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Started by 65post, September 28, 2007, 10:10:13 PM

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FJMG

   So 69 500 do you know if the mustang guy still owns it??

65post

The 638 is said to have been an auto. car.gold with a black rump.Burnt in 75  here in Quebec.The rear wing is suppose to have survived the fire.As for the vin. it was declared scrapped. ( on paper? ) Meaning the vin plate is still around.
Previously owned Daytona XX29L9B423239 - f8 - white int. - power windows.

FJMG

    65 post, did your sources indicate that 638 was in a building fire or was it an internal electrical harness fire?.... sure seems to be a lot of fires associated with these wing cars!

Magnumcharger

As an aside....
A Charger Daytona, in a simulated fire.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1lVaG_tNlY
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

UFO

If the car was in fact scrapped who would go through the trouble of installing wing braces with no wing?The pictures magnumcharger took prove the damage was not that bad.Fire was in 75 pics in 89.

Magnumcharger

Quote from: UFO on September 30, 2007, 11:41:52 AM
If the car was in fact scrapped who would go through the trouble of installing wing braces with no wing?The pictures magnumcharger took prove the damage was not that bad.Fire was in 75 pics in 89.

If I remember correctly, the car had a heapin' helpin' of bondo all over the quarters....which, combined with a completely new front clip, and maybe the doors (who knows?) could mean the car was salvaged.
Either way, if the fire did burn the car...how did the VIN tag survive without a scratch?
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

69bronzeT5

Are we talking about the orangey red Daytona?? :shruggy:
Feature Editor for Mopar Connection Magazine
http://moparconnectionmagazine.com/



1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

FJMG

Quote from: 69bronzeT5 on September 30, 2007, 03:34:22 PM
Are we talking about the orangey red Daytona?? :shruggy:

Yes.

I spoke to the original owner (the first one to put plates on it) of 638, he purchased the car from the dealership (he claimed it was the dealership owners personal car) in the spring of 1970 at which time the car was white with a red wing, he never knew the car was gold or brown prior to him owning it.  He had many problems with the car including replacing the alternator multiple times until the car finally had an electrical meltdown almost a year after he bought it, alot of the wiring was destroyed. He then sold the car.
The next owner then removed the engine.

69bronzeT5

Feature Editor for Mopar Connection Magazine
http://moparconnectionmagazine.com/



1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

69_500

I'm still pretty sure that the car in question that was converted to be like a C500 is not the same HEMI Daytona that was owned by a Mustang guy. Just my thoughts though, as I don't really have anything else to go by.

FJMG



Quote from: 69_500 on September 30, 2007, 07:52:41 PM
I'm still pretty sure that the car in question that was converted to be like a C500 is not the same HEMI Daytona that was owned by a Mustang guy. Just my thoughts though, as I don't really have anything else to go by.
I am of the same opinion 69 500(not that my opinion is any more acurate than anyone else's). On the other hand, just to test another rumor, do you or your father remember if the car your dad was trading for is in any way similar to the one on page 36 of MLcarsinbarns?

69_500

Not sure. I have tried going through the photo's that my dad took of the car, but can't come up with which Daytona it is for sure. I had figured it would be on the same set of negatives as the Boss 429 that he was going to trade for the Daytona. but the only Daytona's on that roll of film are the ones that he already owned at the time of trying to trade for the HEMI one.

FJMG

  65post, is there some chance that your source could confirm the color of 638 at the time it burnt in 75?

65post

Quote from: FJMG on October 01, 2007, 05:43:20 PM
  65post, is there some chance that your source could confirm the color of 638 at the time it burnt in 75?
Workin on it.
Previously owned Daytona XX29L9B423239 - f8 - white int. - power windows.

Magnumcharger

Quote from: FJMG on October 01, 2007, 05:43:20 PM
  65post, is there some chance that your source could confirm the color of 638 at the time it burnt in 75?

Going out on a limb here...but I'd say "Burnt" Orange....
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

moparstuart

  maybe some metal flake in it also
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

FJMG

A thousand comedians out of work and your trying to be funny!

Magnumcharger

Actually, all the comedians are employed up here in Alberta, on the oil patch!
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

moparstuart

we need to laugh is good for you.
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

Aero426

414638 has just surfaced.   It is still in Manitoba, in the hands of the same owner since the 1980's.    He says he has built a place to start restoration of the car.   

moparstuart

   doug do you know if it was ever in a fire  ??????
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

Aero426

Quote from: moparstuart on October 04, 2007, 09:24:20 AM
   doug do you know if it was ever in a fire  ??????


No I don't know that.   But my gut feeling based on the old photos is that the car was not in a fire. 

moparstuart

  is it sporting a wing and a front nose (clip ) yet ?
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

FJMG

   hello 65post, just wondering if you were able to confirm the color in 1975?

65post

Quote from: FJMG on October 08, 2007, 08:36:54 PM
   hello 65post, just wondering if you were able to confirm the color in 1975?
Not yet.
Previously owned Daytona XX29L9B423239 - f8 - white int. - power windows.