Not a Superbird, not even a Road Runner - a 1966 Belvedere II 2-dr, but with a 426 Hemi & 3-speed on the floor manual transmission. I don't know why, but that's what it was.
I think it was the same platform that would in later years be used for
the Road Runner & Superbird, but this particular model was at least a
couple of years before that happened.
It was still the days when Dodge was the brand little old spinster
school teachers drove ("The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" not
withstanding) because they stopped making DeSotos in 1960. The Chrysler
300 was a preacher's car because Cadillacs were too flashy for a "man
of the cloth" who didn't want to be seen putting on airs. Not much more
than a year after the debut of the Ford Mustang & the Plymouth Barracuda
was still regarded as just a sporty version Plymouth Valiant.
Prices went up a whole lot later on, but it was cheap because it wasn't
that popular (YET).
Keep in mind that at that time Durham, NC was a small town whose major
"industry" was the manufacture of cigarettes & as a market town for
tobacco farmers. It sat on the showroom floor the whole of my junior
year in high school; a good nine months which is a long time for a
dealer to have a vehicle sitting on the lot.
On 2/22/2014 2:10 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote:
$2400 for the superbird?? no way! On 2/22/2014 12:43 PM, John wrote:It *was* remarkably low. That's why I remember it for so long. It was about the same price as the plain vanilla Chevy 4-dr sedan my father had bought the year before and I found that amazing. On 2/21/2014 7:35 PM, Ken Waller wrote:Sticker price as equipped $2400 including optional heater & AM radio.Seems remarkably low. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller ----- Original Message ----- From: "John" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Daytona SuperbirdI never thought they were as cool as the Plymouth Belvedere II that preceded them. I remember back in high school the local Plymouth dealer was on the way when I walked from school to my after school job & I'd sometimes stop in to drool over a '66 2-door, 426 Hemi, 3-speed on the floor (Hurst shifter I think - that may be just wishful thinking, but it *was* a floor shift). Sticker price as equipped $2400 including optional heater & AM radio. On 2/21/2014 2:29 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: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
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