Several old Dodge muscle cars are part of this collection and have seen better days.
May 8, 2023 at 5:02 p.m. ET
We never tire of barn finds, and this one is full of classic Mopar muscle. That is, in spirit anyway, as it seems that all the classics of this novelty Archeology of the automobile their video engines are removed. It’s not clear if they’re stored somewhere else or if they’ve been picked up for other projects, but hopefully at least a couple still exist because they belong to some really rare machines.
The second-generation Dodge Charger from 1968 to 1970 gets the glory, but the third-generation Charger that dropped in 1971 also has a devoted following. The redesigned body still carried some muscle under the hood, as the 426 Hemi and 440 Six Pack V8 held on as engine options. The 1971 Charger in this barn find is an R/T model, equipped with the 440 and a four-speed manual transmission according to its VIN. The video further identifies the car as being painted a rare shade of blue with a blue interior. As we mentioned above, unfortunately the engine is not under the hood.
The same goes for the orange car sitting next to it. This is a 1969 Dodge Super Bee, but Mopar fans will recognize the hood as belonging to the mid-year Super Bee A12, where A12 indicates a special option code. It adds all sorts of go-fast parts, chief among them the 440 Six Pack, which made 390 horsepower in its day. It sat under a fiberglass hood with the big scoop, connected to a beefed-up automatic or four-speed manual transmission. This particular car may have shaken the manual, as evidenced by a hole in the floor where the shifter should be if the drivetrain was there.
Other cars in the garage include a 1965 Plymouth Belvedere, a 1968 Dodge Dart, another 1969 Super Bee, and a pair of 1969 Dodge Coronets. Technically, the Super Bee was a performance trim level of the Coronet, because the which is possible they all served as parts cars for other Super Bee restorations.
Either way, the 1971 Charger R/T and 1969 Super Bee A12 are the stars of this Mopar barn find. Fewer than 2,000 A12 Super Bees were built for 1969 (listed as a 1969.5 model year car), and approximately 2,700 Charger R/T versions were built in 1971. That year also marked the end of the pack 440 cubic inch V8 six with its three carburetors, adding some bittersweet flavor to this barn find as these cars are missing their legendary engines.
Source: Archeology of the automobile through YouTube
