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At the beginning of the 1969 model year, Dodge released a special version of the Dodge Charger, know as the Charger 500. This was a specially modified Charger that featured revised bodywork so that the Charger would be competitive on the NASCAR circuits. Unfortunately for Dodge, the Charger 500 did not prove to be an overwhelming winner, but merely was competitive. It wasn't that the Charger was slow, it was that the Ford and Mercury stokers were quicker. So in order to gain supremacy on the NASCAR circuits, a batch of even more radically modified Chargers were built, this was the Charger Daytona. Featuring the same flush mounted rear window treatment as the Charger 500 (see Charger 500), the Daytona went considerably further in the quest for better aerodynamics. The final product of extensive wind tunnel testing was a car that had no equals on the track and nothing came remotely close to it in terms of visual impact on the street. An 18 inch nose cone was attached to the front of the car, and a high mounted wing was mounted on the rear. Large Daytona lettering graced the rear quarter panels and reverse mounted front fender scoops, (for tire clearance on the race versions), concealed headlights and special windshield pillar wind deflectors completed the aerodynamic package. Engine availability on the Daytona was either the 375hp 440ci Magnum V-8 or the 426ci Hemi V-8, of which 70 were so equipped. In all, 503 Charger Daytona's were built.
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