We by no means get bored with barn finds, and this one is stuffed with traditional Mopar muscle. That’s, in spirit anyway, because it appears the entire classics on this new Auto Archaeology video have their engines eliminated. Whether or not they’re saved elsewhere or have been picked for different initiatives is unclear, however hopefully, no less than a pair nonetheless exist as a result of they belong to some correctly uncommon machines.
The second-generation Dodge Charger from 1968 by way of 1970 will get the glory, however the third-generation Charger that dropped in 1971 has a faithful following as properly. The redesigned physique nonetheless carried some muscle beneath the hood, because the 426 Hemi and 440 Six Pack V8 endured as engine choices. The 1971 Charger on this barn discover is an R/T mannequin, outfitted with the 440 and a four-speed handbook transmission in response to its VIN. The video additional identifies the automotive as being painted a uncommon shade of blue with a blue inside. As we talked about beforehand, the engine is unfortunately not beneath the hood.
The identical holds true for the orange automotive sitting beside it. That is a 1969 Dodge Tremendous Bee, however Mopar aficionados will acknowledge the hood scoop as belonging to the mid-year Tremendous Bee A12, the place A12 denotes a particular possibility code. It provides all types of go-fast elements, chief amongst them being the 440 Six Pack, rated at 390 horsepower again within the day. It sat beneath a fiberglass hood with the large scoop, related to both a beefed-up computerized or a four-speed handbook transmission. This specific automotive could have rocked the handbook as evidenced by a gap within the ground the place the shifter ought to be if the powertrain was current.
Different vehicles within the storage embody a 1965 Plymouth Belvedere, a 1968 Dodge Dart, one other 1969 Tremendous Bee, and a pair of 1969 Dodge Coronets. Technically, the Tremendous Bee was a efficiency trim stage of the Coronet, so it is doable these have been all serving as elements vehicles for different Tremendous Bee restorations.
In any case, the 1971 Charger R/T and 1969 Tremendous Bee A12 are the celebrities of this Mopar barn discover. Lower than 2,000 A12 Tremendous Bees have been constructed for 1969 (listed as a 1969.5 mannequin 12 months automotive) and roughly 2,700 Charger R/T trims have been inbuilt 1971. That 12 months additionally marked the top of the 440 cubic-inch six pack V8 with its three carburetors, including one thing of a bittersweet taste to this barn discover since these vehicles are lacking their legendary engines.