What month was the Charger Daytona available for sale at the dealerships? Did the Daytona use anything from a 1970 Charger? Thanks.

Pretty sure that on a 69 Charger Daytona the front fenders are literally 70 Charger fenders with the headlight buckets removed.
I believe the hood is a modified 70 Charger hood.

Interesting info. Thank you.

Are they the same parts also used on the Plymouth Superbird?

No the Super Bird uses 1970 Dodge Coronet fenders & hood that they modify

I think the first Daytonas were shipped to dealerships late-August 1969

Daytona used '70 Charger hood & modified '70 Charger fenders
Superbird used modified '70 Coronet hood & modified '70 Coronet fenders

the only part in common for the conversion to Daytona or Superbird are the pop-up headlight buckets

I think the A-pillar covers might be the same, too; don't know for sure about wing supports in the trunk, or wing center section.
Everything else except the headlamp stuff differs.

a-pillar stainless - 500/Daytona no screw holes VS Superbird 2-screw holes
the rear spoiler center section has the same profile, but one is wider than the other

yes, rear wing supports are the same

Thanks for the info !

I thought the Charger 500's were produced first and when they didn't deliver on the race track they went to the Daytona. Both the 500 and Daytona have the same first 4 digits in their vin, XX29. They only way to tell the difference is the 500's have a lower lower because they were produced first. The Daytona's weren't made until Spring of 69.

I'm thinking the Daytona were designed, made and rush to be sold later in 1969 based on the 1969 Charger 500 not being as fast as the Ford and Mercury in the early part of the NASCAR racing year in 1968/1969.
If they were sold new in August of 1969 they would have been sold as the1970 model year like all the rest of the cars made and sold that year
I've heard and been told that Richard Petty wanted to switch to Dodge in 1969 based on the Charger 500 cars and was told no by Mopar, so he switched and raced Fords that year.

Were the fender scoops the same on Superbirds and Daytona's?

Charger 500s were on the Hamtramck, MI assembly line mid-August 1968 thru mid-December 1968 - at CREATIVE Industries for conversion after that
Daytonas were on the Hamtramck, MI assembly line late-April 1969 thru mid-June 1969 - at CREATIVE Industries for conversion after that - many have ship dates to dealers in September 1969
Superbirds were on the Lynch Rd. Detroit, MI assembly line mid-October 1969 thru mid-December 1969 - at CLAIRPOINTE (Jefferson Ave. Detroit, MI assembly plant) mid-October thru mid-December

new model year 1970 Chrysler Corp. cars went on public sale 9/23/69

NO

Regarding 69 Daytonas using 70 Charger parts....the fenders and hood are basically early pre production 1970 Charger, 69/70 Daytona fenders differ slightly in that no marker lights were punched into the fenders, no standard light bucket or braces were ever mounted, and the lower dog leg to mount the stock 70 valance was cut off and folded up to make way for the 69 Daytona lower valance....the 69/70 Daytona hood had no leading edge crumble zones vs the std 70 Charger production hood

As far as other parts shared between the Daytona and Superbird: fiberglass outer headlight doors, steel headlight pivot frames, steel headlight buckets and assorted hardware to mount/function, the front spoilers are the same, the wing braces are the same just different trunk floor mounting plates, as mentioned the wing center section is the same profile, just different lengths 57 1/4" for the Daytona and 55 1/2" for the Superbird, the center section was just a continuous cast aluminum extrusion cut to desired length, the wing uprights are not the same between the cars....Daytona "production" pieces were later used/modified when assembling the Superbird, the Bird's nosecone Z bars are just Daytona Z bars without the Daytona front turn signal welded mounting plate , the Superbirds latch tray is just the Daytona's tray "turned" 180 degrees and the Tona's tray outboard ears trimmed off , and a few holes added for mounting to the Superbird's latchtray mounting strip/channel added to the radiator yoke, the Tona's safety latch hole plated/spot welded over, and a new hole for the hood safety latch added.....dash mounted headlight switch is the same, as is the vacuum headlight harness and vacuum pods....the A pillar stainless moldings are just Daytona A pillar pcs modified with 2 visible counter sunk screws for easier mounting on the Superbird....all other Aero body mods/components like fender scoops/rear window plugs/rear Aero glass/trim, nosecones, etc are unique to each model and share nothing with other Chrysler production cars, with the exception of the 69 only Charger 500 and the 69 Daytona sharing the same rear window plug/glass/trim and modified/shortened trunk lid and trunk hinges and A pillar Aero stainless trim, rear window package tray and headliner.....


MikeG