By Ray Seider
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SOLD UPDATE November 15, 2009
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FOR SALE UPDATE November 12, 2009
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This is as nice a Super Bee as you will find. Body off paint job, upholstery is like new. Originally a 383 car it now has a very high end early 440 6 Pak engine with Edelbrock aluminum heads, rebuilt very strong transmission, new rear end gears 3.23, new brakes, shocks, tires, rebuilt rim blow steering wheel, Addco front and rear sway bars, 2 1/4" exhaust runs through brand new Flow Master mufflers, new battery, msd ignition and the list goes on. You won't be disappointed with this car and you can drive it anywhere. As we used to say SHOW AND GO. Take this to a show and win a prize (I have at both shows I've shown it at) or take it to the drag strip (I haven't done that). The car is in excellent condition, paint is fantastic, no rust, all gauges and lights work, original AM/FM radio does not work, Shipping is up to buyer however I will do what I can to help
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UPDATE June 12, 2009
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My first encounter with Mopar was 1970. We were a young couple, fairly new
to Santa Barbara, Ca and with 3 young kids but the "car bug" had already
caught me but has never really caught Mary Sue, my wife of 47 years, One
block from my insurance agency was a small Dodge Dealer. I went in and
ordered a Plum Crazy, 383 Challenger and put $500 down with a 8 week wait
until it arrived. I told my wife and she thought, and said, that I was crazy
(maybe she meant Plum Crazy) and "suggested" that I cancel the order which I
did. Later that year she went with me and I purchased a 1970 Road Runner 383
in green. Unfortunately I've always been very jaded about my cars and, since
I was starting to do well in commercial insurance sales a Porsche caught my
eye and next thing I knew I had a new 1972 Porsche 911 and I don't remember
what happened to the Road Runner. My love of Porsche's continued until two
years ago after having every model known and then some. In the meantime I've
had every hotrod in existence over the years from low cost to a $100,000
blown '40 Willys. Back last summer I ordered a '32 Ford built for "us"
thinking how fun it would be to drive to shows around the state since I've
always trailored my high horsepower cars. Well, the first time I drove it 20
miles south I realized this was a BIG mistake and I would not enjoy driving
anywhere. An acquaintance of mine from southern California heard that I was
unhappy with the coupe and wondered if I would be interested in a trade plus
money. When I found out that it was a Super Bee I was IN. My friend who
enjoys buying and selling cars had only owned this one since February and it
appears to have had a very nice restoration including a switch out of the
original 383 and the addition of a 440 motor. It appears from a small eBay
ad I found in the paperwork, that my friend got this from eBay. I have now
installed a new 6 pack system from Atlantic Speed Warehouse and this car is
now very scary to drive. I've never driven anything with this much, just
plain raw power. The car has the "rare hidden headlight option" which I
assume is a good thing. John Bobar, who I want to thank for this fabulous
web site, has told me his research shows that this was originally ordered
for Canada export and was Orange with a White Vinyl top. The strange thing
is this car has had to have gone through a total rotisserie process because
the Yellow color is everywhere including under the dash etc. and I can't
find ANY sign of orange anywhere.
I plan to, maybe for the first time, keep this car and drive it. I've found
a set of original '71 bucket seats and have ordered new upholstery from
Legends which should bring this back to "original". I look forward to
meeting some of you either in person or through email. My other hobby is
collecting gas station memorabilia and I have a collection of about 250
early signs and 10 old gas pumps.
Ray
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