Maybe Bo and Luke wouldn't have wrecked so many on landing if they'd had that wing on the back to keep the nose up.:tooth:
I wonder if any industrious soul has done a Daytona treatment to one of the current production Chargers. That'd be fun!
For just looks, my favorite has always been the 1970 version: it has the yawning abyss / shark's mouth / jet intake of the '68's chrome-free, unsplit grille, and the Millenium Falcon / fusion thruster look of the '69's rectangular taillights.
And I know the aerodynamic reasons for the Daytona's flush rear window, but sorry, the sugar scoop just LOOKS better!
Very cool!Just about the same color too!I am using the Dukes of Hazzard Charger for the chassis,engine and interior.I will put the Stars and Bars on the top and will paint a vertical white racing stripe(Like the Superbee) on the rear quarters.Making it the Duke's Daytona!
Painted the chassis orange and the subframes black.Represents an over restored example.Chrysler never painted the chassis,they just left it in primer with a little overspray along the edges.Explains why they rusted so badly.
You've done a really nice job on the models! That is one of the hobbies I enjoyed in the past and still have a few that I hope to some day build. I enjoyed driving the '68 Charger 440 R/T that I owned, even more than the models. And of course I'll never forgive myself for not buying the '70 Superbird in late '70s, for $6k! But if I had bought it I would have probably sold or traded it long before it reached the collectible status that they now have. Just prior to buying the Charger, I went down to the local Ford dealer and took a Shelby GT 500 for a test ride. When I brought it back the salesman tried to talk me into buying a GT 350 that they could let me have for almost the same money. To have those choices to make today.....I ended up buying the Charger and never regretted it.
Yes that superbird would have been a great investment but who could foresee the huge prices that they fetch now?I have heard stories that some dealers actually took the nose and wings off of some of the wing cars because they could not sell them and put normal front ends on them!
I have heard stories that some dealers actually took the nose and wings off of some of the wing cars because they could not sell them and put normal front ends on them!
I can believe that. Off the track,they are a little extreme. Nowadays, you'd just put it on the internet and let the World Market do it's thing. Back then, getting the car and the guy who wanted it together was not quite so easy.
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I wonder if any industrious soul has done a Daytona treatment to one of the current production Chargers. That'd be fun!
For just looks, my favorite has always been the 1970 version: it has the yawning abyss / shark's mouth / jet intake of the '68's chrome-free, unsplit grille, and the Millenium Falcon / fusion thruster look of the '69's rectangular taillights.
And I know the aerodynamic reasons for the Daytona's flush rear window, but sorry, the sugar scoop just LOOKS better!
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Should have brought back the shaker from day one..........
Whatever they end up calling this............
......... it should not be Barracuda!!!
I can believe that. Off the track,they are a little extreme. Nowadays, you'd just put it on the internet and let the World Market do it's thing. Back then, getting the car and the guy who wanted it together was not quite so easy.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
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