What was the approx sticker price on a 440-6 4 speed superbird, just wondering, ive found an older for sale ad from 72, the guy bought his bird in 10/71 15k miles by 5/72......listed in 5/72 for 4k obo.

Back in the day, my dad CP dealer) would go to the Chrysler leasing auction in Laconia NH, mainly looking to buy off lease (read former rental) Fury IIIs, and the like.
There were also factory test cars, magazine test cars,etc and mistake cars, anything Chrysler had that they wanted to unload. I saw hemi Challengers, Chargers, etc. Window stickers still on them, listed to be test cars for...name the mag.
Only really memorable thing I recall him buying was a '71 Satellite wagon, factory test car, 383/4spd,PS,all tinted glass, even had the RR pie plate. Dark brown. I couldn't afford it, damn I wanted it.
For a while, they had a lot full of Superbirds, would run them through one after another, no one bidding, could have been bought for $22-2300.
I remember thinking at the time, if you just wanted a cheap car to drive til it fell apart, that would be a cheap way to go.
They usually had around a thousand miles or so on them. Most were white 440/autos.
Only one we ever sold, I flew to Boston, picked up a white 440/4spd from the zone office, Natick, drove it back to Vt. Had a customer wanted just that.
Vermont was a two plate state, he got permission from the state to run only one.
Kept it for a long time, I'm sure he is dead by now tho. Norman Dailey.

those cars where not popular street cars, hard to sell back then

Same car stock number 2749

That's a fact...

Had a warehouse here, downtown...

Full of wing car 'returns' from the dealerships...

They were pulling the wings, and the nose pieces off and putting stock grilles, and bumpers back on to try and move 'em...



$3800.00 for a six-barrel bird...Dam...

Only $59 bucks more than the GTX...now $59000.
Would have been a pretty good investment...

Cool is all I can say, I didnt get in the mix till the mid.late 70-s.....Now I think I payed to much for my 70 6 pack runner at $1800

Thank you for sharing this newspaper article. I had no idea what Superbirds cost when they were new. I had a chance to buy a Superbird in 1980 for $8000. It was "ruff as a cobb" and in pieces but still, it would have been a bargain in todays values.

8k was strong for a SB in '80...

A friend bought an orange 6-bbl. 'bird in '78 for $750.00

Yes, '76, '77 and '78 were all very good years for buying late '60's Mopars. People didn't want these "gas hogs" with fuel starting to hover at nearly $1 a gal. And back then, they were just "used cars".

this thread just made me nauseous....



unbelievable!

Today.

nowdays you couldnt even purchase a spare tire off one for those prices

In 1979,

I test drove an orange six pack on a car lot in Huntingdon Pa.

$4500 FIRM