One bid is all it can take at a car auction to end up owning a vehicle you may not exactly have planned to purchase. According to the seller of this 1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird, that is exactly how he ended up the proud new owner of this rare Mopar at last month's Mecum Spring Classic.
1970 Plymouth Superbird formerly owned by the EPA going to auction
The Environmental Protection Agency are certainly an unlikely owners for one of the ultimate muscle cars ever made, but that is exactly who purchased this 1970 Plymouth Superbird in 1972. The EPA decided they needed a car for emissions testing and purchased this car—then an Alpine White example with a 440 and automatic …
How a Plymouth Superbird came to roar Down Under
How does a 1970 Plymouth Superbird come to reside in southeastern Australia? Thanks to Murray Markwell, a Melbourne muscle-car restorer and lifelong "revhead," the 'Bird takes flight every now and again, as shown and heard in this short film.
