Ohio Family’s Cherished Dodge Charger Daytona For Sale
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Dodge built only 503 Charger Daytonas for the 1969 model year. That’s the muscle car with the world’s most outrageous rear wing and nose extension. Just two of those aerodynamic Daytonas were silver with a red wing.
One was reportedly sold to a pro athlete, who repainted it black. The other one, a 440-equipped four-speed in amazingly original condition, was recently offered for sale on eBay.
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The Charger Daytona for sale is in Peebles, Ohio—with a $350,000 Buy-It-Now price. The numbers match - opens in new window or tab., verifying that it's the only silver ’69 Daytona with a four-speed manual and a red wing.
Look at that wing! Only two cars were built as silver with red wings. (Now there's only one.)
There are 80,000 miles on the clock. While nearly all original, the car went through a $100,000 restoration in 1996. The body was mostly straight, but the rear quarters were renewed because of rust spots. That big 440 starts up readily and doesn’t smoke.
The Dodge Charger Daytona for sale looks showroom new from every angle.
A Wedding Anniversary Present
Bob Malcolm bought the car on Independence Day 1996 as a 37th anniversary present for his wife, Sharon. Bob knows Daytonas, and Superbirds too. That’s because he sold many of them new as a Chrysler dealer in Ohio from 1966 to 2014.
The dashboard is original.
Now he is almost 87 years old and still owns the dealership building. But he’s selling off some gems from what was once a 28-car collection. The proceeds will help pay for Sharon’s care in a nursing home.
Robert Malcolm II, Bob’s son, says he grew up around these muscle cars. The young Robert cut his foot once and was rushed to the hospital in a red Superbird—a vehicle that Bob sold new and then bought back many years later.
One large lot of Malcolm’s muscle cars was sold to a museum in Georgia. But the Malcolms still have three Superbirds, plus the Daytona for sale here.
The Daytona—just like its Ferrari namesake—has become a legend. The Dodge was launched as a special edition with the sole purpose - opens in new window or tab. of winning NASCAR races. That it did, two in ’69 and another four in ’70.
It flourished until NASCAR banned aero enhancements on cars with engines larger than 300 cubic inches.
This car has the 440, but 70 got the magic Hemi.
Aerodynamics on the Daytona were enhanced with a 23-inch stabilizer wing on the tail and a slippery nose cone upfront. It was basically a Charger R/T under the hood. Most of them, this car included, had the 440. However, 70 examples were equipped from new with the 426-cubic-inch Hemi. The Superbird was the Plymouth corporate cousin.
Dodge Charger Daytona For Sale, Nearly Original
As Robert II points out, there are many fake Daytonas and Superbirds out there. Some people who look at his car are skeptical. Why don’t the doors fit properly, and why is the paint so rough? Sorry to say, that’s how Detroit built them back in the day. The Malcolms’ car, despite the restoration, is still mostly original.
Dodge Chargers sold well in 1969. eBay usually has about 10 of them for sale - opens in new window or tab., ranging from pristine restorations to restoration projects.
The Charger Daytona is now too valuable for grocery duty.
Among the parts on offer are many Charger spoilers and wings - opens in new window or tab., a dramatic enhancement. But there’s only one 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona for sale with an original red wing.
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