October 1970 Superbird video ~ Canada (2- 'Birds)

[PettyMower]

Found this on the web today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5LjHsdh8dM

Jay

[tan top]

  interesting find !   never seen that before !! 


  thanks for posting 

[PettyMower]

When I saw the VERY low "view count", I was pretty sure it hadn't been posted yet.

[nascarxx29]

It had something to do with a kid knaping and searching cars.somebody from canada posted and explained it

[PettyMower]

Notice the Pistol-grip 4-speed in the second 'Bird.

[Montreal Wing Car]

In October of 1970, There was political unrest in Quebec, with the kidnapping and subsequent murder of a minister. The federal governement declared "War Measures", and the Army and police could do random seaches of homes and vehicles, as seen in this video...
There were a few Wing Cars in Quebec back then, many have tried to identify the ones on that video over the years, but nobody has come up with any leads.
One of them might actually be the one that is now known as the "Frog Machine", since it was originally orange...!

Ben

[PettyMower]

In October of 1970, There was political unrest in Quebec, with the kidnapping and subsequent murder of a minister. The federal governement declared "War Measures", and the Army and police could do random seaches of homes and vehicles, as seen in this video...
There were a few Wing Cars in Quebec back then, many have tried to identify the ones on that video over the years, but nobody has come up with any leads.
One of them might actually be the one that is now known as the "Frog Machine", since it was originally orange...!

Ben

Thanks for the video's / "Superbird search" explanation.

[hemi68charger]

 

[nascarxx29]

Thats what I recalled it was a bordersearch /kidnapping.Could the cars be identified thru number of superbird on Canada records.And wi gcar club lists to narrow it down

[steve817]

The trunk lid has a dealer decal posted on the drivers side. It's blurry, however, may be recognizable with an image fix of some sort.  Also, it looks like the fellow is putting a hood pin in.  Interesting

[boss429kiwi]

Couldn't these cars simply be passing through?

[Montreal Wing Car]

In October 1970, those would have been brand-new cars, probably still dealer-owned.
Not many local people who would have been there then recall new Superbirds. I know one dealer had two for quite a while, but one was white, the other either Vitamin C or TorRed.
I've never heard of records of Birds sold in Canada?

Ben

[nascarxx29]

   superbirds do appear but only if they were a 426..now if there was a full superbird canada list. http://www.1970hemicharger.com/hemi_cars_in_canada.html

[nascarxx29]

Not sure but there may be a canada allocation and amounts. http://aerowarriors.com/cda/cda_110669.html