Superbird

"NapalmHeart" <olsonfam RemoveThis @iserv.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Is there a resident expert on the wing cars, specifically the Superbird?
I
> recently had a coworker claim that all Superbirds were painted Petty blue.
> I know this isn't correct and would like to find a source for a listing of
> Superbird factory colors.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
>
>
I've seen a blue one, but I didn't think it was an original.

I can tell you for a fact that they were available in Orange and White.
I've been
in a white one still on the dealer showroom, and I've been in an Orange one
that was about a year old.
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"NapalmHeart" <olsonfam.DeleteThis@iserv.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Is there a resident expert on the wing cars, specifically the Superbird?
> I recently had a coworker claim that all Superbirds were painted Petty
> blue. I know this isn't correct and would like to find a source for a
> listing of Superbird factory colors.
>
Surely you won't need an expert to prove that wrong. That's just silly.
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:54:53 -0500, aarcuda69062
<nonelson DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>In article <13cs7659rq5df9a DeleteThis @corp.supernews.com>,
> "NapalmHeart" <olsonfam DeleteThis @iserv.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is there a resident expert on the wing cars, specifically the Superbird?
>
>Chris Bailey, but I've never seen him post to usenet.
>
>> I recently had a coworker claim that all Superbirds were painted Petty blue.
>
>Nope.
>
>> I know this isn't correct and would like to find a source for a listing of
>> Superbird factory colors.
>
>http://aerowarriors.com/sss.html#Percentage

I don't see it listed, but I could swear a GI buddy I met while
stationed at Maxwell AFB AL had one painted "Plum Crazy", sort of a
medium purple. That would have been somewhere between 1969-1970.
But then it was a long time ago.
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NapalmHeart wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there a resident expert on the wing cars, specifically the Superbird? I
> recently had a coworker claim that all Superbirds were painted Petty blue.
> I know this isn't correct and would like to find a source for a listing of
> Superbird factory colors.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
>
>

Well, "Petty Blue" wasn't officially a mopar color anyway, so NONE of
them left the factory that color

But seriously, they were available in the same colors as all the other
Mopar B-bodies of the day. I don't know if they actually built examples
in ALL the colors (bronze? Doubtful.) but they certainly built them in
B5 blue (correctly called "Medium Blue Fire Metallic," but often called
"Petty" blue. However its really darker than Petty's trademark blue,
which is closer to Chrysler B3 "Corporation" Blue) and many other colors
as well. Since they were outrageous cars, they often got some of the
"High Impact" muscle car colors like "Tor Red," "Vitamin C Orange,"
"Lemon Twist," and "Limelight."

For more on them, try http://wwnboa.org/
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On Aug 23, 8:54 pm, aarcuda69062 <nonel....DeleteThis@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> In article <13cs7659rq5d....DeleteThis@corp.supernews.com>,
>
> "NapalmHeart" <olson....DeleteThis@iserv.net> wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > Is there a resident expert on the wing cars, specifically the Superbird?
>
> Chris Bailey, but I've never seen him post to usenet.
>

Well gee, then by definition he's _NOT_ a 'resident expert' now is
he??
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<1187997308.559646.64700 DeleteThis @q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
"hellshighway@popstar.com" <hellshighway DeleteThis @popstar.com> wrote:

> On Aug 23, 8:54 pm, aarcuda69062 <nonel... DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > In article <13cs7659rq5d... DeleteThis @corp.supernews.com>,
> >
> > "NapalmHeart" <olson... DeleteThis @iserv.net> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> >
> > > Is there a resident expert on the wing cars, specifically the Superbird?
> >
> > Chris Bailey, but I've never seen him post to usenet.
> >
>
> Well gee, then by definition he's _NOT_ a 'resident expert' now is
> he??

The question was; "Is there a resident expert on the wing cars,
specifically the Superbird"
Nowhere was it specified that usenet involvement was a criteria
or the sole criteria or even a partial criteria.

And, well gee, just because -I- have never seen him post to
usenet doesn't mean that he doesn't, it just means that -I-
haven't seen it.
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aarcuda69062 <nonelson DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> writes:

> In article
> <1187997308.559646.64700 DeleteThis @q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
> "hellshighway@popstar.com" <hellshighway DeleteThis @popstar.com> wrote:
>>
>> Well gee, then by definition he's _NOT_ a 'resident expert' now is
>> he??
>
> The question was; "Is there a resident expert on the wing cars,
> specifically the Superbird"
> Nowhere was it specified that usenet involvement was a criteria
> or the sole criteria or even a partial criteria.

In context, "resident" would mean "usenet regular" to any reasonable
person reading the post.
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A local had a 1969 Charger Daytona in that color.

Larry

"QX" <nomail.TakeThisOut@nospam.com> wrote in message
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: On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:54:53 -0500, aarcuda69062
: >
: >http://aerowarriors.com/sss.html#Percentage
:
: I don't see it listed, but I could swear a GI buddy I met while
: stationed at Maxwell AFB AL had one painted "Plum Crazy", sort of a
: medium purple. That would have been somewhere between 1969-1970.
: But then it was a long time ago.



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"NapalmHeart" <olsonfam RemoveThis @iserv.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Is there a resident expert on the wing cars, specifically the Superbird?
> I recently had a coworker claim that all Superbirds were painted Petty
> blue. I know this isn't correct and would like to find a source for a
> listing of Superbird factory colors.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
>

Thanks to all who replied. I've got the information that I need. I think
it's really something that a limited production car that dealers had trouble
selling almost 40 years ago can generate the response I got here and in the
other NG I posted in. Are you listening Mother Mopar?

Ken
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NapalmHeart wrote:
> "NapalmHeart" <olsonfam.DeleteThis@iserv.net> wrote in message
> news:13cs7659rq5df9a@corp.supernews.com...
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Is there a resident expert on the wing cars, specifically the Superbird?
>>I recently had a coworker claim that all Superbirds were painted Petty
>>blue. I know this isn't correct and would like to find a source for a
>>listing of Superbird factory colors.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Ken
>>
>
>
> Thanks to all who replied. I've got the information that I need. I think
> it's really something that a limited production car that dealers had trouble
> selling almost 40 years ago can generate the response I got here and in the
> other NG I posted in. Are you listening Mother Mopar?
>
> Ken

What's the lesson for Mother Mopar? I thought then that they looked
silly. I still think they look silly.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')
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Bill Putney wrote:
> NapalmHeart wrote:
>
>> "NapalmHeart" <olsonfam RemoveThis @iserv.net> wrote in message
>> news:13cs7659rq5df9a@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Is there a resident expert on the wing cars, specifically the
>>> Superbird? I recently had a coworker claim that all Superbirds were
>>> painted Petty blue. I know this isn't correct and would like to find
>>> a source for a listing of Superbird factory colors.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks to all who replied. I've got the information that I need. I
>> think it's really something that a limited production car that dealers
>> had trouble selling almost 40 years ago can generate the response I
>> got here and in the other NG I posted in. Are you listening Mother
>> Mopar?
>>
>> Ken
>
>
> What's the lesson for Mother Mopar? I thought then that they looked
> silly. I still think they look silly.
>
> Bill Putney
> (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
> address with the letter 'x')


And more importantly to Ma Mopar, they were a money losing proposition
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On Aug 27, 6:06 pm, Steve <n... DeleteThis @spam.thanks> wrote:
> Bill Putney wrote:
> > NapalmHeart wrote:
>
> >> "NapalmHeart" <olson... DeleteThis @iserv.net> wrote in message
> >>news:13cs7659rq5df9a@corp.supernews.com...
>
> >>> Hi,
>
> >>> Is there a resident expert on the wing cars, specifically the
> >>> Superbird? I recently had a coworker claim that all Superbirds were
> >>> painted Petty blue. I know this isn't correct and would like to find
> >>> a source for a listing of Superbird factory colors.
>
> >>> Thanks,
>
> >>> Ken
>
> >> Thanks to all who replied. I've got the information that I need. I
> >> think it's really something that a limited production car that dealers
> >> had trouble selling almost 40 years ago can generate the response I
> >> got here and in the other NG I posted in. Are you listening Mother
> >> Mopar?
>
> >> Ken
>
> > What's the lesson for Mother Mopar? I thought then that they looked
> > silly. I still think they look silly.
>
> > Bill Putney
> > (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
> > address with the letter 'x')
>
> And more importantly to Ma Mopar, they were a money losing proposition

Not really, it all depends on how you look at it.
I believe any car that was built solely for the purpose of
homologation lost money
on the showroom floor due to the small number made.
But if you look at it from the perspective that by having the car able
to compete and
most importantly WIN it ended up bringing more people into the
showroom who then
bought a Charger or even a Valiant instead. Then it was not a losing
proposition.
"Win on Sunday Sell on Monday" as the adage goes.

I've actually heard that Ford lost money on every Escort that was
produced but
made it up on the Tauruses and Lincolns when people come in looking
and
ended up being upsold to a better car with a healthier padded sticker.
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<hellshighway.RemoveThis@popstar.com> wrote in message
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> On Aug 27, 6:06 pm, Steve <n....RemoveThis@spam.thanks> wrote:
>> Bill Putney wrote:
>> > NapalmHeart wrote:
>>
>> >> "NapalmHeart" <olson....RemoveThis@iserv.net> wrote in message
>> >>news:13cs7659rq5df9a@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>> >>> Hi,
>>
>> >>> Is there a resident expert on the wing cars, specifically the
>> >>> Superbird? I recently had a coworker claim that all Superbirds were
>> >>> painted Petty blue. I know this isn't correct and would like to find
>> >>> a source for a listing of Superbird factory colors.
>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>>
>> >>> Ken
>>
>> >> Thanks to all who replied. I've got the information that I need. I
>> >> think it's really something that a limited production car that dealers
>> >> had trouble selling almost 40 years ago can generate the response I
>> >> got here and in the other NG I posted in. Are you listening Mother
>> >> Mopar?
>>
>> >> Ken
>>
>> > What's the lesson for Mother Mopar? I thought then that they looked
>> > silly. I still think they look silly.
>>
>> > Bill Putney
>> > (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
>> > address with the letter 'x')
>>
>> And more importantly to Ma Mopar, they were a money losing proposition
>>
>
> Not really, it all depends on how you look at it.
> I believe any car that was built solely for the purpose of
> homologation lost money
> on the showroom floor due to the small number made.
> But if you look at it from the perspective that by having the car able
> to compete and
> most importantly WIN it ended up bringing more people into the
> showroom who then
> bought a Charger or even a Valiant instead. Then it was not a losing
> proposition.
> "Win on Sunday Sell on Monday" as the adage goes.
>
> I've actually heard that Ford lost money on every Escort that was
> produced but
> made it up on the Tauruses and Lincolns when people come in looking
> and
> ended up being upsold to a better car with a healthier padded sticker.

Really. With the exception of the batwing and the cow catcher snout, the
Superbird was essentially a Plymouth Satellite GTX and the Daytona a Dodge
Charger R/T. I don't see how they were any more money losers that the models
they were derived from.
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