Unrestored '69 Dodge Daytona

[MoparGreg]

Damn, I cant believe how much the guy bought it for. $7500, If I ever saw a daytona or superbird for that price I would be all over it like Harry to a slotburger!

Its a shame the car was let go to that state, but it could be worse like being crushed for scrap.

[TsgtRet]

Sad to see in that condition but at least it still exists. "Rode hard and put away wet" comes to mind.
This is one of the reasons I enjoy checking "Bring A Trailer" on a daily basis; they'll find things like this that are actually for sale!

[DAVE]

Some collectors prefer the "sweaty" examples. A rusty Shelby GT-350 recently sold at auction
for top money. It actually sold for more than some restored versions did.

[dge467]

That Daytona is cool! I don't think it looks to be too bad. My Charger was in worse condition than that before we restored it. Daytona's didn't come with vinyl roofs, but some did have dealer installed ones. The Super Birds did have vinyl roofs though.

[TsgtRet]

[DAVE]

Right. When I was in high school and still a hot rodder/drag racer about half the kids in my circle
of friends had their cars in "hot rod primer", which was a dark grey that was almost black. These
cars were either still being worked on or the owner was waiting to get enough money to buy the
paint. Metal flake and diamond dust were in vogue, and the materials were pretty expensive at
that time. My '63 Sport Fury was Metalflake Flame, which was red and orange flake mixed together.
It was then fogged with black along the edges and the sides were paneled in black lace. The whole
business was then covered with 14 coats of clear, hand rubbed after every other coat.