Showing posts with label Superbird. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Superbird. Show all posts

Friday, January 8, 2016

there are facts, and then there are fake info graphics made up by loser Ford fans

The Daytona, along with its cousin the 1970 Plymouth Superbird, went on to win 38 of 48 Grand National races during the ’69 – ’70 seasons.

  https://www.facebook.com/GilmoreCarMuseum/



Not 14 of 48.

The other screwed up item on this loser Ford infograhic, is that the Superbird was not made until 1970, therefore it wasn't able to compete in the 1969 races.

But this effed up and faked graphic keeps showing up

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

a couple cool behind the scenes photos of the Super Bird that was used in the Jerry Seinfeld video with Will Ferrell, Comedians in cars Getting Coffee


Not only did Jerry Seinfeld autograph the dash, so did Will Ferrell (and Richard Petty!) and notice in the upper right hand corner of the photo, is a black box with "Comedians" labeled on it


In October, Kevin participated in the Winged Car reunion at the Talladega NASCAR race. Jerry Seinfeld and his producer were watching the pre-race parade of Winged Cars.

Kevin's 'Bird was seen on TV and Jerry and his producer knew it was the perfect fit for the up-coming interview with Will Ferrell, due to the Talladega Nights movie.

They contacted the Winged Car club, asked who owned the Petty Blue 'Bird seen on TV. Kevin was contacted and agreed to the car being hauled to L.A.

Kevin was too busy at work to take off, and allowed to car to go alone.



interesting license plate on the back of the Super Bird... they are vintage 1970 State / County issue tags. They begin with a "Star" then 4-digits. His is *2001


Thanks Jay!

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Coolest thing you'll see all day, Jerry Seinfeld's new season 7 premiere of Cars and Coffee, with a Petty Superbird and Will Ferrell in the passenger seat, plus a 69 Camaro, Steve Martin, and Pres Obama



Also, Garry Shandling, Kathleen Madigan and Sebastian Maniscalco, plus a 63 split window,

After Obama cited Seinfeld as one of his favorite comedians on Maron’s podcast, Seinfeld jokingly suggested that his production team should reach out to the White House. The executive producer of “Comedians in Cars” did just that.

“This was an opportunity to pull back the curtain for Americans on life in the White House,” the White House said in a statement. “The president and Jerry had a unique, candid conversation that focused largely on the lighter side of the presidency.”

“It was out-of-body for me,” Seinfeld says by phone afterward. “I’m not a guy who likes honor. In fact, I hate any kind of honoring. That I get to be a comedian — that’s the honor. But this was an honor: that [Obama] was okay with me, that he trusted me to do some comedy with him in the real White House.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/12/21/jerry-seinfelds-next-comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-guest-president-obama/

Episodes are estimated to cost roughly $100,000, with guests being paid in cash and the initial raw shoot lasting on average three-and-a-half hours, which is then edited over a two-week period down to a 12–20 minute episode. The process uses a lean production staff, involves a minimum of network interaction, and is designed as an edited and unscripted talk show without an audience that can be comfortably watched on a smart phone.

Prior to development of the series, Seinfeld was told by leading social network advisers, including those at Facebook and Yahoo, that a show length exceeding five minutes had little chance of success on the web. Howard Schultz, coffee magnate and Chairman of Starbucks, turned down the opportunity to sponsor the show. Acura eventually sponsored the show, giving Seinfeld creative license with creating the commercials and product placements.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedians_in_Cars_Getting_Coffee

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

one Kansas dealership kept a ’Bird until 1989, selling the previously untitled car with 208 miles on the odometer, the next investor only added 463, now it's getting cashed in with only 671 miles


Delivered new to Sampson Motors in Junction City, Kansas, in December of 1969, and as we all know, no one could sell them, so in March of 1970 it was dealer transferred 90 miles away to Nemaha Motors in Seneca, Kansas.

440, 727, 3.55 gears

The Superbird’s odometer reads just 671 miles, and four-plus decades of indoor storage has been kind to the car. The original paint still carries a high gloss, and the original interior looks to be in showroom-fresh condition. The rear seat belts are still wrapped in plastic, and the factory-provided “Starting Tips” hang tag is even part of the sale.

This may be the best-preserved and most original Plymouth Superbird

And it's coming to auction https://www.mecum.com/collection.cfm?auctionID=FL0116&groupID=10264&page=1  via  http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/12/14/untitled-until-1989-a-671-mile-superbird-heads-to-auction/

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