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The Dodge Super Bee is a muscle car that
was produced from 1968 - 1971.



The Super Bee model name was reproduced
for the 2007 - 2009, 2012, and
2013 Dodge Charger Super Bee models.

The original Dodge Super Bee was based
on the Dodge Coronet 2-door coupe,
and was produced from 1968 - 1970.

It was Dodge's low-priced powerful muscle
car and a rebadged version of the
Plymouth Road Runner.
The origin of the name, "Super Bee",
has its basis in the "B" Body designation
pertinent to Chrysler's mid-sized cars,
including the Road Runner and Charger.

The Super Bee was available with the
Hemi engine.
This option raised the price by 33%,
and only 125 were sold.
The 1968 model was only sold as a 2-door
coupe, with two engine options, the base
335 hp 383 Magnum, and the 426 Hemi,
rated at 425 hp.



The Plymouth Road Runner was produced
from 1968 - 1980.



By 1968, some of the original muscle cars
were moving away from their roots as
relatively cheap, fast cars as they gained
features and increased in price.
Plymouth developed the Road Runner to
market a lower-priced, basic trim model to
its upscale GTX.

In 1969, the Plymouth Road Runner was
awarded Motor Trend magazine's Car of
the Year.

The Road Runner of 1968 - 1970 was based
on the Belvedere, while the GTX was based
on the Sport Satellite, a car with higher-level
trim and slight differences in the grilles
and taillights.

The standard engine was an exclusive
"Roadrunner" 383 cu in (6.3 L) B-series
V8 engine with a 4-barrel Carter Carburetor
rated at 335 hp.

Plymouth expected to sell about 20,000
cars in 1968; actual sales numbered
around 45,000.
This placed the Road Runner 3rd in sales
among muscle cars, with only the Pontiac
GTO and Chevy's SS-396 Chevelle
outselling it.

Plymouth paid $50,000 to Warner Bros.
-Seven Arts to use the Road Runner name
and likeness from their Wile E. Coyote and
the Road Runner cartoons (along with the
"beep, beep" horn, which Plymouth
paid $10,000 to develop).



The Plymouth Barracuda was manufactured
by Plymouth from 1964 - 1974.

In 1968, the Plymouth Barracuda was one
of the first muscle cars to be based on the
smaller compact car body size.

The Barracuda was based on the Plymouth
Valiant and was available with a 383 cu in
(6.3 L) V8 engine producing 300 hp.

In 1970, the mid-sized fastest muscle car
produced by American Motors was the
AMC Rebel, which had a 390 cu in (6.4 L)
engine producing 340 hp.