The pilot Superbird used in the press photos is likely a 6-BBL car. When the current owner puts more out we'll all know more.

The 426 Hemi emblems on the car pictured above are 99.99% probability of someone in the 1970's fishing them out of a dealer parts counter catalog. That is what people did in the 1970's. It could have been a 440 car with an engine swap too.

No great conspiracy, just a 20 year old customizing their newly acquired used car.

No super secret Chrysler plan, no matter where it was parked for the picture