As I reviewed Danbury’s first 1969 Super Bee, in Copper Poly, I wondered what next might come from its magnificent tooling. Shoulda known it would have been the Super Bee Six Pack! DM makes a transition from model to model like no one else’s business. Although it’s on the same general platform, this model is wholly different than the previous Super Bee. And does it ever look fantastic grouped with that copper replica and DM’s 1968 Plymouth Road Runner in blue. The Six Pack is painted in “Orange”, not to be confused with, “Hemi Orange”, also used in 1969. Plymouth had a citrus-flavored orange in ’69 as well, called, “Vitamin C”, but make no mistake; this little ray of sunshine will ward off any common cold just as effectively.
The model shares the same innovative door hinges, has working high tech suspension componentry, fabulous detailing throughout and has the added features of a removable fiberglass hood, complete with functional hood pins, a removable air cleaner to show off what makes the diecast a, “Six Pack”, and it also comes with hood stilts to replicate the way a 1:1 would display the hood during a car show. This car was all about performance; purposeful capless wheels, lightweight scooped hood, testosterone-inspired motor and a bare-bones, no frills build. Danbury captured every nuance of that perfectly. As usual, the paint has been flawlessly applied. Rich, shiny and smooth as silk, the glossy exterior highlights the black interior work.
I really like the realistic way they render the body panel seams. There is a black paint-wash that runs from the cowl air intake area just fore of the windshield and between it and the front fenders and the rear shelf and trunk lid, it discerns the gap authentically. Within the trunk we find a miniature jacking instruction sticker, jack and removable spare on a plaid floor cover. Interior-wise, DM performed their usual magic. The visors fold down, the seat belts are fabric with photo-etch ends and the dash and gauges are realistically styled and fabricated.
And as par for the course, Danbury put their best modeling art to work in the engine bay. The 440 lump is fashioned intricately with connecting pieces that range from a removable air cleaner, surrounded by a hood-sealed turkey pan that also plays host to the breather cap that plugs into the driver’s side valve cover and an assortment of wires, cables and hoses. All are proportionate to the scale. The chassis detail is extraordinary and the aforementioned hood pin assembly is phenomenal.
DM has once again given us a terrific Mopar to love and cherish and you know it makes me wonder, yet again, what other little beauty may flow from this rich Chrysler Corporation tooling. Issue price is $120.
-Tony Perrone