1969 Dodge Daytona

also see FWD Daytona

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Background:

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The midyear 1969 Dodge Daytona was specifically built for competition on the high bank Super Speedways of NASCAR. The 1969 year had started out with Dodge fielding the 1969 Charger 500, which was a standard Charger with a rear window plug to fill in the concave rear window area and flush mounted front grill from a 68 Coronet to help in aerodynamics. Ford and Mercury responded with the Talledaga and Cyclone, which had better yet aerodynamics. Dodge countered back with adding a aerodynamic nose to cut through the air and a high rear wing to plant the rear wheels. These car dominated the rest of the year and broke the 200mph record for a stock car. NASCAR required 500 street versions to be built for a model to compete.

The following year a combination of The King driving for Plymouth and the new rule change for one street car per dealer (Plymouth had far fewer dealers than Dodge) caused the Daytona to be replaced by the 1970 Plymouth Superbird.

History:

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Model Predecessor

• Charger 500

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Model Successor

• Plymouth Superbird

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Export Versions

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Related Models

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Competition

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Body Styles

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Technical:

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Class

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Platform

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Engines

The only engines available for the street Daytona were the 375hp version of the 440ci RB Engine, and the 425hp version of the 426ci Hemi.

Transmissions

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Specifications:

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Length, width, height, wheelbase

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