Daytona Accuracy (Fist Fight)

[SP01715]

Originally Posted by John McMahon

Other than McClusky's cars....I think the most affordable/accurate replica is the Contemporary/Upstate/Lesher Motosports Daytona.

The body was originally splashed from CSX2299 prior to a major restoration.



http://www.leshermotorsports.com/pro...tonacoupe.html

The roofline on this car is too high. I just watched the special on TV "America's Greatest Race Car" and they talked alot about the roofline on the coupe, and the importance of it coming down lower than normal for aerodynamics. Look at the original in the first post, it looks totally different.

[Jac Mac]

Originally Posted by SP01715

The roofline on this car is too high. I just watched the special on TV "America's Greatest Race Car" and they talked alot about the roofline on the coupe, and the importance of it coming down lower than normal for aerodynamics. Look at the original in the first post, it looks totally different.

2299 couldnt really called a ' Normal ' coupe given that the high roofline resulted from the incorrectly mounted cowl hoop prior to the chassis arriving in Italy according to the ' Daytona Coupes ' book. Since it would appear that due this it was the car that Gurney spent most of his seat time in, things might have turned out very different were it not for this 'mistake'. Seems funny that this car is also the 'one' that most profile drawings etc are available for, I found out the hard way & had to rework the buck for mine.
Cant really blame anyone for what happened on the cars, the pressure was on, time was of the essence, they had to be ready for Le Mans, from what I understand there were very few drawings etc & they didnt have computers/faxs etc to send stuff back & forth, only phone, & snail mail--yet here we are 40+ years later still trying to get it right & doing it wrong

[SP01715]

On the show Peter Brock was talking about how the guys in Italy raised the roofline (from the original he had built) because they though it looked better. He said it screwed up the aerodynamics on the car, and that they had to fix the rest of the cars they built. It's a good show about the coupe.

[Wild Card 289]

I´m new on CC .....so first of all hi there, and what a great forum you have got going here!

I just couldn´t resist chipping in on this thread. I recently bought a Superformance Daytona to join my 289 slabside replica that I´ve owned for 29 years.

The SPC coupe most definitely doesn´t replicate one of the six originals, but by virtue of being designed and signed off by the designer of the the very first one of the famous six, has a very special status that so few other cars achieve.

However, the issue here is accuracy, and even when dealing with unraced roadsters, it is very difficult to identify a definitive body shape for even a 289 or a 427 road car.

The racetrack evolution that the Daytonas went through - clearance issues, cooling, aerodynamic modifications and some body damage here and there means that it all depends on which original, at which moment in time you want your car to refer to.

There are some fabulous interpretations of the Daytona themes out there, with authentic looking 1964 specs, details and graphics. Respect to them all.

I just know that when I get out of my coupe after letting the 540 hp 427 do what it does best...........I ve got a sort of Dan Gurney grin on my face and its 1964 all over again