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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
[Re: dssaa]
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06/23/23 09:02 AM
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I absolutely love Superbirds, and I absolutely hate this car. No VIN posted...so is it originally a 318 Satellite with some lipstick on it? Should a "Tribute" car, or as its listed "Replica/Kit" be of an actual production car.? Reminds me of a 69 Charger "convertible" I saw once....I feel the same about this car. There is a reason Dodge never made a Charger convertible - Fugly! I agree with all of the above.
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
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06/23/23 11:13 AM
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No one gives a schit what you think when they are cruising with the roof down!
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68 Charger 383
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
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06/23/23 12:47 PM
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Puttin' on the foil in Charles...
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Yeah, I looked at the 1st couple of posts and thought "I'm stayin' outta this, it's gonna explode"... Could only be better if someone mentioned steelies & hub caps  I thought the same, on both counts.
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
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06/23/23 02:43 PM
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Pete,your car is awesome! The original designer of the second generation Charger built the first Charger convertible for himself. Richard Sais always believed that there should have been a convertible version of the Charger built.
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70 Charger R/T convertible
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71 Challenger convertible
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
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06/23/23 02:53 PM
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[quote=topside]Yeah, I looked at the 1st couple of posts and thought "I'm stayin' outta this, it's gonna explode"... Could only be better if someone mentioned steelies & hub caps I thought the same, on both counts. [/quote People who drive around with hubcaps from their grandpa's Valiant on their Muscle cars have no idea what a good looking Mopar is supposed to look like!
70 Charger R/T SE 472 Hemi
70 Charger R/T convertible
70 Charger R/T V Code Sixpack
69 Charger R/T SE Sunroofcar
68 Charger 383
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71 Challenger convertible
71 Cuda 340
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
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06/23/23 03:17 PM
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that thing looks like it was painted with a melted crayola
69 road runner A12 ex-racer
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
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06/23/23 11:36 PM
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[quote=topside]Yeah, I looked at the 1st couple of posts and thought "I'm stayin' outta this, it's gonna explode"... Could only be better if someone mentioned steelies & hub caps I thought the same, on both counts. [/quote People who drive around with hubcaps from their grandpa's Valiant on their Muscle cars have no idea what a good looking Mopar is supposed to look like! It would be an insult to the dog dish hubcaps to put them on the ugly purple thing.
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1971 Hemi 'Cuda Convertible clone
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
[Re: chargervert]
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06/24/23 01:08 AM
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The issue with a Daytona and SuperBird convertible is that it antithetical to the reason those cars existed at all. These cars were designed and built for a specific purpose, to slice through the air better, hence the nose, wing, and flush backlight. A convertible top on either flies in the face of the design and purpose of the cars. It's like sticking a two-barrel carb on a 426 race hemi. You can, but it ignores the basic reasons it exists at all.
The thing that defines a second-gen Charger is it's roofline, C-pillar buttresses and backlight. Immediate recognition. A Charger convertible is stunning with the top down, but with the top up, it looks like a wonky Coronet rebuilt with Charger parts. I love the '70 Super Charger, but that's a beast of a different sort.
Don't get me wrong, there certainly have been a bunch of them built over the years, so your opinions may be different. I certainly admire those who have that kind of talent to take on this kind of build.
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
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06/24/23 01:29 AM
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I build what I want,and I couldn't care less what anyone thinks,I build my cars for me!
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70 Charger R/T convertible
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
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06/24/23 01:30 AM
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[quote=topside]Yeah, I looked at the 1st couple of posts and thought "I'm stayin' outta this, it's gonna explode"... Could only be better if someone mentioned steelies & hub caps I thought the same, on both counts. [/quote People who drive around with hubcaps from their grandpa's Valiant on their Muscle cars have no idea what a good looking Mopar is supposed to look like! It would be an insult to the dog dish hubcaps to put them on the ugly purple thing. It's an insult to put them on anything,even a 4 door Dart.
70 Charger R/T SE 472 Hemi
70 Charger R/T convertible
70 Charger R/T V Code Sixpack
69 Charger R/T SE Sunroofcar
68 Charger 383
68 Charger 318
71 Charger R/T
70 Challenger convertible
71 Challenger convertible
71 Cuda 340
09 Challenger R/T Classic
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
[Re: Jer]
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06/24/23 01:41 AM
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The issue with a Daytona and SuperBird convertible is that it antithetical to the reason those cars existed at all. These cars were designed and built for a specific purpose, to slice through the air better, hence the nose, wing, and flush backlight. A convertible top on either flies in the face of the design and purpose of the cars. It's like sticking a two-barrel carb on a 426 race hemi. You can, but it ignores the basic reasons it exists at all.
The thing that defines a second-gen Charger is it's roofline, C-pillar buttresses and backlight. Immediate recognition. A Charger convertible is stunning with the top down, but with the top up, it looks like a wonky Coronet rebuilt with Charger parts. I love the '70 Super Charger, but that's a beast of a different sort.
Don't get me wrong, there certainly have been a bunch of them built over the years, so your opinions may be different. I certainly admire those who have that kind of talent to take on this kind of build.
I have six second generation Chargers with the factory roofline to look at in the garage,two of them have factory sunroofs,and one is a V code Sixpack car,so having the seventh one being the convertible is fine with me. 
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70 Charger R/T convertible
70 Charger R/T V Code Sixpack
69 Charger R/T SE Sunroofcar
68 Charger 383
68 Charger 318
71 Charger R/T
70 Challenger convertible
71 Challenger convertible
71 Cuda 340
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
[Re: chargervert]
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06/24/23 01:42 AM
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I build what I want,and I couldn't care less what anyone thinks,I build my cars for me! j..As you should. Everyone likes what they like. I will say this, you have some mad skills to make that happen. Do you fabricate all the stuff yourself? Either way, props.....
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
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06/24/23 02:03 AM
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Yes,I do all my own work. This is in the works.
Last edited by chargervert; 06/24/23 02:10 AM.
70 Charger R/T SE 472 Hemi
70 Charger R/T convertible
70 Charger R/T V Code Sixpack
69 Charger R/T SE Sunroofcar
68 Charger 383
68 Charger 318
71 Charger R/T
70 Challenger convertible
71 Challenger convertible
71 Cuda 340
09 Challenger R/T Classic
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Re: Superbird Convertible Tribute
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06/24/23 02:15 AM
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It is going to be a replica of the 70 Charger R/T SE Daytona sunroof car.
70 Charger R/T SE 472 Hemi
70 Charger R/T convertible
70 Charger R/T V Code Sixpack
69 Charger R/T SE Sunroofcar
68 Charger 383
68 Charger 318
71 Charger R/T
70 Challenger convertible
71 Challenger convertible
71 Cuda 340
09 Challenger R/T Classic
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