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383 Magnum, 383 Four Barrel #529788
11/18/09 01:14 PM
11/18/09 01:14 PM
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I have seen 69 Bees with both 383 Magnum and 383 Four Barrel on the fenders. Why the difference?


1969 340 4 Speed Swinger R4,
black vinyl, white butt stripe, 3:91

Re: 383 Magnum, 383 Four Barrel [Re: 6T9Hemi] #529789
11/18/09 02:36 PM
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I can't speak for '69 Superbees, but I have a '70 N code Challenger that is not an R/T and it has 383 four barrel badges, and the Challenger R/T's got 383 magnum badges.
Maybe 69 383-4 Coronets were supposed to get the 383 four barrel badge, and R/T's and Superbees got the magnum one. Either a factory error or restoration error could have resulted in the wrong badges getting installed on some Superbees?

Re: 383 Magnum, 383 Four Barrel [Re: 6T9Hemi] #529790
11/18/09 06:34 PM
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I believe they are different becaust of which plant they were assembled.

Re: 383 Magnum, 383 Four Barrel [Re: 6T9Hemi] #529791
11/18/09 06:41 PM
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I have no idea why...
I had a '69 Bee with emblems on the hood scoops as well as the fenders.

Re: 383 Magnum, 383 Four Barrel [Re: 52savoy] #529792
11/18/09 07:37 PM
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"Regular" 383 4bbl cars were "383 4-barrels", but by the magic of marketing, the performance models had "383 Magnums". That said, I'd bet that on the assembly line, a few cars got incorrect badges.
I had an untouched original '70 Satellite that had a Coronet 440 dash trim panel nameplate above the glove box instead of the correct Satellite nameplate.

Re: 383 Magnum, 383 Four Barrel [Re: topside] #529793
11/19/09 02:23 AM
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I have an original '69 superbee marketing photo and it shows emblems just like my old bee...on the fenders and hood. I'm curious how many might have come that way??







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