Dodge Daytona, 1969
Dodge Daytona
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Chassis No.: XX29L9B410786
Auction: Kissimmee 2018
Auction date: January 14, 2018
Lot No.: S150
$200,000 | High bid
- Exterior: White
- Interior: Red
- 1 of 503 Daytonas produced in 1969
- Two broadcast sheets
- Built on June 6, 1969
- Rare color combination
- Concours rotisserie restoration
- Factory L-code 440 Daytona
- Currently equipped with a date code correct 426 Hemi engine
- Dual 4-barrel carburetors
- Original 4-speed manual transmission
- A33 Super Track Pak
- Power steering
- Power brakes
- White with Red rear wing
- Red bucket seat interior
- Hurst shifter
- Heat and defrost
- AM radio
- Redline radial tires
- Styled road wheels
- Believed to be 37,950 original miles
The Dodge Charger Daytona was an amazing vehicle, but this example stands out even among the mere 503 Daytonas created to homologate the outrageous body design in the summer of 1969. Developed from engineering ideas that were not supposed to be used until much later, a scheduled meeting of the rules committee ACCUS that April instead pushed for an extreme development program to get the cars announced for a scheduled debut at NASCAR’s new Talladega International Raceway that September. The car here was built on June 6, 1969, and has two broadcast sheets for documentation, plus a concours-grade rotisserie restoration has now made it better than new.
This car originally came from Dodge as a standard L-code build, but under the hood now resides a date-code-correct 426 Hemi engine, the "King Kong" of the speedways and an engine very scarce in the original production of these cars. In a stock configuration, this stunning engine has the notable dual Carter 4-barrel carburetors, chrome-dome air cleaner and black valve covers. Behind it is the original 4-speed A833 manual transmission and a 3.54:1 Sure Grip Dana 60 differential as part of the A33 Track Pak. Handling is aided by both power steering and power brakes.
In addition to the vaunted engine, the car features one of this model’s most desirable paint combinations, white with a red rear wing and a matched-red, headrest, bucket-seat interior. That includes a floor-mounted Hurst shifter with wood-grain knob, dash cluster with 150 MPH speedometer and Tic-Toc-Tach, thumbwheel-design AM radio, heat and defrost, wood-grain 3-spoke steering wheel and chrome-trim pedal dress-up. The color here is exceptional, creating a truly blended appearance. The final “red” accessory would be the redline radial tires, mounted on styled road wheels, completing this car’s overall attractiveness.
Upgraded to Hemi power and driven 37,950 believed-original miles, this beautiful example of Dodge’s aero superstar is certain to draw a huge amount of attention in any collection or setting.
