Wow! Dodge Daytona sold on Mecum

[dart4forte]

The car was probably a blast to drive back in it's 1975 configuration! ust another old Dodge!

They failed to mention that the original owner, a doctor died in the car of a brain aneurysm in 1975.

 

[chargervert]

It's unlikely that cars in the 7 figure range get driven much more than in and out a trailer.

 

[chargervert]

They failed to mention that the original owner, a doctor died in the car of a brain aneurysm in 1975.

If I could choose a place to die,a Hemi 4 speed Daytona Charger would be high on the list!

 

[Coelacanth]

If I could choose a place to die,a Hemi 4 speed Daytona Charger would be high on the list!

It would make Mecum too if I won a Daytona Charger...bring me a towel.

 

[hemi*guy]

Who would even drive a Daytona they paid 3.3 million dollars for? I am going to build the clone,the car is a real plum crazy purple Charger R/T car. I am going to drive the hell out of that car! The green car is a mueseum piece at this point!

If they had that kind of money to spend I think they could afford to drive it if they wanted .

 

[chargervert]

True,but most do not! I commend you for driving your car.

 

[440 4 speed]

My brother had a 1952 Vincent Rapide. Rode it a bit. Usually rode his big Honda’s. Spent a lot of money getting it professionally restored. Got it home, don’t know if he put 300 miles on it in about 6 years. I suggested he make some sort of crate for it and fill the crate with some clear resin of some kind, then put it in his living room for a conversation piece. Could use it as a high table. He also had a 1948 XK 120 Jaguar roadster and a 1959 XK 150 drop head coupe. He did drive them, and let me use them a few times . He rolled the 150, had it repaired. The 120 sat in storage from 1965 and the 150 sat in storage from 1970. He passed on unexpectedly in 1994. Left motorcycles and cars to my nephews, to keep. All were sold including a 1942 74 Indian with a side car which I rode quite a bit. Side car not attached.
I did get to ride his Triumphs a lot, when I was a teenager.
In 1964 I came to Saskatoon for summer classes to get my grade 12 Algebra. I lived near an area that had old money.Met a guy that lived there at class. He invited me to his house, he was a new y. We became friends. On one of my visits I saw a guy washing a new ROLLS ROYCE. He said high, so I stopped, couldn’t believe that I was able to see a real one.
He was a retired farmer. That was the first or second Rolls sold in the city. I asked if they had a Chauffeur, because I had seen television. His reply ( I worked hard to afford this and I sure won’t let strangers drive it) that has stuck in my mind all these few years.

 

[440 4 speed]

I think I mentioned that every car is important to the owner no matter what condition.
I have met owners of high dollar cars take interest in speaking to people with cars in progress.
Keith Arteman was one of those, he talked to anyone, no superiority. At the Charger 30th in Bloomington Ill. He kept our Charger in their driveway while we took the Amtrak to Chicago to take in some blues music.
I find some that have their nose so far up in the air, they would drown if it rained. Some of them don’t know much, just that they spent a lot of money having someone else do it.
My opinion.

 

[68BabyBlue]

I think I mentioned that every car is important to the owner no matter what condition.
I have met owners of high dollar cars take interest in speaking to people with cars in progress.
Keith Arteman was one of those, he talked to anyone, no superiority. At the Charger 30th in Bloomington Ill. He kept our Charger in their driveway while we took the Amtrak to Chicago to take in some blues music.
I find some that have their nose so far up in the air, they would drown if it rained. Some of them don’t know much, just that they spent a lot of money having someone else do it.
My opinion.

This is what has drawn me back to the Chrysler Nationals in Carlisle every single year since the first one. I have talked with guys who have collections in the millions of dollars, and guys with $5000 works in progress. They have presented themselves in basically the same way.

 

[1KoolBee]

Sure am glad I am building my clone,real ones are way out of the reach of the average enthuiests!

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That’s exactly why I’m building a GTX Clone. Cost, plus it doesn’t lose value if you drive it….. unless you crash it. And when you put your foot to the floor, you can’t tell if it’s numbers matching or not! Plus you don’t have to feel guilty if you don’t keep the original air in the tires!!