Description:Beep! Beep! Sure sounds friendly, eh? Well...I'd pay more attention to that menacing hood than the cutesy horn, pal. 440 cubic inches of power, huge carburetion hooked to a big Dana out back by a hard shifting Torqueflite is gonna get you every time. With its original build sheet and original fender tag, a known ownership history and a high quality restoration this Beeper's right for your high powered collection!
For Mopar muscle car fans, Hemi was four letters for performance. Hemi was also four letters for expensive, temperamental and, for the most part, bland, with only those little “Hemi” badges to alert the other guy to the thrashing he was about to receive. In what seems as an about-face answer to all of that was this car: The lift-off hood A12 package Road Runner. Brash, loud, and frequently faster than the Hemi, nearly devoid of creature comforts and with no clear track objective, these cars did one thing, and did it well: They ruled the streets.
Here's the fender tag:
TOP) LINE 6 :
05110 = 2 DIGIT GATE # 3 DIGIT BASE #
281615 = 6 DIGIT LINE SEQUENCE #
9 = YEAR 1969
A =
LYNCH RD.
ASSEMBLY PLANT
282xxx = SERIAL #
LINE 5:
926 = ENGINE CODE – 440 SIX PACK W/AUTO
999 = SPECIAL REAR AXLE (4.10 DANA 60)
93 = TRANSMISSION CODE – HD TORQUEFLITE AUTOMATIC
LINE 4:
26 = 26" RADIATOR
A12 = 440 3-2BBL ENGINE CONVERSION PACKAGE
LINE 3:
7X = BLACK (SINGLE LINE) PINSTRIPE
LINE 2:
K2 = BODY PAINT CODE (VITAMIN "C" ORANGE)
K2 = ROOF / VINYL ROOF COLOR (SAME CODE INDICATES MONOTONE PAINT)
H2X =BENCH SEAT INTERIOR, BLACK
X9 =UPPER DOOR FRAME PAINT
(BOTTOM) LINE 1 :
RM23 -
BELVEDERE ROAD
RUNNER TWO DOOR HARDTOP
E63 - ENGINE (CARS STARTED AS 383-4BBL)
D32 - 3 SPEED AUTOMATIC
426 - SCHEDULED PRODUCTION DATE (APR 26)
949449 - VEHICLE ORDER #
On to the build sheet, we also add S77 power steering and an R11 AM radio as well as A12 standard items such as J25 three speed wipers, W25 steel wheels, U7S G70x14 redline tires, N65 torque drive fan, N51 max cool package, B31 heavy duty drum brakes and the F23 heavy duty suspension. These sheets rarely follow an A12 to the present day—it's a treat to even see one!
Under the original hood you'll find a well dressed, 2/69 cast/4-16 assembled 440HP engine replacing the long gone original. There’s a correct 054 radiator up front, hooked up to the motor by reproduction radiator and heater hoses with correct Corbin clamps. Date coded correct spark plug wires connect to a Pertronix electronic ignition kit and ride in reproduction wire looms. The original air cleaner assembly hosts a correct reproduction air cleaner element and hides the rebuilt and detailed carbs complete with the proper choke and fast idle solenoid assemblies. The battery’s a larger group 27 in the picture but the car will come with a correct group 25. New cables, the correct PCV valve and a rebuilt master cylinder add to the "just right" look!
This is a full rotisserie job with orange paint everywhere, hidden only by undercoating in the right places. Freshly rebuilt brakes front and rear bring the car to a halt with new lines and hoses. A new reproduction exhaust system complete with reproduction Hemi mufflers keep things as stealthy as possible for a car with a flat black hood! A new fuel tank and sender and new lines supply fuel forward and round out a well detailed, rebuilt chassis. Open up to the trunk to find the spare, proper jack and a new trunk mat sitting on the original trunk floor. All is fresh, all is show ready!
Inside you’ll find a mix of mint original parts with high quality reproductions. A new gauge bezel adds shine, as do the new armrest bases and inside door handles. All soft trim from the headliner to the door panels to the carpet is from Legendary. The gauges read brightly and accurately, the upper door frames were repainted and accent the new door panels, the big bench seat is perfect for short bursts of speed or a decent cruise—hop in, give a quick beep-beep and run!
New, shiny paint outside is the first thing you notice. Vitamin "C" is very cool with its light gold metallic flakes! The body is very straight, the gaps are excellent and the doors close very nicely. Up front you’ll find a freshly re-chromed bumper underneath a very nice grille before moving up to that mammoth black hood. The riveted hood pin bezels are correct (only steel hoods got screws) as are the short lanyards. What little bright work on the car (these weren’t meant to dazzle you with chrome!) is in superb shape with an excellent shine. The rear bumper is also re-chromed and sits below an excellent tail panel and taillight set. Four gloss black steel wheels are wrapped with brand new G70x15 Firestone redlines for the original look without resorting to NOS tires!
This is a blue chip Mopar, in one of the best colors out there, with its original factory documentation and an excellent restoration! Rotisserie restored A12 Road Runners like this one are sure-fire investments which have been on the forefront of the collector market for years. Beep! Beep!
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