1969 Charger Daytona

[Bruno]

Hey everyone! Here's the '69 Hemi Daytona I just finished. It's the Revell pro modeler kit. I bought this kit sealed, and when I opened it, there were two sets of slicks, and no stock tires, found some tires in the parts box. I also decided to use "recall" wheels, even though I know those are not factory correct on a Daytona. Color is B5 blue with black interior and stripe. I had some trouble with the stripe, it ripped at a few places, but managed to fix it. Anyway, here's some pics;

[Mopar - D]

Nice build like the B5 blue

[ian ashton]

Very nice!

[High octane]

Bruno, did the "recall" wheels come with the Daytona kit or did they come from another kit? Thanks.

[Harry P.]

Very sharp and clean. I like it!

[MyBradKeselowski]

Beautiful Mopar ! ! !

Love that color

[RodneyBad]

Paint looks Awesome on it..

Love the color..

My dads Bird was B5 blue

Super looking Daytona.

Excellent work...

[davyou5]

Charger Daytona's have always been one of my Favorites, and it' really good to see one out here, Excellent Job! I like that color too.

[Bruno]

Thanks everyone!

Bruno, did the "recall" wheels come with the Daytona kit or did they come from another kit? Thanks.

Just like Mark said, the only kit I know that has those wheels is the MPC or AMT '69 Barracuda kit. Those wheels are not in the Daytona kit because they were not available on a Daytona. Even though those wheels were supposed to be used on Mopars for the '69 model year, they were recalled and Chrysler stopped using them in september '68, a few months before the Daytona assembly began.

[camaroman]

Not being a Moparphile I have a question.

Why where the wheels recalled? They look great and so does your model, Bruno!!

Nicely done!

[Bruno]

Mark is right, but let's just clarify that Chrysler were not making the wheels, the manufacturer was Kelsey-Hayes, and a few cars were sold with those rims on.

You will find some info about those wheels here;

http://wwnboa.org/khw.htm

And here's a company that makes repros (for 1:1);

http://www.specialtywheel.com/wheel-showcase/mopar/mopar-warrior-wheel.html

Edited October 19, 2010 by Bruno

[TheCat]

Really nice looking Daytona. Love the color.

[mrmike]

Excellent Daytona!

[stevehansen]

Very Nice Build