1969 Daytona said to be never titled never sold

[Auggie56]

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[pnora]

Never Titled Never Registered '69 Daytona

 

[4mulas]

Well, it was sold at least once or this guy would be owning it. I wonder what he paid for it? Cool story and car

 

[68BabyBlue]

Well, it was sold at least once or this guy would be owning it. I wonder what he paid for it? Cool story and car

The never titled, never registered, story caught my attention in particular. It wouldn't have been possible in my state, my GTX started out on a similar path. The dealer used it as his personal car for 15 years before he sold it. After three years, the bank made him take it off the floor plan, and title it. The car was titled with the dealership as owner, but was still unregistered and ran on dealer plates until it was sold in 1983.

Many of these cars spent significant time on dealer lots before being sold, but this one is pretty unique in never having been licensed or titled.

 

[fine69]

What a shame putting that vinyl top on it. Those rare A pillar covers are likely long gone.

 

[Richard Cranium]

That’s the Brockton (MA) Dodge car. Its claim to fame was never titled, but it has been driven, repainted and had a vinyl roof put on. I believe that it finally sold a few years ago. Don’t know how the paperwork got worked out since the dealership has been defunded for decades.

 

[dfrazz]

Well, it was sold at least once or this guy would be owning it. I wonder what he paid for it? Cool story and car

Bill of sale only

 

[chargervert]

That’s the Brockton (MA) Dodge car. Its claim to fame was never titled, but it has been driven, repainted and had a vinyl roof put on. I believe that it finally sold a few years ago. Don’t know how the paperwork got worked out since the dealership has been defunded for decades.

A friend of Gary's stored that car for the family that owned Brockton Dodge for a few decades. The story going around on the internet is that the car was stored in Florida for the last 50 years, which is total BS. The car was in Wrentham Massachusetts until it was sold about four years ago.

 

[Richard Cranium]

A friend of Gary's stored that car for the family that owned Brockton Dodge for a few decades. The story going around on the internet is that the car was stored in Florida for the last 50 years, which is total BS. The car was in Wrentham Massachusetts until it was sold about seven years ago.

For a while, it was on display at Larz Anderson Museum, but that goes back decades ago. I met the son at a Bass Pro show when I had mine & got to talking with him. He was trying to sell it, but I forgot his asking price.

 

[chargervert]

For a while, it was on display at Larz Anderson Museum, but that goes back decades ago. I met the son at a Bass Pro show when I had mine & got to talking with him. He was trying to sell it, but I forgot his asking price.

I believe the asking price was something like $425,000 if I remember correctly.

 

[chargervert]

This is the car when it was in Massachusetts.

 

[67 R/T CORONET]

Never Titled Never Registered '69 Daytona

Interesting all cars come with a MSO even in the 60's and 70's from the manufacturer I've been a dealer for 35 years a couple years back a local Dodge store owner passed away and I helped sell out his estate he was a farmer so unfortunately no hot rods but I did buy a 68 Dodge power wagon that was still on the MSO the local dmv had no idea what do with it but did finally get it titled. I have a 14 plum crazy purple R/T Challenger I bought new as a dealer and have never titled it it's crazy how once in awhile they'll be a 10 or 15 year old car a dealer fell in love with abd took home. The dealer that passed away took home a 2008 Srt Challenger first edition that his son did keep still in the garage 28 miles on it

 

[Some Car Guy]

That’s the Brockton (MA) Dodge car. Its claim to fame was never titled, but it has been driven, repainted and had a vinyl roof put on. I believe that it finally sold a few years ago. Don’t know how the paperwork got worked out since the dealership has been defunded for decades.

It’s pretty crazy when most cars that get hyped have a backstory that doesn’t jive. It kinda hurts a cool car when I hear a story, as it sends a flag up. Keeps bearing out that the story doesn’t really match the history. Distracts from an otherwise cool car that has been mildly or lightly restored. Unfortunately people want to have a story to believe in so we get what we get.

What really sucks in this case is the car should be driven and build interest in our hobby. No reason not to since it’s a repaint/resto, but the bill of sale bs prevents that. What kid will grow up and defend our hobby at the ballot box if they don’t see cool cars in the wild?

 

[68BabyBlue]

It’s pretty crazy when most cars that get hyped have a backstory that doesn’t jive. It kinda hurts a cool car when I hear a story, as it sends a flag up. Keeps bearing out that the story doesn’t really match the history. Distracts from an otherwise cool car that has been mildly or lightly restored. Unfortunately people want to have a story to believe in so we get what we get.

What really sucks in this case is the car should be driven and build interest in our hobby. No reason not to since it’s a repaint/resto, but the bill of sale bs prevents that. What kid will grow up and defend our hobby at the ballot box if they don’t see cool cars in the wild?

I was talking to another member here about this at Carlisle last summer. We both drove our GTXs to the show. His car doesn't have a back story, but it's nicely restored, and he's brought it up to a higher level, after owning it for a couple years. Like me, he had a successful business he cashed out, bought the car as a retirement bonus.

He said that everyone wants to hear that he's owned it since back in day, and spent 20 years restoring it. He finally got tired of the looks that he got when he said he retired, and bought it already done. Now he tells them what they want to hear.

 

[chargervert]

The dealership used the car as a promotional car to get people in the showroom,it was also used in parades,note the flag on the antenna in my picture. The paint on Daytona's wasn't great so when it started looking worn,the dealerships body shop gave the car a respray and added the vinal top. The four original magnum 500 wheels were in the trunk when I saw the car.

 

[autoxcuda]

The dealership used the car as a promotional car to get people in the showroom,it was also used in parades,note the flag on the antenna in my picture. The paint on Daytona's wasn't great so when it started looking worn,the dealerships body shop gave the car a respray and added the vinal top. The four original magnum 500 wheels were in the trunk when I saw the car.

Thanks for the inside scoop.

These cars are trading hands at a more frequent pace. And they are traded at auctions (including ebay) and specialty dealers.

Those two facts wash cars of their true history. New made up fictional embellishments are becoming the norm.