1969 was the Super Bee's first full model year, and its peak by volume — about 27,800 cars across coupe and hardtop. The WM23 2-door hardtop joined the original WM21 post coupe; the hardtop quickly became the volume body. Standard powertrain stayed the 383 Magnum (N-code on the broadcast / fender tag); the Hemi (J-code) carried over as the top-of-line option.
Mid-1969 brought the A12 package — the original 440 Six-Pack on a Super Bee. M-code engine on the broadcast sheet. One-piece fiberglass lift-off hood with chrome pin latches and a flat-black finish. No wheel covers — steel wheels with chrome lugs only, fifteen inches regardless of body. Sold both as Super Bee A12 and as Road Runner A12 (mechanically identical, different badging). The Super Bee A12 figure most often cited is 1,907 cars.
Designer — same Dodge Studio under Bill Brownlie that authored the 1968 reskin. The 1969 Coronet body changes were minor (front fascia, taillamp panel) — Brownlie's team carried the muscle-era Super Bee through to the 1970 facelift.
Hemi builds for 1969 are tracked across both body styles — sources usually split 92 coupe + 166 hardtop, totalling 258 cars. The A12 lift-off hood was 1969-only; by 1970 the V-code Six-Pack ran a regular hood with the scoop package.