The $800 car from Joe Dirt

[Really Not All That Bright]

During the part of the movie when our hero Joe goes to pick up his car from the impound lot, the tow guy tells him he owes $2,800 or somesuch in fees.

Joe says he only has $800, so the guy says, "I can sell you a car for $800 but it ain't gonna be no Hemi."

In the next scene, we see Joe peeling out in what looks like either a Dodge Charger Daytona or Plymouth Road Runner Superbird...

Didn't both of those cars come with a Hemi?

[KneadToKnow]

Probably not as standard equipment, though.

[Santo Rugger]

Probably not as standard equipment, though.

The Daytona and the Superbird aren't standard models, they're a "tricked out" package. I can't say with authority that they came with a Hemi, but I know with 100% certainty that the 2006-2008 Daytonas are the R/T trim package (that implies a 5.7L Hemi) with performance suspension, exhaust, and an upgraded interior.

ETA: Here's a pic of mine. :D (http://nmt.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30127822&l=71e7d&id=110000200)

[Omegaman]

The most common engine was a 383 or 440 I believe. Both the daytona and superbird met the minimum production requirements to be classified as model in thier own right to meet nascar standrds for racing as a stock car.

[bouv]

I also saw that scene and got to thinking...even in the horrible shape the car he got was in, wouldn't it have been worth more than $800 to a collector/restorer?

[Santo Rugger]

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Charger_Daytona

Daytona was built on the 1969 Charger's R/T trim specifications, meaning that it carried a heavy-duty suspension and brake setup and was equipped with a 440 in³ Magnum engine as standard. Of special note to collectors is the optional 426 in³ Hemi engine, which only 70 of the 503 Daytonas carried. It had a corporate cousin in the "one year only" 1970 Plymouth Superbird.

So, although KneadToKnow was technically correct, I have a hard time calling the "base" model of the Charger Daytona "standard". As Omegaman alludes to, 503 were made in 1969 to meet the minimum production run of 500 as stipulated by NASCAR. It's also interesting to note, while we're on the subject, that the Hemi took first, second, and third place in the 1964 Daytona 500, which is where the trim package takes its name from.

[Really Not All That Bright]

The Daytona and the Superbird aren't standard models, they're a "tricked out" package. I can't say with authority that they came with a Hemi, but I know with 100% certainty that the 2006-2008 Daytonas are the R/T trim package (that implies a 5.7L Hemi) with performance suspension, exhaust, and an upgraded interior.

ETA: Here's a pic of mine. :D (http://nmt.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30127822&l=71e7d&id=110000200)
Since we're talking about the 1970s (60s?) RR and Superbird, I'm not sure that yours is really relevant to the conversation.... but ooooh!

I also saw that scene and got to thinking...even in the horrible shape the car he got was in, wouldn't it have been worth more than $800 to a collector/restorer?
Not without a footprint gas pedal ;)

ETA: Thanks, Santo - I think that answers my question. The poor guy got stuck with a weeny 440 cu. in. engine instead of the 426 cu. in. Hemi :p

[Santo Rugger]

Since we're talking about the 1970s (60s?) RR and Superbird, I'm not sure that yours is really relevant to the conversation.... but ooooh!
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The original Daytona was made in 1969 and 70, the Superbird only in 1970.

Mine isn't relevant, I added the pic as an afterthought. But, it is the reason I've done so much research on the current generation of Chargers in general, and the Daytona and SRT8 packages specifically. It's also made me very interested in a model of car that stopped production ten years before I was born.

Thanks for ooohing, though, I get that all the time. ;)

[Really Not All That Bright]

It looks as though googling "joe dirt car" would have answered my own question :smack:

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Joe Dirt Daytona!

http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/69_Joe_Dirt_Daytona.html

Typical Hollywood - they took a perfectly restored '69 Daytona complete with metallic grape paint job and applied fake rust and fake dirt to it. The owners confirm that the car has the 440 Magnum fitted.

[KneadToKnow]

So, although KneadToKnow was technically correct, I have a hard time calling the "base" model of the Charger Daytona "standard".
FWIW, I do know the difference. :) Even on "tricked out" models like the Superbird and the Daytona, though, aren't there "standard equipment" tiers and optional, even-more-tricked-out tiers?

Take my ride: the 1998 Toyota Corolla. When I bought this street-burnin' love machine, I opted for the tricked out LX version, the stone-cold, top-of-the-line muthalova. But even at that vertigo-inducing height of automotive hotness, there were options I could pour on like honey on a ho's a$$, and believe me, I went China Buffet all over that.

[Santo Rugger]

FWIW, I do know the difference. :) Even on "tricked out" models like the Superbird and the Daytona, though, aren't there "standard equipment" tiers and optional, even-more-tricked-out tiers?

Take my ride: the 1998 Toyota Corolla. When I bought this street-burnin' love machine, I opted for the tricked out LX version, the stone-cold, top-of-the-line muthalova. But even at that vertigo-inducing height of automotive hotness, there were options I could pour on like honey on a ho's a$$, and believe me, I went China Buffet all over that.

Sure. I think you're talking about adding things like a sunroof, a DVD system, a GPS unit, etc. But I think there's a diffence. The LX version is the equivalent of Dodge's R/T trim package. The Daytona already includes the R/T standard options, plus all the good stuff (performance exhaust, huge disk brakes, pure awesomeness, etc). It'd be like saying you were buying a base model Shelby Mustang or Eddie Bauer Explorer... it just doesn't make sense.

ETA: Your terminology in that last paragraph cracked me up good!!

[KneadToKnow]

ETA: Your terminology in that last paragraph cracked me up good!!
Fo' shizzle, Santizzle.