Daytona in Motion

[Chris G.]

When's the last time you saw pics of a wing car driving in normal traffic (or dare I say Jersey traffic) ? Doesn't happen often, but this badboy was spotted out and about. Ignore the urge to post about the gas price. 

[69_500]

Always good to see them out and about.

Gas prices seem a little cheaper there, well okay so a lot cheaper than they are here currently.

[Ghoste]

The car looks like it's smiling in that last pic.

[johntpr]

Whose car Chris ?

[nascarxx29]

At first I  thought it might have been Paul K's car, but I think its J.R.s car. Chris knows who I mean.

[Brock Samson]

yeah like this..

 

[hemi68charger]

Yeah ha !!!!  I'z like it.. Thanks Chris........ Sweet car...........  John, a Daytona you don't know about?........ Come on.......  You're kidding, right?..........

Troy

[hemigeno]

OK Chris - the gas prices betray the fact that you've had those pictures for a while...  What else are you holding out on us??

And what were you doing - stalking him?  (BTW, I would too     )

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

His friend John's ride......V2 Hemi Orange unrestored survivor loaded with p/w & cruise

[tan top]

Nice looking daytona , prowling the neighbour hood looking up to no good ,

[69_500]

Not only is he tailing him, but he is tailing him in a charger of his own.

[BigBlockSam]

i've seen that car close up. super nice!

[hemigeno]

I need to check a disk I have at the house.  Somewhere I have a record of these early VIN cars, as they were assigned to one of the Chrysler factory-backed NASCAR drivers for a time.  My guess is I can post which of the driver's had that car at least for a while.  Might be a useless piece of trivia for most, but I'm interested in finding out - and it's not even my car...

[Ghoste]

I don't think it's useless trivia.  I think it's a cool part of the car's history.

[tan top]

I need to check a disk I have at the house. Somewhere I have a record of these early VIN cars, as they were assigned to one of the Chrysler factory-backed NASCAR drivers for a time. My guess is I can post which of the driver's had that car at least for a while. Might be a useless piece of trivia for most, but I'm interested in finding out - and it's not even my car...

I don't think it's useless trivia.  I think it's a cool part of the car's history.

    not useless info , to me intresting & fascinating information, 

[Chris G.]

Geno, you met the owner of this car. Nightime in Carlisle...hotel parking lot. Tall slim dude that browsed your scrapbook...that's him. John is the most downplayed owner of a wingcar I have ever met. When he mentions he owns one, most people shrug and say "cool". Reality is, they think he is just another mental patient that claims to own one. Little do they know what treasure he owns. 

[hemigeno]

Geno, you met the owner of this car. Nightime in Carlisle...hotel parking lot. Tall slim dude that browsed your scrapbook...that's him. John is the most downplayed owner of a wingcar I have ever met. When he mentions he owns one, most people shrug and say "cool". Reality is, they think he is just another mental patient that claims to own one. Little do they know what treasure he owns. 

Ya gotta hit me over the head sometimes...  and here I wasn't even slugging down any of the Alexander Keiths, but still missed out on chatting up with yet another fellow mental patient - err - Daytona owner.  That car definitely looks like a treasure from those pictures (and from the other Chris' descriptions too).  Pass along my apologies for me, wouldya?

[69_500]

I met him at Englishtown last year, and he is definately a laid back gentleman. Then again Gene isn't too upity either.

Quite a few of the wing car owners are laid back, and easy going. There are the occasional stuck up wing car owners, but I haven't run accross too many that have had the cars for more than a few years.

[nascarxx29]

I knew that was John's car. That has the most loaded with  options 440 daytonas I've come across. John supplied me with a copy of the build sheet to prove how optioned it is.

[Silver R/T]

cool shots

[hemigeno]

Well, I checked that disc I was looking for, and unfortunately the car was not in the group of cars I had a record of being assigned to one of the Chrysler-backed NASCAR drivers.  VERY close, but not part of the group.

The very next VIN past John's car was assigned to James Hylton.  The next 5 VIN's (six in total) were assigned to:
Buddy Baker
Neil Castles
Paul Goldsmith
Jim Foster
Bobby Isaac

From cross-checking the SO numbers, I can tell that John's car was assigned to Frank Wylie, who was involved in the development of the Daytona.  It was one of three cars assigned to him, or at least to a pool of cars he was responsible for.  They probably let various Exec's take their turn at the wheel, which is still very cool.  Unfortunately there's not a NASCAR driver tie-in as I had hoped...   

[tan top]

Well, I checked that disc I was looking for, and unfortunately the car was not in the group of cars I had a record of being assigned to one of the Chrysler-backed NASCAR drivers.  VERY close, but not part of the group.

The very next VIN past John's car was assigned to James Hylton.  The next 5 VIN's (six in total) were assigned to:
Buddy Baker
Neil Castles
Paul Goldsmith
Jim Foster
Bobby Isaac

From cross-checking the SO numbers, I can tell that John's car was assigned to Frank Wylie, who was involved in the development of the Daytona.  It was one of three cars assigned to him, or at least to a pool of cars he was responsible for.  They probably let various Exec's take their turn at the wheel, which is still very cool.  Unfortunately there's not a NASCAR driver tie-in as I had hoped...   

intresting infomation ( hemigeno )  are any of the daytonas still alive ?   were the all the same color & options etc ,

[hemigeno]

              intresting infomation ( hemigeno )  are any of the daytonas still alive ?   were the all the same color & options etc ,

As a matter of fact, two of them have been around lately.  They were not all the same color or equipped exactly the same, although I do suspect they were all fairly well optioned out.

Remember the burned & rusted Daytona that everyone cringed when we saw that the auction closed for $40k just in June?  That was the car assigned to NASCAR driver Neil "Soapy" Castles.

Burned Daytona eBay Auction Link

Here's a few pictures to remind you...

[hemigeno]

The other NASCAR-connected car I currently know about is the one owned by Chuck P. that Doug Schellinger posted a picture of in this thread:

"I gotta question" Thread

This car was assigned to then-current NASCAR driver Paul Goldsmith, and here's an old picture of the car:

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

John's is the first (earliest) Daytona I have in the registry as well......#2 is the burnt example

[69_500]

You mean you don't have the first Daytona in the registry Chris?

[Chris G.]

Well, I checked that disc I was looking for, and unfortunately the car was not in the group of cars I had a record of being assigned to one of the Chrysler-backed NASCAR drivers.  VERY close, but not part of the group.

The very next VIN past John's car was assigned to James Hylton.  The next 5 VIN's (six in total) were assigned to:
Buddy Baker
Neil Castles
Paul Goldsmith
Jim Foster
Bobby Isaac

From cross-checking the SO numbers, I can tell that John's car was assigned to Frank Wylie, who was involved in the development of the Daytona.  It was one of three cars assigned to him, or at least to a pool of cars he was responsible for.  They probably let various Exec's take their turn at the wheel, which is still very cool.  Unfortunately there's not a NASCAR driver tie-in as I had hoped...   

Geno, that is great information! I told John about it earlier, and he was very excited to hear it. You have a PM sir. 

BTW, any Wingcar guys know when they stopped spot welding the turn signal block off plates?

[nascarxx29]

I recall that picture of the Bryson Hill.Is there a confirmed vin to that car .I looked up Bryson Hill on the internet found this guy is the same town in Tooney Al .Phonebook results for bryson hill al
Bryson Hill Jr, 10285 , Toney, AL 35773 Google Maps  Yahoo! Maps  MapQuest

[Charger74]

Was up in Minnesota this past weekend, just west of the Twin cities and saw a sublime green Bird going the opposite direction.  About had to pull my jaw back up through the floor.   It is nice to see any of those cars on the road. 

[hemigeno]

Geno, that is great information! I told John about it earlier, and he was very excited to hear it. You have a PM sir. 

BTW, any Wingcar guys know when they stopped spot welding the turn signal block off plates?

Glad to help out, and I've sent you a PM reply too...

I am drawing a blank on what you're getting at with the turn signal block off plates though.  Is that on the hood-mounted turn signal indicators?

Geno

P.S  Dave/nascarxx29, according to Doug Schellinger, Bryson Hill hasn't owned that car since sometime around 1988 or so.  He spelled that out in the "I gotta question" thread I posted the link to earlier.  Wouldn't do much good to look him up now, more than likely.

[tan top]

you guys have probably thought this also ,  i wonder if  the few daytonas loaded with  options p/w, cruse etc were all supplied to the factory backed nascar drivers .

[Chris G.]

I am drawing a blank on what you're getting at with the turn signal block off plates though.  Is that on the hood-mounted turn signal indicators?

Geno

Geno, yes the hood mounted turn signal block off plates. John's are spot welded on, and he said most of the later one's he has seen were bolted in...or something like that? 

[69_500]

Hmmm, another question for me to now start looking at on Daytona's at various shows. Now I'll have something else to go through pictures for too.

Gene I haven't forgot about your request for pictures either, just a little busy now. I'm actually get ready to head to Minnesota to tape a show tomorrow. Its about a 9 hour drive, and I am supposed to be there by 8 am tomorrow morning. Cutting a little close aren't I. 8 pm, 9 hours of driving, hmmmm, guess i'll sleep about 3 hours in a rest stop somewhere.