1970 Dodge Daytona Set Bonneville Speed Record

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    In 1971, after NASCAR banned the Dodge Daytona and the Plymouth Superbird, a team of racers took a Daytona to the Bonneville Salt Flats and set a top speed record, for a carbureatored car, at 216.945 mph.

     
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    Always loved those cars. And would own one in a heartbeat. Bucket list car for me.


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    In 1970, dealers had a hard time selling them because they looked too radical for the street.