The Dodge Daytona of the 1980s was proof of a couple of things. One was that Chrysler had zero trouble recycling names…”Daytona” had last been seen on a late-B body Charger as a trim package, and neither of them lived up to the legendary 1969 Charger Daytona. Another was that engineers within Chrysler were able to work miracles with the K-car platform…yes, the Daytona/Laser twins were G-bodies in lexicon, but truthfully it’s a K-derivitave and managed look surprisingly good for what was a worked-over Dodge Aries. And finally, this was Chrysler’s first real attempt at front-drive performance. Ignore any Omni-based “sport” models that came prior, they were weak sauce. The Daytona was a solid effort…a turbocharged four-cylinder was a solid choice when it debuted, with Ford giving the same setup a try in the Mustang. The looks tended to blend a lot of Camaro and Mustang together, with just a hint of bubble-backed Capri for good measure. But it was the front-wheel-drive that killed the Daytona’s chances of being taken too seriously. Pity…these were slick-looking machines. Plus, we know a guy who is pretty good at shoving third-gen Hemis into them cleanly…driving the correct wheels, of course.