Do all A12 691/2 Roadrunners have torque boxes?

• Jun 18, 2025

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A friend of mine is looking at an A12 car. All numbers look good, engine block good, 4 speed Dana. He says he did not see the torque boxes. Any ideas??

 

• Jun 18, 2025

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I bet they do but apparently not. @Big D A12

 

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• Jun 18, 2025

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They don’t

 

• Jun 18, 2025

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I've never noticed any on mine.

 

• Jun 18, 2025

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Hemi cars and some verts. Never heard of a 440 car getting boxes..

 

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dadsbee said:

Hemi cars and some verts. Never heard of a 440 car getting boxes..

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E bodies did... But not B bodies.. Besides M code AKA A12's started life as 383 cars..

 

• Jun 21, 2025

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The A12 cars do not have torque boxes. As mentioned above, the A12 is an option applied to a standard Super Bee or Road Runner in 1969.

D

 

Last edited: Jun 21, 2025