Wrecked Daytona

[69_500]

Either that or someone like Dave Patik pulled it out of a junkyard years ago. With the origional intentions of using parts off of it, but for some reason it still remained around.
Just another possible solution.

[Mike DC]

I question some of those "repaired" cars once they've been hit like that. 

Yeah, I know it's theoretically possible to make that car right again.  But whenever I see cars like that bring brought back, I wonder what lengths they went to in order to call it "fixed" and "solid" and "safe" underneath that shiny paint.  Especially since those kinds of rare big-$$$ cars are trailer queens most of the time.

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I mean, imagine you crumple up a soda can: 

You can pull the can's dimensions all back straight.  You can even bondo & repaint the sides to smooth out all the ripples.  It will look perfect. It will be as rust-resistant as any other can. 

But what if you tried setting 50 pounds onto the top of your "restored" can?  Will it still hold up the weight like a never-crushed soda can will? 

No way.  The "restored" can would re-fold & collapse at the places of the original creases from getting half as much weight on it as the first time.  It's not the same as never being crunched.

     

[BigBlockSam]

ya gotta cut off the real bad places not straighten them. you will need a donor car. Rene

[Beep Beep Dave]

This is a great topic!
I hope no one objects but I'd like to use the story on my website as Mopar of the Month for May 2006!
I have it started:
http://www.mapleleafmopars.homestead.com/MofMmay2006.html

Dave

[chargervert]

Yeah,I know that it will require major surgury to repair the car,but Tom is serious about repairing it correctly! Galen once owned the car,so there is no chance of an inconspicious rebody,nor has it even been considered! Tom has gathered a complete Daytona nose,Including an NOS passengers side fender,as well as a pair of NOS rear quarter panels. I believe that when I spoke to him,a few months ago,that he had everything to repair the car,and was trying to line up someone to do the repair! I can't wait to see that one back on the road!

[Beep Beep Dave]

You should tell him about Alan!
Check out his own project car!


His website:
http://agar.homestead.com/index.html

Dave

[nascarxx29]

I believe all the daytonas that Galen sold.Were actually Dave Patiks car .As Dave told me for years he had a few daytonas that he saved from back in the day he didnt want crushed.And had in storage.Before Galen started showing up on the mopar radar screens about 80-83.I heard about these car before that timeline .The green one Tom in NY has Was Arthur Morris car from Indiana.It was flipped over in a field and was low mileage car.And dont recall it being the one and the same car that was flipped over by a flood

[69_500]

Art Morris's car? I haven't heard that name for years. I know my dad traded Art a 6 pac Superbird for a daytona back in the early 80's.

[Beep Beep Dave]

I believe all the daytonas that Galen sold.Were actually Dave Patiks car .As Dave told me for years he had a few daytonas that he saved from back in the day he didnt want crushed.And had in storage.Before Galen started showing up on the mopar radar screens about 80-83.I heard about these car before that timeline .The green one Tom in NY has Was Arthur Morris car from Indiana.It was flipped over in a field and was low mileage car.And dont recall it being the one and the same car that was flipped over by a flood

Really Dave? I sure made for better reading as the flood car! Did you happen to have any pics of it in the field? Thanks for the update!

Dave

[chargervert]

Dave,you may be right about that,the story I got was that it was the flood car,and the damage appeared to be consistant with the photo,but I can't comfirm it. I heard the story while talking to some guys at the Mopar nats,when Tom had the car there. I will ask Tom the next time I hear from him.

[Charger_Fan]

Judging from the first pic, it looks like the car centerpunched an immoveable object at a pretty good rate of speed...so I'm going with the "flipped over in a field" idea.

BTW, that's awesome that the "Barrelcuda" (great name ) is being restored!

[chargervert]

If it was the flood car,the story states that the building that the cars were in was completely washed away,and it would be quite possible that if the water knocked down the building,it also easily could have inflicted all the damage shown on that car!

[Charger_Fan]

If it was the flood car,the story states that the building that the cars were in was completely washed away,and it would be quite possible that if the water knocked down the building,it also easily could have inflicted all the damage shown on that car!

That's true, I guess if a wall of water pushed the car into a pillar, it would cave in the front like that. I didn't think of it being in a building.

[BigBlockSam]

it looks like the flood car to me. Rene

[Old Moparz]

Flipped or flooded, it's f**ked. I wouldn't fix it, but that's just me.

I'll agree it's a cool story though, all the power & luck to whoever tackles it.

[dayclona]

Just rebody it!,..............fuck the numbers/ originality bullshit!,..........drive it, enjoy it!,..........It's  just a MACHINE, ...............It was "original" only once in it's "life".............no restored car is 'ORIGINAL" again as many owners claim, .....yes "restored to original" is open to individual interpretation, ........just as "rebody" is





Mike G/ DAYCLONA

[nascarxx29]

I could be wrong .But I always asked about .I think was 5 to 7 daytona project cars. Dave Patik had saved for all those years.I think it was a green one he got from that Aurthur Morris .That might be or not be the fllood car..Though the damage matches Toms in NY car.Missing the one upright and front end damage.I just dont recall hearing it was in a fllood .I do recall it was very correct 20.000 mile car

[nascarxx29]

I looked from the old membership records.I Show Dave P with 6 daytona F6 AT .Which shows on the daytona shipment list .As being sold from the state of Indiana.Which I think should be the former Arthur Morris.Dave aquired from him If i remember the story correct .A V2 4 speed a R4 4 speed a B5 blue AT a R4 4 speed.And another F6 At car with white interior

[69_500]

You think that Dave Patik got all of those cars from Art Morris here in Indiana? I"ll have to ask my dad about which car it was that he traded to Art back in the early 80's.

[nascarxx29]

I dont think all maybe 1 or maybe even 2

[69_500]

ah okay.

[BigBlackDodge]

A roundy round car.....................

BBD

[WINGMAN]

 I bought my Daytona from Richard Williams in Enid OK in 03, He told me that the flood car was his. MR Williams owned Sooner auto salvage in Enid for 30+ years, he also told me that he bought the car back from the insurance co and in his words JUST SCRAPED IT OUT, putting the 440 in a wrecker. He also told me that he still had the title for that daytona.Also he told me that the flood daytona was hemi orange and when he bought the one that i have now witch was R4 originally and was black when he bought it, he painted it just like the one that was wrecked. I have all the paper work that MR Williams had for my daytona and he bought in late 73, i also tracked down the original owner of my daytona and spoke with the man. He sold it to MR williams in late 73. I can call MR williams to get more info on this if i want to, i do not think that green daytona was his.    JR jAMES.

[hemigeno]

Wingman, any details of the flood car would be great to have - including the VIN # if it's available.  Cool story!

BBD, the picture you posted is of Buddy Arrington's car.  That accident led to NASCAR's requirement for a cable running through the wing uprights and through the horizontal stabilizer to keep it from flying into the stands (you'll notice the airfoil is missing in the picture).  Doug Schellinger probably remembers which race it was that this happened at, but I've forgotten.  For whatever reason, I thought it was at Michigan.  CRS strikes again   

[WINGMAN]

   There were eight Daytonas sold new in OK, mine and one was a hemi can be discounted. The V.I.N.s are all listed in the wing warriors list and i have seen them hear some ware. Six left so what is the V.I.N. of the green car? I will try to call MR Williams to find out but it may take some time as he is retired and lives out of Enid now.    JR.