There was a production version of the Daytona — had to be to make it legal for NASCAR — and the wing had to be high enough for the trunk lid to open. That’s the story of legend anyway. But the car was designed in a wind tunnel and it may well have been that the wing caught more air when positioned high. The production versions of the Daytonas and the Plymouth Superbird version were crudely assembled. The gaps on the nose cone didn’t align and the pain on the rear spoiler didn’t match the body color. Now when the obsessive original equipment collectors restore them they try to make them less than perfect. Shot several of them that were judged at shows over the past few years. The winning cars all were a bit off kilter. On Feb 21, 2014, at 1:51 PM, knarf <knarftheria [email protected]> wrote:
> Quick! > > Why was the rear wing so high? > > No googling, that's cheating. > > Drool-worthy car. Remember seeing one on the street for the first time. Oh > baby! > > Cheers, > frank > > On 21 February, 2014 1:28:37 PM EST, Doug Franklin <[email protected]> > wrote: >> OK, Cotty, here's your chance! A real, honest-to-God Daytona Superbird >> >> with an actual racing history, and a 429, is for sale. No price listed. >> :) >> >> http://www.motorsportretro.com/2014/02/1969-dodge-charger-daytona/ >> >> http://www.canepacollection.com/detail-1969-dodge-charger-daytona-used-5111490.html > > “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
