What is an A12 mopar?

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What is an A12 mopar?

Chrysler referred to these as package cars. The Road Runner you see here is referred to by Mopar guys as an A12 package (from the fender tag), or an M-code car (from the fifth digit in the VIN referring to a special engine install). See all 7 photos. This is a ’69 special built in June of that year.

What is an A12 Road Runner?

The A12 engine conversion package was a mid-season release for 1969, and was available for the Road Runner and Dodge Super Bee. It consisted of the M-code 390-hp 440 6-bbl engine (Six-Pack in the Dodge), fitted with three Holley two-barrel carburetors on an Edelbrock aluminum intake manifold.

What is an A12 Super Bee?

These special order 1969 1/2 Dodge Super Bees are known as A12 M-code cars. The A12 package also equipped the cars with a Dana 60 axle with a 4:10 gear-ratio, heavy duty automatic transmission or a 4-speed manual, and a ‘lift off’ flat black scooped hood.

What is a A12 car?

The Chrysler A12 option package was a mid-year introduction that was available for the Plymouth Road Runner and Dodge Super Bee. The A12 cars were powered by the high-performance 440 engine that was fed by three Holley two-barrel carburetors.

How many A12 Roadrunners were built?

Production of the A12 Road Runner finished after 615 were built, 227 with automatics and 388 with 4-speed manuals. Color options for the Road Runner included Performance Red, Bahama Yellow, Rallye Green and Vitamin C Orange.

How many A12 Super Bees were made?

Production figures from the A12 Registry document a total of 1,907 Six Pack Super Bees and 1,412 6BBL Road Runners sold. Dodge offered Super Bees as both hardtop (no post) WM23M9A cars and coupe (with post) WM21M9A cars. Dodge built 1,487 Super Bee hardtops, 826 of them with four-speeds, 661 with automatics.

What is a 69 Roadrunner worth?

Data based on 405 auction sales. note: The images shown are representations of the 1969 Plymouth Road Runner and not necessarily vehicles that have been bought or sold at auction….Plymouth Models.

Bodystyles Median Sale
Convertible $46,500
Coupe $34,038
Hardtop Coupe $40,500

How much is a roadrunner car worth?

If you find one of these vintage Plymouth muscle cars in “fair” shape today with a little work needed to get it back to former glory, you can still expect to spend $20,000 and $30,000. According to Hagerty, a Road Runner example in pristine shape will likely go for more than $75,000.

What’s the option code for a Mopar A12?

Lift-off cars, as they are commonly referred to, were available in both hard tops (WM23M) and coupes (WM21M). They made 1487 hard tops (661 auto and 826 4-spd) and 420 coupes (153 auto and 267 4-spd). The option code for six pack cars (A12) consists of the following items.

What kind of tires are in a Mopar A12?

A no-gloss black fiberglass hood pinned at each corner and a functional air scoop is part of the package. Because of the large breather assembly, a 3-speed wiper motor was also included. 15″ x 6″ JJ rims with 15-inch red-streak tires were the only tire and wheel combination available.

When did the Dodge A12 Super Bee come out?

No, we’re going to focus on the A12-optioned Super Bees, such as this hardtop currently owned by Danny Veeck of Evansville, Indiana. Perhaps just a code for some, the A12 option was born in February of 1969: a mid-year model–of sorts–for the budget-conscious connoisseur of speed.

What kind of engine does a Dodge A12 have?

ENGINES Aside from the obvious body deviation–covered momentarily–the biggest component of the A12 option was the instant availability of a 440-cu.in. engine that replaced the standard Coronet 383.

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