Dodge Daytona, 1969
Dodge Daytona
Dodge Daytona•
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Chassis No.: XX29L9B417455
Auction: Kissimmee 2015
Auction date: January 25, 2015
Lot No.: F191
$280,000 | Sold
- Exterior: Orange
- Interior: Black
- Special order Omaha Orange paint
- The broadcast sheet shows special order and 999 paint code
- Same Georgia owner from 1973-1999
- Discovered and acquired by Tim Wellborn in 1999
- Restored by Roger Gibson over two years
- During the restoration a quality control sheet was discovered above the headliner that ordered the car and wheels to be painted Omaha Orange
- The order number on the quality control sheet matches the order number on the broadcast sheet
- 440/375 HP V-8 engine
- Factory 4-speed car
- Very rare NOS Kelsey Hayes recall wheels
- NOS Goodyear polyglas redline tires
- Solid State AM radio, Hurst shifter
- Black bucket seats with console
- Featured on the cover of September 2013 Muscle Car Review
- Documented with the original broadcast sheet, quality inspection sheet, letter from the previous owner and restoration receipts
One of the most intriguing examples of Mopar history from the Wellborn Collection is this special-order 1969 Dodge Daytona, discovered by Tim Wellborn outside of Atlanta in 1999. He first saw the car, finished in Petty Blue, at rest under a tarp, where it had been kept since being taken as a trophy in an embittered divorce settlement. While not entirely committed to buying the car at first glance, Tim quickly closed the deal when he saw the 999 color code on the fender tag denoting special-order paint. Checking under the back seat for a factory broadcast sheet, he confirmed the original Omaha Orange paint with the still-intact sheet showing the corresponding paint code.
Upon taking ownership, Wellborn turned the car over to his favorite restoration specialist, Roger Gibson. Over the following two years Gibson performed a “near-perfect” restoration, completing it in 2006. During the restoration, a quality control audit sheet was discovered above the headliner instructing that the car and wheels be painted Omaha Orange – further confirmation of the special paint order, as the order number on the audit sheet matched the order number on the broadcast sheet.
In addition to its unique paint, this Daytona is equipped with its original 440/375 HP Magnum single 4-barrel V-8 engine mated to a New Process A833 4-speed manual transmission operated by a Hurst long-handle shifter. Inside is a Black interior with bucket seats, headrests and console, Light group, Rallye gauges with clock, Solid State AM radio and woodgrain-rimmed Sport steering wheel.
One very special feature barely visible in its appearance on the cover of the September 2013 Muscle Car Review: NOS Goodyear Polyglas Redline tires mounted on a very rare set of NOS Kelsey-Hayes cast-center wheels, which are known today as recall wheels in the Mopar community due to Chrysler’s almost immediate recall in 1969. This very special Winged Warrior from the Wellborn Collection is documented with the original broadcast sheet, quality inspection audit sheet, a letter from the previous owner and restoration receipts. Gibson commented, “This is one of the finest examples of a restored Daytona. It’s a state-of-the-art restoration, with no excuses.
We have been doing work for Tim since 1989, he is beyond a customer; he’s a personal friend. Tim knew this car was a one-of-a-kind piece of history and wanted us to do the best job possible. Everything we do for Tim has to be drivable and we understand that going into the restoration: not one corner is cut on the jobs we do for Tim Wellborn because he likes everything to work. Tim always understood quality and what makes a car better, and demands the best job possible. It was painted Petty Blue when we found it, but it had the original motor, transmission and rear end, and it still had original paint evident during disassembly and easy to tell what color it was.
The PPG paint number for Omaha Orange was written on the audit sheet. It is the exact same color code used to paint the hemi engines in the 1964-65 factory lightweight Super Stock cars. That, and the original engine and driveline, are what makes it different from every other Daytona.”
