4 more payments on my '85 Dodge Aries K and she's all mine.

At the ripe old age of 20 , I tried to convince my dad that buying a used Daytona 440 in '74 for $3500 would be an excellent investment. He laughed.

That is an insane amount of money! The sad part is that thing will probably get locked away somewhere and nobody but a select few will ever get to see it.

Final assembly at East 10 Mile Road and Brittany Avenue. Watched them load a a carrier full of Hemi and 440 Daytona Chargers in August 1969. Small crowd watched as the one hemi fired up. The cigar-chomping truck driver was straight out of central casting. Seeing the dozens of Daytonas lined up in the small parking area was breathtaking; oh, to have had a camera... Maybe this one was there, but don't remember that paint colour...

When I was in high school, I remember a 70 Super Bird in yellow with a deep black vinyl top. Gorgeous car. Looked brand new even though it was 13 years old. Someone decided to hop on top of the wing and sat in the middle of it. Didn't break or bow. Now that's made in the USA!

My dad had a 70 Bird. I remember the day he traded it for a 69 Charger 440 Magnum, a 70 Coronet RT convertible with a 383, and $5k cash. That was 45 years ago.

The only reason why a 1969 Charger was converted to what you see is because the objective was to hit 200 MPH on the NASCAR circuit and also the Charger 500 was only hitting low 180's using the 426 race HEMI. Aerodynamics play a BIG part when you're up at those speeds. 18" nose was adapted and a 23" back wing too and air dams. The rear window on the regular Charger's was made flush with the body. Buddy Baker hit 200.096 average MPH in the Daytona at NASCAR back in 1970(03/24/70). Dodge and Plymouth had to do something to compete effectively with Ford. Racing back then was HUGE and Mopar and Ford just hated each other out on the racetrack. So Bill France said, "you want to race here? 500 units produced for the public and you can race your stock car at NASCAR." Plymouth had to build their '70 Roadrunner into the 1970 Super Bird in order to race in 1970. 1 car for every 2 dealerships. Thus, 1935 SB's were built to satisfy the "godfather of NASCAR."--Bill France FYI-505 Daytona's built at "Creative Industries" in Detroit. They were modified Charger 500's. In 73 days they were all built and ready to go. Summer of '69. Original list price for a 1969 Dodge Daytona--- $3,860.00 There's NO 1970 Daytona nor 1971 Super Birds. "1 year wonders." And that is Mopar history for you. Thanks 4 reading. Click on the link below to see Baker actually make racing history back in 1970 at the Talladega AL motor speedway. Press skip ad button to go video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ruCHn6icutu9iZc.html

Beautiful, beautiful Daytona. The Daytona Charger and Road Runner Superbird are incredible. If only I had the money for one.

l am in my 80's an l had one of these when they new....lt was a straight line car...Thanks

The company I worked for had an office one floor down from the Chrysler district sales office, and one day a week they had a sales meeting with all their dealer reps. At the time, the Superbirds and Daytonas were selling slowly, so all the reps were given one as their company car. I would come to work and there would be a parking lot row of these cars to look at. What a spectacular view it was. I guess I should have just stopped up at their office and made an offer to buy one, but my eyes were bigger than my wallet in those days. Hindsight is always 20/20.

A magnificent car!

In 1969 one of these monsters sat on a Dodge dealer's lot near my apartment and virtually rotted in the sun. It may have still been on the lot when I moved from the area in 1971.

That's a beautiful mopar.

I remember seeing these going for ~$250k not too entirely long ago and my friends laughedat how much I wished I could own one, saying how ludicrous itvwas for a "car like that" to be that expensive... It's insane how much they've skyrocketed in the last 5-10 years or so. Just wow.

Sweet Jesus that car is gorgeous inside and out.

Hoovie needs to find the original engine for his Daytona.

Only winged Mopar I ever saw on the road was a Superbird in Norfolk, VA when I was stationed there 1969-71. Yes they sat on the lots forever. My cousin has a yellow Superbird. Have never seen a Daytona except in car museums. Those were the days. Chrysler Corp. made the hottest muscle cars IMHO.

I used to see these cars on the road when I was a young boy and I would dream about owning one but not at that price.

A thing of beauty

I just saw a Plymouth Superbird going down Barbour Blvd, In Portland Oregon, an hour ago, thinking, there's a million dollar car. It was STP blue, with number 43 on the side.

Great old times indeed. When I were a wee tyke of 17 years in 1970 my Dad gave me his '66 Olds Dynamic 88 425 convertible with variable "switch" pitch stator blades in the torque converter. Wow, that car was fast off a standing start. It put down vast amounts of rubber and the tires smoked up seemingly forever. At one point a few years later I owned a '66 289 Sunbeam Tiger that would chirp in all four gears but I have never lost my affection for that '66 Olds. A good one is only $16,000 vs. the $1.2 million sale price for the Daytona. If one would like a piece of 1960's nostalgia but can't afford the million dollar super cars there is always a great selection of GM, Chrysler and Fords available that are fast and look great.

Absolutely fantastic!! Mecum is the Best 👍🏻

In 1969 if you had this car you would believe it be that much in 5/20/22 53 years blow your mind 💰

Man this car is beautiful. Love the color !!!!!

That paint color is AMAZING.

I LOVE IT!!!!! SO BEAUTIFUL AND THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!

Makes me think of Joe-Dirt .. Nothing but pure muscle..

I always loved these cars and I can remember them on used car lots in the late 60s and early 70s

I never owned a "winged" supercar, but I had several "classics" in my youth. A '61 T-Bird Convertible w/slideaway steering wheel, '67 Corvair Spyder, '66 Mustang and several others that would be worth big bucks today if they were restored. My buddies and brothers had Cuda's, SS 396 Chevelle's, Z-28's, '56 & '57 Chevy's, an early Mach I Mustang and lots of Mopar muscle. Strangely though, no one wanted a Corvette. I looked into buying one only to find out that the insurance payments would've been more than the car payments! We "kids" back then weren't interested in imports, we wanted "American Muscle!"

Good stuff loved these cars

I had the 1969 Daytona dodge brand new, hemi off the show room in Marion Ohio in 1969. Had it for two years, and sold it for my purchase price of about $4,500. I have the title and photos to show.

The dodge dealers couldn't give those things away when new in 1969.

In 1975 I was a junior in high school and bought my first car, a 1969 Dodge Charger. 383 Magnum, automatic on the center console. Nice looking car with 57,000 miles. White with a dark green vinyl roof. Dark green interior. Paid $1,200. I owned it for a year and a half and sold it for $1,000. I then bought a 1967 Chevelle Malibu for $ 700.00.

In the late 90s, there was a NOS plastic DDC nosepiece in the orig. wood crating down here in S. Florida. I bought a bunch of stuff from the owner's warehouse sale but lost out on the nosepiece when someone gave him $100.00 more. I think it was only $1200.00, or $1300.00. Stupid me.

I so miss the full auction on KZfaq

Love that car and color!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👏

Spectacular car!

Mopar had so many great stock colors - I had a 1970 Charger 500 - Plum Crazy - Purple! My favorite was the chartreuse - Awesome!

How big you want your rear wing? - Yes

Now that is a car worth a million dollars! Dale yeah! 🏁🏁

I remember a row of these brand new at the Dodge dealer near my house in Northglenn Co when I was 9 yrs old. If only we knew!!

One of my favorite models looks cool and green but I love the petty blue version

Love it !

What a gorgeous car. American muscle is still popular here in America.

I'm not into old cars but this one is really nice

Awesome color!

Mecum guys are happy because of the premium bonus coming their way!

I wish I could take it around the track a fee laps!

I’m not huge on the color, but spec wise, this is probably the nicest charger in existence.

Just remember, that isn’t real money! It’s just cars changing hands at what shows a higher selling price.

This is beauty

I’m here stressing about a 19k car loan, and the starting bid on this car is $900,000.

MOPAR ruled the 60's and 70's, this Daytona at $1.2MILLION, they were capable of speeds of 220mph or more and nothing could touch the Daytona or the Plymouth Superbird on the track or the street. Then there was a HEMI Cuda from 1970 or 1971, I'm not sure what year but what I do know is it was sold for $3.5MILLION. Incredible pieces of automotive art that look as good now as they did in those days, the most explosive, greatest muscle car periods like it is/was now. No matter the economy or gas prices there's folks that love to hit the gas and scream down the road. There's nothing like the sound of a HEMI at full throttle, or Chevy 454 or the Ford BOSS 429.

beautiful

Such an awesome car. Made history as well. Idk about it being 1.2m but its deff worth buying.

If you could only go back in time for these cars

Thanks so very much for driving the prices of these cars up. Now I will never be able to afford one. Well done.

I have one just like that in my barn.

What a BADASS car.

Wow just great

I had a 69 R/T Dodge charger same color /black vinyl top 440 Magnum 4 speed 3.23 track pack tic tac clock Magnum 500 Wheels I had it for 8 months before it was hit by a drunk driver it had correct wiring harness everything on the car was original it had 70,000 miles I bought it in 1981 for $800 I kept the original broadcast sheet that was behind the back seat in the center of the upper seat in a sealed bag. The only thing that didn't work on the car was the fuel gauge and I hadn't quite got to fixing that yet I had installed headers and a holly double pumper. I ran out of gas in a rainstorm I ran 5 miles ran into my mom's bedroom grab the keys out of her purse and roasted them like starsky and hutch I got back to the crash site unknown to me it had been hit by a drunk driver I slid my mom's old Cutlass sideways with the door open and had one leg out ran up to the car and started beating on the passed out drunk drivers window I could have sued him but I chose not to because they were poor.

I didn’t even know they made an avocado green Daytona and 69 as a factory paint job

My lord what a car.

well there goes the dream car

I had a co-worker who said his brother bought one new. I knew a guy who taught in my auto shop that had a 440 Daytona.

That's what I mean when I say "Now, that's a car!" That's my dream car through and through, except the color. Mine would be B5 blue with black wing and graphic.

I remember seeing several of these and Superbirds for sale for 20k or less

That F-8 green is my favorite dodge color. Plum Crazy is not far behind 🏁

Those hubcaps put it over the top.

One of me droogs from my high school days (class of '71) has one of those his father bought new. About 30,000 miles, all original. Me droog has about 30 other cars from the era, all stock. They live on his farm in a gigantic garage he built.

Insane

What's the guy they were talking to the previous owner of the Daytona that David Spade purchased?

DAYUM!

I'm sad that's its not in my garage 😭

i remember seeing one driving on the streets in 1974..it was so wild looking ..i am thinking it was orange.

Wow!

I actually saw a Dodge Daytona on Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia one time. The only Daytona I've ever seen on the road. Must have been about '70 or '71. Superbirds were plentiful compared to Daytona's.

what a car

Cool.......... 👍👍👍

It's like looking at a Lion in captivity.

Holy .... It's unbelievable when you think this car was worth probably about 5 or 6000 back in 69. Looovvvee the color. Wicked. 😲😘 When I see these I'm always remember the cook from the pizza shop I used to go to in the late 80's that had, well, not a Daytona, but the rusted out Superbird he used to always park out front.

beauty

A couple months ago, B-J auction had 001 2023 Z06. $3,000,000. Guess who got it. Rick Hendrick of course.

I see in one of my car magazines that someone built their own version of a Daytona. Pile of mixed parts but well executed. Total cost $8,500. Who's the smart one here?

Further evidence that cars can indeed be a good investment.

Didn't the previous record setting Daytona sell to David spade?

crazy money

I think the color helped

Mopar or no car. Always on top.

Someone please educate me. What does it mean when a reserve comes off as opposed to it still being on? Thank you in advance.

FOR $1.2 MILLION YAAAALL

If only I could time travel.....

Wow 🤩 !!!!😎😎😎😎

Lol the body lines are off missing a few rubber parts to pay that kind of money lmfao 🤣

Congratulations to whatever hedge fund investor on their new acquisition.

Imagine going back in time and picking at least 5 cars to buy and store in the best environment to preserve it and come back to sell or even keep one. Lol

I remember when these went for 200,000.

My late brother would have been there bidding on the car.I could just imagine him thinking about how to win.

If the owner blows the Hemi up I always have a slant six he can use.

With Inflation he dang near kept the record! LGB!