Big Willy Daytona

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

any and all pics of the king,queen and this dutchess daytona are wanted my email is
G-UNOT89@hotmail.com, greatly apreciated-MATT

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

also what is the interior like in your big willy daytona? stock or does it have guages,race seats etc.?-MATT, and oh my last question for a while, but what size rim and tire combo are you running?

[WilliesDaytona]

It has 15x4 torq thrust on the front with 7.10 Moroso Tires and 15x10 Torq Thrust on the rear, they have 3.5 backspacing and I have a 29.5 x 10.5 tire, the tread actually measures 11.25,  The interior is stock except the Rear Seat is GONE, it has some 70 and up Mopar High Back Bucket with some funky Bunt Orange inserts, a REAL SMALL Custom three spoke steering wheel, a Bent Turn Signal Arm for extra leg room For Willie...

[Blown70]

Great to have you in the forum.  It would be great if you could scan some of the pictures.  THAT is a great part of histrory  Mr. French.

I saw your name when you joined so I bumped this thread up to get your attention,  I see it did...

Tom

[Ghoste]

Can you shed any light on the rumour about Chrysler giving the cars to Big Willie?

[Howie]

Gary,
glad you made it to our forum. Thanks for letting me take a bunch of pictures of your car. I shot a 180 pictures with the digital saturday at Bowling Green and will have them today. I still cant believe some idiot walked behind me and thought it was the joe dirt car. Enjoyed seeing the car and whatever restoration you do to it will be fine.

[262chargers]

Welcome Mr. French, that is one hell of a car you have there 
I'm curious as to how you acquired it? Was it advertised? Word of mouth? Again, just curious 

I was going to point out the "Superbird" mix-up from Byron's site, but it looks like you took care of it

http://www.gassermadness.com/visitorscars/French/index.htm

[262chargers]

Oh yeah, more pics, please? 

[nascarxx29]

The only picture Ive seen on the web for that daytona is this one.I might have 2 other pictures of daytonas he previously owned.As seen on this trailer.I have another picture of his bronze daytona

[WilliesDaytona]

Can you shed any light on the rumour about Chrysler giving the cars to Big Willie?

Chrysler DID give Big WIllie the King Daytona/ Hemi 4 spd car that is in the advertisement and in Two Lane Blacktop

The Queen Daytona was ordered by some Comedian/actor but he decided he didn't want it, Big Willie and Tomiko bought it for a Song from Warren Fox Dodge, Willies Conection with Chrysler got him that car REAL CHEAP, it was F6 Green, white interior, AM/8track, and Power windows Hemi/ automatic...

My car was sold new at Cherry Hill Dodge in New Jersey, I don't really know How Big Willie came up with it

A neat little fact is the am/8track that was in the Queen Daytona is in my car today, and the Hood + Wing are the off of the King Daytona when it was in Two Lane Blacktop

I don't really have alot of pictures on my Computer of the car, or the stuff I have collected on Big Willie but I will take care of that and Post so many you guys will get sick of seeing it..

[nascarxx29]

As Cherry Hill is in NJ and Big Willie car ended with the car up in California.?

[WilliesDaytona]

As Cherry Hill is in NJ and Big Willie car ended with the car up in California.?

That is correct, he never really told me how he came up with a car, that was sold new in New Jersey, I will ask him the next time I talk to him.

[nascarxx29]

I asked the guys at cherry hill triplex as it called now .For somepaperwork invoices etc on any old mopars .Incase the car was dealer traded.I also recall from my records AKA stbasher  Ktfo racing had a bronze daytona though I didnt record its vin.Or know its current condition or whereabouts.I still search all over for more info for my records but .I did find a wanted superbird posting stbasher that uses ktfo racings email




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  WANTED 1970 Superbird Project and Parts 
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I am looking to buy ANY Superbird project cars, no matter how bad or incomplete, if it is a BIRD I am interested, drivetrain Doesn't Matter, the more complete the body the better, I am wanting to build a Period style car so I dont really want anything Done or super nice.. Thanks Gary 270 945 929, or ktforacing@aol.com 

[WilliesDaytona]

I am Stbasher, the T7 Bronze Daytona is in the north/eastern part of Ky and is in the middle of being completley restored ... I have a copy of the Title before I transferred it, and I will see if I can find the info.. I can't remember if it was it or the F6 green car I had that was only two digits from my Big Willie Daytona

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

so as u were stating with the interior it has those halloween 71 charger seats orange/black, but does the interior have a tach or aftermarket guages anywhere or is it all stock?-MATT

[nascarxx29]

Im not sure if I have any pictures of the king and quuen hemi daytona in my wingcar collection.I did recall someone in the wingcar club had the buildsheet for the king hemi daytona.King car was acid dipped to beyond .and the Queen daytona was crashed.And has yet to surface in any form.the only archive Ive located for that period was a street racers jacket.The only addition info I had on the king and queen hemi daytonas are this.XX29J9B356523 Hemi orange J number J926023 with a build date very early for a daytona 427 =April 27 and it sold new in Dallas TX.The Queen daytona F6 green is XX29J9B356525 sold new from Earl  Lee Dodge in California J number J926025.Also a 427 built car

[Brock Samson]

 can someone explain the acid dipped thing to me?. What they do?. Put it in a tank and go have a beer?.. 

[WilliesDaytona]

Im not sure if I have any pictures of the king and quuen hemi daytona in my wingcar collection.I did recall someone in the wingcar club had the buildsheet for the king hemi daytona.King car was acid dipped to beyond .and the Queen daytona was crashed.And has yet to surface in any form.the only archive Ive located for that period was a street racers jacket.The only addition info I had on the king and queen hemi daytonas are this.XX29J9B356523 Hemi orange J number J926023 with a build date very early for a daytona 427 =April 27 and it sold new in Dallas TX.The Queen daytona F6 green is XX29J9B356525 sold new from Earl  Lee Dodge in California J number J926025.Also a 427 built car

My car is VIN#  356535

[WilliesDaytona]

can someone explain the acid dipped thing to me?. What they do?. Put it in a tank and go have a beer?.. 

Acid Dipping was a common  practice by all the top racing teams of the late 60s early 70s, what they basicly did was put the car, or parts, into a huge tank of acids, it would slowly eat away the metal evenly from inside  and out, so if the acid ate away half the thickness then the car or parts would wiegh half as much... I wish I knew somewhere that I could get it done now, I would have my Street Race car done..

[Brock Samson]

so the charger ended up like these?.. 

http://www.record-producer.com/i/ripped-jeans1.jpg

[WilliesDaytona]

so the charger ended up like these?.. 

http://www.record-producer.com/i/ripped-jeans1.jpg

Yeah, but it DIDN'T look that good when it was done..

[nascarxx29]

My wingcar records showed the 2 hemi daytonas of Big Willies as XX29J9B356523 and XX29J9B356525.Will have to look it up again.And double check that information

The vin for the daytona that sold from Cherry Hill Dodge is [[[XX29L9B356[535]]]] is a L code 440 4 barrel car with a April 27 AKA 427 build date J numbe 926071 and is a Automatic V2 orange car


I had also noticed in a old car magazine wheel ad that the 1 big willie car.Had WARREN FOX motors Upland CA on a decal on the car.After looking through the daytona shipment list .I didnt recall seeing Warren Fox Dodge .Maybe he sponsored or provided services to Big Willies car

[WilliesDaytona]

Welcome Mr. French, that is one hell of a car you have there 
I'm curious as to how you acquired it? Was it advertised? Word of mouth? Again, just curious 

I was going to point out the "Superbird" mix-up from Byron's site, but it looks like you took care of it

http://www.gassermadness.com/visitorscars/French/index.htm

Thanks for the comments on the Daytona,   I have been and still am a HUGE FAN OF Big WIllie Robinson and Tomiko  I have been since I was 11/12 years old, when Mopar Collectors Guide did the article on Big Willie and they had his old phone number at the end of the article, with that number I called Willie Several times a month, with no luck but I was such a fan I liked listening to the message on the answering machine, then one day I get a call and on the other end was BIG WILLIE, I thought someone was messing with me, I joined the club, and kept in contact with Willie, about 8 years ago I went to California for 10 days, 7 of those I spent running around with Willie and Tomiko, he showed me his cars and I asked if the Daytona was for sale, it was in his back yard, against the fence and beside his pool, HE SAID NOOOOOOO, I will never sell that car it is the last of my Daytonas.. Fast forward 4 years later I am getting ready to deliver a couple cars out west and call Willie and ask if he knows where any Wing Car Projects are for sale, I figured since he owned a Daytona maybe others had told him about cars, He said NOOOOO, Then after a pause he ask how much $$$$$$ you talking about, I told him, and he said I need some money for Permits and Legal stuff trying to reopen the Brotherhood Raceway,Then he said  Dont tell anyone else because I won't sell it to anyone else but since I was such a big fan, a club member, and kept in touch with him he said I could buy his car, I about passed out, got my head straight, next day aired a Certified Check, and was digging it out of his Back yard three days later... That is How I bought Big Willies Daytona...  It is my most prized car I have ever owned, including 4 other Wing Cars, Max Wedge Cars, an AAR Cuda, and several other Mopars, I have been approached many times to sell the car, but Someone would have to GO CRAZY and Offer more money than would even make sence, I have collected Big Willie stuff since age 12 and I feel as I have the Biggest piece of Big Willie Memorbilia out there.... My Greatest Enjoyment with the car is when it brings someone else enjoyment, two years ago I had the car at the Hot Rod reunion and an Older Guy, that lived in LA back in the early mid 70s, and was involved in the Street Race scene, back then, stood beside my car and Cried when he saw the car and Thanked me about 200 times for bringing the car and keeping it exactly the way I bought it... That brought me more enjoyment than having the car itself..

[WilliesDaytona]

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