Photo: Barrett-Jackson
For American car lovers, the word Daytona instantly causes the heart rate to accelerate. The Florida location is the place where one of the continent’s most famous NASCAR races is being held, and causes an equally visceral reaction in carmakers.
Over the years, many have tried adding the Daytona moniker to their cars. Americans like Studebaker and Shelby did it, and so did the Italians from Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. But perhaps the most successful in using it is Dodge.
The brand gave birth to the Daytona line with the limited edition 1969 Charger, made specifically to score some wins during NASCAR races. It was also to become part of an elite group of vehicles, the quick-to-be-banned Aero Warriors, together with the Ford Torino Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II, and the Plymouth Superbird.
Of the four, the Dodge Charger Daytona is the most long-lived, as at least in name it is still around today as a package for the Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody.
Now, the car in the gallery above is just a modern-day vehicle that tries to revive the looks of the original, using the Challenger as a base.
That base is a 2013 Challenger R/T boasting the Super Track Pack. Its body has of course been modified to somewhat match that of the original Charger Daytona, down to the large stabilizer wing at the rear.
Packing the Hemi 5.7-liter V8 under the hood and linked to a 5-speed automatic transmission, the car has barely been driven since completed, as it only got to use its 372 hp for a little under 1,900 miles.
The last time we’ve heard something about this build was last year, when it popped up on an auction site. Now it’s out there again, this time listed for Barrett-Jackson’s online auction now taking place online.
The brand gave birth to the Daytona line with the limited edition 1969 Charger, made specifically to score some wins during NASCAR races. It was also to become part of an elite group of vehicles, the quick-to-be-banned Aero Warriors, together with the Ford Torino Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II, and the Plymouth Superbird.
Of the four, the Dodge Charger Daytona is the most long-lived, as at least in name it is still around today as a package for the Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody.
Now, the car in the gallery above is just a modern-day vehicle that tries to revive the looks of the original, using the Challenger as a base.
That base is a 2013 Challenger R/T boasting the Super Track Pack. Its body has of course been modified to somewhat match that of the original Charger Daytona, down to the large stabilizer wing at the rear.
Packing the Hemi 5.7-liter V8 under the hood and linked to a 5-speed automatic transmission, the car has barely been driven since completed, as it only got to use its 372 hp for a little under 1,900 miles.
The last time we’ve heard something about this build was last year, when it popped up on an auction site. Now it’s out there again, this time listed for Barrett-Jackson’s online auction now taking place online.
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