Super Bird/ Daytona Sales

Abodymachine,

From what I've read in this thread I concur with the guys' comments and/or opinions.

From my personal perspective I don't think there was a definitve link between NASCAR and the muscle car. Drag racing clearly influenced the muscle car era , not so much NASCAR.

I say this from personal experience; In '69 I went to my local dealer looking for a GTX. There was a Daytona Charger sitting on the lot. I never gave it a second look. I wasn't interested in NASCAR and therefore I couldn't relate to that type of car. I assume most muscle car guys had the same thought.

IMO - They are nice to look at and admire but not very practical on the street.

And if it's any consolation Ford went through the same issues with their Torino Taledaga. A butt ugly car, and it didn't sell either.