There was these valance pieces that were suspected as repo /or original .When they were on ebay
Re: Original Daytona parts on ebay
« Reply #19 on: January 28, 2009, 11:54:53 AM » Quote Modify
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That was my original thought prototype or pre production pieces.I knew they were not superbird as they appeared .As to the contour and surface area
Quote from: nascarxx29 on December 29, 2008, 08:03:55 AM
JohnTPR forwarded this to me . I thought that they were salvaged from a damaged whole valance.Or maybe old templates used from past engineering vendor?? Parts are in MI
Quote from: nascarxx29 on December 29, 2008, 12:09:27 PM
Early prototypes? With no sidemarker cuts .The earliest daytona had stick on reflectors and taped headlight door openings.Wish the guy furnished more info in the description other than they sat on the shelves for years
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« Reply #18 on: January 28, 2009, 11:47:46 AM » Quote
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The guy that bought those valance halves called me about a week ago, and we had a long chat. He and I came to the conclusion that they MIGHT be race Daytona parts. More specifically, we thought that was the most likely of the possibilities due to the missing marker light recesses. There's a very slight possibility that it was a pre-production mockup piece, since I have pictures of a prototype/mockup car which has no marker lights on its valance. From what he was saying, this does not appear to be a reproduction part, due to how it was stamped/formed. The weird part is that the valance is in two pieces. He was going to look closer at the joint between the two pieces, and also take a closer look at the gauge and type of metal itself.
I was thinking that a guy like Greg Kwiatkowski, who is (re-)building the actual #88 Daytona, could make good use of these. Steve, the guy that bought the parts through eBay, was debating about adding the marker light recess and using them on a real Daytona. Either way, the valance was not made to go on a regular "street" Daytona - but that does not necessarily mean it's a reproduction.
