new member...DeeTee

[DeeTee]

Hi all...greetings from sunny CA desert..I am owner (one-time) of a 68 Dodge Superbee...bought it off the showroom floor in May, 1968 as a college graduation gift to myself...It was in a small town (Walla Walla, WA.) and they only had two new cars in their inventory, the other was a blue Charger R/T (which I wanted, but it was $1200 more, and I couldn't afford it...sticker price on mine was $3632). I have kept the car indoors and covered most of the past 48 years...although it has some good-time miles on it...Never in an accident...all original...drive train is intact and never removed. 383, auto, PS, Pdiscs. I drive it to Happy Hours periodically and to car-show events here in the desert(there are lots of both). I had it re-painted (with the original paint sent from chrysler) in 1992 (Gold), but clear-coated, and it has held-up beautifully, with a few minor nicks and scratches accumulated over the years.
I found you guys while searching on-line for a replacement brake booster, which just recently failed. I am now leaning on getting mine restored, in lieu of buying a knock-off chinese version.
I'm very new at all of this computer stuff...so please bear...looking forward to the interaction!

 

[MoparMitch]

Beautiful Car !!! Welcome to the Madness !!!

 

[super-bee_ski]

Hi Dee Tee,
Welcome aboard and thanks for joining the forum
Great car!
(I'm partial to Superbee's)
I'm from the High Desert, Edwards AFB
Again, welcome aboard

 

[mr. b]

welcome to FBBO that super bee looks great congrats for keeping all that time

 

[DeeTee]

Thankyou, Mitch and Ski...Drove past Edwards many times on my way to Mammoth. And Mitch, how could one not like living in a town called Friendship! the 60 Vette, in my opinion, was the best design of the classics. And Ski, The Rally-dash was one of the best designs Chrysler ever came-up with...I'd like to meet the guy who came-up with that one.

 

[68gtxman]

Nice car, and welcome!

 

[rrTor-Red]

Welcome and that is one sexy Bee you have!

 

[DeeTee]

Nice car, and welcome!

Thanks,...looks like you enjoy going fast. The GTX moniker was Chrysler Corp's best...and a good answer to GM's GTO ...these two, in my humble (and slow) opinion) are still the best two in modern automotive history.

 

[DeeTee]

Welcome and that is one sexy Bee you have!

Thank you. When I purchased it, I wasn't crazy in love with the color...but after time (and a lot of wine)...I love it..The clearcoat over the original paint made a huge difference in the appearance, and it goes good in the desert background colors, Hah!

 

[NJRR]

Welcome from NJ. It's great that you have an original car and know its history. We all wonder about that with our own cars.

 

[oldbee]

Welcome aboard from Ohio from another guy with a one-owner '68 Bee. Not quite as nice as yours,no power anything on mine& has a stock 440 in it now.

 

[oldbee]

DeeTee- just remembered there is a Superbee registry on the web.jeff

 

[polywideblock]

welcome , nice car

 

[Car Nut]

aboard!

Gorgeous Bee!

Booster Dewey does awesome work of rebuilding your booster.

 

[Budnicks]

Welcome to FBBO from warm & dry NorCal


nice 68 Super Bee

 

[aldal]

Welcome from Minnesota, beautiful car and I also would rebuild your original....good luck.

 

[68sprtsat383]

Welcome nice car

 

[moparjohnny]

Welcome nice car

welcome to mopar heaven,pretty car.

 

[BeeKool]

Love the Bee! Kind of an uncommon color, nice. Welcome aboard

 

[440+6]

Welcome, great Bee you have.
Priority brakes in Texas did a great job rebuilding my booster a few years ago.