1969 440 six pack Superbee & Road Runner.

Hemi Moose · 12-15-2011, 01:28 PM

1969 1/2 440 Six Barrel Road Runner ad...Plymouth tells it like it is.

FINESPLINE · 12-15-2011, 03:17 PM

Had a good friend of mine bought a1970 roadrunner with the 440 six pack and a 4 speed and 4:10 rear new in the spring of 70. He also liked to go and have a few on Saturday nights. A few times he reached the point of giving me the keys as he had to many. Very interesting car to drive with the vacuum linkage on the end carbs. Go to pass someone in a leiserly manor and the end carbs would flop wide open. Scare the **** out of you. He later changed the linkage to progressive mechanical.That was something I always remembered about 440 six -paks.

Paul Ceasrine · 12-15-2011, 07:23 PM

I can remember a Butterscotch color 1969 1/2 Super Bee, street-racer only.

Everytime he punched it, it sounded like an industrial vacuum cleaner.
WHOOOOM!!!

Once he street-raced a 70' Ford Cobra with the 429 Super Cobra-Jet.

When both those cars kicked in,,,,the air-sucking sound was unbelievable.

Those were fun days,,,

Hemi Moose · 12-15-2011, 09:00 PM

Lets see if any of you can spot the 'goof ups' printed in this Cars magazine article on the 1969 1/2 440 Six Pack Superbee.

Paul Ceasrine · 12-15-2011, 09:36 PM

1970 and 1971 found them in,

Stock Class,,,,,,,,,,,E/S or E/SA

Super Stock,,,,,,,,,SS/G or SS/GA

Hemi Moose · 12-15-2011, 10:27 PM

HEMIDARTDAVE · 12-16-2011, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Lets see if any of you can spot the 'goof ups' printed in this Cars magazine article on the 1969 1/2 440 Six Pack Superbee.

One mistake is that they all came with 410s, not 355 gears.

Charlie A · 12-16-2011, 11:56 AM

Friend of mine had a new 6 Pack 68 or 69 Super Bee. No power anything if I remember correctly. Drove like a tank to a kid of my 17 years.
In 71 I bought a 70 GTX 6 pack that had p/s and brakes I believe. It was a heavily optioned, air grabber car. Black with a gold bucket seat interior. Very pretty and fast car that I wish I still had. Seemed to handle a lot better than the Bee.
Scared the *%+# out of my girlfriend. She had a Vega with an automatic. I let her drive the GTX and at the hit from the first stoplight it almost did a 360 before she got it stopped !!!!

Hemi Moose · 12-16-2011, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HEMIDARTDAVE

One mistake is that they all came with 410s, not 355 gears.

You are correct, that was one of things that was wrong in the article but there's one more thing...look at the color photos and see if anyone can spot it.

Paul Ceasrine · 12-16-2011, 05:55 PM

The performance chart lists the brakes at 10" diameter.

They came with the Big-Body 11" drum brakes.

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FINESPLINE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y. Posts: 541 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 1969 440 six pack Superbee & Road Runner. Had a good friend of mine bought a1970 roadrunner with the 440 six pack and a 4 speed and 4:10 rear new in the spring of 70. He also liked to go and have a few on Saturday nights. A few times he reached the point of giving me the keys as he had to many. Very interesting car to drive with the vacuum linkage on the end carbs. Go to pass someone in a leiserly manor and the end carbs would flop wide open. Scare the **** out of you. He later changed the linkage to progressive mechanical.That was something I always remembered about 440 six -paks.

12-15-2011, 07:23 PM	#3
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 1969 440 six pack Superbee & Road Runner. I can remember a Butterscotch color 1969 1/2 Super Bee, street-racer only. Everytime he punched it, it sounded like an industrial vacuum cleaner. WHOOOOM!!! Once he street-raced a 70' Ford Cobra with the 429 Super Cobra-Jet. When both those cars kicked in,,,,the air-sucking sound was unbelievable. Those were fun days,,,

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Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: 1969 440 six pack Superbee & Road Runner. Lets see if any of you can spot the 'goof ups' printed in this Cars magazine article on the 1969 1/2 440 Six Pack Superbee. Last edited by Hemi Moose; 12-15-2011 at 09:08 PM.

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Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 1969 440 six pack Superbee & Road Runner. 1970 and 1971 found them in, Stock Class,,,,,,,,,,,E/S or E/SA Super Stock,,,,,,,,,SS/G or SS/GA Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 12-15-2011 at 10:01 PM.

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Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: 1969 440 six pack Superbee & Road Runner. Friend of mine had a new 6 Pack 68 or 69 Super Bee. No power anything if I remember correctly. Drove like a tank to a kid of my 17 years. In 71 I bought a 70 GTX 6 pack that had p/s and brakes I believe. It was a heavily optioned, air grabber car. Black with a gold bucket seat interior. Very pretty and fast car that I wish I still had. Seemed to handle a lot better than the Bee. Scared the *%+# out of my girlfriend. She had a Vega with an automatic. I let her drive the GTX and at the hit from the first stoplight it almost did a 360 before she got it stopped !!!!

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Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: 1969 440 six pack Superbee & Road Runner. The performance chart lists the brakes at 10" diameter. They came with the Big-Body 11" drum brakes.