Dodge Charger Daytona

Now there are few cars that have that first car to do feel. The Bugatti,first street legal roadcar to attain 1200bhp and that is that unless you get crazy and do something  like 10,000bhp, nobody really cares because Bugatti stole that thunder. But there is a first that nobody can forget, the Dodge Charger Daytona.
         This car is very special and not because of its crazy back wing, its because it was the first car to clock 200miles per hour. Yes it was. In 1970,March,24, Buddy Baker in car #88 was the first driver to break the 200mph mark at Talladega.
         Now for a little history. The Daytona was produced in two parts ,1969-1970 and 2006-2009. The name comes from Daytona Beach,florida which even then was a racing centre. The car was assembled in Michigan. It was made as a two door coupe, muscle and race car. The engine was either a 426 Hemi or a 440CLDmagnum. It also had two transmission systems, a 4speed manual and a 3speed automatic.
       The 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona was created due to the failure of the 1969 Dodge Charger 500 on the superspeedways. It was supposed to be a high perfomance limited edition of the dodge charger and it was created entirely for winning high stakes NASCAR races. It won its first race at the inaugral Talladega 500.
     Now the other famous thing about this car is it large back stabilizer wing,23 inches tall. You need alot of wingage(i am not to be quoted on the use of that word) to keep this beast from flying off.       Due to their exceptional speed NASCAR changed the rules thus banning all 5 aero cars, the dodge, ford, mercury and plymouth.
      Now to crown this car on its throne of pure glory,its price tag. This car is now super super ( am talking dusenburg proportions)rare. This car has been sold in excesses of 290,000,000. Yes 9 figures.
      Its movie life has also been glorious with actors to play it. In the movie Fast and Furious 6, this car is seen being driven by Dominic. But just the same way Cuba Gooding Jr is not Oj simpson, that was not an original. The car being used is actually a 1968 to 1970 charger with nose pieces and spoilers welded on. It is supposed to look like a heavily tuned Hemi Daytona that had been modified into a pro touring supercar. But it was just an ordinary charger with a Chevy Racing crate motors and a Brembo racing brakes to create a versatile stunt car that ends up being destroyed at the end. 

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