1971 Superbird & Daytona Tribute Car Wind Tunnel Test

Superbird-Daytona

1971 Plymouth Superbird Tribute Car Wind Tunnel Test

1971 Dodge Daytona Tribute Car Wind Tunnel Test

1971 Plymouth Superbird and Dodge Daytona Tribute Cars Wind Tunnel Tests

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Built by Gary & Pam Beineke this race version G-Series Plymouth Superbird and Dodge Daytona are a tribute to the ’71 NASCAR season that never was. Tested at NC “Race City USA” A2 Wind Tunnel. Chrysler performed wind tunnel development on a 3/8 scale model until NASCAR changed the rules for the 1971 season banning wing cars. A full-scale version was never built by Chrysler.

Gary Romberg one of the original aerodynamicists that worked on developing the wing cars at Chrysler is now the technical director at AeroDyn & A2. The cars were built using Chryslers notes and data from the 3/8 model tests in the 70’s. The data and notes were donated to the Wing Warriors Car Club by Chrysler. Romberg was on hand to see a project he worked on over 40 years ago get built into a full-scale version.

See the full story of the “what if” cars at www.71wingcars.com

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1337xto.com says:

February 3, 2018 at 1:08 am

In fact, the 1970 Road Runner was actually quicker in the quarter mile and standard acceleration tests due to the increased weight produced by the Superbird's nose and wing.