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Daytona Takeoff Aborted?... V2 Min Not Achieved?... Guesses?

Started by xs29j8Bullitt, July 03, 2008, 05:34:26 PM

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xs29j8Bullitt

For those not familiar with V Speeds: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_speeds

Any guesses what happened?  If I showed this picture to you at last year's Monster Mopar show... please let others folks try to figure it out before answering the question...

Allen
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

hemigeno


69bronzeT5

Dont know how that happened but WOW.... :rotz:

Tornado maybe? :shruggy:
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1971 Charger R/T: B5 Blue 440 Automatic
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1970 GTO: 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: 340 Automatic

UFO

I'll guess the rear wing was not installed,therefore no counter balance and over it went.

Looks like a clone in progress.70 fender,metal nose would not rip like that.

BigBlockSam

I won't be wronged, I wont be Insulted and I wont be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to others, and I require the same from them.

  [IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/347b5v5.jpg[/img

hotrod98

No driveline, so it didn't run through that fence under power. Maybe the caddy ran through the fence and hit the clone. :shruggy:


Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.
Charles Addams

xs29j8Bullitt

Quote from: 69bronzeT5 on July 03, 2008, 05:38:32 PM
Tornado maybe? :shruggy:

Ya got it right Cody...  The Daytona clone was the victim of a May 1993 Category F3 tornado that hit Wylie, Texas...

At the time I was living over 300 miles away back in San Antonio, Texas having moved down there to stay employed.  At the time I was actually "over-employed"...  working about 70 hours per week.  I had just arrived home from work after a loooooooong day, and turned on CNN Headline News just in time to see coverage of the tornado that hit Wylie.  The news video was taken from a helicopter fly-over, and I suddenly recognized the industrial park where the body shop was restoring my Hemi `Cuda and several friend's cars.

The roof of the body shop was gone, and I could see a lime green blob in the corner where I knew my `Cuda was normally keep.  I could not make out what condition the `Cuda was in... even whether it was right side up!  I immediately tried calling the body shop owner and a friend that lived nearby to the shop, but as is usually the case in disasters the phone circuits were overloaded.  Many hours went by, but I finally got to talk to a friend who had been to the bodyshop after the tornado struck.

He told me the Hemi `Cuda had only minimal damage, but the fresh paint job was toast... covered with a array of body shop left over paint.  My friend was not so fortunate, with damage to several of his Mopars... including the destroyed Daytona clone.  The Daytona clone was a real 1969 Charger R/T with 1970 fenders and a very early (thin) Janak fiberglass nose.  The test fitting of the parts had just started, so it happened before a lot of money had been spent on bodywork and paint.  Although a few parts were salvaged from the clone, the unibody was so damaged that it was not considered saveable.

Below are few pictures of my `Cuda and bodyshop damage...

XS
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

tan top

Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

Just 6T9 CHGR

Wow what a story!  Do you still have the Cuda and did your friend ever build another clone?
Chris' '69 Charger R/T


moparstuart

Quote from: xs29j8Bullitt on July 03, 2008, 07:54:16 PM
Quote from: 69bronzeT5 on July 03, 2008, 05:38:32 PM
Tornado maybe? :shruggy:

Ya got it right Cody...  The Daytona clone was the victim of a May 1993 Category F3 tornado that hit Wylie, Texas...

At the time I was living over 300 miles away back in San Antonio, Texas having moved down there to stay employed.  At the time I was actually "over-employed"...  working about 70 hours per week.  I had just arrived home from work after a loooooooong day, and turned on CNN Headline News just in time to see coverage of the tornado that hit Wylie.  The news video was taken from a helicopter fly-over, and I suddenly recognized the industrial park where the body shop was restoring my Hemi `Cuda and several friend's cars.

The roof of the body shop was gone, and I could see a lime green blob in the corner where I knew my `Cuda was normally keep.  I could not make out what condition the `Cuda was in... even whether it was right side up!  I immediately tried calling the body shop owner and a friend that lived nearby to the shop, but as is usually the case in disasters the phone circuits were overloaded.  Many hours went by, but I finally got to talk to a friend who had been to the bodyshop after the tornado struck.

He told me the Hemi `Cuda had only minimal damage, but the fresh paint job was toast... covered with a array of body shop left over paint.  My friend was not so fortunate, with damage to several of his Mopars... including the destroyed Daytona clone.  The Daytona clone was a real 1969 Charger R/T with 1970 fenders and a very early (thin) Janak fiberglass nose.  The test fitting of the parts had just started, so it happened before a lot of money had been spent on bodywork and paint.  Although a few parts were salvaged from the clone, the unibody was so damaged that it was not considered saveable.

Below are few pictures of my `Cuda and bodyshop damage...

XS
Dude and i thought I had some body shop horror stories.  You winn
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

Ghoste


nascarxx29

There was picture of a superbird in a older newsletter.Showing a superbird brand new on the lot destroyed by hurricane Celia .Believe it was also a Texas related winged destruction
1969 R4 Daytona XX29L9B410772
1970 EV2 Superbird RM23UOA174597
1970 FY1 Superbird RM23UOA166242
1970 EV2 Superbird RM23VOA179697
1968 426 Road Runner RM21J8A134509
1970 Coronet RT WS23UOA224126
1970 Daytona Clone XP29GOG178701

xs29j8Bullitt

Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on July 04, 2008, 08:10:52 AM
Wow what a story!  Do you still have the Cuda and did your friend ever build another clone?

The `Cuda was repaired and repainted in about 18 months because the bodyshop had its hands full with the unplanned move and repairing about 8 cars damaged in the tornado.  I picked it up shortly before moving back up to Fort Worth, and it went into "deep" storage.  Unfortunately it is still unfinished...  :P  It will be a neat car when finished... original Hemi w/4 Speed & 4:10 Dana.

My friend has another Daytona clone in work, with most of the body work done IIRC.  Like me, he tends to shift priorities... currently working on an E-Body convertible.

Allen
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

69_500

Allen when are you going to run out of room to store all of these cars? I have a few openings in my garage if you need to store a few of them.

Fitz73Chrgr

Allen, I think your list of rare Mopars you dont have would actually be shorter.  :drool5:
'73 Charger - project                '70 Charger - driver                 '66 Charger - survivor

Resto thread:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,89803.msg1019541.html#msg1019541

xs29j8Bullitt

Quote from: 69_500 on July 04, 2008, 10:34:51 AM
Allen when are you going to run out of room to store all of these cars?

I ran out of room a long time ago...  :P  Finally doing something about it... two cars sold, with more selling to come.

Quote from: 69_500 on July 04, 2008, 10:34:51 AM
I have a few openings in my garage if you need to store a few of them.

Thanks, I'll send two 1968 Polaras & a 1990 D150 Pick-Up...  :icon_smile_wink:


BTW, the biggest problem with the `Cuda was the uncatalyzed paint & other body shop chemicals that covered the car.  The painter said these materials "burned" down to the bare metal, requiring a complete removal before re-priming and painting.

Allen
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

Ghoste

It certainly couldn't be any more impressive, your username should be changed to Chargerdreamteam.

xs29j8Bullitt

Quote from: Fitz73Chrgr on July 04, 2008, 10:50:05 AM
Allen, I think your list of rare Mopars you dont have would actually be shorter.  :drool5:

Unfortunately most are project cars... and I am not getting any younger.  I have seriously thought about multi-car trades to get turn-key cars, but they rarely work out.  Also, most people want cars like my triple black Charger which is NOT going anywhere!

There are a LOT of neat cars like a Hemi Daytona that I will probably never have, but I am grateful for those that I do own.  BTW, I paid $500 for the Hemi `Cuda in the mid 1980s!  :2thumbs:

Allen
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

xs29j8Bullitt

Quote from: Ghoste on July 04, 2008, 10:57:27 AM
It certainly couldn't be any more impressive, your username should be changed to Chargerdreamteam.

Thanks... but I am hoping to change my username to RetiredWithAFinishedMoparCollection...  :lol:

Allen
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

69_500

Well when you decide you don't ever get around to doing that Daytona let me know. You know I'd gladly take that one off your hands. Although there is no guarantee that I'd ever finish it before I'm 90 though.

paironines

Allen-- Have you ever posted a pic of the 69 Charger R/T 440 that is listed on your replies?

xs29j8Bullitt

Quote from: paironines on July 05, 2008, 02:32:00 PM
Allen-- Have you ever posted a pic of the 69 Charger R/T 440 that is listed on your replies?

I posted some pictures about 2 1/2 years ago when I bought the car... Below are a few pictures...

The car is a project car by any definition... saved from being used as a dirt track car by a previous owner.  It is a 440 with Automatic, Y2 Sunfire Yellow with Black interior.

Allen
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

notabird

Hey Allen, we have a 69 RT/SE that is Y2 also. Brent

xs29j8Bullitt

Quote from: notabird on July 08, 2008, 08:25:02 AM
Hey Allen, we have a 69 RT/SE that is Y2 also. Brent


Hi Brent, I did not know about y'alls 69 RT/SE...  there was a time I did not like Y2 because I thought it was too pale, but  it has grown on me... especially with black to accent it (top, tail stripe, etc).

I am not sure what the future holds for my 69 R/T... might become part of my long overdue down-sizing of the collection.  :shruggy:

Post a picture of yours...  :yesnod:

Allen
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

bzabodyn

Allen, I've drooled over your collection of projects since the first day I joined the site and started mulling through some of your older posts - there are some cars there that I would definitely be interested in purchasing, esp. after the Hemi Charger is complete and I look for the next project (9-12 months from now when I can see the light) - almost pulled the trigger on a project '69 1/2 A12 superbee two weeks ago (seller in a cash crunch but not that great of a deal), but I decided I want to see the Hemi done first so I can have something to enjoy while going through the headache of a full-blown resto again...

What would you be willing to part with out of curiosity? (PM preferred)

BZ
1969 Dodge Charger R/T - 426 HEMI/4 speed/Track Pack