Dodge Charger Daytona

Dodge produced three separate models with the name Dodge Charger Daytona, all of which were modified Dodge Chargers. The original was a high-performance, limited-edition version of the Dodge Charger built in the summer of 1969 for the sole purpose of winning high-profile NASCAR races, named for Daytona Beach, Florida, an early center for auto racing. It was the first NASCAR vehicle to reach 200 miles per hour, when the number 88 Chrysler Engineering car passed the mark at Talladega on March 24, 1970. The 1969 Daytona won two races that year and four more in 1970, and it had a corporate cousin in the 1970 Plymouth Superbird. The standard engine was a 440 cubic inch Magnum, and 70 of the 503 built carried the optional 426 Hemi V8.