C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds -updated - page 34 March 16th 2024

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https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/1970-superbird?phrase=1970%20superbird&sort=best#license

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https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/1970-superbird?phrase=1970%20superbird&sort=best#license

[Aero426]

#36 is the repainted #14 Bill Ellis car that Richard Brickhouse drove at the Daytona 500.   Before that it was the #14 Coronet that Ramo Stott drove at the 1969 Talladega 500.

[moparstuart]

#36 is the repainted #14 Bill Ellis car that Richard Brickhouse drove at the Daytona 500.   Before that it was the #14 Coronet that Ramo Stott drove at the 1969 Talladega 500.

I love that COKE swoosh Paint scheme 

[Dave Kanofsky]

#36 is the repainted #14 Bill Ellis car that Richard Brickhouse drove at the Daytona 500.   Before that it was the #14 Coronet that Ramo Stott drove at the 1969 Talladega 500.

I love that COKE swoosh Paint scheme 

I thought the '69 SuperBee made a tough lookin' racecar

[moparstuart]

#36 is the repainted #14 Bill Ellis car that Richard Brickhouse drove at the Daytona 500.   Before that it was the #14 Coronet that Ramo Stott drove at the 1969 Talladega 500.

I love that COKE swoosh Paint scheme 

I thought the '69 SuperBee made a tough lookin' racecar

they curved and massaged the nose of those fenders and hood  , almost in a hint of things to come   

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  (Taxspeaker)  Bob !  sent me this  picture of a Charlie Glotzhbach signed post card , to post here !

Thanks Bob 

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/184852411590?hash=item2b0a0ff4c6%3Ag%3A8z0AAOSwFFhgqvM%7E&LH_ItemCondition=3000%7C2500  beer mat




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oop8Gj16m_w  Y2 Hemi Daytona 

[Aero426]

The "NICHELS ENGINEERING " letters off the building still exist.

[Birdflu]

Nice Doug! 

[Aero426]

Nice Doug! 

Unfortunately, I was a day late.   I don't know who got them.   They were in Mrs. Nichels' home garage at her estate sale.

[odcics2]

Wonder where the huge letters from the side went? 

[Aero426]

They also sold on the first day of the sale.   

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  Superbird at Oliver Motor Company

Screen capture from, the Walker Local and Family History Center, Richland Library Columbia, S.C .

https://cdm16817.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16817coll21/id/5808/rec/194

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 35mm slides  currently on ebay

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 https://muscleorperformanceautorestoration.com/2021/03/08/new-addition-1969-dodge-daytona/

https://muscleorperformanceautorestoration.com/projects/cars-2/


https://championcooling.wordpress.com/2014/05/09/original-owner-superbird/

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  all from ebay

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 first two screen captures are from Ilion Free Public Library, New York Heritage  Digital Collections . https://nyheritage.org/ 
https://nyheritage.org/contributors/ilion-free-public-library


not sure if i'm going nutts & been looking at too many back in the day pictures , & imagining seeing things that are not there    this kind of looks like a superbird anyone else kind of see what i'm saying ??   


https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll85/id/161/rec/19

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this might be old news ! but just found this , The J Murry Atkins Library &  Bryant McMurray's  awesome photographs !     there are hundreds of pictures in his collection , well worth spending an hour or 5 looking through!  awesome photos back in the day & from what ive seen cant remember seeing these published / made public  in magazines / books  before ......


https://repository.uncc.edu/islandora/search?type=dismax&f%5B0%5D=mods_name_personal_creator_namePart_ms%3AMcMurray%2C%5C%20Bryant%2C%5C%201947%5C-

https://repository.uncc.edu/islandora/search?type=dismax&islandora_solr_search_navigation=0&f%5B0%5D=mods_name_personal_creator_namePart_ms%3AMcMurray%2C%5C%20Bryant%2C%5C%201947%5C-&f%5B1%5D=mods_subject_geographic_ms%3A%22Alabama%5C-%5C-Talladega%22

https://repository.uncc.edu/islandora/search?type=dismax&f%5B0%5D=mods_name_personal_creator_namePart_ms%3AMcMurray%2C%5C%20Bryant%2C%5C%201947%5C-&f%5B1%5D=mods_relatedItem_host_titleInfo_title_ms%3A%221969%5C%20National%5C%20500%22&islandora_solr_search_navigation=0

https://repository.uncc.edu/islandora/search?type=dismax&f%5B0%5D=mods_name_personal_creator_namePart_ms%3AMcMurray%2C%5C%20Bryant%2C%5C%201947%5C-&f%5B1%5D=mods_relatedItem_host_titleInfo_title_ms%3A%221969%5C%20Western%5C%20North%5C%20Carolina%5C%20500%22&islandora_solr_search_navigation=0

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 these 6 screen captures below are from the   OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY - THE GATEWAY TO OKLAHOMA HISTORY https://gateway.okhistory.org/

https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1694532/m1/1/?q=dodge  

there are 3 pictures  total, of May AVE DODGE, ive tried enlarging & lightening to see better    can make out 5 second generation Chargers & more importantly  2 Daytonas , one looks like was having  body work done primer on top of passenger fender , wonder if these are 2 of the i thnk 4 Daytonas sold new at this dealer    

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 below are 5 more screen shots from the OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY - THE GATEWAY TO OKLAHOMA HISTORY https://gateway.okhistory.org/
same dealer as in above post just from a different angle , & shows the front nose cone on one of the 2 nd Daytona

https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1693094/?q=dodge#top



another shot same dealer  at a different angle  posted here   http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.msg1732289.html#msg1732289 , because no Daytonas in it    

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O_Mw_hkB90  few seconds of aero mopars in this video

[Tuco]

Sorry if this is the wrong thread to ask this, but is it safe to assume if the VIN is XX29L9B****** that the car is a real 5000 or Daytona?

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Sorry if this is the wrong thread to ask this, but is it safe to assume if the VIN is XX29L9B****** that the car is a real 5000 or Daytona?

Hello & welcome 

yes if the vin Reads XX29 it is a 69 Charger 500  or a Daytona .  the first two sequential numbers dictate if its a Charger 500 or a Daytona , all charger 500s were built in 1968 so will have  late 68 SPD (scheduled production date) , where as a 69 Daytona will have a 1969  SPD,
just to confuse things a little the very first batch or first few  R/T Chargers to be converted to 500s , had a XS29 vin tag or fender tag or both, in which case you need to be looking for an A11 option code on the fender tag . although i believe there is 2 but at least one  early Charger 500 with a XS29 vin & no A11 code on the fender tag i think . the aero guys on this site will know all about these cars  & will know where or what happened to most of them over the years.
  have a look here too  ( Homers ) awesome registries   http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=772dk5u2s4nevc97svp6l1c242&action=profile;u=20164


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nOP_jm5OHD6FTiF2e4S83W0Lc55cVFCds3fiwwBsE-g/edit#gid=0
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eqbINFf9lxR2ofXmsvAvtFtlp-0N9CA7KoPwlKYJMw4/edit#gid=0