David has uncovered the granddaddy of all barn finds: a 1970 Plymouth Superbird. Despite mother nature giving her the “Joe Dirt treatment” over the years, she is still worth a pretty penny. With a six pack 440 mill, 4-speed trans and Dana rear end, this bird fetches a price tag of $45,000.

Now before you comment on how ridiculous the price is for a non running car note that only 1,920 Superbirds were made. Because of their rarity, restored birds easily fetch tags of half a million at Barrett Jackson. The Superbird was the first car designed purely in the wind tunnel. It was designed as part of Chrysler’s Aerocar project which was to build cars with the Aerodynamics of an F-104 fighter jet to gain an edge over Ford and Chevy on the NASCAR Super Speedways.

How well did this work? Extremely well, as the Superbird left the competition in the dust during the 1970 NASCAR Wintson season. Pete Hamilton won Daytona piloting one, and Bobby Isaac took the Grand National Championship in his red #71 Bird. Other drivers such as Buddy Baker and Richard Petty had plenty of success behind the wheel of this machine. Thanks to the Superbirds dominance, NASCAR changed the rules after the 1971 season that the Aerocars could only run a small displacement motor.

Hopefully this Superbird will be saved and can take flight once again. According to the finder Kelan the car is listed for sale on Craigslist (sadly he didn’t say where) the owner is open to offers. If anyone knows where this car is located post the info below in the comments.