Chrysler’s wing cars, the Dodge Charger Daytona and Plymouth Superbird, are love ’em or hate ’em cars. Just about everything about them is polarizing: their look, their competition record, and their actual street performance among other elements.
One thing that cannot be argued is that they represent a pinnacle time in US automotive history when factories were blatantly willing to do anything to gain an advantage on the race track. Imagine if today, Ford could get away with making changes to their NASCAR entries by selling a couple hundred “street” versions of the same car. This is essentially what the wing cars represent.
Their story is fascinating and full of the kind of backroom horse trading and dealing that made Detroit great in those days. We’ve found the ultimate online resource on these cars. It’s AeroWarriors.com and it has enough stuff to keep you busy for the whole day.
