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Inspecting Rear Aerodynamics and Custom Bodywork

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Dodge Charger Daytona Survivor Reunited With Its NASCAR Driver! (Dave Marcis' Winged Warrior)

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The discussion delves into specific design elements of the car's rear, including the trunk area and the signature rear window. Dave highlights the wing cables designed to prevent the massive rear wing from flying off in an accident, indicating a focus on safety even with radical aerodynamic designs. He also details the custom rear window insert, noting that the entire rear glass and decklid assembly was modified by Nicholls Engineering to convert a standard 1969 Dodge Charger into the iconic Daytona 'winged car' configuration. This illustrates the extensive custom fabrication involved in creating these specialized racing machines.

Goal: Examine the car's rear design elements, including safety features and body modifications.

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dollars in my pocket You remember Ed had made a cover for it. That's the way the batteries Yeah. I think that got put in there probably when they started using that at Goody City College or something maybe. No, when I got it that was the way it was. Oh, it was it was I mean I mean it came from Atlanta to 876 North Liberty Street. Half a block down. Straight down. See in those days you know all the body parts in these cars were stock. I mean like wheel wells and everything or all stock wheel wells over the wheels and stuff. Did you get this car? Was it a body and white when you did you build it new as a No. Well, no. It was built at Nicholls Engineering and and but it wasn't a Daytona. It was just a No, it wasn't a Daytona. But it was originally built at Nicholls and then it went back to Nicholls to be converted. Yes. It's a Nicholls Engineering car. And when Mil Lunda uh bought the AJ King Enterprises team out of Severville, Tennessee, this was one of the cars. cuz I was never really sure. I I saw the video and I was trying to understand it was it built as a Daytona originally and then when you said you went took it to Nicholls it was originally built by Nichols and converted by Nichols which is Yeah. Ronnie Householder from Chester Corporation had me take the car up to Nicholls Engineering in Highland Indiana before that first Kaledga race and they made it into a wing a Dodge wing car at Nicholls Engineering. So, what what got changed at Nicholls to make it a Dodge? The deck lid. Deck lid. The back glass. Back. So, did they was it changed through here on the Yeah, they made they had they had a pieces that that insert. See, and before it was a regular 69 Dodge Charger, right? So, this this whole big piece here was an insert that went in. See, the deck

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