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Mid-1970's Dodge Charger Daytona at a car show in Quebec. For 1975–77, the Daytona name returned on the Charger, which by this time was a re-badged Chrysler Cordoba. The Daytona package of this era, was a 2-tone stripe-and-decal appearance package. A 400 c.i. big block engine could be ordered as the 318 was standard.
[citation needed] More recently they have been very steadily rising in price, regularly fetching from US$200,000 to $450,000 however this does vary based on the engine, gearbox and other factory options on the car. [19] [20] The Superbird and the Dodge Charger Daytona were each built for one model year only (1970 and 1969 respectively).
Charger Daytona: 1969: 1970: Custom 880: 1962: 1965: Challenger (1969) 1969: ... The following list includes original "Dodge" models designed outside the US or ...
1987–1991 Dodge Daytona 1987 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z. For 1987, the Daytona was restyled externally, and featured pop-up headlights. New in 1987 was a Shelby Z trim level with an available Chrysler developed Turbo II intercooled version of the 2.2 L Chrysler K engine, as well as a heavy-duty A555 transaxle with Getrag gears. The engine ...
A more aerodynamic shape formed the Charger 500 model, later followed by the 1969 Charger Daytona. The 1970 Charger did win the most NASCAR races in 1970, helping Bobby Isaac win the championship that year. The Dukes of Hazzard television series made the second-generation Dodge Chargers familiar to the American public. [6]
It was the first Daytona 500 won on a last lap pass. Things got worse for Dodge when NASCAR, a few months later, finally allowed Ford to run its hemi-headed Boss 429 engine. With Ford winning the majority of the races, Dodge was forced to develop a better car of their own. Using the Charger 500 as a basis, they added a pointed nose.
Only 501 of this special-edition Charger were built, so some Dodge dealers are able to charge prices in the low six figures, but this one just reduced it from $114,000.
The Daytona was discontinued to make the 1970 Plymouth Superbird the only Chrysler winged car for the model year. While Daytonas campaigned through the 1970 season, only one Daytona was raced until 1971 (in the 1971 Daytona 500) when NASCAR decreed that engine displacement of wing cars would be limited to 305 cu in (5.0 L).