#1968 Dodge Superbee

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1968 Dodge Superbee

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1968 Dodge Superbee

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1968 Dodge Coronet HEMI SuperBee 426/425 HP

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1968 Dodge Dart Photo: @onedge70moparsuperbee A few more shots from the other day. 1970 Dodge Coronet Super Bee Photo and owner: @onedge70moparsuperbee #superbee #coronet #yeg #mopar #dodge #onedge70 #canada #alberta #edmontonphotographer #cuda #charger #challenger #satellite #demon #383 #440 #hemi #love #edmonton #4speed #pistolgrip #duster #awesome #dart

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My concept for a 1968 Dodge Superbee GTS. It is essentially a base Coronet with the highest sport options. It has an all-new fastback roofline with a shortened rear deck to emphasise the hood. The rear also incorporates a butress-style rear window and an integrated spoiler like the Chrysler Hurst 300.

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The Ultimate Dodge SuperBee

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The Ultimate Dodge SuperBee

By Mark Weisseg

Let’ s come back ourselves back to 1968 again. The particular Dodge SuperBee was in production through 1968 to 1971 in the United States. For a few odd reason however you could get the Bee in Mexico from 1970 to 1980 as a bit distinctive from the US models. Then in regular Chrysler fashion again in 3 years ago to 2009 and then for the this year -2013 line up. Confused? Me as well. It’ s Chrysler mandate to bring back old names that were the as soon as popular. Rarely does it work in the sense which you feel you are really driving the Bee in 2013 that was such as the 1968 Model.

Avoid pulled this stunt back in ’ 68 to compete against the Plymouth Road Runner. Sales were therefore , so but the car really was great. Some people hated the front grill yet loved the taillight set up. Obviously the engines under the hood had been really the standard Chrysler engines. It had been a B body car using the 383, 426, and the 440.

Four speed manual or perhaps a three speed automatic. Does this particular all sound familiar? It does and other than the usual really big stripe at the trunk area not much was different. Continuing to move forward into the current life of the 2007-2009 and the 2012-13 models the car had been ho hum. Chrysler or Fiat or who ever owned all of them that week tried very hard to restore some car sales. How? Place the stripe on the trunk area of the 4 door Charger, paint it yellow-colored, and call it a Super Bee. Do you hear the thud? In general 1 cannot go home again after many years. The chrysler has still not learned that yet today they have nothing except the Chrysler 300, a mini vehicle named Pacifica ( which was utilized previously too) and of course the Ram memory line up. But let’ s return to business here.

The particular Super Bee was a cool vehicle. Many buyers liked the front billet grille and the big stripe. They understood the power plant under the hood would definitely deliver and overall knew the actual were getting. The recent SuperBee cars are awful and ideally they never see the sun once again.

The problem with the outdated or original Super Bee vehicles is they never caught upon with collectors. Road Runners possess, Chargers, Super Birds, and so on yet Super Bee cars just get handed down over. Is it because everyone knows it truly is no different than any other B entire body? Is it that many just are not about?

Well, if you want to differ than the status quo then find an Extremely Bee and restore it. Couple of ever show up at shows I actually attend. And when they do most people display no love to them. That is a pity because a B body car continues to be a B body car. The particular B body cars are poor ass.

I very own one and I know from encounter. Certainly I would love to see really these out and about. Especially at most associated with today’ s car shows plus cruises. They are all packed with the requirements. Corvette, Camaro, Mustang, Charger, Street Runner, Chevelle’ s and a scattering of Nova’ s. Certainly components would be available if you found the Bee and with some salesmanship you could be the only one at a car cruise along with one. So , is it worth the problem??? Yes said the wise aged owl.

The Mopar cars of yesteryear were poor ass cars with a mean position. They were loud, fast, and adored. So , the Super Bee has a place in today’ s vehicle world. We all need to pray towards the hot rod Gods that Fiat does not bring back the name again on the four door family car hoping that the name will draw once again. Please.

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Dodge Superbee, 1968

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Kissin' cousins. 1968 Barracuda and 1970 Super Bee. First time a #plumcrazypurple car has been in the shop. She's a beauty! #mopar #moparornocar #musclecar #superbee #dodge @dodgeofficial #plymouth #abody #barracuda #bigblock #383 (at Alloy Motors)

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1968 Dodge Coronet Superbee

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1968 Dodge Superbee

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1968 Dodge Coronet Superbee

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Alloy Motors Builds a Back-to-Basics 1968 Dodge Dart

Since it’s 1960 inception, the Dodge Dart gradually shrank over its generations, and by 1968 it had settled in its spot as Dodge’s inexpensive compact, replacing the Lancer in 1963. Small, lightweight, cheap, and with room for a V8, it was and still is the perfect candidate for hot rodding. So why mess with a good thing? Alloy Motors of Oakland, California, prefers to build just that kind of plain-spoken muscle machinery that hearkens to a simpler time, so the team there created a no-thrills, stroker-powered Mopar—a traditional build with modern parts.

After the Dart left Car Craft’s El Segundo, California, studio, Geoff trailered to the Roadkill Zip-Tie Drags in Tucson, Arizona. It was the car’s first shakedown, and despite having the owner’s permission, Geoff lifted early, resulting in a 13-second pass. “I let out in Third and said, ‘Yep, it’s fast, and that’s all I need to know,” Geoff said with a laugh.

The traditional muscle car has become lost in today’s sea of Pro Touring builds and LS swaps. Building a body-swap or all-modern drivetrain can rob the muscle car of its essence. An authentic muscle car evokes feelings of freedom, with a ball shifter in one hand and steering wheel in the other with your elbow hanging out of the window. The 245 air conditioning (two windows down, 45 mph) forces you to listen to the sweet rumble of eight cylinders. Alloy Motors built just that, a true Mopar-powered Dodge that screams freedom.

The BluePrint Engines 408 stroker was dressed up with Mopar Performance valve covers and accessory drive pulleys. A Spectre hat and K&N air cleaner grab air from the front of the engine compartment.

A few years ago, Geoff Gates, owner of Alloy Motors, picked a 1967 Dart to build to highlight his shop’s talent. “I wanted to take a risk on an underutilized platform and do it spectacularly to see if it got noticed, and it did,” Geoff said. “It’s smaller, lighter, more like a modern-car size, and I thought we can have a lot of fun with this and make it sexy.” Geoff’s Dart features a show-stopping paint job. “I wanted it black because I wanted to show off what I can do. It has a lot of straight lines, and you can’t hide a thing.”

Three years ago, Dean Wallace fell in love with that Dart, nicknamed “Dart Vader.” He wanted his own but without the shiny paint. “Basically, the same car but with more power and three pedals,” Geoff said. “More go, less show.” Dean and Geoff created a rendering and a plan, starting with a straight donor car Geoff found off the Reno, Nevada, Craigslist. It was a $3,500 clean roller with no engine or transmission, but boxes of parts. “It still had the factory insulation under the carpet,” Geoff said. It was essential to find a suitable car with little rust and a straight body; this cut down on expensive bodywork and extended downtime. “It saves a lot when you don’t have to install quarter-panels and floorboards.”

Alloy jumped in with minor bodywork and prepped the car for paint. “It was a quickie,” Geoff said. The team fixed a few dents and hit it with 120-grit sandpaper. It was primed, blocked, and shot. “To my standards, it’s a cheap paint job, but many people like it. We were able to do a lot with a little because it started as a such a straight car.” Alloy Motors developed a color using single-stage Vintage Flatz Hot Rod paint. It included a gallon of black, a little white, and a little blue.

The satin-blue paint is a custom mix of single-stage Vintage Flatz Hot Rod paint.

The paint was a flip on the standard gloss/satin combination with a satin body and the bumpers, trim, and wheels various shades of gloss black. The most significant difference between the two Darts is the quality of paint. “Dean wants to beat on the thing,” Geoff said. “Not sit and stare at it, waxing it every Sunday.”

The satin-black vinyl graphics on Dean’s Dart were custom designs inspired by other Mopars of the era. “I looked at others, and just thought I’d do my own thing,” said Geoff, who cut all the vinyl by hand. The “Dart” font is that of a 2013 Dodge Dart.

“Looking at other Mopars of a similar era, we thought we’d do our own thing,” said Alloy Motors’ Geoff Gates, who designed the custom graphics. The “Dart” font is that of a 2013 Dodge Dart.

Geoff grew up in his dad’s body shop in Detroit, where he painted his first car at age 12. He attended art school, worked as an art director at an ad agency, and opened his own agency. He moved to the Bay Area 19 years ago and quickly grew tired of the corporate life.

For Geoff, cars began as a hobby, “But it became more and more satisfying. My friends noticed it was always making me happy, and I was good at it,” said Geoff, who opened Alloy Motors six years ago. “I enjoyed the immediate gratification. The accomplishments are on an hourly and daily basis, unlike advertising, where your payoffs were only quarterly.”

It also evokes pride. “I could say, ‘I made that with my hands,’ or ‘I messed it up, and I’m going to redo it and make it great,’” he said. “This is more about passion than money.”

Initially, the Dart was a moderately priced version of the dressier fullsized Dodges. It was quickly downsized two years later and wedged into the entry-level car market, but it was still too elaborate and awkward to classify as a muscle machine. That changed with the fourth-generation 1967 Dart, which featured a more appealing boxy design. In 1968, Dodge introduced the Hemi Dart, slamming a 426 Hemi under the hood. The hot-rodding public took notice—kind of.

Today, true Mopar enthusiasts have mixed feelings about the Dart’s place. “I think they’re underappreciated,” Geoff said. The A-Body platform is nimble, inexpensive, and simple, and Geoff kept it that way. “It was an economy car, built almost like modern cars today. However, if you look at it, it’s a smaller and lighter B-Body. You put a lot of horsepower into it, and you have the same damn thing. Why should the winged cars and Superbees get all the love?”

Alloy Motors built Dean’s Dart in a traditional mindset, but with a few modern conveniences. The 360ci V8 was an option in the 1970s, but this one is stroked to 408 ci. The 1968 model year ushered in Chrysler’s Clean Air Package emission-control system, the company’s answer to new federal mandates. While this stroker isn’t a Hemi, it did replace the sluggish single-barrel carb and emissions controls with a tunable FAST EFI system. It bolts on like a carburetor, keeping the EFI electronics, sensors, and wiring minimal.

The result was a muscle car to pair with Geoff’s previous build. “I don’t think I’m a traditional builder; both of those cars are built with constraint,” he said. “There are not a lot of expensive parts on either car.” Initially, it was to be one of Dean’s first Mopars, but while waiting, he picked up a 1966 Dart drag car that he’s sending to Alloy Motors for a freshening up.

Following our photo shoot, the Dart was christened at the Roadkill Zip-Tie Drags in Tucson, Arizona. Geoff said the Dart hooks up exceptionally well and, with some fine-tuning, believes tire-lifting launches are in its future. Back in Oakland, he performed more shakedown miles. “You can roll at 10 mph, stab the gas pedal, and it rips the tires off. It’s a beast. To me, cars are supposed to be cars, not trailered to shows and shown. Regardless of how much money you spend, you should enjoy them. That’s why I restrain a bit. I’d rather see a customer take it out and flog it; that’s what it’s for.”

Tech Notes Who: Dean Wallace What: 1968 Dodge Dart Where: Oakland, CA

Engine

The drivetrain was a bigger priority than paint. Dean wanted to retain the muscle-car feel with a true Mopar powerplant—no LS swap here. Alloy Motors kept it simple and called upon BluePrint Engines for a 408ci stroker small-block Chrysler. Dean’s Dart is the yin to Geoff’s yang, trading glossy paint for more power.

The 408ci stroker was dyno-tested before arrival; it made 445 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque at the flywheel on pump gas. The 360 LA features a 4-inch bore and a 4-inch stroke, with a steel crank, forged pistons, 10:1 compression, and 63cc aluminum heads. The flat-tappet cam specs are 0.545 intake and 0.545 exhaust, 241 intake and 247 exhaust duration, and 110 degrees of lobe separation. “With that cam and stainless-steel exhaust, it sounds menacing,” Geoff said.

The FAST controller is mounted on the A-pillar and displays engine speed and other vital information. BluePrint Engines dyno-tuned the FAST system before delivery, making for a simple install. The throttle-body sits atop an Edelbrock Performer aluminum intake. The only issue was the HEI distributor rubbing the firewall. An MSD 6AL box mounts on the inner fender.

Alloy Motors rewired the Dart using a Ron Francis wiring kit, keeping it as clean as possible under the hood. An Optima Redtop battery keeps the Dart starting every time. Alloy Motors built the fan shroud for the custom Griffith two-row aluminum radiator.

Earl’s Pro-lite 350 -6AN fittings and lines handle the fuel with an Aeromotive Phantom 340 fuel pump inside a stock replacement tank.

The stroker is dressed up with Mopar Performance valve covers and accessory drive system. The K&N air cleaner was built to grab air from the front of the engine compartment. The intake uses a Spectre hat with a polished tube and custom-built support.

The Moser 8.75-inch Chrysler rear axle with Sure Grip limited-slip keep both wheels spinning for quick burnouts. Hotchkis leaf springs, 1-inch rear sway bar, and Fox shocks round out the rear suspension package.

Drivetrain

The Dart had to have a manual transmission, so Alloy called upon American Powertrain for its Chrysler A-Body Pro-Fit 5-Speed kit. The kit includes crossmember, cables, driveshaft, single-disc clutch, and sheetmetal for raising the transmission tunnel. Dean opted for the Tremec TKO 500, which handles 600 lb-ft of torque, leaving plenty of room for more power. The transmission only weighs 99 pounds. Out back, a Moser-equipped Chrysler 8.75 rear axle features an Auburn Sure Grip limited-slip and 3:73:1 gears, making for fun burnouts.

Wheels & Tires

The blacked-out wheels may cause bad flashbacks for some readers; they’re Chrysler Cop Car wheels built by Wheel Vintiques. They measure 15 inches all around with 225/50R15 Goodyear tires up front and 255/70R15 Mickey Thompson Street E/T Streets in the rear.

Suspension

The Dart’s sharp handling and stance come from the Hotchkis Total Vehicle Suspension System, which features tubular control arms with polyurethane bushings, Fox adjustable struts, and a 1.5-inch sway bar. Hotchkis leaf springs in the rear have improved geometry over the factory. A 1-inch Hotchkis rear sway bar and Fox shocks round out the rear suspension. The front spindles have been swapped out for factory E-Body units as a part of the kit. The system retains the OEM-style torsion-bar suspension, which makes it easy to adjust the height without changing many components. “Just turn some screws and change the whole attitude of the car,” Geoff said. The car is lowered 2 inches in the back and roughly 1.5 inches in the front. “We simply raised it enough to keep the tires from rubbing.”

Brakes

Wilwood forged Superlite brakes with billet hubs, 13-inch rotors, and forged four-piston calipers take care of stopping power all around. The Dart has an SSBC 1-inch-diameter master cylinder and a Wilwood proportioning valve.

A bonus to the clean donor car was a good interior. Alloy Motors only replaced the carpet, headliner, and recovered the rear seat.

Interior

The car started life as a Dart GTS, meaning it had an upgraded interior with nicer seats and door panels. Most of the inside remains as the factory intended, but with a new rear bench cover, carpet, and headliner. The steering wheel is a Flaming River Tuff Wheel. The car originally featured a center console, but that was removed when Alloy rebuilt the transmission tunnel for the new Tremec five-speed.

Exhaust

TTi ceramic-coated shorty headers dump into 2.5-inch collectors. The true dual stainless-steel exhaust features Gibson MWA mufflers and a Magnaflow X-pipe with Gibson tips.

Alloy custom-built the fan shroud for the large Griffin radiator. Other than a stuck thermostat, the car has had zero overheating issues.

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1968 Dodge Coronet Super Bee ( with '69 side scoops ) Photo: @jannebgoode Thanks for the photo 👍😎 #yeg #mopar #coronet #superbee #charger #roadrunner #challenger #cuda #onedge70

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1970 Dodge Coronet SuperBee Post Car, 1 of 1

By Dave Ashton

The Dodge Coronet SuperBee came out in 1968 as an affordable muscle car, based on the Coronet with a Roadrunner appearance. The SuperBee weighed in at 65 lb. more than the Road Runner and had a 117inch wheelbase compared to the 116inch Roadrunner. Bigger rear wheel openings, tail stripes, grille, taillight ornamentation, dash cluster from the Dodge Charger, and Bee badging set them apart visually.

This example thoroughly documented over at MoparConnection is 1 of 1, being a post car (originally ordered as ‘wanted a post car because his kids were young and he didn’t want them rolling up and down the back windows’) it’s already a rarity, but it was also ordered with loads of options.

383 Magnum V8 727 automatic transmission TX9 Black with black interior White C-stripes and a gator grain top bumper guards, hood pins, fender mounted turn signals, passenger side mirror, power steering, power disc brakes, Hemi suspension, SureGrip rear with 3:23 gears and 15×7 Rallye wheels. Air conditioning (with tinted glass), AM/8-track, rear speaker, Tic-Toc-Tach, six-way manual adjustable seat, cruise control, bucket seats, center console, pedal dress up, rear defroster, eadlight time delay. Price: $6,197.10

A few test shot at the time down the drag strip at Napierville Drag Strip in Montreal, Quebec produced a time of 15.8s with the 3:23 gears on Polyglas tires.

The car has been given a few changes over the years – the seats have been recovered in high quality leather with the original pattern, 1981 fatter white stripes, 1969 Ford side mirrors, a 1966 B-body center armrest, console mounted vacuum gauge. it also at one point was given a Go-Wing and aftermarket antenna now removed. A muffler and both tail pipes have also been replaced.

A beautiful rarity one of one built in Canada and a true survivor.

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The Ultimate Dodge SuperBee

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The Ultimate Dodge SuperBee

By Mark Weisseg

Let’ s come back ourselves back to 1968 again. The particular Dodge SuperBee was in production through 1968 to 1971 in the United States. For a few odd reason however you could get the Bee in Mexico from 1970 to 1980 as a bit distinctive from the US models. Then in regular Chrysler fashion again in 3 years ago to 2009 and then for the this year -2013 line up. Confused? Me as well. It’ s Chrysler mandate to bring back old names that were the as soon as popular. Rarely does it work in the sense which you feel you are really driving the Bee in 2013 that was such as the 1968 Model.

Avoid pulled this stunt back in ’ 68 to compete against the Plymouth Road Runner. Sales were therefore , so but the car really was great. Some people hated the front grill yet loved the taillight set up. Obviously the engines under the hood had been really the standard Chrysler engines. It had been a B body car using the 383, 426, and the 440.

Four speed manual or perhaps a three speed automatic. Does this particular all sound familiar? It does and other than the usual really big stripe at the trunk area not much was different. Continuing to move forward into the current life of the 2007-2009 and the 2012-13 models the car had been ho hum. Chrysler or Fiat or who ever owned all of them that week tried very hard to restore some car sales. How? Place the stripe on the trunk area of the 4 door Charger, paint it yellow-colored, and call it a Super Bee. Do you hear the thud? In general 1 cannot go home again after many years. The chrysler has still not learned that yet today they have nothing except the Chrysler 300, a mini vehicle named Pacifica ( which was utilized previously too) and of course the Ram memory line up. But let’ s return to business here.

The particular Super Bee was a cool vehicle. Many buyers liked the front billet grille and the big stripe. They understood the power plant under the hood would definitely deliver and overall knew the actual were getting. The recent SuperBee cars are awful and ideally they never see the sun once again.

The problem with the outdated or original Super Bee vehicles is they never caught upon with collectors. Road Runners possess, Chargers, Super Birds, and so on yet Super Bee cars just get handed down over. Is it because everyone knows it truly is no different than any other B entire body? Is it that many just are not about?

Well, if you want to differ than the status quo then find an Extremely Bee and restore it. Couple of ever show up at shows I actually attend. And when they do most people display no love to them. That is a pity because a B body car continues to be a B body car. The particular B body cars are poor ass.

I very own one and I know from encounter. Certainly I would love to see really these out and about. Especially at most associated with today’ s car shows plus cruises. They are all packed with the requirements. Corvette, Camaro, Mustang, Charger, Street Runner, Chevelle’ s and a scattering of Nova’ s. Certainly components would be available if you found the Bee and with some salesmanship you could be the only one at a car cruise along with one. So , is it worth the problem??? Yes said the wise aged owl.

The Mopar cars of yesteryear were poor ass cars with a mean position. They were loud, fast, and adored. So , the Super Bee has a place in today’ s vehicle world. We all need to pray towards the hot rod Gods that Fiat does not bring back the name again on the four door family car hoping that the name will draw once again. Please.

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