{"id":641976,"date":"2026-05-02T01:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T01:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/641976\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T01:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T01:08:11","slug":"california-woman-surprises-regular-dealership-as-she-takes-her-barn-find-superbird-nascar-in-to-be-serviced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/641976\/","title":{"rendered":"California woman surprises regular dealership as she takes her barn find Superbird NASCAR in to be serviced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Plymouth-Superbird-featured.webp.webp\" id=\"main-image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" class=\"rounded-lg post-featured-image\" alt=\"California woman surprises regular dealership as she takes her barn find Superbird NASCAR in to be serviced\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This woman took a dealership by surprise when she took a <a href=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/cars\/supercars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Supercar Blondie&#039;s dedicated Supercars page\" style=\"color: #0074ff;\">Superbird<\/a> NASCAR in to be serviced.<\/p>\n<p>Emelia Hartford found this custom Plymouth Superbird inside a barn and decided to take it to a dealer.<\/p>\n<p>She was curious to see if a modern dealership could handle her \u2018vintage stock car missile\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>With a Dodge R5P7 900hp race engine and a Cup car chassis, there was a lot to contend with.<\/p>\n<p>The staff at this dealership was stunned when this Superbird NASCAR arrived<\/p>\n<p>The dealership in question was located in Huntington Beach, California.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival, the car\u2019s presence was felt \u2013 its sheer volume was enough to get the entire service department to down their tools and gawp at it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think everybody knows we\u2019re here\u2026everyone just decided to take five minutes and come out,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@EmeliaHartford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" style=\"color: #0074ff;\">Hartford<\/a> commented.<\/p>\n<p>Staff could be seen surrounding the car to get a look at it, and could you blame them?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Plymouth-Superbird-2-1.webp.webp\" style=\"color: #0074ff;\" data-lightbox=\"193049\" data-title=\"Emelia Hartford\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"193068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Plymouth-Superbird-2-1.webp.webp\" alt=\"California woman surprises regular dealership as she takes her barn find Superbird NASCAR in to be serviced\" class=\"wp-image-193068\"   style=\"border-radius: 10px;\"\/><\/a>Emelia Hartford<\/p>\n<p>This car didn\u2019t only deliver in terms of scale, but in terms of pure star quality and charisma.<\/p>\n<p>In a striking blue, this Superbird looked like it had rolled straight out of a box of Hot Wheels, and what\u2019s not to love about that?<\/p>\n<p>During the inspection, it was discovered that the car was a 1970 model.<\/p>\n<p>This came as a surprise to Hartford, who had been convinced it was a 1969 model.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Plymouth-Superbird-1-1.webp.webp\" style=\"color: #0074ff;\" data-lightbox=\"193049\" data-title=\"Emelia Hartford\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"193067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Plymouth-Superbird-1-1.webp.webp\" alt=\"California woman surprises regular dealership as she takes her barn find Superbird NASCAR in to be serviced\" class=\"wp-image-193067\"   style=\"border-radius: 10px;\"\/><\/a>Emelia Hartford<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what year it had been produced, there\u2019s no denying that this Superbird made quite the impact with people at the dealership.<\/p>\n<p>One remarked that he had heard it coming from five miles down the street.<\/p>\n<p>While that may not be true down to the mile, it does speak to this car\u2019s impressive roar. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Plymouth-Superbird-infographic.webp\" style=\"color: #0074ff;\" data-lightbox=\"193049\" data-title=\"SB Media\/Google Gemini\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"193069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Plymouth-Superbird-infographic-572x1024.webp.webp\" alt=\"California woman surprises regular dealership as she takes her barn find Superbird NASCAR in to be serviced\" class=\"wp-image-193069\"   style=\"border-radius: 10px;\"\/><\/a>SB Media\/Google Gemini<\/p>\n<p>Emelia Hartford has a knack for finding some truly awesome cars <\/p>\n<p>Somehow, Hartford always ends up with a truly great find when it comes to her car content.<\/p>\n<p>Lest we forget, this was the <a href=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/emelia-hartford-finds-abandoned-lola-t70-kit-car-project-hidden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Emelia Hartford finds abandoned Lola T70 kit car hidden in overgrowth and missing major components but still wants to buy it\" style=\"color: #0074ff;\">YouTuber who found an abandoned Lola T70 kit car hidden in some undergrowth.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not to say she\u2019s had an easy time when it comes to getting her car road-ready.<\/p>\n<p>We couldn\u2019t possibly forget the time she bought a <a href=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/youtube-emelia-hartford-fire-damaged-porsche-911-gt3-1-dollar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"California woman buys fire-damaged Porsche 911 GT3 for $1 then shares one piece of advice for anyone thinking of doing the same\" style=\"color: #0074ff;\">fire-damaged Porsche 911 GT3 for a pittance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And when we say a pittance, we mean it \u2013 $1 in total.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t# Tags &#8211;<br \/>\n<a class=\"capitalize\" href=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/tag\/cars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cars<\/a>, <a class=\"capitalize\" href=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/tag\/plymouth-superbird\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">plymouth superbird<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This woman took a dealership by surprise when she took a Superbird NASCAR in to be serviced. 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