It used to be a 69 daytona

[mopar_man]

I'm the guy who had the car in an envelope for over 20 yrs. Des went and got the remnants of the car from the ravine . I had the wing for many years and sold it to a good friend who happens to own a Hemi wing car . he sold it a few years later to somebody that was restoring another wing car .
Des acquired the items that I had and got the documentation from the original owner who is another good friend......he owned three wing cars here in Newfoundland.
Yes there is more to the car than the pics, I believe there is a usable firewall, inner splash pans , cross member and maybe some other pieces . I did not have the resources at the time to bring this car back to life. I have certainly seen worse rebuilt and now considered "original" cars. I sure hope  something is done to get another Daytona back on the street. Whatever it takes. I made the info public years ago Ie: vin number,  so that  a rebody would not be passed off as an original car. I believe Des has posted the vin and fender tag also. Now that  the numbers are well known  , it may keep it from being passed off as an "original" 30 yrs down the road when Des and I are long gone.......me anyway . 

[moparstuart]

I'm the guy who had the car in an envelope for over 20 yrs. Des went and got the remnants of the car from the ravine . I had the wing for many years and sold it to a good friend who happens to own a Hemi wing car . he sold it a few years later to somebody that was restoring another wing car .
Des acquired the items that I had and got the documentation from the original owner who is another good friend......he owned three wing cars here in Newfoundland.
Yes there is more to the car than the pics, I believe there is a usable firewall, inner splash pans , cross member and maybe some other pieces . I did not have the resources at the time to bring this car back to life. I have certainly seen worse rebuilt and now considered "original" cars. I sure hope  something is done to get another Daytona back on the street. Whatever it takes. I made the info public years ago Ie: vin number,  so that  a rebody would not be passed off as an original car. I believe Des has posted the vin and fender tag also. Now that  the numbers are well known  , it may keep it from being passed off as an "original" 30 yrs down the road when Des and I are long gone.......me anyway . 

[gtx6970]

Id buy Troys Daytona as opposed to trying to resurect this one,

In the long run, Troys car would A LOT cheaper.

[hemi68charger]

Id buy Troys Daytona as opposed to trying to resurect this one,

In the long run, Troys car would A LOT cheaper.

Talk about marketing !!!  Thanks Bill.................

PS:  Also, did you get my email about just going ahead and buying the bracket?

[gtx6970]

Id buy Troys Daytona as opposed to trying to resurect this one,

In the long run, Troys car would A LOT cheaper.

Talk about marketing !!!  Thanks Bill.................

PS:  Also, did you get my email about just going ahead and buying the bracket?

duh, yes, 
pm sent

[Nwcharger]

Id buy Troys Daytona as opposed to trying to resurect this one,

In the long run, Troys car would A LOT cheaper.

You may be right, the problem with me is I couldn't afford troys Daytona. if i could i would, but At least this way I can slowly spend the cash to put it together. I don't plan on any type of profit or reselling the car, Maybe I can get my kids involved and give them the mopar bug too. I think I was 12 when my dad gave me a 68 charger project for my first car. Mopars are the best.  

[charger_fan_4ever]

I'd love to see pics of the other remains and the journey to put something together. I think it would be the biggest rebuild ever.

[moparstuart]

I'd love to see pics of the other remains and the journey to put something together. I think it would be the biggest rebuild ever.

[tsmithae]

 

Please?

[Nwcharger]

They are on a private photo bucket account. I'll contact Des and make sure it's ok to post some of the pics.

[65post]

They are on a private photo bucket account. I'll contact Des and make sure it's ok to post some of the pics.

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[Nwcharger]

the last 2 pics are a floor and right quarter panel from a 69 that was parted (not by me) years ago. they came with my 69 as extra pieces

[69bronzeT5]

Does anybody know how the car ended up in the ravine or was it posted and I missed it?!

[hemi68charger]

Does anybody know how the car ended up in the ravine or was it posted and I missed it?!

Gravity.........   

[moparstuart]

cool at least there is alot of it there

[hemi68charger]

cool at least there is alot of it there

I need that floor pan for the 500 !!! 

[ACUDANUT]

I see nothing to save or repair the car.    I thought the car was red, but now I see green.??  Either way, there is nothing left on the bone.
Rebody will only get you into trouble. 

[Nwcharger]

Does anybody know how the car ended up in the ravine or was it posted and I missed it?!

The car was parked in a gravel pit along with a dozen other cars. Sometime in the mid 70s the town where the car was located decided to build a dam to fix flooding problems in the town. The location of the dam is where the cars where parked, so when the bulldozers arrived they pushed all the cars down the ravine to get them out of the way. What a bunch of a-holes. If it was me and I was told to get the cars moved I would have towed the daytona home instead of trashing it

[DC_1]

I hope you have good metal skills!

[Nwcharger]

I see nothing to save or repair the car.    I thought the car was red, but now I see green.??  Either way, there is nothing left on the bone.
Rebody will only get you into trouble. 

The car had a few paint jobs its short life on the road. It's original color is T5. I have no plans for a rebody.

[nascarxx29]

Re: Canadian Daytona

« Reply #27 on: September 11, 2009, 12:55:2

Another lost T5 - black guts car..414627

[charger_fan_4ever]

Looks like AMD can't save this one as they don't make any of the inner framing of the 1/4's or roof/back window,door hinge pillars. Almost need to buy a 10-15K rust free shell and cut it up.

Since the plan is to rebuild it you'd need to start welding/joining off something original to the car that is solid, what original piece are you going to build off  of ?

The only thing that may be usable that i saw in the pics is the firewall. I also assume the top of the rad support with the vin # is long gone and i don't see any trunk gutters so that # must be long gone too.