Winged Warriors

Like all of humanity’s best creations, the Ford Torino Talladega and Dodge Challenger Daytona were born out of a desire to go faster.

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Low 'n' Loud

Low 'n' Loud

Like all of humanity’s best creations, the Ford Torino Talladega and Dodge Challenger Daytona were born out of a desire to go faster than we were ever meant to naturally. These ‘Aero Warriors’ as they became known, came from Ford and Chrysler in their battle for NASCAR supremacy in the late 1960s. First came the ‘69 Ford Torino Talladega, a fastback with a slightly smoothed and rounded nose for better aerodynamic performance. Mopar’s retaliation shot was the ‘69 Challenger Daytona, equipped with a fully closed nose cone and a massive wing over the rear axle. The body was smoothed to be as slippery as possible and covers were added over the recessed windows and a-pillars to make them flush with the rest of the bodywork.

Meep Meep

Meep Meep

At the heart of the Daytona’s aerodynamic bodywork sat a 426 cubic inch Magnum V8, motivating it to become the very first NASCAR competitor to crack 200 mph, achieved at Talladega Superspeedway. For the 1970 championship year the design returned as the Plymouth Road Runner Superbird, complete with a horn that went ‘meep meep’. Unfortunately, the Warriors didn’t get to do battle for long. They were simply too fast and NASCAR changed the rules to outlaw the design for the 1971 season.

J.R. Special

J.R. Special

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Comments (4)

  • A link to my fav video about this car : www.youtube.com/watch?v=svS_loWDV0c

      4 years ago
  • Ah to own one of these homologation specials! I've promoted this to the Best of USA and the D_TRB facebook page! ^Joachim

      4 years ago
  • Great read, i just posted two of my favorite musclecars, Plymouth GTX and a Dodge Challenger R/T on my Carsandbullshit tribe.. :)

      4 years ago
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