69 1/2 Super Bee Colors,

[68rt]

Anybody know what colors the 69 1/2 Superbee M Code cars were available in? I'm thinking they were not available in all the colors offered in the 69 model year?

 

[flypaper]

http://a12mopar.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1291597040

 

[69Coronetrt]

Scroll to the bottom for the list current as of 3/10/13

http://a12mopar.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1226070955/105#105

 

[68rt]

Thanks

 

[696pack]

Well, as someone that sold them new I can give you some insight on the colors.

When they scheduled these cars for production and since they were a late introduction in the model year the inentions were to build a bunch of car for sales bank and they were all going to be built in one of four color which were also new colors. After the sales bank cars were sold they INTENDED to accept orders in any color available for B bodies and then you could also select what ever options were available. HOWEVER, due to intake manifold availability problems the initial scheduled sales bank cars were delayed. (this is why there are only 2 SPDs for A12 cars even though some were built into late June-early July) back to the colors. When buyers got notice of this new car available and inquired at the dealerships they were told that they would have a choice of what ever was available in sales bank as they trickled in. As many of the initial cars intended to be built early had not even been built yet the dealer could call their sales rep and ask what was scheduled to be built and since they were not yet built they could ask for it in the color of the customers choice and change the existing order. THEREFORE there are many A12s built in color they were not originally intended to be built in. The vast majority of the A12s were built in the 4 originally intended colors. see the factory colors attached for what they were. This is from an original Dodge Color and Upholstery Book that had the update for these colors added to the book. Plymouth had the same colors but they had a different name for them as they also did the next year with the Hi-Impact colors.

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[69Coronetrt]

Well, as someone that sold them new I can give you some insight on the colors.

When they scheduled these cars for production and since they were a late introduction in the model year the inentions were to build a bunch of car for sales bank and they were all going to be built in one of four color which were also new colors..... ....Plymouth had the same colors but they had a different name for them as they also did the next year with the Hi-Impact colors.

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D, I know what you meant but just to clarify....

Dodge used F6 for their green. Plymouth used 99/97/97E for their Rallye green.

Hemi Orange was only for Dodges. Vitamin C orange was on Plymouths.

Neither the greens or oranges were available on the other make that year. (No V2 Plymouths, no K2 Dodges. No F6 Plymouths. No 97 Dodges) However both colors can be found on other cars in their respective line.


Bahama Yellow can be found on other Plymouths. Butterscotch was available only on A12 Bees. You will not find this color on non-A12 Bees or other Coronets. There are some that claim there is a Dart painted Butterscotch but the documenation I've seen isn't definitive.

F6 was available as early as December on Dodges. So F6 was not a color released specifically for the A12s but it was a 'newer' color when they came out in March.

My two cents....

 

[68rt]

696pack, that is how I also remember it, only four colors at first. Infact a friend of mine ordered one in black, only to be told he had to choose from one of the only four colors available. Thanks for your insight...

 

[69Coronetrt]

Here's a "first run" 329 SPD A12 RR in black.

 

[68rt]

This may be a very late actual assembled date car beyond the four color option peroid, all of the 329 cars were delayed due to intake manifold availablility problems.

 

[696pack]

D, I know what you meant but just to clarify....

Dodge used F6 for their green. Plymouth used 99/97/97E for their Rallye green.

Hemi Orange was only for Dodges. Vitamin C orange was on Plymouths.

Neither the greens or oranges were available on the other make that year. (No V2 Plymouths, no K2 Dodges. No F6 Plymouths. No 97 Dodges) However both colors can be found on other cars in their respective line.


Bahama Yellow can be found on other Plymouths. Butterscotch was available only on A12 Bees. You will not find this color on non-A12 Bees or other Coronets. There are some that claim there is a Dart painted Butterscotch but the documenation I've seen isn't definitive.

F6 was available as early as December on Dodges. So F6 was not a color released specifically for the A12s but it was a 'newer' color when they came out in March.

My two cents....

You are right Doug I did not go deep enough into the variations between the two models and was showing what it was in the Dodge book as that is all I ever had for support info.

 

[Budnicks]

Anybody know what colors the 69 1/2 Superbee M Code cars were available in? I'm thinking they were not available in all the colors offered in the 69 model year?

here's a couple examples

 

[SUPERSTOCKRACER]

I LIKE MY F3 frost green metallic survivor and my YY1 yellow superbee

 

[69Coronetrt]

Is YY1 close to Y2?

;)

 

[SUPERSTOCKRACER]

Is YY1 close to Y2?

;)

i'm a dick. mines Y2
I was getting my 68 hemi rr confused with RR1 burgundy metallic.

 

[kidsixpack]

i'm a dick. Mines y2
i was getting my 68 hemi rr confused with rr1 burgundy metallic.

lol
kid

 

[Richard Cranium]

Silver is a sharp color. I don't know why it wasn't more popular?

 

[SUPERSTOCKRACER]

green was very popular due to the Vietnam era and army colors.my rr was bought by a guy going into Vietnam in 69 3 weeks prior. F3 frost green metallic.

 

[69Coronetrt]

green was very popular due to the Vietnam era and army colors.my rr was bought by a guy going into Vietnam in 69 3 weeks prior. F3 frost green metallic.

Since Vietnam was not a popular war and green continued to be a prevelent color after American involvement in VN, I'm not sure of the basis for your statement.

Do you attribute the popularity of blue cars to the Air Force?

 

[696pack]

Since Vietnam was not a popular war and green continued to be a prevelent color after American involvement in VN, I'm not sure of the basis for your statement.

Do you attribute the popularity of blue cars to the Air Force?

When I was selling new Dodges 68-74 the guys returning from the service certainly did not want a green car as they all said they were sick of seeing green.

 

[SUPERSTOCKRACER]

When I was selling new Dodges 68-74 the guys returning from the service certainly did not want a green car as they all said they were sick of seeing green.

well why then were there so many different shades of green back then.if it wasn't a popular color.

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Since Vietnam was not a popular war and green continued to be a prevelent color after American involvement in VN, I'm not sure of the basis for your statement.

Do you attribute the popularity of blue cars to the Air Force?

green was bought in order to show support for our country also avcado appliances in your home were very prevelant. do some research.