Gary Romberg....Helped Design Superbird
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Newport 66
Old Man with a Hat
RIP Mr. Romberg
Thank you for your contributions....
Thank you for your contributions....
SportFury70
Senior Member
Rest In Piece Mr. Romberg. You will be missed and remembered by both the Nascar and Mopar community. 
May I ask what he passed away from?, don't believe it says in the article.
May I ask what he passed away from?, don't believe it says in the article.
IDK.....the cause has not been disclosed.
He was 85.
He was 85.
The Goose
Senior Member
Shoot. Guess we just lost another giant. God Speed !!!!
I’ve always wanted the 1969 Plymouth Superbird in my driveway. We passed on a 1970 model in the 80’s because the nose was missing. What a mistake that was in hindsight Lol!!!
I’ve always wanted the 1969 Plymouth Superbird in my driveway. We passed on a 1970 model in the 80’s because the nose was missing. What a mistake that was in hindsight Lol!!!
Although I have never driven one I would guess if you do you can't see the nose anyways.
The Goose
Senior Member
That’s pretty true Lol!!! Back then at around $3500 IF you could find one the nose was more expensive than the car. My buddy Jim had 4 Daytona noses and those 110% would not fit...
MarPar
Meat Man with a Hat
RIP Mr. Romberg
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
*Superbird was 1970 only. Dodge Daytona was 1969 only.
Interesting... When I was 17-ish, around 1990, a "friend-of-a-friend" came over another friend's house with a generic-gray metallic repaint of a 1970 Roadrunner. Someone noticed the rear window didn't look quite right. Sure enough, there were reinforcement brackets in the trunk. At the time, we thought the car was a hacky restoration... Not that we should have been fighting to buy it! I wonder whatever became of it?
xxcarguy
Well-Known Member
Yes, the nose just falls out of sight.
A lot of guessing to how close you are to anything!
These were my two.
A lot of guessing to how close you are to anything!
These were my two.
The Goose
Senior Member
Sorry what I meant was this unicorn. I’m sure it was crushed and lost to the ages. The ‘69 mule.
Enjoy...
Crazy huh?
Carmine
Old Man with a Hat
If it suffered the fate of most mule cars, it was probably re-assmembled with the stock front end and crashed into a wall (aka, destructive testing)
wonder what the hood in the background is? that thing is huge.
78Brougham
"Chump"
Probably of one of the prototype cars, but which one... And good eye!
xxcarguy
Well-Known Member
Look how big it is compared to the stack of Charger hoods to the left of it.
69 300 vert
Well-Known Member
Why that's there I don't know but it looks to me like a '69 ~ '70 Grand Prix hood. 2¢
The Goose
Senior Member
These pics are supposed to be at Creative Industries. I could be wrong but they may have done cars for more than just Chrysler...
The Goose
Senior Member
Couple more shots. Look at the extra uprights in the rear wing. I believe those are just to support the mock up but who knows.
That’s all clay.
I’ve never seen pics of the 69 car all in one color. Yes that is a challenge Lol!!!
That’s all clay.
I’ve never seen pics of the 69 car all in one color. Yes that is a challenge Lol!!!
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