Daytona Re-body

[65post]

D`ont want any names or vin. #s.....Just curious as to how many are known out there.

[xs29j8Bullitt]

I don't actually know of any for certain, but the "Texas Toast", "Debris Field", and "Ravine Remnants" Daytonas come to mind as likely candidates...

[UFO]

I don't actually know of any for certain, but the "Texas Toast", "Debris Field", and "Ravine Remnants" Daytonas come to mind as likely candidates...

Actually those names on the doors along with a vintage paint scheme would be great as a drag car.

[pettybird]

I don't actually know of any for certain, but the "Texas Toast", "Debris Field", and "Ravine Remnants" Daytonas come to mind as likely candidates...

Actually those names on the doors along with a vintage paint scheme would be great as a drag car.

maybe if you dressed as Yosemite Sam 

[xs29j8Bullitt]

The three top candidates I mentioned...

[nascarxx29]

I got a few compiled that were beyond help

[nascarxx29]

This candidate we will call Canadian Bacon 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7338.0.html

[Alaskan_TA]

The 'Ain't Got No-Body' car - http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,63706.0.html

[Alaskan_TA]

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[maxwellwedge]

This candidate we will call Canadian Bacon 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7338.0.html

Dave - This one is not a re-body - A lot of people stepped-up and worked hard to save this car and I saw it a few weeks ago - The window plug is back in and it is back to being a finished original shell once again!

[nascarxx29]

The 'Ain't Got No-Body' car - http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,63706.0.html

Re: Daytona ID Question - From another board
« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2010, 07:41:31 AM » Quote Modify 

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On this old post I refered to a guy I was familar with who had a daytona Gary Sage of NY .I ran across a daytona parts ad of his online .Turns out to be the auction daytona that had the vin plate and parts .That was stopped.Still wonder what became of the wingcar parts from this Nov 2009 auction

http://www.bobconnelly.com/2009/10/mopar-muscle-car-parts-auction.html

[nascarxx29]

 Re: Another broadcast sheet for a Daytona on Ebay - XX29L9B379742
« Reply #19 on: August 31, 2009, 04:23:22 PM » Quote Modify  

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Not known as a rebody  but a no body daytona
Here is a update on that buildsheet. DAYTONA VIN WARNING By Dave Patik.That daytona was crushed hard and rolled and scrapped in 1983 in New Jersey.Hmmn from my area. I recall parts going around but no car Might even be possible that Big Block Sam real daytona wing came from this same car?.But will ask and alert some other NJ aero car friends Paul K Tom M still in my are


Then you got severly wrecked daytona body with no chance at life in Al junkyard car #193
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,18858.msg207242/topicseen.html#msg207242

And both Big Willie Hemi daytonas no longer exists other than the King cars buildsheet

Re: Speaking of fire destroyed wing cars...
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2008, 04:18:21 PM » Quote  

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Early 80's there was a large warehouse / storage bldg fire destroyed many rare muscle and classic cars, Dan Jennings F6 green daytona was one of the lost

Then a Transmission turned up .That went with no remaining Hemi daytona from FL club reported as stolen

[DAY CLONA]

D`ont want any names or vin. #s.....Just curious as to how many are known out there.
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Seeing I'm in the business of cloning wingcars, and producing the parts required,....I've had a good share of customers building cars; Birds and Tona's, either rebodies, or "envelope" cars,......A clean bird/tona ID in an envelope can fetch between $6-$10K....from what I'm "told" I can't recall how many Emails or telephone calls, or in person solicitations I get to purchase rebody canidates, or "envelope" cars from here in the US and Canada


As long as there's money to be made, or those obsessed with the "numbers matching" thing, there will be those peddling rebodied cars or envelope deals,....this was not the norm back in the day when Mopars were just a hobby, sure cars were rebodied or clipped, that was done to rebuild a rust bucket or wreck,...but today there's just too much money dummies are willing to unload for "pedigree" or numbers status wether it's a wingcar or other type of desirable collectors car......there's a few so-called all original, numbers matching, Galen certified wingcars out there that aren't what they claim,...I know

[Redbird]

Mike, you are right and you are in a position to know.

When I think of Road Runners, I think of all the 383 cars that had 440's swapped into them and are now again matching 383 cars again, some are probably recognized by an expert or two as being perfect.

A simple reading of the "Legal Files" in Sports Car Market Magazine (SCM) will show that many folks know that there are "envelope cars" as you call them around. To me the current obsession with not looking with one's eyes at what is in front of you has gotten more than a few folks to buy a car that was obviously not as described. SCM has also written up the results of people finding out the car they bought had swapped #'s on a different body and the lawsuit that followed tracing back to the "swapper". To me David Patik was way ahead of the curve when he said in the early '90's  "What is irreplaceably lost should not require fraud to compensate for fate".

[WB General Lee]

Very interestig thread. I am friends with Dan who lost his car in a fire and was there to see the remains of the hulk. I walked up to the car and it was surreal. The wing was there and the quarter panel and bumper. The rest was burnt and melted. If I have shots I will post. I did a video back then but it was so many years ago. Dan has a black Daytona now 4spd with white interior and power windows.

Here the first of many. Just learned how to post pics

Anyone know where this is?

[WB General Lee]

And this one

[WB General Lee]

This is my favorite color

[WB General Lee]

I would be surprized if this was still around notice the Bird in the garage

[nascarxx29]

The first daytona as I recall Dave Patik found it in a Indiana junkyard

[tan top]

good pictures WBGL  , only ever seen the top one before !! thanks for posting 

[WB General Lee]

I have some more I will post later have to go pay the bills. I found pictures of Dans car in one piece and others. Can you believe the green car has a tree growing out of it! I have seen so many wing cars neglected bad not sure why didnt people know that they were something special?

The pictures are not real clear sorry I took a digital picture of 4x6 pictures. I can probabally get them better quality by taking and putting them on a disk which I will with my others and post them. Should I stay on this post or start a different one? Just want to keep in topic.

[WB General Lee]

Here is a shot of Dan Jennings car back in probabally the 80's. This car was burned and not savable

[moparstuart]

Here is a shot of Dan Jennings car back in probabally the 80's. This car was burned and not savable

[WB General Lee]

Another shot

[65post]

WB general lee wrote -

The pictures are not real clear sorry I took a digital picture of 4x6 pictures. I can probabally get them better quality by taking and putting them on a disk which I will with my others and post them. Should I stay on this post or start a different one? Just want to keep in topic.

This is my thread and how dare you  high jack it by posting pics of WING CARS......