There was a guy who lived on my street in Hamilton, Ontario Canada that had one of these in blue. We knew it was officially spring when it came out of the garage. Adults hated it, but the kids loved it.

Who doesn't think this is one of Jay's best drives? Jeff and Jay nonstop taking about the car and everything else and smiling and laughing all the way. What a thrill to see them both having so much fun and sharing their insight with us, their like two teenagers.

For a car to do 200 miles an hour with a 4-speed no overdrive gear is hella impressive even today

Jay keeping the senior citizen tradition going driving around with the right blinker on

I'm glad to hear that Jeff actually drives his collected cars. I agree, cars are meant to be driven.

Hi I'm a British and what I have to say probably means nothing to you guys!, but to me this is the greatest and most memorable NASCAR of all time ,absolute brute of a car in a nice way,and displays such presence !!!. Regards from an old Limey b across the pond.

Jay Leno, because of you I got my G.E.D. I just wanted you to know this, between you and Sinbad I decided to better my life way back because of that commercial. THANK YOU JAY LENO!!!

Jay Leno does the most realistic reviews on you tube. He never hypes anything that doesn't need to be hyped.

Please excuse if this is too long-- I was privileged to drive one of these in 1970. It belonged to Bob Prince, the 'Voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates,' and Plymouth was his sponsor, so they provided him one. It was the hemi/automatic. Bob was a friend of my Dad, and when at our house for a party, he gave me the keys to take it for a spin. I was 23. It was Winter, so I carefully cruised through our neighborhood where the streets were still wet. Then, I turned out onto Bower Hill Rd, a 4-lane surface street, and punched it-- WOW! I had never felt anything like it-- the acceleration was so intense! Up one block to the light, where I slowly made the turn and quietly drove the one block back to the house. Headlights in my rear view mirror- sh*t! Yup, it was the black, unmarked Ford of the Mt. Lebanon police, who had been sitting in the hospital parking lot as I flew by. Gulp-- this was going to be embarrassing. But, I explained who the car belonged to, and I guess he was a fan, because the officer chuckled and let me off. Before driving away, he asked "So, how's it go?" I had to admit it was the most powerful vehicle I'd ever been behind the wheel of. Of course, I never told Bob of that near-miss.

The most “hot wheels” car ever.

Jeff and Jay make a great team whenever they're together on JLG. Similar sense of humor, and seem like real friends. Both are down-to-earth guys that you wish to have as friends or neighbors. I also like how both of them are never afraid to admit when there's something they don't know. No b.s. from either of them.

I’m with Jeff on old cars being better stock than resto-modded! It’s so cool to experience the car exactly as it was when sold new!

Could barely watch Jay in the Tonight Show and now he’s become my all time favorite host!

NASCAR was told that the vents in the fenders were for clearance. The actual story is to reduce air pressure from the underbody. The tail was to produce down pressure. The reason it was so high was to keep the wing in the "clean air". The wing had to be above the roofline to prevent the turbulence created by the roof from interfering with dynamics of the tail. Chrysler brought a missile designer from their missile division to help with the design.

Jeff might be one of the most gracious and well-spoken guest on this show! I like how he engages Jay, the host, and even asks him some questions as well. Awesome!

As kids during the golden era of the Muscle Cars, we'd see a Super Bird drive by, and we'd stop dead in our tracks and admire the car until it was no longer in sight. It was a very special car for sure.

Jay's not wearing a denim shirt AND jeans? I barely recognize the guy.

The most insane, over the top and cool American car to ever escape from a factory assembly line. A true legend.

I remember seeing one in real life for the 1st time at a car show. I just stood there in silence. You don't realize how big it really is until you see it in person. I've always loved them...beautiful cars.

I love the orange. In my youth. Late 70's, there was a guy with a orange one. He actually carried plywood home on the roof to wing.😮

I remember going with my dad in 1971 who was a 40 yr GM employee to a Plymouth dealership. He test drove a lime green Superbird then a purple Duster. I remember practically begging him to buy the Superbird! He wound up buying a Mercury Cyclone 428cj. Many years later he would always tell me we should have brought that Superbird home!

man I missed out on life not being wealthy, I'll have to try it again

The Superbird is undoubtedly cool. I have much respect for Jay with his knowledge and love for cars. But, being on the track with Richard Petty is the highlight to me. Look at his reaction when they did the fist bump...like a kid again.. My favorite NASCAR driver of all-time. Jay could we trade places? Lol

I love how Jay never, EVER sticks to his lane lol. I also love how he has the same car but get to do this with a friend because they're friends:)

Mr. Dunham seems like a great guy. I agree completely with Jay, NASCAR was great back in the 60’s and early 70’s when the car that raced on Sunday looked like the car you could see on the street. People like Petty, the Allisons, Jr. Johnson were good old southern boys who like to go fast and growing up in the south back in the sixties Richard Petty was my hero. My dad drove Mopar products and King Richard talked like everyone else I knew. Thanks to Mr. Dunham for restoring this car and bringing on the show.

How do you not smile when you see this thing?

One of the few memories I have from being 4 years old, was seeing a line of these at the dealership in Cleveland. My brother was 5 and he has the same memory.

Jeff ..... "It won't fit in my garage". Jay ...."So you'll just have to leave it here I guess".

The footage of Jay with The great Richard petty was awesome.

I've had the privilege to see 3 of these in the flesh (steel?) and they have such a presence. They're huge, outlandish, loud and impractical-and thats why its been my favorite car since I was 8.

Plymouth said (to Petty) what does it make to have you drive for us, Petty said "a wing" There were 505 Daytonas made in 69

I always learn something from these episodes. I never knew the front end and rear wing on these were metal; always assumed they were fiberglass. I also assumed the height of the rear wing was so that the vertical supports were bigger to add lateral stability on the track at high speed; like the rudder on a plane. I never considered that the trunk also wouldn't fully open if it were lower.

I had a garage like Jay Leno's. Then I woke up.

I was just out of high school and working at a Chrysler Plymouth dealer, in Grand Rapids Michigan, as a wash boy when these came out. We got two of these, a yellow one and a green one. It was my job to clean them up and take it over to the gas station to put gas in them. The yellow one was the first one and when I took it out to get gas the Grand Rapids Police stopped me for driving a "race car" on the street. It took showing them the maroni sticker on the window to convince them that it was indeed a legal car for the street.

Good for Jeff for actually driving his car instead of just throwing it in a garage. I've always figured that garaging a nice car is a lot like marrying a supermodel and not wanting to 'fool around' with her because you want the next guy to enjoy her more.

I bought one in Springfield Oregon for $895.00 back in 1974. I let it go like so many other nice rides. Beautiful job on the restoration Jeff.

Vitamin C is a hip color! (High Impact Paint) Rocket Scientist, JOHN POINTER (of Chrysler's Missile Division), created the Wing & placed it that high to put it in clean air. He designed the nose/cone as well. (My Dad was a Race Car Driver, Stock 1/4 mile, all Mopar. He has Pennzoil running through my veins!) Thx for the ride along! I love & miss my Dad 💕🙏💕

When I was in high school somebody showed up with a brand new one and we all laughed at it. We're not laughing now.

I remember seeing that car at the dealership in 1970 for around 3900. I was only 10 at that time and fell in love with it

Both you guys crack me up felt like I was right in the backseat love it every time Jeff brings a car and I love your cars to Jay. Lol Thanks Bubba see you on the next one

I remember when these cars first came out. I was in my early twenties, and I said: "That's the most insane stupid looking car I've ever seen!!!..... I want one!!"

I’m 55 ys old This is, and always will be one my favorite cars, I know in my heart I will never own one, but Thanksfor showing me one of the loves of my life!

Dunham and Jay put on a good show. The car is a total hoot. Very enjoyable.

What a beauty. Legendary. Love Plymouth.

Fun Fact: those scoops over the front tires weren't actually for wheel clearance, that's just what Dodge and Plymouth told everyone. They are actually to help relieve built up air pressure in the wheel wells, reducing drag and creating downforce. Modern cars use this trick too, just look at the front fenders of something like a Porsche 911 GT3RS or a Dodge Viper ACR. There, you know that now.

I remember seeing one in Cowley Middlesex England in the early 70s. That vision has stayed with me to this day.

23:21 It wasn't just blue, it was Dinoco Blue! XD

Once i went to a carshow in Harriet Island near Minneapolis and there were a dozen Superbirds and Daytonas there. I about fainted!

Driving old performance cars is just like roller coasters. Even though the old rickety wooden ones are half as dynamic as the new state of the art rail systems, the old ones are more fun.

I remember all those shifters making that grinding noise. Yes I was around back then! Lol!

Actually the rattle is the handle on the shifter as the plastic ages it shrinks and loosens up. My road runner did the same. Uncle Tony's garage did a video on these shifters. And that was a common thing.

I drove a street Charger (not Daytona) from that year and the guy here is right: nothing felt tight even at modest speeds in my experience. Still, such an eye-catching and memorable SuperB!

Seeing it on the highway brings tears to my eyes. Iconic. And when Jay merges on the highway right next to a Challenger. Ha!

Jay and Jeff. Thank you both for sharing that awesome Superbird . WOW 😮 Now that’s an automobile!

What a beautiful piece of machinery ❤

I like Jeff a lot, he's so excited to be showing his car to Jay. Very cool!

That is a great way to end off the New Years Jay. Reviewing a 1970 Plymouth Superbird, Beep, Beep. Also you and your family have a Happy New Years too.

I'm fortunate to own one of the special order Superbirds in Corporate Blue (Petty Blue) with a 4 speed and white buckets, so I can attest to the looks the car gets on the road AND the heavy clutch. The Winged Warrors is the Superbird, Daytona, Charger 500, and Talledega (as it's an aero car also) club and annual dues are $35. The tire clearance story is accurate as the actual race car had larger tires and they massaged the metal fenders a bit as well. Anecdotally, there is belief that it allowed air under the car to escape which improved the overall aerodynamics at race speed. A minor note of Jeff's restoration, there should be some light over spray of the factory body color on the underside, but in all Julius looks to have done a very nice restoration and NO ONE should be ragging on you for something so minor. I only mention it because Jeff is showing a sincere interest in learning about his car. 1920 is the best guess with another 15 to Canada via Export. There's some arguments that the 15 export are in the 1920 - but its close enough in either to be considered accurate. Lime Light Green, Blue Fire Metallic, Tor-Red, Vitamin C, Alpine White, Lemon Twist Yellow, were the standard colors. For an extra charge you could get Corporation Blue, more popularly known as Petty Blue,, of which there are about 50 of those. There are 2-3 Burnt Fire Metallic Superbird's that were the result of a factory "fat finger" typo error on the paint coding. This was not an offered color and was produced only in error. While the cars were produced over about an 8 -10 week period they all show as being produced on Nov 30th, 1969. No doubt to ensure that they all fell within the NASCAR production rules. In addition, there were some minor emissions rule changes that were to take effect on January 1, 1970 which likely also contributed to the 1969 build dates. It's been pretty much debunked that units were converted back to Road Runners because they were difficult to sell, In part because a dealer would NOT want to add costs to a vehicle when they could just discount it and accomplish the same effect. Consider that the Superbird has Dodge Coronet Fenders and you start to understand that its more than just bumper, grill, and headlights to do a conversion. You would also have to do fenders and hood (because the Superbird hood is unique). The reason for the vinyl roof was to hide the rear window conversion body work. That is a metal plug welded in over top the old window area. Jeff referred to that in his comments. But it was cheaper to just slap the vinyl top on than to dress out the body work to a professional finished level. Congratulations on your purchase Jeff, and thanks for rescuing another Bird. Jay, as always you do a masterful job of letting the vehicle speak for itself and thanks for showcasing the Superbird. You were right on in sayng these cars evoke memories. In my own case, I remember riding my bicycle around the neighborhood and seeing this wildly bizarre vehicle with the picture of my favorite cartoon character on the wing. I instantly said "I want one of those" and about a dozen years later, I bought that same car of my youth. Come visit me in Atlanta and I'll take you for a spin!

I remember one of those in our city back in '71. As a 10 yo it was amazing and elusive. Just a glimpse here and there.

I like the chemistry between the two.

I love your garage shows Jay, this Covid19 has me watching lots of them, my favorite videos right now. This Superbird is great!

When I was a junior in high school, one of the seniors at our school had a yellow Superbird, but he only drove it to school for a week or so. I fell in love with it.

28:43 - "Tach screaming at 4000" - LOL, a few years ago I took a buddy with me to a car show. We went through this town known for speeding tickets, when he told me, "You know, it is 55 through here." I just nodded and he said it again. Nodded again, and he said, "you aren't worried about the speed?" I turned and said, "Mark, I'm doing 50. You just aren't used to that 1:1 final out of the transmission. There isn't an overdrive dropping it to 1500 rpm."

I was 10 years old when these things hit the show room, and they were rare as hens teeth even then. I can still close my eyes and see the first one I saw in the street( and where it was in traffic) back in 1970. I was in the car with my parents at an intersection when one just like Jeff’s ( same color) was in the opposite lane of traffic, and I literally had a come apart: screaming out loud “ there’s a Super Bird”!!!! Both my parents saw the car and were astonished, but more so because of my reaction to it. I rolled down the window of our Chevy Caprice and began waving at the guy like he was a celebrity! I still see him waving back as he passed us at the intersection, as he knew he’d just made my decade. Thanks for the memory Jeff. You fortunate b$!::!!!

25:35 Lol that man was embarrassed that he owned a v6 and was to scared to look over at the big boy 🤣

Hey its good to see my work appreciated. I also worked on futher development of your Chrysler.

For everyone, the fender scoops were for air pressure relief, not tire clearance (made up by Chrysler to keep it a secret) And the Spoiler was tall not because of trunk clearance (Also made up by Chrysler to keep it a secret), it was to use air that was less turbulent

Amen on the stiff clutch. Had a 69 Road Runner back in the day and I recall how it was a pain to shift. No power steering or brakes either. Had an orange light under the dash that would come on when you put it in reverse.

OK......I hate the fact that only people with a boat load of money can afford such beautiful pieces of automotive history. With that said, I sure do appreciate people like Jay and Mr. Dunham who collect and restore these works of art. Without them, these would be lost to the crushers forever....

13:15 that was the roughest most hard to watch hood close in my life.

My dad had a 69 Charger and both of his brothers his brothers had Super Birds. Image at 11 years hold getting off of the school bus and all 3 in the drive way. What a sight.

Thank you for featuring this car.

Thanks for showing us that masterpiece when I was a kid I would walk by the Plymouth dealer on the way home from school and drool over the Superbird never owned one but had plenty of cudas Challengers and roadrunners Thanks for the Memories

Now that is a true American Icon!

Had a lot of great memories in that car the 1970 superbird was the very first car I got I got it in 1970 and when they first came out they were going for $4,300 now still have it to this day and runs like a champ still

I love when people can have fun and joke about their car...even $200k ones 😂

It's 2AM January 1st and got the notification, the best way to start 2018. HNY Jay!

Why are people hating on Jeff Hunham so much? He has a positive attitude which obviously Jay enjoys being around.

My uncle had a lime green SB when I was a kid. Never forgot that car. Great episode!

Beautiful car. This has always been my dream car.

Sumpthin poetic about putting a "Roadrunner" on a rotisserie.

I graduated from High School in 1970. This guy brought one of these cars to a reunion not long after. At the time, I did not think it was that special. But I sure do now!!!

As a child in the 70’s , I remember seeing these on the road .

Real nice Superbird... Thanks for sharing such a beautiful car. When I was in high school, in West Covina, CA. There was a gal who once in a while would drive her dads yellow Superbird to school... Those were the days.... Today I have a 1970 Hemi GTX, one of 76 built... with an auto trans... and a Dayna 60... one of 33 built, it's all there.... The car is painted in burnt orange, with black stripes, and has a black bucket interior. It is equipped with P/S and drum brakes, no power... Someone wanted to go fast, but didn't care about stopping... The odometer shows approx. 35,000 miles... My GTX is pretty flawless... It's not a Superbird, but I'm glad to have it!!

Beautiful throwback. And yes, screams 'The King,' even without the Petty Blue paint.

Vinyl roof was on there to hide the welds for the different rear window

There were 2 of these that would roll through my neighborhood just outside of Flint, MI back in the early 70's. One of the neighbors was into hot rods, and had a '57 Chevy gasser and a beautiful 1937 Chevy hot rod. The guys were probably visiting him or stopping by for an impromptu drag race down Vassar road. One of the Super Birds was green, and one was the Vitamin C color. I've loved these ever since then.

AWESOME !!! When I was 18 (1970) I was driving a Ford 9N farm tractor, raking hay on my Dad's farm and one of these BEAUTIFUL BEASTS drove by ..... the exact same color !! Well ...... I FELL IN TOTAL LOVE WITH IT and just HAD to know what it was !! In my "humble opinion" these are the most fascinating cars EVER built...... TO THIS VERY DAY !! Lik4 SOOOOO Many of us ... I damn sure wish I had mortgaged myself into debt and bought ONE OF EACH COLOR when they were pennies on the dollar. So great to see "2 regular guys" just cruzin' and enjoying the ride !!! I'll no doubt ever get the chance but at least I got to "go for a ride with 2 great guys .... unbeknownst to them !! LOL !!

I love hearing about the beer cans in the back and I just think to myself someone drove that car the way it was meant to be driven

what's up with the volume

Beautiful car thanks for sharing it with us! Jay, I am an old disabled retired car guy that would love to see your collection one day, if you ever have the time to show me, it would be the greatest thing in the world to me. Thank you! Take care and God bless you all! David

I think both of these presenters are so enthusiastic and clearly love cars. I'm new to this car programme, but I'm hooked now. I've seen one of them (Jay) in the comedy series, 'Last Man Standing'.

Thumbs up if you’re watching this instead of New Years crap?

Hey you, yeah you random person scrolling the comments, Happy New Year!

Hi: The reason for the high wing was to place it above the turbulence into cleaner laminar air flow. It was also adjustable to create the correct amount of downforce for prevailing conditions at different tracks. Michael Rzewuski

I remember seeing at least 6 of these winged supercars sitting at a dealership back in 1970 for weeks - no one was buying them! Y'all had your chance and you muffed it! Kudos to those who did buy these cars.

Lol at the guy in the Challenger. Two well known comedians in a bright orange Superbird and no Mopar love. He should be sentenced to a Toyota for the rest of his life.

I just discovered jays garage two days ago....I’ve been under a rock apparently. This is an awesome channel

When I was a kid, one of these sat brand new and unsold at our Plymouth dealer for almost two years!

Awesome car Dunham. That moves you up a level in my book. Level 1.