Plymouth Superbird

1970 Plymouth Superbird in yellow, showing its pointed nose cone and tall rear wing. A Road Runner reshaped for the NASCAR superspeedways, and a lure: Richard Petty had left Plymouth to drive Ford's Torino Talladega, and the Superbird brought him back for 1970. NASCAR rules meant Plymouth had to sell these winged cars to the public, and most accounts put the total at 1,935, all built for the single 1970 model year. Buyers chose from three engines, the 426 Hemi at the top. Nothing else at a car show casts a shadow like that wing.