A Wild and Hard-to-Drive Beast! 1969 Dodge Super Bee Six Pack Review 

Dont let go of the shifter. Its 1969. Left elbow out the window with one finger on the wheel (you have power steering after all), right hand stays on the shifter (until 4th). You likely had a cigarette in your right hand... so... Reverse, your finger touches the wiper switch. First, you turn on the radio. Third, you tune the radio and the ash tray is right there every time. Your Lifespan was only 52 anyway. Love this episode. Thank you for the entertainment; while most of our cars are stored in the wintertime..

Dude, this is exactly what I was looking for. A classic car reviewer.

The 1st time ned Flanders drove a six pack mopar..🤣

I would love to see you doing more classic car reviews👍

Chrysler called their LSD 'Sure Grip'.

IMO, Mopar has always made the best muscle cars. Even when you look at their offerings today, the Challenger and Charger are quintessential muscle cars. The Mustang and Camaro look retro and have muscle car engines but drive like sports cars.

This is the type of content I want to see Matt please do more of these classic cars

that start uppppppppppppp.......

A wonderful retro muscle car review Matt, very enjoyable! A real muscle car, a big car with 2-doors & a big high horsepower engine which is why Dodge is the last place left today for true muscle & a hint of the past glory! I loved my '69 440 Charger's & '70 440 Challenger's, today I drive a newer Hemi Challenger!

I can remember as a kid a family friend came back from Vietnam and bought a low miles orange 440 six pack roadrunner. About all I remember was the liftoff hood and the engine. I could barely see over the fender. He was giving everyone rides in it but I was holding the family pet and he bit me in the face so I never got a ride in it.

Bad Ass Ride. A12 Roadrunners/Super Bees are my all time favorite muscle car

So funny when I see and hear young guys drive and then talk about Classic rides that us "Over 60" guys grew up with and drove !! 😉 These were Great cars and still are. 👍

Even though I love the Mustang I can appreciate the classic looks and power of this car. Thanks for the look back. I love classic cars.

Your emotions demonstrate how fun it is to drive these bad boys! I've owned five of these beasts. 3 four speeds and two auto's. Loved the 4spd and hearing the revs through the gears. That's heaven on earth for sure!

That's about $120,000 worth of fun!

Matt, its called a "tick tock tach"🛎

Great review. My dad owned one year's ago! I remember sitting in the front seat as a little kid (on my mom's lap) and he'd drag race it against other cars in the Bay Area for fun!

I did 70 in first gear, 69 Super Bee 383 magnum 4 speed. Bought in 1976, sold 1982. Still regret selling it.

No, with the A12 pkg power brakes were not available. Power steering was, though. The black steel wheels came on the car because, a) they were cheap, and b) no one kept the stock wheels on a car anyway. They were quickly swapped for Cragars, Anson Sprints, Keystones or whatever your fave aftermarket wheels were.

Very cool change of pace Matty-Midnight. Tough part of reviewing a car of this vintage is the context. It is challenging to really be unbiased when driving one. If youtube was around when this came out you would have a million views right now. Innovation is a great thing but sometimes you just want to get your hands dirty and piss off the neighbors with a gnarly V8. All right... all right ....all right.

You're hilarious with the shifter. That shifter is bullet proof....handle it like a man.

Being high above sea level is especially detrimental for a 6bbl/6 pack car because unless the outboard carbs have had the factory lead plugs removed from the idle mixture screw access holes, and then the 2 screws on each of the 2 outboard carbs turned to tune the A/F ratio, it is probably running lean. THAT is one of the best solutions for making the 6bbl/6 pack run better. Access the idle mixture screws on the outboard carbs and then adjust all 3 carbs for idle. Installing the Promax throttle plate on the rear carb allows access to those screws with the carb on the intake and engine running. The front carb screws are easily reached and the center carb has them on the sides of the metering block. If you have a moderate to hot cam on a 6bbl engine, the Promax metering block is a HUGE improvement as the factory unit doesn't play well with low vacuum cams.

Back in the day when cars had more realistic ground clearance. Now I see a lot of cars with broken plastic parts hanging down in front from dragging the sidewalk as they enter driveways. That’s why the last several vehicles I’ve bought were trucks and truck based SUV’s.

Ahhhh that sound. Serenity.

Matt , it’s so cool to see you review these older muscle cars ! Especially for those of us that never got a chance to drive one . Thank you !

Watching you shift reminded me of how far removed we are from those days in the process of driving.

Best reviewer on RU-vid doing the classics... brilliant. Keep em coming, brother

Great review Matt I'm a big fan of classic Mopars my dad has a 1972 Dodge Charger with the 340 in it and then my grandfather had a 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus with a 383 One day I'm going to follow suit and have my Mopar It's my dream.

I really like the fact that you are showing these classic mopar beauties to the rest of the world, nice work. I own a '69 Barracuda Fastback myself, also with the Hurst 4 speed. And I will give you some tips so that next time you will love those shifters: when you are ready for acceleration, grab that shifter and don't let go of it. And like they even said in an old article: don't baby it. But slam it into the next gear. The Hurst mechanisms are able to withstand the force because of two stop bolts, which I am sure are installed in a 440 6 pack car. And when you press the clutch, don't hold your foot down. Press and release in one motion. After this, trust me you will love it. And in my opinion, power steering? Another pump just to give up some muscle turning the wheel? Hell no.

Should we come back in a week, let some of that adrenalin wear off? We used to drive those things full throttle, blind drunk while doing bongs sheeeeett, and if you never get it over 100, you get 12 demerits boy scout

This is fantastic!! I'm a huge fan of Mopar musclecars. My dad sold his 1970 Charger on Monday. It was sad to see it go after 32 years but hopefully the new owner enjoys its it like we did.

In my early 20's (only 25 now) I built transmissions at an auto shop and my boss who owned the place had a super bee on a lift fixing it up. They taught me all I know so while I was learning in the morning I'd have to take out the trash and shop rags and I'd always check with the supervisor when I showed to make sure there wasn't anything special he wanted and while the car was there he'd always say "don't get near that super bee!". Of course I took pics though

My 440 became a lot more fun to drive once I bolted an A-833 behind it with a good diaphragm clutch. Became a whole different car at that point.

That car is so badass

Love it. One of the best cars of 1969.

Nothing beats classic Murican muscle🇺🇸

OMG, Now I'd take this MOPAR over anything today, hands down! But then I was a pre-teen when they were new..:-)

Those were the day's! What a classic. Thanks

Please keep doing the classic car reviews! You don’t get to see these cars a lot especially as period correct as this is!

Road runner super bee my favorite two cars. Love the old mopars.

I was almost 9 when the guy who worked for my uncle bought one new exactly like this one. He backed out into the street threw it in first and nailed it. He forgot to pin the hood and it blew over the car. He then put it in reverse only to run over it. What a memory.

Great job dude, you reviewed a real car, this came out when men were men and sheep were scared.

Amazing colour. Another great review, Matt!

i had 1 of these when i was 18, but mine was a 383 we switched to a 440, it was b5 blue, i loved it with the 440 in it, and it had the 727 auto

Love it! Old school power, love the manuals.

A real good review....one thing to mention, the 440 six pack setup was actually real close to the hemi option...mind you, most street hemi owners suffered with carb ills and tuning, the six pack setup with the vacuum end carbs, were much more user friendly. You never really had to "play" with the carbs like the hemi, also the hydraulic cam had non adjustable valve train. Performance times stock were actually on par with the street hemi, or VERY close. A very flexible and brilliant package.

That shifter lever just looks bad ass.

12:15 this is why these are called muscle cars lmao

Had a 68 Road Runner 383 single 4 barrel that was a blast to drive. I was always envious of the 440 6 pack cars. I'm sure they were even more fun.

Early squad 9:40 back road reaction

Bought a new 69 383 Bee then found out the 6 pack was coming within 6 months. Just couldn't wait I needed a daily driver. By years end I traded the Bee in on a Hemi Charger RT... talk about "go fast"

at 9:40 when he romps on it ? that thing didn't even open "2" Barrels fully let be all 6.... I know because I own one ! and can tell you there is NO WAY all 6 barrels opened 1.) By the SOUND 2.) by the time between shifts plus 3.) the fact that the Tires never broke loose in 1st. If he would have actually gotten all 6 Barrels open ? he would have sh*t his pants FULL STOP !

Keep reviewing the Muscle Cars! Especially Mopars! Sweet... Sick exhaust note...

The '69 Super Bee A12 and the '69 Road Runner A12 are one of the most tough cars of all time! Nice video, mate!

Not too early for ABS, the Imperial had ABS the following year this car was made😉

I love that you’re reviewing some classic American muscle! You’re a well rounded car guy.

In the late 70s to mid-80s, I drove my 1970 440 Six Pack Dodge Challenger R/T as a daily driver. Manual steering was a real bear at slow speed and I had forgotten all about that little gem till I saw your video. Another item I seem to have forgotten over time is that you could develop I mighty right calf muscle driving that car. Lots of throttle spring to overcome just tooling around town. I often wish I still had that car but I'm glad to have had my time in the seat with it. I also remember lots of time under the hood trying to keep those three Holleys happy as well. That part I surely don't miss. Very glad to have survived those years as it was always way too tempting to throw my leg into it; pushing with just a strong calf wasn't the best way to wake up the Six Pack and let the 440 breathe properly. With the Dana 60 and 4-11 gears out back, it would go upstairs real quick. Too quick actually. It was also a really quick way to find yourself staring wide-eyed out a side window while trying to keep the car in a straight line. My car had the Slap Stick automatic and power brakes so those were my two luxuries. Maybe in a few years, I'll get another one after I retire and relive my youth. We'll see. Prices for a decent one have gotten really out of hand since I paid $3,000.00 to buy my 100% bone stock original from the original owner. Please keep the videos coming.

dude finally!!!! yes please do some classics! nothin wrong with that. you'll always find fans for those cars.

I see why my dad went with the Torque Flite back in the day. Great review.

My old 70' Roadrunner 383 4spd 3,91.1 gear set up same interior same everything hurst long throw shifter 4 wheel drum brakes no power steering ran 0-60 in 6 seconds n was a beast to steer race but I miss that car

These classics are so special. I adore them. If you are ever able to get your hand on any European classics, especially Porsches, please review them.

Really miss this style car review as in the sporty stuff!! Loved the acceleration as always haha.

I haven't watched your videos in a while just because I try to stay off social media but I've been following you since you're brz days. I just stumbled on this and I'm super happy my father owns this car.

My father had one of these with the 383 when he was young.

This things sounds amazing and looks great. I hope to drive something like this some day.

MOPAR. They never had the curvy beauty of the Chevy Camaros or Ford Mustangs. These cars had just square balls to the wall performance. Square and hardcore. Beautiful cars💪👍👍☝❤

The car and the restoration are killer! Thanks.

Good review Matt. I think you may be the perfect ambassador to bridge the gap between your younger audience and classic muscle cars us old guy still revere.

Had one just like it back in early 70s. Purchased it from a police officer for 1400 dollars. Cruise for 3.00 a day when premium was 33.9 a gallon aw the good old days

You really seem to be enjoying this review and having a ball

Now that looked like so much fun!

They are great cars! Fast enough when stock, but when you start tweak them with stroker crank to over 500 cube that's when things get whole lots of fun.

Great review Matt! Very cool car, thanks!

Mopar or no car...... PERFECT cruising car..

Matt you gotta review more classics! Good vid man keep it up especially for us old school guys! 💪👏

Great review. Please throw in some classic muscle car reviews every so often.

alway always a pleasure to watch your extremely nice cars! A piece of history every time !

When he said "one last second gear pull" I immediately look at the video duration and almost cried when I saw it was in the end.

Love the classic car reviews!

Love the old GTX also..bad ass machine!!

I appreciate the video. If you experienced a lightly modded 440 6bbl POWER shifting vs taking it easy between gears, that is a whole different experience than the way you shifted. I'm not knocking you, just relating my own experience with my warmed up 440 6bbl Roadrunner. I still tap the clutch to shift gears, but at the track, I keep the gas pedal on the floor, and that keeps the 2x 500 CFM outboard carbs open! The first time I hit 2nd gear like that, the glove box popped open because it wasn't fully latched and dust came out from under the dash. Lol.

Great review, this car is the ultimate Mopar Street racer, Mopar won the Muscle car wars.. this car was bare bones bargain basement car

Yet another great review Matt.

I love the excitement!! 😀

Enjoyed your review! Keep it up.

Had a red '68 Coronet R/T 440 back in the day, traded it on a '65 Vette fastback, worst thing I ever did, miss that R/T every day!

I absolutely love the rear end of this car, probably one of the best looking ones ever to be designed, imo

U run on the 2 bbl and under full throttle the outer two barrels kick in. Pretty easy to drive

What a review....remarkable !

Beautiful Super Bee and nice review! I can vouch for the sloppy shifter, I had a 69 Roadrunner with that same shifter/console setep. Loved the styling but it was sloppy as hell, not for drag racing! And yes, the clutch was definitely not for sissies.

Your title - hard to drive - No they were not. None of my Super Bees had any type of power assisted equipment and all were standard trans cars. I did however make my 1968 to a road car from a drag pack auto. It too had a standard trans from the factory and non assisted clutch. And none of them had any type of braking trouble with non pwr assist drum brakes. This car here is a beauty.

I had a friend who had a Super Bee. It was loud and fast.

I am amused by the comments of the younger viewers. Let me set the record straight. A properly tuned Six Pack 440 with modern rubber on the rear will smoke your Toyota Camry. These cars were fucking fast. Back in my day (late 60's in Oklahoma City), wheel-spin was the enemy and if you could find a pair of drag slicks, you could knock two seconds off your quarter mile times. Of course we can never go back to those times but trust me, we had some serious shit too.

Beautiful car, and great review!

I had one in the 70's tire roaster for sure.

Love how your voice went up a full octave after stomping the loud pedal! Lmao!!

I remember being scared shitless as a passenger in one of these cars back in 75. telephone poles looked like they were standing still as my neck got snapped back with each shift . Those 6-packs hit hard when winding the engine out.

There was more leg room in the backseat because the wheel base was two inches longer than the Road Runners.

Wow what an aggressive looking machine they should remake this one too just like the Challenger I think it will sell great what the Beast looking machine🤩

I got to drive in a 440 6 pack exactly like this one. Every time he slammed it into another gear the tires were chirping. What a ride!!!!