Dodge Daytona

The Daytona was a special edition of the Dodge Charger marketed from 1969 to 1970 as a way of making a more aerodynamic and thus more competitive car. In order to qualify as a production car, 500 units were built. The final Daytona built was dubbed the Daytona 500, after the famous NASCAR race. The Plymouth version was known as the Plymouth Superbird, as it was based on the Plymouth Roadrunner. The first Talladega 500 was won by Dodge in 1969. The name was revived in the eighties on a sports coupe and used in IMSA GTU and SCCA racing, but not in NASCAR. When Dodge revived the Charger after the turn of the millennium, the Daytona trim was revived as well. The Superbird was the inspiration for the name Dodge Super Bee, which Dodge also revived (although the Super Bee had previously been a version of the Coronet). The Ram was given a Daytona and Rumble Bee trim before the modern Charger was introduced.