1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona muscle vehicle cost record $1.43 million

It’s a winged vehicle that flew greater than any prior to it.

A 1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona was cost the Mecum Auctions occasion in Kissimmee, Florida, for a record $1.43 million, beating the $1.3 million mark set last May.

The Charger-based Daytona was constructed for simply one year to homologate its aerodynamic body for NASCAR racing.

The Daytona and its Plymouth Superbird twin brother or sister are amongst the most renowned racing automobiles in history, with their signature nosecones and high rear wings crafted to control NASCAR’s high-speed ovals.

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They were so great that NASCAR rapidly altered the guidelines to restrict such severe styles.

Simply 503 Daytonas were constructed for the street in 1969 and numerous have actually been lost to history, as they were at first undesirable amongst purchasers and treated with none of the regard they get today.

The Daytona was cost a record $1.43 million.
( Mecum Auctions)

Of those just 70 were purchased with Dodge’s famous 426 cubic-inch Hemi V8 and simply 22 matched the motor to a four-speed handbook transmission.

The Daytona auctioned by Mecum had both functions and was the only one of the 22 painted T5 Copper Metal with a white wing stripe and a tan interior, making it a genuinely distinct vehicle.

The vehicle is among 22 that were constructed with the Hemi engine and a four-speed handbook transmission.
( Mecum Auctions)

It’s likewise the lowest-mileage Hemi Daytona with its initial engine understood to exist and has simply 6,490 miles on its odometer.

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The vehicle has actually had a significant list of owners throughout the years, consisting of the late Los Angeles Times owner Otis Chandler, NFL Hall of Famer Kevin Greene and star David Spade, whose character drove a run-down Daytona in his funny movie “Joe Dirt”.

Just 70 Daytonas were constructed with the Hemi V8, many with an automated transmission.
( Mecum Auctions)

Spade paid $900,000 for the vehicle in 2015, which was an auction record for the design at the time.

It was among a lots Daytonas and Superbirds used at Mecum by its newest owner, collector Gary Edwards, with the rest selling at costs varying from $247,500 to $742,500, however it wasn’t the only one that chose $1.43 million.

Bobby Allison drove this NASCAR Daytona in numerous races.
( Mecum Auctions)

In an exceptional coincidence, a Daytona NASCAR racing vehicle that was driven by Bobby Allison was used at Kissimmee by a various consignor and cost the specific very same quantity as the street vehicle, which likewise set a record for the competitors variation of the vehicle.

The Dodge Battery charger Daytona SRT will be the brand name’s very first all-electric vehicle.
( Dodge)

Dodge will be restoring the Daytona name in 2024 on an extremely various type of vehicle. The Battery charger Daytona SRT will be the brand name’s very first all-electric design and will change its V8-powered automobiles, which will be stopped at the end of 2023.