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'Barn find' 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona doesn't run, but is worth a ton
Fox News ^ | 12/14/15 | Gary Gastelu

Posted on 12/14/2015 7:20:48 PM PST by Impala64ssa

This "barn find" was actually discovered under a shed, but that doesn't make it any less of a diamond in the rough.

A rusty, but very original 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona that has seen much better days may be seeing them again soon, as it's set to cross the block at the upcoming Mecum Auctions event Kissimmee, Fla., in January.

According to Mopar Muscle magazine, the big-winged muscle car was purchased earlier this year from its second owner, an Alabama man who bought it for $1,800 in 1974 and promptly had a set of flames painted on its front fenders to turn things up to 11 for a spring break trip to Panama City.

He kept it running up until four years ago, parking it under an open side shed for good after a minor accident flattened its pointy nose. (The auction photos were clearly staged in a different location after the sale.) Nevertheless, the red coupe has just 20,553 miles on its numbers-matching 440 Magnum V8, and features the rare combination of bucket seats and a console-mounted 3-speed automatic transmission.

Even in its current condition, the payday at the end of a restoration is potentially huge. Only 503 Charger Daytonas were ever built, and values for top examples with the 440 engine have cracked the $250,000 barrier in recent days, while models fitted with a 426/425 HEMI V8 are closing in on the $1 million mark.

Mecum’s pre-auction estimate for the car is $150,000-$180,000. Not bad for something that cost $3,993 new and doesn't even run.

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TOPICS: Hobbies; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: automotive
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To: crabpott

2 guys from Sweden bought our ‘76 Colony Park station wagon.

They were buying the big cars and shipping them overseas to sell to doctors, etc. that didn’t care about high gas prices.

That station wagon would pass anything but a gas station... on a good day on the open road it got maybe 10mpg.

460 engine, heavy duty everything....


41 posted on 12/14/2015 8:55:14 PM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: ETL

http://norewardisworththis.tumblr.com/post/64845798933/snl-quien-es-mas-macho-sketch-from-21719


42 posted on 12/14/2015 9:00:38 PM PST by Eddie01 (uh oh)
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To: Impala64ssa

Thanks for the memories.

L


43 posted on 12/14/2015 9:01:13 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: crabpott

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HflA-8svJE

The above link is to a muscle-car get together in Sweden. They are pretty popular over there.


44 posted on 12/14/2015 9:05:01 PM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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To: Impala64ssa
1970 NASCAR Grand National Champion Bobby Isaac....for you yutes Grand National was the name of NASCAR's championship prior to Winston and Sprint cups.


45 posted on 12/14/2015 9:15:02 PM PST by xp38
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To: xp38

I drove past Wilksboro the other day. I should have stopped and snapped some photos.


46 posted on 12/14/2015 9:21:07 PM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: Impala64ssa
That car will do at least 160mph.

But anything over 100mph is a bit unstable and it takes a week to stop it lol

47 posted on 12/14/2015 9:40:39 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Integrityingovt

Of the two cars, the Superbird was my favorite.

48 posted on 12/14/2015 9:54:52 PM PST by Daaave ("You Nexus, huh? I design your eyes.")
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To: xp38
When I was a kid, I had a 1/24 scale model of #71 and #43.
When the rules handicapped these cars, I kind of lost interest in stock car racing.
49 posted on 12/14/2015 9:59:27 PM PST by Daaave ("You Nexus, huh? I design your eyes.")
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To: moehoward
Anyone know if those headlights were electric or pneumatic?
They were pnuematic on both the Daytonas and Superbirds. I had a 68 Charger that had vacuum covers. They were operated by a sliding valve with a lever attached to the headlight switch behind the dash. It was common for the lever on the valve to break so I bolted it under the dash to work them manually.
50 posted on 12/14/2015 10:03:42 PM PST by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Impala64ssa
Best practices for a rear spoiler


51 posted on 12/14/2015 10:07:02 PM PST by Daffynition (*Gun control is a tool to make innocents pay the price for the guilty* W.LaPierre)
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To: Impala64ssa

AH!

I guess it was probably similar to the early Cougars.


52 posted on 12/14/2015 10:39:52 PM PST by moehoward
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To: Eddie01

Re: Who es muy macho...

Lol! That’s it!

Thanks.


54 posted on 12/15/2015 2:07:55 AM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: ETL

There ya’ go. I had a Superbee at my disposal when I was a teen. My brother in law owned it and I drove it a lot. White with a red bench seat and black hood scoops. Man, that thing was pretty! As we used to say “it had a radio and a heater”. No AC but I think it did have power steering. Three speed auto on the column with a 383 under the hood.

If we’d only known we could have bought old cars and sat them in a barn. Back then you could get 1940s and 1950s cars for $300. I think the Superbee cost lest than $3000.


55 posted on 12/15/2015 7:15:57 AM PST by VerySadAmerican
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To: ETL

My best friend through high school drove a yellow ‘65 convertible Mustang. Her dad, who was a car salesman, sold it and got her that purple Challenger. We drove that car everywhere.


56 posted on 12/15/2015 8:08:41 AM PST by sheana
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To: sheana
That is one pretty car...

 photo Dodge Challenger 10 b_zpseyybfw8o.jpg

The next one's a 1970...

 photo 1970 Dodge Challenger 10 c_zpsword6s0t.jpg

57 posted on 12/15/2015 8:50:33 AM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: ETL

Yep. Hers had the black vinyl top. lol


58 posted on 12/15/2015 9:03:18 AM PST by sheana
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To: sheana

I think all of the purple Challengers did.

In any case, I much prefer the 70s-era Challengers to the new ones. The new ones, IMO, are too “stocky”. The original was more lean and sleek.


59 posted on 12/15/2015 9:10:21 AM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: Eddie01

DANG!


60 posted on 12/15/2015 9:13:04 AM PST by shotgun
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