’70 Plymouth Superbird

’70 Plymouth Superbird

by Admin
February 3, 2023
0 comments

Bookmark0

CREATOR BY ASHMINGGU

Me not remastering this car would be a car culture sin. Whether you recognize it from when you were a kid who grew up in the late-90’s and 2000’s who got the chance to watch the movie “Cars” (like me), or whether you recognize it because you are a true NASCAR fan, the Superbird is anything but obscure. A true icon in the NASCAR series, the Superbird alongside Dodge’s Charger Daytona from ’69 were truly ahead of its time and by subsequent, ahead of the competition. With applied knowledge of science and physics, the styling of the Superbird was designed with a more function-based design, meaning it was designed to be aerodynamic and hence reduce drag. The result; not only did it turned out to be a machine that dominated and triumphed over all the other machines in its league (with the help of NASCAR legend Richard Petty), but also stood out from the crowd of said machines. In hindsight, although only being able to compete for just 1 year in the 1970 season of NASCAR due to change in regulations, most people will agree that the Superbird is the arguably the most successful and iconic machine to compete in the NASCAR series even to this very day.

• Car History

“The Plymouth Superbird is a highly modified, short-lived version of the Plymouth Road Runner with applied graphic images as well as a distinctive horn sound both referencing the popular Looney Tunes cartoon character the Road Runner. It was the factory’s follow-up stock car racing design, for the 1970 season, to the Dodge Charger Daytona of 1969, and incorporated many engineering changes and modifications (both minor and major) garnered from the Daytona’s season in competition. The car’s primary rivals were the Ford Torino Talladega and Mercury Cyclone, a direct response to the Mopar aero car. It has also been speculated that a motivating factor in the production of the car was to lure Richard Petty back to Plymouth. Both of the Mopar aero cars famously featured a protruding, aerodynamic nosecone, a high-mounted rear wing and, unique to the Superbird, a horn mimicking the Road Runner’s signature “beep, beep.” Superbirds equipped with the top-of-the-line 426 cu in (7.0 L) Hemi engine with a pair of four barrel Carter AFB carburettors (2x4bbl) producing 425 hp (317 kW) could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.5 seconds.” –

• Car details, colors and previews

– Has high speed, 2 seats, advanced animations (explained below) and advanced sounds (also explained below).

– Has the following functions:

Openable/closeable doors and popup headlights – Refer instructions below
Acceleration – Car speed increases over time
Immersive sound effects – Refer list below
Dynamic hitboxes – Deals damage to entities that are ran over at a certain speed. Now also deals damage to other players! (5/5/22)
Car explosion – Car explodes when destroyed
Advanced animations – Working gauges, wheels and steering wheel
Realistic car movements – Car tilts upwards/downwards when moving upwards/downwards.

Special thanks to redHoodie and RandomKerbal for allowing me to study the code for the Dynamic Hitboxes and Realistic Car Movements function. Highly recommend checking out their work as they make amazing vehicles and addons both from a functionality and design standpoint. (Links to their socials and MCPEDL page are listed below in this article).

– Has 2 variants, consisting of 5 color options, 1 special livery. (Colors and images can be previewed below).

1) Stock Superbird

Red