This picture of a Dodge Daytona towing another Daytona is a sight to behold
Do the two wings count as twice the downforce?
In Europe, muscle cars have never quite managed to catch the interest of prospective buyers on a mass scale.
Compared to the more sophisticated European performance saloons and coupes, American muscle cars have always seemed overweight, overpowered and under engineered. They are often less aerodynamic than St Paul’s Cathedral and feature the brakes and tyres of a 15th century wheelbarrow.
There are some exceptions to that though. In fact, the Dodge Charger Daytona is one of the most iconic muscle cars to ever have been produced after its racing variant dominated the world of NASCAR racing in 1969. It has gained celebrity status around the world thanks to its unique look.
The Daytona was a member of a group of four cars called the Aero Warriors which aimed to reach incredibly high speeds on NASCAR oval circuits. Despite being the third car to join the movement, the Daytona was the first to have a visibly extreme focus on aerodynamics with its massive rear wing and a sharp nose cone.
As it is such a loved car and is so important in motoring history, the Dodge Daytona has become something of a collector’s car. Examples of the bewinged beast have been known to reach prices exceeding $400,000. In fact, in 2015, an auction in Kissimmee, Florida saw a 1969 Dodge Challenger Daytona reach the dizzying heights of $900,000.
When cars are worth such ridiculously large amounts of money, it's common to see examples slowly disappear into the shadows of museums and garages. However, there is one owner that still enjoys taking his two Daytonas out into the sunlight. At the same time.
A photo appeared on Facebook a few weeks ago showing a Daytona sitting on a trailer being pulled along the highway in Southern California by... another Daytona.
After a lot of research, The Drive found that it was indeed a real photo of two very real Daytona Chargers. They are owned by Sean Machado who does this a lot saying, “If the red car breaks down, I can take the hitch off it and put it on the white one and continue on my way,” It’s quite smart if you think about it.
The point of the trip is to take the cars to his local racetracks of which there are many in Southern California such as Chuckwalla Valley Raceway and Buttonwillow.
The Facebook post that initially brought light to this amazingly eccentric journey was captioned by just one, simple word: America. That definitely describes the photo perfectly but what do you think would be the perfect description? Let me know in the comments.
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Comments (21)
This was a few years ago in Las Vegas. Spotted downtown. Funny I had this picture in my phone this whole time lol.
Saw this a couple of years ago. Unimogs.
I still don’t get the hype about those cars. They look ugly and perform like crap.
They are literally a nascar. Only built for left turns. And it was good at it.
I do know the story behind them. Just not my cup of tea.
A car was built to be driven. If I were rich I would drive every one of those exotic hypercars to there full potential. That said they should also be cared for like one of your own.
All cars should be used but also protected, some cars are a gift of beauty to the greater public, not just the driver.