Canadian Daytona

[65post]

 Anyone know what happened to this copper Daytona from Ontario.? Vin#? Is it the one that burnt in Ottawa?

[Moparmatty]

I believe it is the one that burnt.

[maxwellwedge]

It is being saved/restored. The shell has been dipped, pulled and hammered on by a metal master. NOS nose and fenders purchased and I sold him a real wing for it. It is looking damn good. The lower half of the car was pretty well good. 

[65post]

Is there a list out there of all the Daytonas shipped to Ontario? And what is the total that were shipped north?

[Charger-Bodie]

It is being saved/restored. The shell has been dipped, pulled and hammered on by a metal master. NOS nose and fenders purchased and I sold him a real wing for it. It is looking damn good. The lower half of the car was pretty well good. 

I was just talking about that unit with a fellow board member here last night ....Great to hear that its gonna rise from the ashes! 

[maxwellwedge]

Is there a list out there of all the Daytonas shipped to Ontario? And what is the total that were shipped north?

I have a copy of the list but not here with me at the moment. I remember it being around 50 or so for Canada - can't remember how many in Ontario.

Calling Dave!

[69bronzeT5]

Glad to hear it's being restored. I cried when I read the article about the fire

[hemigeno]

There were a total of 50 cars shipped north of the border, and here's the list of Ontario-shipped Daytonas:

[Ghoste]

Not a Hemi in the bunch.

[hemigeno]

Just one...

[maxwellwedge]

Just one...

Yup - Argyle Dodge. Now known as Cooksville Chrysler.
They were the dealelership that sold the last Hemi Challenger Convertible ever built....My friend has owned it since 1977........Yes I have tried 100 times to buy it over the years!  

Looking at the Ontario list - My Hemi-X came from Paul Willison's (still open but they moved after a major fire) and I was an apprentice mechanic at West-End Chrysler (I think they are still there) in the '70's!

[65post]

Is it this one?... Thanks hemigeno for the list.

[Ghoste]

Ooops missed that, thanks.  Any idea on the history of 414632?

[Aero426]

Ooops missed that, thanks.  Any idea on the history of 414632?

414632 should still be around somewhere.  Hemi Orange with a black interior.   Duncan Ackerman owned it, most likely into the early 90's.    He owned a Superbird and in the mid 80's was working at a local auto parts store and was offered the Daytona.  As I recall, it was someone who walked into the store, or one of those word of mouth deals.  It's in one of the old DSAC newsletters.

[maxwellwedge]

Ooops missed that, thanks.  Any idea on the history of 414632?

632 or 622?

[Ghoste]

632.  The one sold in London.  There was copper (who was it remarked about all the copper Daytonas coming to Ontario?) 440 one down in my area that belonged to the original owner when it was around here.  Said owner lived in Leamington so London is the closest one-obviously just throwing darts in the dark here.
He sold the car in the early to mid 80's and the last I saw it (85 or 86?) I believe it had went to the London area (coincidentally or not) and then I lost track of it.

[Beep Beep Dave]

Ooops missed that, thanks.  Any idea on the history of 414632?

414632 should still be around somewhere.  Hemi Orange with a black interior.   Duncan Ackerman owned it, most likely into the early 90's.    He owned a Superbird and in the mid 80's was working at a local auto parts store and was offered the Daytona.  As I recall, it was someone who walked into the store, or one of those word of mouth deals.  It's in one of the old DSAC newsletters.

Here is Ackerman's Daytona with a bit of the story:
http://mapleleafmopars.homestead.com/carsinbarns36.html



Dave

[Beep Beep Dave]

Anyone know what happened to this copper Daytona from Ontario.? Vin#? Is it the one that burnt in Ottawa?

The black and the copper Daytona's pictured were one number off VIN wise.
I believe the Copper one is the one I went to see in London for sale at the Charterhorse or something bodyshop. This was around 1986 when I was in high school. I had a buddy who was thinking of buying it. It was a 440 4-speed car, copper with tan interior, fibreglass front fenders, trailer hitch and a small front floor patch.

I remember Frank well because he was insistant on how Daytona's came from the factory with fibreglass fenders and I was calling him on it

Here's the ad as it appeared in the Auto Trader:
   

[65post]

So what car is this? Someone on here posted these pics a while back.From Ontario?

[FJMG]

  I'll guess that it may be 414639. But I am only guessing.

[Beep Beep Dave]

So what car is this? Someone on here posted these pics a while back.From Ontario?

Nigel Mills from National Moparts sent me those pics years ago...check the background out...pretty old picture.
Dave

[Ghoste]

Dave, I am thinking that copper one is the one I am wondering about.  Any idea on the VIN or where it is today?

[maxwellwedge]

The copper one is the one that was burned in the fire - being restored in Stoney Creek. I think it's 631.

[Ghoste]

Do you know anything else about it's history?

[maxwellwedge]

I know the current owner bought it from Wellington Motors (a Moparfest Sponsor) who had it for a lot of years. They had it on eBay some years back and I tried to buy it (for around 85k) but was unsuccessful.

It is a T5, tan interior 4-speed.

I will probably post some progress pics of the resurrection in a month or two. The owner has stepped up large to save the original car.