whiskee
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anyone got $600,000 I can borrow?
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13aceofspades13
lets kick some tires and lights some fires!
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i would have got something ells for $600,000, nice car though...
whiskee
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13aceofspades13 said:
Not me lol. besides this is one of the holy trinity of muscle cars. Hemi cuda convertible, ZL1 copo Camaro , and the Charger Daytona.
That Daytona is so cool, I bet if you just sat in it, you would instantly grow sideburns and a mullet and know how to play guitar like Jimi Hendrix.
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Awesome car, but in this economy....if he is serious in selling it, take it to Barrett Jackson and take your chances (Isn't the Las Vegas one coming up in Sept! LOL)
Beautiful car....and the only car to be banned from Nascar because it was too fast! LOL
There wasn't many made of either the Daytona or the Superbird, but I think the Daytona is slightly more sought after as there was less of them made vs the Superbird....could be wrong on that though.
Beautiful car....and the only car to be banned from Nascar because it was too fast! LOL
There wasn't many made of either the Daytona or the Superbird, but I think the Daytona is slightly more sought after as there was less of them made vs the Superbird....could be wrong on that though.
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yep ,, they built 70 of the Daytona and 135 of the Superbird. with Hemis
Not sure if the car was banned from racing , I know the Hemi engine was banned.
Not sure if the car was banned from racing , I know the Hemi engine was banned.
13aceofspades13
lets kick some tires and lights some fires!
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its a nice car... that is for sure... $600,000 is expensive though...
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The Hemi was only banned for one year in 1965. With the loss of so many top drivers that drove the Hemis because they walked on Nascar because of the ban, Nascar had no choice but to allow the Hemi back in 1966, much to the ire of Ford, who boycotted the first few races of the 1966 campaign.
In 1969, the Dodge Charger Daytona was released, Richard Petty liked the Daytona so much he wanted Plymouth to have the same car, however Plymouth (Plymouth and Dodge racing programs were 2 different entities then), said they weren't going to do that, Richard got mad and drove a Ford during the 1969 racing year. Now comes 1970, and Plymouth releases the Superbird, which brings Richard back to the Plymouth fold driving the famous Petty Blue Bird.
1971 the Superbird was banned (as well as the Daytona) for a couple of reasons. One being that Plymouth made the Superbird with the express purpose of racing in Nascar, making only enough cars for the street to make it legal for Nascar (500 cars), 2nd was the fact that it went so fast, that NASCAR was concerned for the safety of the cars and drivers.
There were in fact about 1900 Superbirds produced (apprx. 135 426 Hemis, 716 440 Six Packs, with the rest being 440 4barrel), and 503 Daytonas, of which 70 had the 426 Hemi.
In 1969, the Dodge Charger Daytona was released, Richard Petty liked the Daytona so much he wanted Plymouth to have the same car, however Plymouth (Plymouth and Dodge racing programs were 2 different entities then), said they weren't going to do that, Richard got mad and drove a Ford during the 1969 racing year. Now comes 1970, and Plymouth releases the Superbird, which brings Richard back to the Plymouth fold driving the famous Petty Blue Bird.
1971 the Superbird was banned (as well as the Daytona) for a couple of reasons. One being that Plymouth made the Superbird with the express purpose of racing in Nascar, making only enough cars for the street to make it legal for Nascar (500 cars), 2nd was the fact that it went so fast, that NASCAR was concerned for the safety of the cars and drivers.
There were in fact about 1900 Superbirds produced (apprx. 135 426 Hemis, 716 440 Six Packs, with the rest being 440 4barrel), and 503 Daytonas, of which 70 had the 426 Hemi.
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ahhh I that clears it up , nice bit of history there ECH thanks.. they were amazing cars
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Yes, one of my favorite, right up there with the '70 Challenger, and 70 Cuda.
What can I say? I am a Mopar man!
What can I say? I am a Mopar man!
