| Nothing in memory brings back the insane | | | | This model had something going for it, but Dodge |
| performance mania of Detroit's Muscle Cars than the | | | | engineers pushed forward, analysed the data from |
| unforgettable 1969 Dodge Chargers. Two specials | | | | the wind tunnel experiments and came out with the |
| were released that year, to put the Charger in direct | | | | Daytona. The Daytona had a nose extended out a |
| competition for NASCAR, models that were | | | | full 18 inches to reduce drag and enable down force. |
| completely street legal but could hit 150+ on the | | | | In the rear a horizontal tail stabilizer on wings gave |
| track: the Charger 500 and the Daytona, probably | | | | the car an almost supernatural feel on the road. With |
| the most outrageous car of the era. | | | | the 440 or the 426 Hemi engine, these were |
| The Charger 500 was a souped up 1968 Charger | | | | formidable machines. A few were even sold with a |
| with some aerodynamic changes -- a Coronet grille, | | | | 503 engine, almost guaranteed un-drivable on the |
| flush mounted, and a flush mounted window over a | | | | street, though still considered legal. |
| recessed back light, very smooth in the air tunnel. | | | | |