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Update: $175K Bid Not Enough to Take Home Rare Car Restored in Middlefield

1970 Plymouth Superbird went up for auction Saturday in Atlantic City.

 

According to an official, the high bid Saturday for a 1970 Pontiac Superbird restored at E-Muscle in Middlefield was $175,000.

The vehicle was not sold.

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Brian Chaffee, owner of a classic and muscle car restoration business in Middlefield, has spent nearly four years restoring a 1970 Plymouth Superbird.

Today, the car will be put on the auction block at the Atlantic City Classic Car Show & Auction.

The car was once used by the Environmental Protection Agency to measure air pollution caused by commercial jets and recently appeared on Spike TV, a segment of which was shot on Powder Hill Road.

To read more about the car's fascinating history click here.

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