Classic American

BACK TO Basics 1969 Dodge Coronet 440 six Bee tribute

The value of classic Mopars is on the rise and we've come across a number of former race cars that have been returned to stock guise in recent years - Peter Green's stunning '69 six-pack A12 Super Bee tribute is no exception. Having spent much of its first two decades in the UKknown as Woody's Wedge, this was a serious quarter-mile street/strip car piloted by Bri Wood. With racing duties firmly in the past, this Coronet now enjoys a fresh lease of life as Peter's show car and, when it's dry, it's often his daily driver too.

Peter has been into his American classicsfor as long as he can remember; Highway Patrol, Whirlybirds and Cannonball Run among the usual inspirational suspects. "Films like Get Carter, Vanishing Point and Two Lane Blacktop were up there too," he laughs. Back in the Sixties, Peter entered the automotive trade, but chose to concentrate

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