{"id":83640,"date":"2024-12-07T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=83640"},"modified":"2024-12-03T11:11:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T16:11:20","slug":"the-kings-crown-jewel-richard-pettys-iconic-1970-plymouth-superbird-heads-to-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/heritage\/2024\/12\/the-kings-crown-jewel-richard-pettys-iconic-1970-plymouth-superbird-heads-to-auction.html","title":{"rendered":"The King\u2019s Crown Jewel: Richard Petty\u2019s Iconic 1970 Plymouth Superbird Heads to Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gearheads and collectors, mark your calendars! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecum.com\/lots\/1128299\/1970-plymouth-superbird\/?aa_id=625566-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard Petty&#8217;s one-and-only 1970 Plymouth Superbird<\/a>, a masterpiece of racing history, is set to turn heads at Mecum&#8217;s January 2025 auction. With its unmistakable Alpine White finish, signature NASCAR-inspired aerodynamics and a storied past, this Superbird isn\u2019t just another classic &#8211; it\u2019s a piece of the King\u2019s legacy. Enhanced by meticulous restoration and Richard Petty\u2019s signature touches, including autographs on key components, this muscle car is poised to steal the auction spotlight. Will this legendary ride become the steal of the decade? Don&#8217;t miss your chance to witness history in motion! Mecum Kissimmee runs January 7-19, 2025, but this historic vehicle is slated to cross the auction block on January 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gearheads and collectors, mark your calendars! Richard Petty&#8217;s one-and-only 1970 Plymouth Superbird, a masterpiece of racing history, is set to turn heads at Mecum&#8217;s January 2025 auction. With its unmistakable Alpine White finish, signature NASCAR-inspired aerodynamics and a storied past, this Superbird isn\u2019t just another classic &#8211; it\u2019s a piece of the King\u2019s legacy. Enhanced by meticulous restoration and Richard Petty\u2019s signature touches, including autographs on key components, this muscle car is poised to steal the auction spotlight. Will this legendary ride become the steal of the decade? Don&#8217;t miss [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":83645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2622],"tags":[1939,1144,2949],"class_list":["post-83640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heritage","tag-auctions","tag-mecum","tag-plymouth-classics"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TheKingsCrownJewel_Feature.jpg","social_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TheKingsCrownJewel_Social.jpg","icon_selection":"article","external_link":"","featured_article":[],"upload_background_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83640"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83649,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83640\/revisions\/83649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}