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Car with a star pedigree! 1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona muscle car, previously owned by David Spade and NFL player Kevin Greene, sells for a record $1.43 million
- Race Car Fetches Big Sum at Florida Auction, Beating Previous Record of $1.3 Million
- The model was owned by actor David Spade and NFL player Kevin Greene.
- The sale was held at the Mecum Auctions event in Kissimmee, Florida
An ultra-rare racing car has sold at auction for a record $1.43 million.
The 1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona was once owned by NFL player Kevin Greene and actor David Spade, whose character on the hit sitcom Joe Dirt drove a beat-up version of the vehicle.
He went under the hammer in the mecum auctions event in Kissimmee, Florida, where a similar model sold for $1.3 million last May.
The Charger Daytona is one of the most iconic cars in history, famous for its distinctive noses and tall rear wings designed for navigating high-speed NASCAR tracks.
The 1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona sold for a record $1.43 million at the Mecum Auctions event in Kissimmee, Florida
It was only in production for a year and it was so good that it led NASCAR to quickly change its rules to ban such extreme designs.
Only 503 Daytonas were built for the street in 1969, but many have been lost to history because they were unpopular with buyers at the time.
The Daytona up for auction today features a 426-cubic-inch Hemi V8 and a four-speed manual transmission.
It’s just one of 22 models to be painted in a T5 Copper Metallic with a white wing stripe and tan interior.
And it’s the lowest mileage Hemi Daytona with its stock engine known to exist, with just 6,490 miles on its odometer.
It was sold to Spade in 2015 for a record $900,000 at the time.
Los Angeles Times owner Otis Chandler also owns the vehicle.
About a dozen Daytonas and Superbirds were offered at the Mecum Auction today by their most recent owner, collector Gary Edwards.
The other vehicles sold for between $247,500 and $742,500.
The Daytona was only in production for a year and was so powerful that NASCAR changed its rules to ban such extreme designs.
The model sold is one of 22 Daytonas that were painted T5 Copper Metallic, complete with a white wing stripe and tan interior.
About a dozen Daytonas and Superbirds were offered at the Mecum Auction event.
Coincidentally, another Daytona race car sold at the event by a different owner drew the exact same price.
It comes as manufacturer Dodge is expected to bring back the Daytona name in 2024.
The Charger Daytona SRT will be the brand’s first all-electric model.
It will replace their V8-powered cars which will be discontinued at the end of 2023.
The rare model sold is the lower mileage Hemi Daytona with its original engine known to exist
Joe Dirt actor David Spade, pictured here, once owned the car reminiscent of the one his character drove in the hit movie.