Ted Stephens Daytona Wreck Under the Knife

[ws23rt]

It will be interesting to see what unfolds as to what will need replacement. At least it will be well known as to what has been done to this car. Really that car should be sitting in the mezzanine of someones Mopar repair shop as yard art.

 If it wasn't for the last bit of daytona lettering we can all see it just might be much less then yard art.

[Nwcharger]

I tried buying this car when I bought my ravine Daytona. He no interest in selling at the time.

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

I tried buying this car when I bought my ravine Daytona. He no interest in selling at the time.

It was not sold.  Ted still owns the car.

[Nwcharger]

I tried buying this car when I bought my ravine Daytona. He no interest in selling at the time.

It was not sold.  Ted still owns the car.

Do you know what sparked his want to restore it? When I talked to him he said he had no intentions of restoring it. I'm honestly glad he is.

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

I tried buying this car when I bought my ravine Daytona. He no interest in selling at the time.

It was not sold.  Ted still owns the car.

Do you know what sparked his want to restore it? When I talked to him he said he had no intentions of restoring it. I'm honestly glad he is.

Not for sure, he really had no interest in restoring it.  I'm sure the CCR guys offered him some butt load of cash or something to do it.  I'll know here in a few days when I head down there.

[tan top]

 

[DonC1]

Exactly!

[qwick68]

Yea I thought the deal was to leave the car alone and show it off the way it was, thought he was pretty adamant about that too......oh well I still think its pretty cool.....

[6bblgt]

maybe they'll use it to showcase current & debut new AMD (yet to be released) Daytona parts

existing: doors, quarters, roof, rr bumper, glass, mouldings,  frame/firewall/floors/unibody parts

NEW window plug, deck lid, fenders, hood, nosecone??  

what sheetmetal is NOT currently available?

[Aero426]

maybe they'll use it to showcase current & debut new AMD (yet to be released) Daytona parts

existing: doors, quarters, roof, rr bumper, glass, mouldings,  frame/firewall/floors/unibody parts

NEW window plug, deck lid, fenders, hood, nosecone??  

what sheetmetal is NOT currently available?

You are probably right.   There is likely a marketing angle to be worked.   

[birdsandbees]

But what do they do with it in the end.... they have no VIN plate ! 

[Old Moparz]

A state inspection after it's rebuilt & a state issued VIN tag will solve the problem. 

As for whether it's still a Daytona, a re-body, a recreation, a replica, a duplicate, a clone, a rotted piece of shit, or whatever you want to call it, it's rare, is well known among the aero car fanatics & pretty much documented. Someone will be happy forking over the money to own it & brag about how they have the famous, "junkyard-ornament-with-stolen-VIN-tag-that-was-rotting-until-a-terrible-reality-show-showed-up-to-restore-it" car.

[birdsandbees]

 

[Nwcharger]

But what do they do with it in the end.... they have no VIN plate ! 

I've heard Ted has the dash and fender tag 

[Nwcharger]

Also does the car have body numbers anymore? Core support looks missing and trunk gutter looks pretty rough

[farm966]

Look. A little time with a a Porta-Power. Some light hammer and dolly work and she will spruce right up.

Sorta like "that'll buff right out"?  

I agree! That will buff right out!! Order a 55 gallon drum of bondo and you are ready to go!

[dccoronet]

AMD will demonstrate their new sheet metal 3D restoration printer---All ya gotta do is load it into a printer and hit go!

[Mytur Binsdirti]

But what do they do with it in the end.... they have no VIN plate !  

A state inspection after it's rebuilt & a state issued VIN tag will solve the problem.  

Simply have ECS make a repro VIN & the rest of the documentation.

[birdsandbees]

ECS makes VIN DECALS for the door on '70's and the dry transfer to "refresh" you dash VIN tag, but TTBOMK they do not make a repro tag itself... but of course I could be wrong.

[hemi-hampton]

Why would AMD want to show off how crappy the sheet metal fits, where you gotta cut & splice & re weld everything to make it fit right?

[ws23rt]

ECS makes VIN DECALS for the door on '70's and the dry transfer to "refresh" you dash VIN tag, but TTBOMK they do not make a repro tag itself... but of course I could be wrong.

ECS may not repro the tag it's self but if anyone would know where to have it done I suspect he/they would.  After all it is a part of his/their business to help fix identification problems.  Making a tag is not a big deal.  ECS could put the finishing touch on a tag and be free of being involved in where the tag came from.

[ws23rt]

Why would AMD want to show off how crappy the sheet metal fits, where you gotta cut & splice & re weld everything to make it fit right?

Good point.  They however would be able to identify any miss fits to the condition of the car they went on.

I would think a good selling project for their product would be for just one panel on a solid original car.  This is where most of us find any issues with how good their parts are.

[birdsandbees]

I keep reading this, but we had zero issues with fit.. all pans firewall to rear bumper, inner / outer rear wheel wells, rear bumper attach "valance", rear leaf spring mounts, front right frame rail, torsion bar crossmember and a door sill, along with both door skins. Rear frame rails came out of Classics in California.... not sure whos they were, but they fit perfect as well. Sounds like it's a good thing I had those OEM quarter panels done in 1979! lol

[Nwcharger]

You can have a dash tag remade. I know a place that's licensed to make them, I had a replacement made for my sons 70 satellite.

[birdsandbees]

Interesting, considering in most states and provinces it's even a crime to remove one. Fender tags and door decals a non-issue but the actual VIN plate is tabo to even remove to paint... but oh look.. mine's over there..