Dodge Daytona

The Dodge Daytona are special models of Véhicule Dodge. The first generation owes its short existence with the series of race Nascar (from where the name Daytona, reference to the Daytona 500).

Evolutions

The Dodge Charger Daytona 1969 is for several Nostalgique S a Icône of the American Automobile race. Dodge wanted to compete with the news Ford and fascinating like departure a Dodge Charger 1969 moulds, by modifying the Calandre so that it splits the air best and by equipping it with a levelling Lunette (what gave him a better aerodynamic effectiveness). Not being still enough fast to beat Ford, Dodge put the whole for the whole and starts the Daytona project. With this intention it lengthens the nose of Charging (what gives him a nozzle of bird when it is looked at profile). To stabilize the rear wheel-axle unit, one equips it with a Aileron. It was impossible to open the trunk with the aileron, that's no problem, engineers de Dodge increase the height of the aileron to allow the trunk to open and to be closed again. Dodge gained the races of Sunday now. Let us note that the following year, it is under the clothes of the Superbird (with a badge Plymouth) that thewinged one makes the rain and the good weather on the circuits. That was so effective that it could not repeat its exploits the following year because Nascar found the advantage a little too unequal for the spectacle.

It was produced with 503 specimens is one by concession, whereas his/her twin sister at Plymouth was produced with more than 2000 specimens.

These two cars make the most required parties of the muscle-bus. Daytona was given for 205 mph (330 km/h), it atteigna even 238 mph (383 km/h) on the salted lake of Bonneville.

Certain attempts to use the name Daytona were carried out by Dodge (via its subsidiary company Chrysler) during the years 1980.

With new grinding To charge it 2006, it there on a return to the sources, some exceptions near: the Daytona news is not provided with a nozzle and its aileron is not which has a few centimetres of the trunk. It is characterized just by specific paintings from the bands black chechmate on the cap and the sides. In addition it engages in Nascar since 2005 but in version cut 2 doors.

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