Photo: myoptician via classicamericancars4sale/instagram
As the title above states, the slab of America that brought us here started out in life as a 1969 Dodge Coronet, but, somewhere along the line, the Mopar machine received a Super Bee-inspired go-faster treatment and then some.
When Dodge introduced the Super Bee incarnation of the Coronet back in 1968, this was part of the friendly fire frenzy that saw GM brands more or less fighting each other.
And this particular story started with Plymouth introducing the 1968 Road Runner, which upset the Dodge people, who stated they had came up with the Road Runner nameplate in an ad for the 1967 Coronet. As such, Dodge released with the Super Bee as a stripped-out proposal that bet on the bang-for-buck factor.
The newcomer shared its chassis with the Road Runner, being just $131 more expensive. Even the base 383 (6.3L) motor offered 335 hp and 425 lb⋅ft (576 Nm) of torque, while the optional 440 (7.2L) six-pack V8, which was introduced for 1969, came with 390 ponies.
Of course, there was also the 426 (7.0L) HEMI, with 425 hp, while the both these optional motors delivered 490 lb-ft (664 Nm) of twist. Then again, with the HEMI raising the price of the vehicle by about a third, only a limited number of customers grabbed one.
Returning to the example sitting before us, this 1969 Coronet left the factory with a 318 (5.2 liters) and an automatic. Nevertheless, the engine compartment now accommodates a 440, with this being mated to a more modern 5-speed manual supplied by Tremec. Oh, and the list of upgrades also includes front disc brakes.
And while the vehicle initially came in B5 Blue, you can see its current black hue in the not-that-great images we have here.
It looks like this Mopar machine gets regularly put to work in Pennsylvania, with the machine currently up for grabs - as you'll notice in the Instagram post below, which also includes the seller, the asking price sits at $25.000.
And this particular story started with Plymouth introducing the 1968 Road Runner, which upset the Dodge people, who stated they had came up with the Road Runner nameplate in an ad for the 1967 Coronet. As such, Dodge released with the Super Bee as a stripped-out proposal that bet on the bang-for-buck factor.
The newcomer shared its chassis with the Road Runner, being just $131 more expensive. Even the base 383 (6.3L) motor offered 335 hp and 425 lb⋅ft (576 Nm) of torque, while the optional 440 (7.2L) six-pack V8, which was introduced for 1969, came with 390 ponies.
Of course, there was also the 426 (7.0L) HEMI, with 425 hp, while the both these optional motors delivered 490 lb-ft (664 Nm) of twist. Then again, with the HEMI raising the price of the vehicle by about a third, only a limited number of customers grabbed one.
Returning to the example sitting before us, this 1969 Coronet left the factory with a 318 (5.2 liters) and an automatic. Nevertheless, the engine compartment now accommodates a 440, with this being mated to a more modern 5-speed manual supplied by Tremec. Oh, and the list of upgrades also includes front disc brakes.
And while the vehicle initially came in B5 Blue, you can see its current black hue in the not-that-great images we have here.
It looks like this Mopar machine gets regularly put to work in Pennsylvania, with the machine currently up for grabs - as you'll notice in the Instagram post below, which also includes the seller, the asking price sits at $25.000.
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