Vintage Test Drive of a 1969 Hemi Dodge Daytona Charger

[chargerman69]

Anyone seen this video before?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMQV3o_xb_o

[Ghoste]

I have.  I think it may have come up on here before?  Cool video.

[daytonalo]

What a mess !!! Surprised the front wheels didn't snap off !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hemi68charger]

I never get any audio on this clip......... Others, can you hear it? Both my speaker and YouTube volume are up.....

[Ghoste]

When I saw it before there was audio but it was french.

[StoneCold]

I never get any audio on this clip......... Others, can you hear it? Both my speaker and YouTube volume are up.....

Audio is there out of left channel only.

[FJMG]

Notice how calm he is in the latter portion of the video? No sudden steering correction, calmly reaches down to manually up/downshift, sun in the eyes does not bother him, all the while the tires are screaming for help in the background!
His former racing roots seem apparent to me.

[Highwaystar]

That's the way I like to drive 'em. White knuckle..

[tan top]

 never tire of watching that video , shame cant put subtitles or translate what he is saying 

[Ghoste]

I thought someone did translate it when it was up before?

[tan top]

I thought someone did translate it when it was up before?

  oh !  I remember seeing it before on here ,  may well of been after I saw it , it was translated in a later post 

[Ghoste]

If I can find it I'm going to save the translation.

[CornDogsCharger]

That was awesome!  Somehow, I have never seen that until now.  It's crazy how calm he is while he's driving the piss out of that car.  Does anyone know where that was filmed?

Justin
"CornDog"

[Ghoste]

I think it was filmed in Quebec.

[1966hemi]

Mont Tremblant race course . Look it up on Google.

[Montreal Wing Car]

Mais oui, it was indeed shot at Tremblant for a TV show called "Prenez le Volant". Was re-released on DVD as part of a tribute to the pilot, Jacques Duval, who had a good career as a pro driver, mainly in Porsches, hence his "American cars are overweight pigs" attitude ;-).  http://cmhf.ca/jacques-duval/
I'll see if I can find copies of the DVD in the bargain bin at the video store if anyone is interested in a better quality copy.
Car is most probably XX29J9B414638, sold new in Quebec, was thought to have been burned and parted out, but resurfaced later as a regular Charger? http://mapleleafmopars.homestead.com/carsinbarns33.html

Ben

[FJMG]

Yes, Jacques even mentions Savarija (the selling dealer) in his written article about the car. According to a member on the French forum the car was sold almost immediately after the track test (spring of 1970).
When I was in Quebec many years ago I was fortunate enough to speak to the person who bought this car from Savarija and he was generous enough to share his recollection;

Savarija was having a few "issues" at the time and when an he came in to check status of a car he ordered, Savarija indicated he would not get the car and in order to save the deposit Savarija offered his "personal car" up to him, 69 Hemi Daytona.
The gentleman agreed and Savarija had the car painted white because the paint job from creative was so horrible (and was described as such by Jacques in his written article). The new owner never new that the car was originally a different color.
He kept the car for a little more than a year during which he replaced the alternator many times. The car finally had an electrical meltdown, he made an insurance claim and the car was subsequently "written off". He was surprised since he thought the car was certainly repairable.
The car resurfaced in 1977 (possibly even 1976) in Manitoba as a wingless fastback r/t.

[Ghoste]

Wingless, I wonder why?

[Montreal Wing Car]

FJMG, the dealer's name was actually Savaria et fils (Savaria and son).
The car was sent to Pintendre auto to be scrapped, since the cost of repair was higher than the value of a 15-year-old Charger, and that is where the wing was separated from the car. It reappeared in Ontario or Manitoba in the 80's, where it would have been easier to "resurrect" the VIN I guess. Maybe the fact it had been scrapped explains why it has not resurfaced since? Seems the wing is still around here...

Ben

[FJMG]

Yes that is my understanding that the wing was removed when scrapped and a member on the quebec car forum seems to indicate that he knew where the wing is today. However the original owner told me it was scrapped after his ordeal, about late 71, maybe 72,  BUT we are talking about a persons memory here so he may be off a bit. .
The only FACT I know is who bought it in Manitoba in 1977, and he bought it from a Winnipeg used car dealer which is why I stated it MAY have been in Manitoba as early as 1976 but I do not know for sure. The car was vandalized in his garage around 1979 (paint and windshield), then sold in 1982 and still with that owner.
No info from time of insurance, around 72ish to 1977.

[ACUDANUT]

Too bad the dumb ass's can't learn English.
How many real French people are there in Canada.
Try this. http://www.strategypage.com/humor/articles/military_humor_complete_list_of_french_jokes.asp

[FJMG]

They know English quite well, i should know, i married one!
we are a country with two official languages. There is even a French university in Manitoba.
If you wish to be employed by the Feds you need to be bilingual.

[Ghoste]

They don't all know english, I think it depends on how close to the St. Lawrence you are?  But not many anglophiles speak french either.

[ACUDANUT]

They know English quite well, i should know, i married one!
we are a country with two official languages. There is even a French university in Manitoba.
If you wish to be employed by the Feds you need to be bilingual.

Here in the U.S. they want us to speak Spanish...I do congratulate the Mexicans though.. They took over this Country without firing a shot. 

[1966hemi]

Luckily, I can speak both French and English fluently without any cross over accents, also can read and write both. That has helped me get good jobs when I was still working.