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WTB I am in the beginning stage of looking for a 1968 Superbee to purchase.

I did look at the "cars for sale" forum and did not find anything in the past year other than a complete project which I am not interested in. What I am looking for is a decent driver that has the original bulge hood, no rust, not red, not 4 speed, and not hemi (don't want to pay that kind of money). As for power plant, ideally, I would be happy with the original 383 also in decent shape. I have always wanted a 68 Super bee, and I am not getting any younger, so now is the time. I am not all wound up about getting the car. I am willing to wait to get what I want for a reasonable price, and if it does not happen, I am ok with that too. I would prefer to buy from someone here on the forum if at all possible. I would trust that way more than some dealer or random person. If anyone who reads this is from Virginia (that is where the car is) would like to have a look and see if you might know this car, please see the link For Sale: 1968 Dodge Super Bee in Cadillac, Michigan Apparently the owner is female and the husbands name is Frank. The pictures are not very good, but please feel free to comment on what you see. The car is on consignment with www.classiccardeals.com and the link to the car on their site is Classic Car Deals Consignment Dealership

Again, I hope someone here has one for sale in reasonable condition for a reasonable price. I did read the "what's it worth" thread where Mikey was looking for a 1969 Bee, and all the responses were super helpful. If you read this Mikey, I know you bought a car, so how are things now that you have had the car for a while??? Congratulations by the way!!! I will check back for responses to this thread!
I absolutely hate consignment operators. Their business model is to make many thousands selling something they don’t have money invested in, other than some advertising and overhead. It’s throwing an exorbitant amount of money away. The owner has a certain amount of money they want, and the consignment company wants to make around 10k on top of that.
 
That would include me as this morning we have a foot of snow on the roads. Even if the snow was gone you cannot take out the rides due to the road salt everywhere. At best you start them in the driveway and let them run for 20 minutes. You live in a beautiful area. Enjoy........
I am indeed fortunate to live where I live. My plan is to keep the videos coming to give you folks up north something to watch while you deal with the cold and snow. Our big annual car show is coming up at the end of January, so I will bring that to you as well. The Super Bee is already entered!!!
 
I absolutely hate consignment operators. Their business model is to make many thousands selling something they don’t have money invested in, other than some advertising and overhead. It’s throwing an exorbitant amount of money away. The owner has a certain amount of money they want, and the consignment company wants to make around 10k on top of that.
Thank God that in the end, I was able to buy from a private party. I am not a big fan of consignment either, but I understand that there is some space for that business model.
 
Was the repair bill about $1-2K?

Front/rear brakes, all flex lines, all hydraulics work?

Think it would be informative of what the follow up costs are to a purchase like this.
 
I’ve owned my 66 Corvette for 38 years and my 67 GTX for 25 years and a maintenance/repair-free classic car is an oxymoron. There is always something that needs work or repair on something on them, even so-called nut and bolt restored ones. Fortunately I’m one of those guys who probably enjoys working on them as much or even more than driving them. My supposedly restored 66 Satelite I bought during the start of the pandemic turned out to need so much work it was almost a full year before I could drive it. You’re off to a good start in that you have a good looking, drivable car. Make a list and work it down over time and enjoy it.
 
I’ve owned my 66 Corvette for 38 years and my 67 GTX for 25 years and a maintenance/repair-free classic car is an oxymoron. There is always something that needs work or repair on something on them, even so-called nut and bolt restored ones. Fortunately I’m one of those guys who probably enjoys working on them as much or even more than driving them. My supposedly restored 66 Satelite I bought during the start of the pandemic turned out to need so much work it was almost a full year before I could drive it. You’re off to a good start in that you have a good looking, drivable car. Make a list and work it down over time and enjoy it.
In earlier years, I bought well preserved GTXs that had been driven on a regular basis, and well maintained. They needed little attention during the time I owned them. Best example was a one owner '69 I bought in 1991, and owned for seven years. Replaced the tires, an alternator belt, battery, and air cleaner pie tin. Never had to charge the factory A/C. The original owner had replaced numerous parts with factory OEM, car had no after market parts.

Fast forward 30 years, and my current '69 needed a new radiator core, tires, disc brake caliper rebuild, and four coolant temperature sensors. Nut and bolt restoration, but sitting around without being driven creates issues, and new parts quality doesn't match the original stuff. The car isn't having that problem on my watch. I'm driving it, and using OEM parts.
 
Why yes it did! It got here around 8am local time (Arizona) yesterday 12/19/2025. Check out my video on youtube!

I remember that day well.
Scarry as hell to see it back out that high up

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Was the repair bill about $1-2K?

Front/rear brakes, all flex lines, all hydraulics work?

Think it would be informative of what the follow up costs are to a purchase like this.
I will let you know as soon as I know. He does not have a complete bill for me yet. I did leave a 1k deposit toward the final bill.
 
I’ve owned my 66 Corvette for 38 years and my 67 GTX for 25 years and a maintenance/repair-free classic car is an oxymoron. There is always something that needs work or repair on something on them, even so-called nut and bolt restored ones. Fortunately I’m one of those guys who probably enjoys working on them as much or even more than driving them. My supposedly restored 66 Satelite I bought during the start of the pandemic turned out to need so much work it was almost a full year before I could drive it. You’re off to a good start in that you have a good looking, drivable car. Make a list and work it down over time and enjoy it.
I completely agree with the statement that even the nicest car needs some kind of work. My goal with this car was not a show car, I really wanted a driver and that is exactly what I got. Yes, it needs some work, but as you say, it is a nice looking car and it is driveable. I do have a list of issues I would like to address, and also as you say, the plan is to work it down over time, but enjoy it in the meantime. To me, this car is living history and I want it to be seen. I look forward to questions and conversations about it as well as the stories from back in the day about a friend, relative or owner who had a Super Bee. I have gotten a lot of that in the comments of the videos I have posted so far. I am getting older, so I wish I had done this sooner, but no matter what, I am glad I finally did it!!! Thank you for your understanding and excellent advice AR67GTX!!!
 

Since I bought the '68 Super Bee, one of the other cars has to go 01082026​


As mentioned in the video, I have space to store 3 cars. Now that I have bought the '68 Super Bee, I have 4 cars. You might ask, why buy a 4th car when you only have space for three? It is a good question, and my answer is that I did not want to sell anything before I actually found and purchased the Super Bee because I did not want to let go of either one if the Super Bee was not a sure thing. Both the Coronet and D100 pickup had extensive work done on them because I never planned to sell them. I was ok with being upside down in them because I wanted them to be reliable. I went the next step on the Coronet and did the paint and body so I could have what I considered one "complete" car.The 4 door Dodge Coronet 440. The 440 means the trim level, not the engine size. This car has a completely rebuilt 318 cu. in. engine bored out to about 340 cu. in. precisionmachineserviceaz.com When the engine was done, we went back with a 4 bbl intake and carb, and an RV cam was installed. The old 2 bbl intake can go with the car if you like. The transmission was also rebuilt and the car has probably only a couple of thousand miles on it since all the work was done. The Classic Car Garage
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/ mrautomotiveaz did not rebuild the engine, but they did most of the rest of the work. I also did suspension work, new wheels and tires and extensive body work and paint
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/ schiererscustoms in an updated version of B3 blue which is the original color of the car according to the fender tag. The inner doors are done with B7 blue. I also had the upholstery done in matching cloth fabric. It also has an all new exhaust system. This is a very nice car. Please check out the playlist for this car and you can see pretty much everything that has been done to it. I am asking 25k for this car. If you are interested, you can let me know in the comment section and I will get back to you.The Dodge D100 Pickup. The truck has the original poly wide block 318 and originally had a 4 speed with a granny low gear. I could only get the truck up to about 65 mph and it sounded like it was at the top of RPM. I got an automatic with overdrive out of what I think was a 2001 Dodge Ram if I remember correctly. I had it rebuilt and had my local classic car shop (Classic Car Garage
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/ mrautomotiveaz ) on the back side or Mr. Automotive here in Green Valley, AZ do the conversion/installation of the transmission as well of al the other disassembly and reassembly. I still have the original transmission, clutch, bell housing and slave cylinder (I think the starter too) if someone wants to put it back to original. These will come with the truck if desired. I had a new floor pan installed in the truck because what was there was patches over patches
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/ schiererscustoms . To do this, the cab had to come off the truck, so while that was off, I had the bed removed as well and had new oak boards installed. This was not a kit. A local woodshop did the woodwork and the Classic Car Garage did the installation. The sent the hold down metal strips sent out and powder coated. My neighbor and I cut some 1/4' plywood to cover the oak bed to protect it if I needed to haul something, those go with the truck as well. While the cab and bed were off, I took the rolling frame with the engine it is to Lone Wolf Speed and Customs https://www.bizapedia.com/az/lone-wol... and had the frame treated and painted to protect it. The story on the truck I got from the person I bought it from was that the truck was bought at auction in Colorado. I am told that it used to be a Forest Service vehicle. Under the black paint, you can see what looks like Forest Service green paint. From the auction, the truck was driven to Phoenix where the owned had a brother who had a shop and the engine was rebuilt and the trans checked and clutch replaced. The owner drove it to Tucson and drove it around for a bit, so he said there were about 400 miles on that work when he sold it to me. I believed him as the new exhaust still looks like new and the truck runs like a top. I have probably put a couple thousand miles on the truck since I have had it. The owner got in to some hot water with his HOA in Tucson for too many vehicles, so he brought it to where he worked in Green Valley with the idea that he would use it when in town. Over time, the packrats got to it, and it would not start. It sat there for a couple of years before I saw it and inquired about it, and ultimately purchased it and started a mechanical restoration. You can see all the work under playlists on my channel. I am asking 30k for the truck, so if you are interested in the truck, please let me know in the comments section and I will get back to you.
 
I spent seat time behind the wheel of the Coronet on 30 December. I've never driven a B Body Mopar that rode and drove so good. I felt like I was driving a brand new car. I had a hard time walking away. I wanted to drive that car around all day.

Thanks for the video.
 
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