Obsessive Compulsive: Winged Cars IV

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There are two books that I know of that deal with winged cars. The First, "Muscle Car Color History - Charger, Road Runner & Superbee" by Paul A. Herd and Mike Mueller has a brief section on winged cars but mainly covers Dodge and Plymouth "B-body" cars. The book that is largely recognized as the definitive resource on winged cars is called "Supercars", by Frank Moriarty. "Supercars" is a fairly exhaustive look at winged cars from pre-development to the recent past. The text covers both racing history and commercial history and features amusing anecdotes from the development team and drivers, including Petty. The photography is excellent as well. Some of the more interesting shots are of the research and testing periods, the many racing stills with multiple winged cars, restoration candidates, present day rallys, and lots of shots of late 60's era NASCAR drivers standing around looking like Steve McQueen. Supercars is also where I got most of the factual information for this story. Speaking of giving credit where credit is due, the Aero Warriors web site (www.superbird.com) is where I got most of the real photographs featured here. The Aero Warriors site has extensive history, stats, photos, video clips, stories, and information. It's much more obsessive than this piece is. You can get help tracking VIN numbers, pricing winged cars, arguing theories, or test your knowledge about every minutia of winged car history. Nothing about the toys though...

Other Web Links of Interest:

The Mopar Web Ring: http://www.moparwebring.org
Spend some time surfing through Chrysler related sites on this web ring.

The Mopar Muscle Association U.K.: http://www.mopar.uk.net/html/aero_cars.html
The Mopar Muscle Association U.K. has a nice winged car page plus other pages of interest to Mopar fans.

Hemmings.Com: http://www.hemmings.com
Hemmings.com is a general interest auto site from Hemmings Auto News. It features information on auctions, shows, dealers, ads, clubs, etc. Check out the Abandoned Auto of the week.

Winged Warriors Club: http://www.superbird.com/wingedwarriors/index.htm
The official Winged Warriors Club: hosted by the Aero Warriors site. Founded in 1975, the Winged Warriors/National B-Body Owners Association (N.B.O.A.) is the international club devoted to the research, preservation, restoration and enjoyment of 1969 Dodge Daytonas, 1970 Plymouth SuperBirds and all 1962-74 B-Body Mopar vehicles. Ownership is not required for membership.

Aero Warriors Club Listings: http://www.superbird.com/clubs.html
Clubs for winged Car enthusiasts on the Aero Warriors web site. There is currently one other winged car club without a web page, you can find the mailing info here.

I hope you've enjoyed this less than scholarly look at some of the most memorable cars ever made. They set many records like being the first car to break the 200mph limit for average speed on a closed track. On top of that, they just look BAD! The winged cars are a remarkable part of automotive history. Seldom does a car cause so much controversy and turn so many heads. You love them or you hate them, but you'll always remember them after you see one. My thanks to the Aero Warriors web site and webmaster Ken Noffsinger. In parting, I'm going to offer you a few tips. If you ever happen to be lucky enough to see one in person: Don't call Charger Daytona a Superbird, and vice versa. And no matter what, don't call it a Superbee.

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