CHICAGO – It’s hard to hide a black and yellow Charger.
Especially nowadays, with that bold design. Strangely enough, however, that’s what was happening at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show – a black and yellow Charger, with a bee on the fenders, just sitting in a quiet corner surrounded by custodians and waiting, patiently, for someone to give it a look. Here’s betting that plenty of people will notice when the Chicago Auto Show opens to the public next week. They’ll notice that not only has Dodge reissued the Super Bee line, but has done it with the SRT 8 and its asphalt cracklin’ 6.1-liter, 425-horsepower Hemi engine. Colors and enhancements include "Detonator Yellow" exterior color, with black hood and deck-lid face, Super Bee logos on front and rear fenders, and contrasting yellow stitching on the seats, steering wheel and shift knob. If you don’t know about the Super Bee, consider that the nameplate made its debut in 1968 within the Dodge Coronet line at a sticker price of just over $3,000. It was offered as a Dodge Charger 1971, and restored examples fetch between $80,000 – $100,000 today. You can buy a new one this fall for a lot less than a classic but, sadly, considerably more than that original $3,000 price tag. Actually pricing will be announced closer to launch.
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About Brian Chee
Prior to joining Autobytel in the Spring of 2000, Brian Chee spent 15 years as a writer and editor in his native southern California, his work appearing in a wide variety of regional newspapers and online publications. As an editor at Autobytel, Brian has been quoted in numerous regional and national publications, including the Wall St. Journal and InStyle Magazine. He is responsible for writing, editing and planning content for three of the company’s consumer websites: autobytel.com, autoweb.com and carsmart.com. His “beat” includes vehicle reviews, features, news and Auto Show coverage. Brian considers himself a “SoCal” car enthusiast: the kind who grades a car on how it handles today’s urban and suburban reality of daily traffic gridlock, rising fuel prices and fast-paced lifestyles. Brian is an Eagle Scout, a member of the Automotive Press Association, the Motor Press Guild, and the California State University Advisory Board for Internet Writing. Brian holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism.
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