Black Ice Superbird Explained

Bob dives into the background of the Black Ice Superbird! Should Plymouth have made black Superbirds? Do you have any other questions? Let us know in the comments.

[@stevequartarola6280]

Great video! I was the drummer in Black Ice. Remember this car well. Tom did an amazing job in restoring it!

[@bobjennings7144]

That's cool Steve! Thanks for the comment.

[@shaunclifton5281]

Too Cool ! 🤘

[@1982MCI]

@@shaunclifton5281 extremely cool! This is one of those cars that you wish could talk and tell some of the stories from the Black Ice days but then again, I’m sure Steve Is quite happy that it can not talk either, lol 😂

[@shaunclifton5281]

@@1982MCI Lol 😆

[@johnmoriarty6158]

Love the history and that it's documentable.

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

Ironically, in the '80s, I found a Johan Superbird model kit, built it, and painted it black. Also somewhat ironic, this kit didn't have a vinyl roof. It turned out smooth and shiny just like this one, and I used the rally wheels so it really did look like this car, right down to the decals on the 1/4s.

[@dlm9477]

I love it. Hands down, this is the best looking Superbird I ever saw. The black really makes it stand out.

[@jimbo3214]

What a car! Thanks for sharing its history. Love it.

[@bobjennings7144]

Thanks Jimbo-this one is a hoot to drive!

[@adolfoliverbusch4755]

You’re enthusiasm for winged cars is awesome. Thanks for sharing the stories of the cars. My buddy had a white super bird back in the late 80’s that he bought off a used car lot in Seattle area. 440, 4bbl, AT if I remember right he paid like 7k for it. Which was a lot of money in the 80’s for a 18 year old car. Those were the days

[@andrewipp426]

Such an iconic car unlike any other production car built. The fact it’s in black with an Air grabber hood just adds to the sinister overall look of the car, great build! You have an outstanding collection and have the best job in the world, keep up the great work!

[@davidlyon1899]

Nice, looks good in black.

[@southernbuck101georgia2]

Awesome. When I was a kid there was a blue Superbird or Daytona that cruised around the Burger Chef on the south side of Gainesville, GA. This video brought back that vague memory. Not sure the year, bud I'd say 1970-71 I was less than 10 yrs old

[@richlawson8252]

Always loved that car,love it even more because it doesn't have a vinyl top. The black is beautiful.

[@vette63]

I liked the Plymouth decals on the rear guards of the superbirds.

[@MoparMan1320]

Awesome video...thanks for sharing!! Love that you actually drive your cars, and not just keep them in a museum👍. I have a 70' Duster with a 440 Wedge motor, that runs the NHRA Heritage Series in D/gas and Hot Rod categories. Long live Mopar Muscle ✌😎

[@markfisher3336]

This has been my favorite car for ever,thanks to Richard Petty and NASCAR.

[@calvincrews3885]

That Plymouth Road Runner Superbird should have come in black with a Grabber hood from the factory in 1970 it could have been a hit in that era and the tick tock tack could have been another option as well but those mods were built after the 70’s as a custom

[@stairgauge]

I was one of the original founders of the Winged Warriors Club in Cerritos California. The president of our club owned a 69 Daytona. It was the most beautiful Winged car I have ever seen. He leaded in the front end so it flowed smoothly back to front, no rubber weather striping at the nose. Beautiful free flowing silver with black interior. 440 with a cross ram 2 ...4 barrel carb set up. Believe it or not one could eat an egg off the battery without worry he kept it that clean. We also started the Winged Warriors magazine just a few pages . Nothing special. The way Richard Petty became involved I believe( please forgive me if I am wrong, it was a long time ago and my memory is not hitting on all eight cylinders) was through an STP representative. She wrote an article about us. Very long time ago but this article brought back a lot of memories. If I had only known what the future held I would have had a garage full of them today. Oh well. We did run down where most of them were and who owned them. Ha no computers, not even beepers.

[@DFWJon]

AWESOME story!!! I was born in 1978 but from everything I’ve ever heard, that must’ve been a great time to be alive!?!?!?

[@bobjennings7144]

Thank you for a great story!

[@robertmorris6529]

@stairgauge You may have the key to settle the controversy about Hoovies Garage Superbird , if you would or have already checked out KZbin vids . It is your prerogative whichever way you go . Thanks if you read this .

[@Sean-Machado]

I own my dads "Joe Machado" old silver Daytona now.

[@Kahuna54]

The black really compliments the body lines of the SuperBird! Well done!

[@michaelwisner4941]

You are the king !!! My dad was a Chrysler master mechanic , I have the pin! He started working in rice lake at lake motors code ,wisc when he came back from Germany after WW2, then moved to Seward Alaska Chrysler ga, in 1949 till the late 50s at bryden motors Beloit wisc , HES NOW 95 YRS OLD , LIVES ALONE ...BUT YOU SIR ARE THE KING , THOSE CARS ARE STUNNING !!! IM AM GLAD TO SEE THEM THANK YOU FOR SHARING

[@carchub]

Cool history! Thank you

[@bobjennings7144]

Appreciate it Roland!

[@chuckgoodart8973]

Thanks for sharing the story it was very interesting thsnk you

[@samuelgoodman2825]

Dude knew what he wanted and built it.Thats how it's done.

[@K-Effect]

One of my favorite car collections! Thank you for sharing!

[@georgemueh3273]

Being that it is no longer stock you should do a true blackbird superbird mod on it. Sr71 style. Either way it is still a beautiful car. Awesome job on preserving the history of these amazing cars.

[@boozie8100]

Awesome brought it back to life!!! Keep them alive and kicking!!! I remember these cars when I was a child and always wanted one... Made my day... 😁 Woohoo

[@kenlassiter3107]

Thanks, love this story. MOPAR or no car.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Man, ALL Superbirds should've been black, that's the best-looking wing car I've ever seen.

[@bigdavefastball5952]

Very cool story and I love those Birds since was just 5yrs old. Our family doctor had a Lime green Bird and I always looked for it if I had to go to the doctors. That was 1972 in Colorado, BTW.

[@patrickwayne3701]

Big Dave Fastball,,, I test vehicles yearly all over the north American continent. We regularly test on Colfax on the west side of Denver. I have seen a sublime 'Bird inside a privacy fence on several occasions in these years of testing.... still don't know who owns it yet.... lol But it's possibly the same car you speak of.

[@scottsmith491]

Love it!!! Superbird in black looks fantastic 👍.

[@justinmorris2079]

Thank God you kept the 4 speed. I came here from an article that didn't specify and I had to check.

[@jeffreybiscoe6]

Looks so good in black ! I have never even thought about a black Super Bird.

[@nathanielmoore87]

I've seen a current gen Challenger with an HPP Superbird kit on it. The car is all black with red accents. It had 1000 hp and hit 194mph in the Texas Mile. I remember hearing that it was stolen. I know it was recovered, but not sure in what condition. This black Superbird just reminded me of the other one. It's a really neat piece of history for sure!!

[@Justtwodangmany]

Very nice. Ive tried to get the modern nose for my challenger, but ive had the worst of luck with it. These are such rare and great looking cars.

[@Gladiator19701st]

I was born in 1973 and missed out on the gret era of muscle cars. Thank you for sharing this history for those of use who missed out but still can see there are people who are passionate of the muscle car era.

[@cliffordjones8750]

Mopar. For life. One of my favorite 1970 Plymouth road runner super Brid.

[@johnkufeldt3564]

Beauty, cheers from Calgary.

[@kmrbsc]

That is an awesome car!! The picture near the end of the video (6:01) would be worth printing and framing and hanging in a place of honour!!

[@deweysmith5677]

Beautiful car! I bet it is fun to drive.

[@danieldonahue3293]

COOL a PURE work of ART...GREAT JOB...thanks for showing and history ...

[@davidthayer6969]

cool build interesting story on a very historic car.

[@donshotrodgarage1717]

Very nice car. It's a shame none of them come Black brand new there gorgeous in black. You sound like you have a lot of fun with your cars. Have a good one Buddy 👍

[@indyfastal]

Back in 1969 I was 12 & discovered racing. The Dodge Charger Daytona sealed the deal, I was hooked on muscle cars & have been ever since. I actually came across a Daytona in a junkyard in '77. I didn't have the $500 to buy it. I still mourn to this day...

[@willefixit]

8 of them wow .. i got a 69.5 roadrunner a12pack 4406bbl4spd

[@roddogg914]

Interesting story and the car is gorgeous

[@Loonytunes1961]

Very interesting video also very entertaining. i never been a mopar fan bc as a teenager i was trying to fix a flat tire on my first car a 1965 Plymouth Belvedere & the damn lug nut threads were left handed which i did not kno at the time & i broke all 5 lugs by my own brute strenghth-- no breaker bar i didnt even kno such a tool existed when i was 16 in 1977. So ive held a grudge against Mopar for decades i dont of course any more-hold a grudge✌️

[@alphatango7831]

At 15 my dad got me a highly used 51 DeSoto in good shape to fool with .....I broke 3 of the lugs till I started to wonder about the L and R threads.

[@bobjennings7144]

Yeah those left hand lugs (driver's side only) have led to thousands of broken studs. I've been known to forget too. Thanks for the comments.

[@sandwichrob2852]

My favorite channel on KZbin!!!!

[@bobjennings7144]

Thanks Rob!

[@michaeladamo1188]

Great job guys! As always I really enjoyed it

[@bobjennings7144]

Thanks Mike. Love these cars!

[@brianandglendaharkin9457]

Best looking superbird ever 👍🏻💯🇦🇺⛽️.

[@six-pack1332]

Aww man, I just now remembered where I parked that car.

[@capichow]

So cool how the hood scoop opens 🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@briamhess9865]

You had me going there for a moment thanks for the honesty great video

[@logancarter2134]

Cool car, fantastic job preserving it!

[@roysvejnoha8644]

Absolutely beautiful mopar they should have had black as a stock color looks badass big time

[@bobjennings7144]

It is just the meanest, yet coolest looking color. They made black Daytonas in 1969 and I too think they missed the boat in 70 by not having black Superbirds.

[@bluesman7475]

Very nice car, love the color.

[@DFWJon]

Mr. Bob Jennings you have an absolutely amazing collection!!! A collection that most anyone would be envious of!!! In reality, most all of us can only dream of owning a stable, with an inventory of the pure thoroughbreds, such as yours!!! This over-the-top “triple black” specimen that you have right here is absolutely INSANE!!! It is just as BEAUTIFUL as it is AWESOME!!! I can’t help but to wonder as to why CD&P never offered these 2 cars in a “triple black” option!!! I have an interesting, or at least I think it is, question for you about the paint. At the 3:45 mark of the video the camera begins to come around the rear of the car on the driver side and then proceeds down towards the driver door while giving us a great shot of the fantastic body work and that elegant and gorgeous black paint. However, something caught my eye!!! As he went down the rear quarter panel where the “BLACK ICE” band logo was once painted. The paint looked somewhat funny, almost wavy and I thought to myself, “hold up, Bob just said that he had a friend who was a great body man go all over the exterior paint and what not and I know that there is absolutely NO WAY that someone left that “BLACK ICE” logo on the side of the car and just painted over it. NO FREAKING WAY!!!”. So, me being me, I rewound the video and played it a few times over at 1/4 speed and it was ONLY then when I realized that what I saw was, in fact, NOT what I originally thought it was. It was, however, the word “PLYMOUTH” that I saw. It was the old stylized “Plymouth” font of that era that was laid down on the rear quarter of this beauty. It is the same “Plymouth” logo that was originally on some of, if not all, the Superbirds. I did not see it anywhere else in the video, nor did I hear you mention anything about that cool feature on this “one-off” beast. But to me, it looks like “ghost” letters, if you will. You know the ones that you can see at a certain angle or when the light is hitting it just right and then at other times, or even at night, they are mostly, if not completely, invisible. Since I just have to know, my interesting question is this… “are you aware of this really cool feature that resides on the rear of this car???” or is it just my mind playing tricks on me and it is something else, all together different, that I am seeing???”. Either way, “ghost” letters or something else, could you provide a little bit more information on this part of the car??? Thanks in advance and thank you for sharing this amazing beauty with us!!!

[@bobjennings7144]

Jon, you caught us in a secret we usually reserve for live viewings only. Yes, the Plymouth lettering decal is ghosted in black on the rear quarters, right where it was originally! Thanks, wow great eyes. Bob

[@HITEKSTRANGER]

Beautiful !!!

[@toddmcquaid3851]

Thanks for sharing Mr j

[@bobjennings7144]

Thanks Todd, I appreciate it!

[@chrisgibson4883]

they still drive it..and how cool it is.. that grabber hood was a awesome touch, could you imagine if it came like that though from factory.. and being in black as a rare option.. how much that car would run today.. I liked the fact they kept it black even though it’s not the right color. Seeing and owning something different is cool, stands out more from the rest. Kept it old school with very few custom touches. Great job on it

[@garyszewc3339]

Most Superbirds, were not ordered, the dealers were forced to take them. Being that they were built off site, they only made them in colors the supplier could paint.

[@emerymartin847]

Hey Bob I just found your channel and I live in Elizabethtown glad to have you as a neighbor brother. I would like to see your collection sometime if you've ever got them out

[@428eliminator3]

Love the car, love the story! 👍👍

[@henryszubielski8601]

Beautiful car! Thanks for sharing.

[@bobjennings7144]

Thank you Henry

[@RevolutionMuscle]

Crazy that a car like that would be abandoned on the street.

[@rogerbrandt6678]

That looked awesome with the corvette rims.

[@studedude56]

I was in Portland Oregon in 1988 and saw a Black Superbird for sale at the swap meet. The guy wanted 11,000 for it and I walked right by because that might as well have been 100k to me at the time. Wonder if it’s the same car?🤔

[@bassthis]

Did this black bird have silver paint on the nose too?

[@studedude56]

@@bassthis I honestly can’t remember. I remember the primary color being black and I remember the price. Still a lot of money at the time but in retrospect a pittance. And if I would’ve bought it for 11 I would’ve sold it a year later for 15 and thought I made a killing. And then have to live with that. Lol

[@bartetzenhouser2943]

Beautiful cars, especially the black one. I would hate to unsure them! Thank you for your love of these old Mopars. Without guys like you in the trade, and your love, the world would be much less.

[@bobjennings7144]

Thanks Bart!

[@patrickwayne3701]

@@bobjennings7144 Hi Bob, it's cool to see your collection Sir. Clearly, a kindred spirit. A friend of mine spoke to you at Indy a couple or three years ago and you gave him a shirt to give to me. It has your cars on it. Thanks for the shirt and I hope we can pull up to a table at the old Buckhead sometime and talk about our cars.

[@hemi68charger]

Nice video Bob... Look forward in seeing you in Nov.

[@bobjennings7144]

Thanks Troy-see you and your Bonneville Bird at MCACN!

[@Shelby-pp9jj]

Love the video!. I’m looking in to adding a Superbird 440 not the six barrel… but manual to the collection. Have heard that it may be the only Superbird in Europe.

[@bobjennings7144]

There are 1 or 2 in England and Norway I believe. Shelby. Thanks.

[@Shelby-pp9jj]

@@bobjennings7144hey Bob Yes, I believe I know of a yellow one in England… I have the VIN number to the orange one here in Europe now. I’ll post it when I buy the car or if the deal falls through.

[@vermontjeff2535]

Great information..👍🏼👍🏼

[@charlieparker2773]

BEAUTIFUL

[@MikeJBlues]

Another amazing car and video. I remember reading an article in the early 70s about a black superbird used I believe in new Mexico or Nevada as a chase car by the highway patrol. I can't remember the magazine but I remember it had a couple black and white pictures of the car. You never know . Awsome car !

[@musclecarczarig4003]

That one does still exist, "Blackbird" was New Mexico State Police car. Although it was painted black while in service, originally it was built as a Petty blue 440 4bbl auto. It still exists today and was sold within the last couple of years and will hopefully make a public appearance sometime in the near future.

[@MikeJBlues]

@@musclecarczarig4003 that's crazy, would love to see more on both !

[@glenngilliland7855]

That is Awesome Bob !! I didn't realize you owned that many winged cars,why do you drive the one to Alaska? Keep up the good work.

[@bobjennings7144]

Hey Glenn, thanks for responding. In a future video I will recap the 2nd Alaska trip from last month and maybe explain "why".

[@Scott_From_Maine]

Very tasteful alterations.

[@roywhitman7109]

It still amazes me that I can remember when these cars were new, they couldn't give them away! They sat on lots sometimes for a couple of years! I heard stories back in the day where dealers took the noses & wings off so they could sell them as regular Roadrunners!! Who knew?

[@jasonwilliams819]

I heard as well they couldn't give them away I talk to a lady from VA her father went to dodge dealership looking at a 70 cuda and ended up leaving with a orange superbird for 975 before taxes LOL 🤣🤣

[@1982MCI]

@@jasonwilliams819 OMG 😱!! $975 before taxes? That’s crazy!!! I also remember them not selling and and having to get creative to actually move them off the lot but I was still to young to buy one but my brother did buy a 69 Road Runner in 79 for $500 and then I bought a 74 Road Runner in 1981 for $1,500. If we only knew back then what we know now and had a bit of foresight, we’d all either have amazing collections or we’d be stinking, filthy rich! I’d prefer the nice collection personally!!

[@DFWJon]

@@1982MCI Or… we could have a bit smaller amazing car collection and still be HALFWAY stinking filthy rich!?!?!? Who says that you can’t have your cake and eat it too!?!?!? 😂😂😂

[@eclewis1]

That was the days of the gas crisis when everyone was ditching their muscle cars for imported small Hondas and Toyotas and also Ford Piintos and Chevrolet Vegas. Yeah....

[@hughlangpu]

Very cool !

[@bobjennings7144]

Hugh-always appreciate your comments!

[@williamcooper2368]

Beautiful ❤️

[@MalteseCross]

I've seen this car on a few Mopar groups on Facebook, its good to actually hear the story of it and not just yelling at people who believe it's a real black Superbird,

[@bobjennings7144]

Yeah Nathan, I get that !

[@regsmith7604]

Nice piece

[@keithreiffenstein9909]

Love those wing cars!

[@eugenecandelaria4651]

For a moment I got excited...i thought this was the rumored New Mexico State Police Blackbird..that issued a Porsche a ticket for 140mph.....

[@alexrmz4728]

Nice looking ride

[@RavenStJohn]

In '79' I met a guy in Austin, Tx who had just bought a black Superbird with black and white houndstooth interior. He said he bought it in Ohio and it had been a pace car once...I always wandered about that car. I assumed it was custom back then but are you familiar with a Superbird pacecar?

[@dukecraig2402]

They never paced any national events but some local tracks used them for pace cars, but they were never anything official.

[@rtkl13]

What a great idea ? Been doing custom work for years, never pictured this car in black,... beautiful !

[@johndillinger8482]

when i worked for the DOT in NC back in 1987,i saw a black Superbird near Danbury NC.Neat looking day 2 car with sidepipes.

[@user-fi9iw4gd8k]

The only yellow superbird that I knew of in Houston WAS FOR SALE AT A NEW RV DEALERSHIP ON INTERSTATE 59. IT WAS 6 pack 4 speed also

[@jamesmeador4763]

There used to be a black Superbird in South Texas that every now and then would go out and play with the highway patrol just because he could outrun them I don't know if this is the car or not only saw it once and I only saw it for a couple seconds before it was gone

[@williamtheriault4090]

So freaking awesome!!!!

[@adcoxrobert3786]

The only other black Superbird I've ever heard of was referred to as the "Blackbird", and it was purportedly owned and used by the New Mexico state police.

[@datruth4032]

The car sold for $300 buck in 1983..could I get it for $250000.00 in 2022..probably not! Love Mopars what an investment

[@alansvanes8479]

Did you plane the manifold before you put it on?

[@brianchapman6618]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the missing vinyl top

[@mvzante]

Bob - I'm glad I found your channel, I'm in love with these cars! Are the cars used for Nascar included in the production numbers for these cars or are those race cars a sepearate number?

[@garyszewc3339]

The actual race cars are not counted. They are the same car, built with no interior, and actual race Hemis, and no VIN. The number built, was what NASCAR said had to be sold to the public.

[@mvzante]

@@garyszewc3339 thank you! I've commented this question on several videos in the last year and you are the first response. The information is much appreciated!

[@randy1203]

What a awesome car!! Too bad your don't trailer one or two of your birds north to the Woodward Dream Cruise on Saturday August 20th 2022. We'll over 1.5 million spectators, with approximately 45 thousand vintage, classic, muscle car event. The Cruise is up and down Woodward Avenue, from 9 mile rd to Pontiac and back to 9 mile. All the parking lots along Woodward by now are spoken for, but I'm sure you could find a area on any cross street to un load and set up camp!!! Woodward & 14 mile Duggans Irish pub great place to eat with liquid refreshments. Pro tip, Cruise Woodward on Sunday is still good for die hard stragglers and enthusiasts. Enjoy!! PS: If your looking for a car you haven't seen on years--- you'll find and see it at Dream Cruise.

[@greatbasingoldrush]

Good video

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

Hey, that was a really cool video, down to earth and informative. Oh, and by the way, that is one cool car!😎

[@bobjennings7144]

Thanks Alex

[@victorriceroni8455]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[@bobjennings7144]

Victor, many thanks

[@forterierocks]

Absolutely gorgeous 😍

[@bobjennings7144]

Thank you Derek.

[@zanemcfarlane6087]

Wow super cool super bird black is my favourite colour had a black 300c chrysler 5.7L Hemi I've just tradeed it in for a 300c Srt8 6.1L hemi but the car is silver but still looks good in that colour

[@moparmike2535]

You were telling me about this video that was going to be out, under the tent at Carlisle. I'm the 70 FK5 GTX guy. Nice car!

[@bobjennings7144]

Thanks Mike, and I LOVE your GTX.

[@roysvejnoha8644]

Gtx and coronets were my favorites but the bird in black looks great

[@Voiceinthewoods]

used to talk to the guy who had it for a while in alaska lost track with him here on youtube. even had a video driving it on winding hills.was awesomwe to know someone who had a dream car i so long to to own.cools as could be.iw as just thinking of the car recnetly then i see this vid.

[@sammybazari6867]

I LOVE IT!!!!!!

[@robertelliott2320]

Beautiful car

[@jerimahjohnson8698]

Standby...just prior to 9/11 a black superbird popped up on ebay. I want to say it was an original 6 bbl 4 speed car. There were pics of the car sitting in the banked nascar track and it had a front chin spoiler. I wanted to buy the car and I think 35 or 36k was the number. Now it was advertised as having paced Talladega nascar race before and petty had something to do with the car? I ended up not getting the car and for the life of me I don't know why? I think I had finally just found the Mr 5 and 50 hemi superbird at the same time as a lot happened just before 9/11. Was that car not authentic?

[@bobjennings7144]

Doug, there are/were a number of clones painted black. There were none that came from the factory black. This is not a clone, it is a real 'Bird. I can't answer for the one you remember though.

[@laserwizard2]

Stunning car!