The 1970 Plymouth Superbird is, well, a rare bird as roughly 1,920 of these winged warriors were ever built. And they were supercars, with a 200 mph top speed and NASCAR-inspired aerodynamics that made it nigh unbeatable on the track and street.

Today these cars fetch big, big bucks at auction, though finding an unrestored one is increasingly difficult.

BarnFinds.com has the incredible story of how a 1970 Superbird hidden in some bushes in the American south. It took luck, persistence, and a sincerely-written letter to finally get this Superbird out of the brush and into the hands of someone who wanted it restored.

This story is actually from Tom Cotter’s book “The HEMI in the Barn”, so there are a lot of details to this story that make it great. But to summarize a businessman named Barry Lee, who dreamed of owning a 1970 Plymouth Superbird, was tipped off to a Superbird hidden in some bushes in Alabama. But the owner refused to sell the car, hanging up on both Lee and his wife.

The owner, Frank Moran, had bought the ‘Bird in 1975 and parked it a few years later, tired of people always asking about it. But once his son-in-law was given power of attorney, Lee was given the opportunity to buy the Superbird, thanks to a letter he had written offering to restore the car but leave the title to Frank. Frank’s son-in-law was so touched that he traded the Superbird to Lee for a restored lime-green big-block Road Runner.

The Superbird requires a lot of restoration, but Lee is happy to finally have his dream car, and a well-deserving vehicle has been given a second chance at life. The whole story is really worth a read.