moparts superbird is at 19:48- on you tube video  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD2uj66f-c8&feature=share

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=7122972&an=0&page=0&gonew=1#UNREAD

[mauve66]

i saw one at 2:11 also

[1966hemi]

That was COOL! I wonder whatever happened to the Superbird?

[CAPER]

Thanks for the vid. That was awesome.

[held1823]

Gotta love the "Big Country Dodge" lettering in place of the Plymouth call-outs.

Makes me wonder if the 'bird was already a dealer trade-in.

[Indygenerallee]

That is so badass, They were really flogging that bird good!!! 8500 miles!! I thought it was interesting why the guy said the tires would not be good for a police cruiser?? That would have been awesome if they had it painted like a cruiser with a light bar on it!!!! What could have been!

[tan top]

  good find    awesome video !! , thanks for posting the link 

[billssuperbird]

where is that superbird today

[rainbow4jd]

That is sooooooo cool!

[Aero426]

Since the narrator was from New Mexico and owned the car, I wonder if that is how the legend of the New Mexico pursuit Superbird got started.

[Ghoste]

I was wondering that too.  Makes sense.

[nascarxx29]

The NM cop car blackbird story car shown black in color removed headlight doors and wing  http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,33764.0.html

[Old Moparz]

That Superbird segment was cool, thanks for posting it.   

[84shelby]

   cool vid  ,   in  the credits  they test the bird top speed  of 166 with a 2.94 rear  .

    added a sixpack engine and 2.76 rear   then two four barrel manifold to achieve an excess  of 180 mph

[nascarxx29]

Saw this reply car seems to be alive and in NM

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Loc: Texas   Re: A look back at 69 CHP Polaras with a Superbird at speed  [Re: David Hakim]
      #7127410 - Tue Mar 20 2012 11:51 AM   Edit     Reply     Quote     Quick Reply   



The Superbird now painted Black is owned by a woman in New Mexcio, I have sent her all the information I had left in my possession.
I had installed dual quads on the 440, and she said they are still there.
I hope she will someday restore the car, which she indicated was her intentions

[bobs66440]

  the skid pad is coated with 50wt Chevron oil. Can you imagine doing that now!? You would be arrested!

[mauve66]

and it was done in cali of all places, guess they are causing their own environmental problems huh??, oh yeah, they are but this isn't a political forum.......................

[200MPH]

wow nice to see something in writing and video from that time period !

[daveco]

A couple of screen shots: