1969 Was a Great Year For the Dodge Charger Daytona

1969 was one of the best years for the Dodge Charger Daytona when it first appeared on the now-famous Florida beach.
Written by Andrew Koole
Reviewed by Kathleen Flear
As Dodge unveils its upcoming electric Charger Daytona SRT, there’s no better time than now to look back at the
car’s history
as a NASCAR legend and muscle car enthusiast’s dream machine.
1969 marked the first year that Dodge used the Florida beach and auto racing Mecca to signal the limited edition Charger’s performance capabilities. It proved to be an accurate label for the car.
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1969 Charger Daytona—Dodge’s Winged Warrior

By the end of 1968, Dodge was in a NASCAR slump. Competing cars from Ford, Chevy, and its cousin-brand Plymouth had outperformed the company on the oval track for years. Catching up would require some new ideas. 
Those new ideas were delivered in the Dodge Charger Daytona. Designed with the help of rocket scientist John Pointer, the Daytona cut through the air with its pointed nose while sticking to the road thanks to its massive rear wing.
The original Charger Daytona wasn’t a track-exclusive model, though. Thanks to NASCAR rules requiring that at least 500 units be produced in order to compete, the Daytona was offered as a limited edition, with either a 375-hp “Magnum” engine or a 425-hp Hemi. 
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1969 Dodge Charger Daytona perception: from weird to rare

The 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona might’ve done the job on the NASCAR circuit, but its awkward design was less of a success off the track.
Donut Media
says dealers had a hard time moving the Daytona, even with its run being limited to 503 cars.
As time wore on though, the ‘69 Daytona’s racing pedigree and rarity made it extremely desirable as a collectible. In mint condition, the muscle car regularly sells for over $350,000, and the Hemi V8 version, of which only 70 were made, can go for much more than that.
One of the most recent examples of this happened in May, when a Hemi Daytona sold at Mecum Auctions, Indianapolis, for $1.2 million, breaking the $900,000 auction record for the car that
MotorTrend
says was set seven years prior. 

The cost of owning a ‘69 Dodge Charger Daytona

As you probably already concluded, getting your hands on a ‘69 Daytona is not easy. While they’re not all worth over $1 million, their age and production numbers increase their rarity more and more as time goes on, making even the models in a fair condition worth almost $200,000.
As for car insurance, anyone lucky enough to own a ‘69 Daytona will want
classic car coverage
that’s determined based on “agreed value,” meaning that the owner and insurance provider determine the cost of coverage together to make sure it’s protected from theft and other risks.
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