Green Buzz: 1969 Super Bee is Sight to Behold

True Stinger

There are restored cars that are meant for Sunday drives, or maybe quiet and fashionable nights out, all the while knowing their true home is the garage. And then there are restored cars that mean business. This fully refreshed 1969 Dodge Super Bee A12 440 Six Pack is truly scintillating, the type of classic car that blasts by parades and classic car festivals with a well-earned attitude of superiority.

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Green Hornet

The car got its "Six Pack" moniker thanks to its duel trick-carb setup. One look at the original setup illustrates just how serious Dodge engineers of the day were about making a car that was all business: they excluded popular commuter features like disc brakes, air conditioning and cruise control from the build. A Hurst brand four-speed transmission was standard, paired to a Dana Sure-Grip differential —a truly impressive combo.

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A New Vision

This particular Super Bee —it's original 1969 "Bright Green" factory paint completely rebuffed—features the trademark front hood school and NASCAR style front tie-downs. Access to the car's power plant is unique, albeit a tad difficult thanks to a  fiberglass lift-off hood option that, despite the effort, remains a favorite feature of collectors and gearheads. The completely restored front seats are like-new but in factory black like the original, a deliciously bold complement to the car's exterior.

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Court the Wild

Unlike their muscle car brethren, Six Pack Super Bees are beloved by drivers for their handling, thanks to a Hemi-grade suspension that comes in handy considering the power beneath the hood. The car's 440 Engine packs 375-horsepower. Built with a light wall construction and a precision cast-iron block, the 440 was the last version of the Chrysler RB block style engines produced. It's a performance pedigree that only helps amplify the desirability of Super Bees amongst collectors. 

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Barrell Through

The car's roomy rear bench seat offers plenty of room for the rest of your crew —an interior feature that would become increasingly rarer as muscle cars continued to evolve and prioritize drivability and speed. The four-passenger seating capability is really the only conventional sedan feature of the '69 Super Bee Six Pack. Everything from its mechanical features to interior details makes it clear that engineers built this car for short bursts of intense acceleration on the street or strip. 

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Powered On

Timeless style, incredible power, and simple enough mechanically to fit a wide variety of custom engine upgrades and exterior accessories, the 1969 Dodge Super Bee was a huge it —so much so that it lead to a rebirth of the model in 2013 when the Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee was unveiled. Since only 826 models with the 440 Six Pack Engine were ever produced, this particular model could be regarded as a well preserved and well-protected queen of the hive.

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