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A40 option
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07/30/08 10:59 PM
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I have a 69 bee with the A40 option on the data plate. What exactly is it and does anyone have pictures of their 69 bee with this option?? Mine has N96 hood, hood pins and wheel opening moldings. Any thing else?? Thanks
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Re: A40 option
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Re: A40 option
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The information is a little sketchy, at least according to GGs white books. He lists the "performance hood treatment" in both the A39 and A40 packages, and we are to assume that meant black scoops, but there is no mention of the SIDE scoops at all.
Does anyone have a 1969 Dodge Dealer Data Book that can shed any light on this?
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Re: A40 option
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07/31/08 01:21 PM
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Spring special with vinyl top.
SS included: the hood with V21 hood performance tratment, the hood pins, light package, pedal dress up, belt molding, 3 speed wipers (to go with the hood), remote mirror, and a couple of other things I can't recall.
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Re: A40 option
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07/31/08 01:23 PM
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Does anyone have a 1969 Dodge Dealer Data Book that can shed any light on this?
Spring Special is not listed in data book as it came out after the book.
Spring Special hood with pins and black scoops.
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Re: A40 option
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I have seen several pictures of 69 Super Bees over the years with both Black hood scoops and Black side scoops, but have never seen any proof that the side scoop came from the factory that way. I don't recall there being a procedure to order them that way when new, but then again I also don't remember the hood scoops coming Black in the Spring Package either. 
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Re: A40 option
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My bee has a build date of 6/27/69. Any idea when this option became available?
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Re: A40 option
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Somewhere I know I have a picture of an original window sticker for one of these cars and it definitely had the side scoops on it. The side scoops were black and the car was a rough unrestored car.
Govier's white books does have a note (CYA) "Some packages may not include all items listed for certain models. Consult Data Book for specific listings" This however does no good determining what would have come in the Spring Special packages as dealers were notified by special sales bulletin of the packages availability, content, pricing, and ordering instructions.
Does anyone have a copy of the sales bulletin for 1969 Dodge Coronet models?
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Re: A40 option
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07/31/08 07:07 PM
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My bee has a build date of 6/27/69. Any idea when this option became available?
Dealer notices for "SPRING SPECIAL" packages started hitting dealerships around February for new spring releases to be available in March/April.
I would "assume" the packages for Plymouth Road Runner & others (A14/A15) and Dodge Super Bee & others (A39/A40) were released in a similar manner. 
spring INCREASE $$$ SALES specials
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Re: A40 option
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07/31/08 08:48 PM
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This is directly from an original dealer anouncement
Code A39 & A40
Vinyl roof optional
Air scoop Ramcharger hood
Chromed hood hold down pins
Special hood paint treatment
3 Speed wipers
F70 x 14 Raised white letters T87
or F70 x 47 RSW T85
Wholesale savings with out the vinyl roof was 41.00
NA with the packages were:
dealer demo
driver training
A04 Radio group
floral roof
H51 AC
N88 Speed control
E74 Hemi
A35 trailer towing
L31 fender turn indicators
A12 Six Pack
My Bee was built in LA with a SPD of 5/21/69
WM21 4 speed.
Met a guy at Carlise who has another coupe 4 speed with a SPD one week earlier also a LA built car.
Both car B5 with blue bench interiors.
1959 Bugeye Sprite
1967 Charger Black L code
1967 Coronet R/T Convert Green 440 auto bought from original owner
1968 Charger R/T Bronze 440 4 spd console AM/FM
1969 Super Bee WM21H B5 A40 D21 N96
1969 Barracuda Formula S 340 Convert pilot car
1969 Hemi Road Runner RM23J D32 Omaha orange 4.10 Dana N96 N85
1970 Super Bee WM23N FE5 V1X 3.91 axle package, N96
1970 Road Runner RM21N B3 V1X D13
1971 MG Midget
1971 Road Runner RM23H GW3, A57
1972 Road Runner RM23P FY1, D21
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Re: A40 option
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07/31/08 11:01 PM
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I have a set of sequential vin # 69 spring special super bees. My one car, my dad bought new. It is a 22,000 mile survivor and was featured in the aug 05 issue of Mopar Collector's Guide. My other bee is R6 red/blac top/stripe/ scoops/interior. They were the only b-bodies in 69 that came with raised letter f70 14 polyglas GTs also.
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Restoring a car to look "only" as good as the factory made it is like getting a boob job for your wife and having the doctor make them two different sizes to seem more natural
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it included some mouldings, also included black "RAMCHARGER" scoops!! 
