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Originally Posted by Cd
If you remember the Charger 500, it was the car that proceeded the Daytona.
Dodge engineers grafted a SoperBee grille onto the front end of the Charger to get rid of the 'parachute ' effect that the standard front end had.
They also gave the car the flush mounted back window versus the open design.
The car was pretty slick, but they needed it to be even sleeker.
In an all out effort, they gave the car that famous/infamous boat shaped front end that became the Daytona.
If they could have just smoothed the heck out of the front end and plugged it up, versus go with a pointed front end, then you can bet gold that they would have chosen to do that.
But they didn't. Something about that pointed nose worked better than the blunt one.
It certainly wouldbe interesting to see the data on the designs !
You just might find it on this site, since it has lotsof info. from the testing that was done in the wind tunnel on those cars :
Aero Warriors - The G-Series Wind Tunnel Test Report Figures In Thumbnail Format |
The Daytona's nose was developed by Chrysler Aerospace personnel,at the E.Chelsea,MI proving grounds high speed oval track.They duct-taped plywood over angle iron to create the famous nose which also sports Walter Korff's ( Lockheed Aircraft Co.) maximized grille-block,with air-tight,diverging inlet duct.
Also,the rear spoiler is mounted high,where it's in "cleaner" air,and can be made smaller and still produce the required downforce with lower drag.
Smart guys!