A tough car to restore
Left For Dead In A Ditch: The Newfoundland Ravine Daytona
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The photos look like a crime scene. The remnants of a T5 Copper 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona lay scattered, crushed, picked apart by parts looters among the trees and brush of a ravine in Newfoundland, Canada. The body panels that are left are almost unrecognizable. The roof is absolutely collapsed. There is no evidence of a wing or the nose cone. Effectively, there is nothing left to this car but the VIN tags, enough pieces for garage art and maybe enough metal for a toaster. Yet, there is someone who is going to attempt to restore this car.
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According to the owner of the paperwork of this Daytona, it had been parked in a gravel pit sometime in the mid-1970s after its 440 sent a rod through the block in 1973. The town was building a dam to contain floodwaters that had been an issue for quite some time, and when the bulldozers came in to do the job, they shoved the Daytona into the ravine.
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Now, heres the kicker: Its going to be restored, one way or another. A couple of years ago this car was purchased and the owner started collecting pieces necessary to get this Daytona back on the road. Among purchases: Wing, nose, Daytona hood, rear window plug and most of a 68 Charger that had been used as a parts donor that was in considerably better shape. Even more interestingly, Graveyard Carz is eyeing the project as a potential build for their show.
Even with as much love as we have for the Winged Warriors, this Daytona is too far gone for our tastes. The investment will be unbelievably huge and time-consuming. But, if the car somehow rolls again, the story behind it will be nothing short of amazing.
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Left For Dead In A Ditch: The Newfoundland Ravine Daytona
http://bangshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_0085.jpg
The photos look like a crime scene. The remnants of a T5 Copper 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona lay scattered, crushed, picked apart by parts looters among the trees and brush of a ravine in Newfoundland, Canada. The body panels that are left are almost unrecognizable. The roof is absolutely collapsed. There is no evidence of a wing or the nose cone. Effectively, there is nothing left to this car but the VIN tags, enough pieces for garage art and maybe enough metal for a toaster. Yet, there is someone who is going to attempt to restore this car.http://bangshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_0084.jpg
According to the owner of the paperwork of this Daytona, it had been parked in a gravel pit sometime in the mid-1970s after its 440 sent a rod through the block in 1973. The town was building a dam to contain floodwaters that had been an issue for quite some time, and when the bulldozers came in to do the job, they shoved the Daytona into the ravine.
http://bangshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2aq3o5.jpg
http://bangshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/daytona-on-pallet.jpg
http://bangshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/index.php_.jpegNow, heres the kicker: Its going to be restored, one way or another. A couple of years ago this car was purchased and the owner started collecting pieces necessary to get this Daytona back on the road. Among purchases: Wing, nose, Daytona hood, rear window plug and most of a 68 Charger that had been used as a parts donor that was in considerably better shape. Even more interestingly, Graveyard Carz is eyeing the project as a potential build for their show.
Even with as much love as we have for the Winged Warriors, this Daytona is too far gone for our tastes. The investment will be unbelievably huge and time-consuming. But, if the car somehow rolls again, the story behind it will be nothing short of amazing.
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