Auto History Quiz: Was there a wing car before the Daytona?

[68X426]

A friend (who hates the Superbird) showed me an article that says Porsche claims introduction of the first winged car. In 1974! Five years after Mopar.

I found pictures from Formula One racing of 1966, 1967, and 1968 cars. No wings. Or rear spoilers. I found a Lotus race car from 1969 and it had a wing. So can Dodge / NASCAR lay claim to the first wings for racing?

And for street cars, was Dodge the first wing? Yes there were a variety of spoilers on Mustangs and Camaros before '69, but who made the first wing car?





 

[Alaskan_TA]

Chrysler played with wing ideas for a long time before they hit production. See http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/_ideaCars-01.shtml?load_img=36

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Chrysler played with wing ideas for a long time before they hit production. See http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/_ideaCars-01.shtml?load_img=36

Thank goodness that fugly thing didn't make production.

[69 DAYTONA]

A friend (who hates the Superbird) showed me an article that says Porsche claims introduction of the first winged car. In 1974! Five years after Mopar.

I found pictures from Formula One racing of 1966, 1967, and 1968 cars. No wings. Or rear spoilers. I found a Lotus race car from 1969 and it had a wing. So can Dodge / NASCAR lay claim to the first wings for racing?

And for street cars, was Dodge the first wing? Yes there were a variety of spoilers on Mustangs and Camaros before '69, but who made the first wing car?





 

...many consider these wings... spring 1969

[pettybird]

[Arnie Cunningham]

Weren't there some road course cars that had large wings in the mid 60s?  I am thinking of Sebring and such.

[Arnie Cunningham]

http://www.bullpublishing.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=78#FullDescription

[learical1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chaparral_2F_-_Mike_Spence_-_1967.jpg

[68X426]

Looks like some Formula One racers beat NASCAR by 2 years! Great links.

[A383Wing]

66 charger had the spoiler at Nascar

Bryan

[68X426]

66 charger had the spoiler at Nascar

Bryan

Good point, but unfortunately it wasn't a wing. http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?topic=68156.0

[nascarxx29]

http://www.ananasamiami.com/2011/07/1961-chrysler-turboflite-ghia.html