![]() ![]() The door-panel details are very light, especially the handles. The interior tub gets separate bucket seats, front dash, and a rearview mirror. The tires’ inner circumference required trimming for the wheels to fit. Alternate alloy-style disc wheels using the same tires are offered for the custom version. The generic tires mount to Magnum wheels. These are intended to lower the tailpipes to exit under the bumper they drop the pipes a little too low though. In steps 16 and 17, two risers (Part 71) are shown in the rear spring hanger location. Also, I believe the instructions are misleading here. The exhaust pipes are molded with the rear axle assembly and that makes painting a little more involved. While it’s nice the front and rear suspensions are separate, the torsion bars up front contact push against the underbody, which leaves them bent. The front and rear subframes are molded with the well-detailed unibody floor. Step 20 has you install the core support while installing the engine, but I recommend waiting till after the chassis is mated to the body to avoid knocking off parts (like the fan). There is an upper radiator hose but no lower hose. The battery, wiper motor and washer reservoir are molded to the firewall and inner fenders the power brake-booster and master cylinder are separate. The induction-style air cleaner is nicely done. The custom version adds a supercharger with dual carbs. The starter and transmission are molded with the block. ![]() The engine molding shows its age splitting the powerplant vertically through the oil pan. The 37-step instructions feature a parts index, paint call outs, and assembly drawings. This Revell reissue of the original Monogram kit is a 2 ’n 1 that can be built stock or as a custom supercharged street machine. And 1969 was the only year the 440 V8 engine was available with a triple 2-barrel carburetor known as a Six Pack. We can race hard all day against each other, but when it’s all said and done we have no problem sharing a meal together,” George says.During the muscle-car heydays, the Super Bee was Dodge’s equivalent of the Plymouth Road Runner. I really enjoy the sport of drag racing, specifically index racing, because of how competitive it is and the people I get to be around. “It was a lot of fun building this car and it brought back a lot of memories. Dynamic Converters built the 727 transmission and torque converter that delivers the power to a Moser rear end. A 528 cubic-inch Mopar Mega Block was used as the engine’s base and was topped off with a set of B1 heads, plus a Pro System SV1 carburetor. Over the next five years, George painstakingly restored the Super Bee with the help of several friends and their businesses. Needless to say, he sold me the car at a reasonable price and I got to work,” George explains. The car sat for over 10 years and when we pulled the cover off the roof was so rotten you could put your fist through it. It turns out, his son really wanted a Honda and refused to drive this car so he covered it up and set it outside. A friend of mine actually started the build with this car for his son and that’s where I found it. “In 2002 I purchased this Super Bee with the intentions of making an exact replica of dad’s car. ![]() After learning how rare the car was, George pulled it out of service and purchased this 1969 Super Bee to create an exact replica of his father’s original car. George was fond of the Super Bee and drove it to high school, it was his ride to prom, and he even had his wedding pictures taken with it. George’s father named the Super Bee “Street Cleaner” and went on to race the 440 Six Pack car from 1969-1973. The car in question was actually the Dodge prototype car for the lift-off hood Super Bee and was issued a new car warranty by Dodge even though it had over 2,600 miles on it. George’s father walked into a Dodge dealership in 1969 and purchased a Super Bee that had some interesting documentation with it…little did he know that he had just bought a piece of Mopar history. This clone represents so much to George and he enjoys racing it every chance he gets. Henry George Jr.’s 1969 Dodge Super Bee is an exact replica of a car his father purchased new and raced for many years. Cars can be more than just a complex machine, they can be a part of your family and represent great memories from your life. ![]()
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