Chrysler Engineering Daytona #88 restoration at Big Iron Garage

[Homerr]

Your picture of the #88 reminds of that beautiful Aircraft, sleek and purposeful lol...

But the Concorde crashed and burned.    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp45IWv0raw

[Stevetona]

Should have the restoration featured on some sort of video or TV show like Americarna. Would love to see the whole build from start to finish.

[Birdflu]

Should have the restoration featured on some sort of video or TV show like Americarna. Would love to see the whole build from start to finish.

[odcics2]

Glass installed.
Left door split around cage bars.
Right is one piece.

[Aero426]

The first people to have to figure out this glass install and split door shell since 1970.     Looks great.

[Aero426]

Is there significance to the dent in the door bar?   Is it known when it occurred?

[odcics2]

Is there significance to the dent in the door bar?   Is it known when it occurred?

Most likely a Don White addition to the car. Maybe the 1971 scuffle with Butch Hartman. 
If it happened when Chrysler still owned it, most likely it would have been repaired.

Just part of the car's history. 

[70Sbird]

Is there significance to the dent in the door bar?   Is it known when it occurred?

Most likely a Don White addition to the car. Maybe the 1971 scuffle with Butch Hartman. 
If it happened when Chrysler still owned it, most likely it would have been repaired.

Just part of the car's history. 

[tan top]

 

[PettyMower]

May 22, 1971

[odcics2]

A few more pics. The "removable cowl" section appeared on the car during the winter of 69.
So much development work had gone on that the original cowl was weak, hence an added cowl section was made and installed.

The insert you see in the cowl gets the air to the hemi in the most efficient manner!  Other cars were given "updated cowl inserts" to retrofit into the existing box shaped air intake. When the car gets the Petty Blue, this insert of DC-93 gets painted.  It was the final design and permanent.

The removable cowl and insert was on the car for the 200 run. In some pics, the 4 outboard fasteners can be seen under the base of the windshield.

[odcics2]

Tail stripe was laid down differently on each side.
Fred Schrandt did one, Larry Knowlton, the other.

[Bad B-rad]

WOW!!! AMAZING !!!!

HISTORY, rarely, if ever looks so SEXY!!!!!!

Reading over this thred, is some of the best automotive porn, I have read in a while!!!!
Keep up excellent work!

[hemi68charger]

Looking great !!!! 

[Birdflu]

Oh my! Keep sending pic's! 

[odcics2]

Thanks guys...
Keep tuned in!

[Sgt Superbird]

Totally groovy, gnarly, Greg. 

[odcics2]

Originally, DC-93 had the stripes applied in late June, 1969.
Wing was body color for the first test at Chelsea, July 13th.
Second test July 20th had the wing painted white.

Wing was painted on the car, covering the hand cut gaskets.

[aerolith]

OMG Greg!

Bee Seven is just truly wonderful when its fresh!!!

Hopefully 'one day' when Corona is finally over, I can come and meet you and your wonderful, yes truly magnificent Daytona.

Well done Greg a 'ray of sunshine' in these dark days indeed!!!

Maybe if I get time I will build one of these C500 racecars myself, just need to find the original body...

[aerolith]

Or maybe a bent nose 'LOW SPEED' DC 74 lol

[aerolith]

DC 93 has come a LONG WAY!

[Emery0323]

Tail stripe was laid down differently on each side.
Fred Schrandt did one, Larry Knowlton, the other.

So the Petty Blue goes on after the tail stripe decal?  It will be masked around the stripe?  Seems odd, but I guess that's how it was done originally.

[odcics2]

Here's a photo of DC-93 being tested in August 69 with Bobby Isaac driving at Daytona International Speedway.
Car was still B7.

Yes, before the first Talladega race they masked all the glass and wing/stripe and painted the car Petty Blue.
There was Petty Blue overspray on the original front and rear glass moldings which confirmed the glass was left in.   

[odcics2]

OMG Greg!

Bee Seven is just truly wonderful when its fresh!!!

Hopefully 'one day' when Corona is finally over, I can come and meet you and your wonderful, yes truly magnificent Daytona.

Well done Greg a 'ray of sunshine' in these dark days indeed!!!

Maybe if I get time I will build one of these C500 racecars myself, just need to find the original body...

Thanks John!  Hope all is well in jolly ol' England!

[odcics2]

All the glass is in. Now ready for masking and "petty blue" paint.
The paint is being matched from the original left headlight door that Don White
had kept, perfectly intact. My buddy Scott found a box at Don's Shop with original parts in it.
Stuff like the headlight door, seat headrest, battery hold down/dry sump bracket, etc.
The door is a little bit lighter than current out of the can "Petty Blue" mixes.
You'd have to have samples side by side to tell.  But, why not do it exact??    

Hey, maybe the current Petty Blue mixes are wrong??