Barn Find,well shop find-1969 Dodge Superbee

[Shakey]

Nice solid lookin' car - well done.   

[Brock Samson]

   straight car!

you done great! 


looks like a keeper to me. 
 

[69CoronetRT]

Good purchase..but then again I'm a little partial to the 69 Coronets

If that is a St. Louis built car, I'd be interested in knowing more if you wouldn't mind sharing. Thanks!

[blackcharger]

paid thru the nose? not hardly! If that Bee looks as good in person as it does in the pics, I'd clean it, go over the mechaics, then drive the crap out of it.
And keep the slots! they look sweet!

[Reidar]

I'll give you 10K for it!   

[Mean 318]

I would have drooped 9K in a second!!! I would have hurt my arm going for my wallet! Congrats!

[Scatpack]

She must have been a power bulge hood originally? The reason is that she has the "383 Four Barrel" emblems on the front fenders. Ramcharger hoods had plain fenders and the "383" emblems on the scoops.

Yes,I know where the original hood is,I am going to try and talk the guy out of it

[Scatpack]

paid thru the nose? not hardly! If that Bee looks as good in person as it does in the pics, I'd clean it, go over the mechaics, then drive the crap out of it.
And keep the slots! they look sweet!

Obviously you find things after you get the car home.I do need to replace the trunk floor and rear filler panel,done that before,the rest of the car is very solid calif car,HEAVY undercoat,its going to be fun getting all that off in my resto.I just spent 2 months of weekends on my back under my cuda doing that.I blasted it  down to the metal and painted,they rest should be done in a few months when my painter can get to it.While my cuda is off being painted,the bee gets stripped for resto.The interior needs complete resto as well,I'm not complaining,I am extremely picky in doing a resto and every square centimeter has to be blasted and painted.Its all there though,all the trim is in good shape,dash top need replacing and the normal rebuild everything,except the tranny,it has a new rebuild on it(or when it was parked).The car doesnt have an ounce of bondo and is the striaghtest car i have ever bought as a project.Its a good solid project but not a driver,atleast to me.I could probably clean her up,redue interior and drive it but i want a ground up restored car.
My deal wasnt so bad in hindsight,I sold my 73 chally 2 days after buying the Bee(I bought the chally just to trade down the road and paid 2k for it 2 years ago,i sold it for 8300 without touching it.So the Bee techinically cost me 2700(700 out of pocket)Thats my kind of deal:)

[BB1]

Kinda looks like my old Bee.  But I only paid $600. for it in 1987. 

383 4speed/ Ramcharger with performance hood paint.   

[41husk]

Hey Scatpack, nothing wrong with wanting everything perfect.  You want to come to Illinois and work on one of my projects?

[MOPARHOUND!]

4-speed!

69-1/2 Six Pack conversion written all over it, would bring $$$.

[Ghoste]

Or just enjoy driving it. 

[Scatpack]

Kinda looks like my old Bee.  But I only paid $600. for it in 1987. 

383 4speed/ Ramcharger with performance hood paint.   

I 'll give you a grand for it,lol
Do you still have it?
There are plenty of guys that bought hemi cars in the 70's and early 80's for 1500 bucks,dont you wish you could go back?

[Scatpack]

4-speed!

69-1/2 Six Pack conversion written all over it, would bring $$$.

Its a mopar sin to pull a numbers engine just to make a buck,the Mopar gods shall frown on you from this day forward!lol

[MOPARHOUND!]

Greater sin to damage or risk damaging the original beyond repair.......heh, heh.

If the 69 Runner 440 Six Barrel conversion plans follow through, the numbers matching 383 engine would sell with the car.

Great score by the way.  Enjoy hearing stories like yours.

[Scatpack]

Greater sin to damage or risk damaging the original beyond repair.......heh, heh.

If the 69 Runner 440 Six Barrel conversion plans follow through, the numbers matching 383 engine would sell with the car.

Great score by the way.  Enjoy hearing stories like yours.

I do always bag the original stuff and build what i can have fun with.Although I build the same as the car came with.A 440 would be nice,I have one that could go in it but i am more inclined to put a non numbers 383 back in and have fun.Atleast then it would be the same size and the 383 fender emblems would mean something.Of course not many people know the difference between a 440 and 383 unless they are mopar people.Most of them i could say i have the fabled 440 hemi and they wouldnt know any difference,lol
thanks