1969 DODGE MAXIMUM MUSCLECARS included the Six-Pack Super Bee, Charger 500, and the winged Charger Daytona, all available with the 426 Street Hemi!
For the 1969 model year, Dodge carried over most of its high-performance models, and 340, 383, 440 and 426 Street Hemi engines. For increased durability on drag strips, “A33 Track Pack” and “A34 Super Track Pack” options with 9 ¾-inch Dana Sure-Grip rears were available for four-speed high-performance cars without AC.
The highest-profile 1969 DODGE MAXIMUM MUSCLECARS were the low-volume ’69 ½ winged and streamlined Charger Daytona, Charger 500, and the Coronet-based Super Bee. The winged Daytona was the first stocker to be clocked at over 200 mph on Superspeedways; also set Flying Mile records at Bonneville. The Super Bee, with new tri-power 440/390 and 426/425 Street Hemi powertrains, built from the midsize Coronet platform was Dodge’s response to specialty Supercars like the GTO Judge. Like the streamlined Charger 500 and Charger Daytona, Creative Industries in Detroit also “built” the Super Bee.
On February 19, 1969, Creative Industries received the first one hundred 383 Coronets for Code A12 conversions to 440/390 Super Bees. Later, 440 engines were installed at the Chrysler assembly plant. There was also a Code A12 Plymouth Road Runner, powered by the same tri-power engine and fitted with a matte-black finish lift-off fiberglass hood.
Early A12 conversion engines utilized Edelbrock aluminum tri-power manifolds engineered and designed by Chrysler. Chrysler cast the six-barrel manifolds once the 440/390 became an RPO on other models. When the vacuum-activated end carbs opened, the total airflow for the three Holley two-barrels was an impressive 1,000 cfm! Dual four-barrel 426 Street Hemi was an option.
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