This page will document my project from beginning to end, with details and photos.

Here's how it all started on 05/31/2007 in Snyder, TX.

And here's how she looks today, awaiting restoration.

Here's what I'm shooting for.

During a car-scouting trip, along with my buddy, I spotted an early 70s Firebird sitting in the back of a property outside Snyder, TX. My buddy, Stan, had been searching for an early 2nd generation Firebird front end for one of his TAs, so we stopped. After hearing that the car was for sale, we went to look the car over. We spent a good while inspecting it and another 2nd gen Firebird that was sitting in front of it. As we were leaving the 2 cars, I noticed what looked to be a 60s car behind a shop that was just a few feet from the Firebirds. However, there was a mangled Capri almost completely blocking the view of the car. I almost didn't see it there and we never noticed it while looking at the Firebirds. Once I got around the Capri, the first thing I saw was the Super Bee stripe. I was stunned to see one sitting there in that condition, but was excited at what I had found. The old man that owned the property had come home just as we found the Super Bee and came out to greet us. He expected us to be looking at the Firebirds that we had asked his wife about. Stan worked his deal on the Firebirds and I asked if the Dodge was for sale. He said "sure, make me an offer". After hearing his prices for the other cars, I threw out "how about $300?". He thought for a second and said "yeah, I think I can do $300". SOLD! Then the stories about the car and the explanation of the bullet holes began.......
Mr. Womack, the man I bought the car from, had a water well business. Many years ago, about 30, he had done a job for a single mother of several boys. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to support her family and pay for the water well. She had some minor mechanical problem with this car and it was sitting on her property. While sitting in her yard, her boys thought it would be great fun to bust out the windows, so she had little chance of getting it back on the road. She offered to let Mr. Womack take it as collateral. She never got him paid. While it sat on his property, it had become a pipe rack and storage bin. After having a nervous run-in with some shady individuals on a camping trip with his wife, he decided to make sure he was packing adequate firepower on the next trip. He stepped up to a 45. Just to make sure it was stout enough, he fired a few test rounds. Not at some old logs or other junk laying around, not at the mangled Capri, no,........... he chose to shoot the Super Bee! He fired 3 rounds through the side and 2 through the roof. One of the rounds he fired into the door went in one door and out the other. Looks like a 45 will do the job! As for the hood, it was used to cover their dog's grave, then had a pile of trash thrown on top of it! Someone had wanted into the trunk pretty badly, so they tried to pry it open aggressively with a crowbar. So now, I have all of the side and rear glass to replace, a hood and trunk lid to replace, many dents from junk stacking and simple abuse to repair and a few bullet holes to patch!

The body is complete, but has a destroyed hood and trunk lid, numerous dents from pipes and scrap metal being piled on it, a few spots where someone had beat the car for some crazy reason, some rust on the lower quarters, and a few bullet holes. It will need new floor and trunk pans. However, the frame is as straight as an arrow and the car has never been wrecked.



The original black interior is complete, but needs restoration.



It came with a 383 four barrel and heavy duty four speed. Mr. Womack had removed the original motor and transmission many years ago and stored them in his shop. So far, we've been able to find most of the motor, but not the transmission. We have a little more searching to do. He's pretty sure he still has it somewhere in his shop, but he's been collecting piles and piles of parts for a few decades in that shop. The rattlesnakes don't help while searching either!



1969 Dodge Super Bee

She rolled off the assembly line as a 1969 Dodge Super Bee
in dark green with a red stripe and black interior,
pop-out quarter windows("post" version),
Rallye instrument cluster, and a 383 four barrel
with 10.0:1 compression that produced
335HP @ 5000RPM and torque of 425ft.lb. @ 3200RPM,
backed by a 4-speed manual.

Original Sticker Price:
A base 1969 Super Bee was $3,138.

Production #s:
27,846 Super Bees were produced in 1969.

Average Value:
Hagerty Price Guide (440)




440 & Auto Trans(just for fun)
Original '69 Coronet Trunk Lid
Original '69 Coronet Hood
Original Center Grill
Original Glass(all)
Original Door & Rear Interior Panels
Original 383 Fender Emblem
Reproduction Super Bee Emblems
Original Trunk Lock
Challenger Steering Wheel
Old-school Slot Rims & Healthy Tires(for that "MC" look)

Transmission(if we can't locate the original)
Driver Door Mirror
New Carpet
New Dash Pad
Headliner
Upholstery
3rd Gen TA Rear Spoiler

She's home now and the rebuild has begun.

Discovered: 05/31/2007
Purchased: 06/06/2007
Brought Home: 06/06/2007





Mopar muscle!