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We've been hearing about this car for three days, but we just couldn't find it. Then, just before lunch, one of our intrepid reporters tracked the beast down within the tropical bowels of Las Vegas Convention Center's Central Hall. Behold: the HPP Daytona!

Yes, it's a new Dodge Challenger wearing a Charger Daytona costume, but updated for today's muscle car aficionados. Under the hood sits a standard 5.7-liter HEMI V8, further proving the point that when it comes to the Daytona/Superbird, it's what's on the outside that counts! Luckily for us, HPP did a pretty decent job on the outside.

The nose cone works, and works well. Here comes the hate mail, but this author thinks the nose actually looks better than the original 1969 Charger Daytona's does. Here's a pic for reference. To be fair, the HPP's schnoz is actually much more like a Plymouth Superbird's than the Dodge. The wheels are great, the fake vents on the door are bad, the stance is right... and then we get to the rear wing.

While we're positive that it's the same dimensions as the mondo-sized Daytona/Superbird wing, the new Challenger's trunk is about half the length of the Sixties/Seventies cars. Meaning it looks... not quite right. Also, this Mopar muscle car has grown so much since forty years ago that the car is just screaming for more wing. But we'll still happily take one, as the HPP Daytona was/is totally worth the hunt.

Ask a Plymouth aficionado which model best represents the defunct brand and you will likely hear the word "Superbird." If you long for your own high-spoilered muscle car, Heide Performance Products will sell you the parts to transform your current Dodge Challenger into a modern imitation of the Road Runner Superbird and its sibling Charger Daytona.

Quite possibly the quintessential Plymouth, the Superbird was originally developed for NASCAR in the early 1970s and has since become a coveted collector's vehicle. The cone-like front nose and tall rear wing are the trademarks of the Superbird and Charger Daytona, and if that's your cup of tea, Heide can help your modern-day Challenger.

The base package starts from $16,395 and includes a new front end, a rear wing, requisite graphics, forged aluminum wheels, a revised gauge cluster, new shifter, and floor mats. Customers desiring more looks and performance can select from a variety of additional options, including a new hood, ground-effects kit, custom paint, tires, supercharger, Magnaflow exhaust, and coil-over suspension.

blackeyes wrote:Les mags font dur et le devant manque un peu de desing(de rondeur) Ce genre a bel et bien existé dans les années 70 mais moi je n'ai jamais vraiment trippé.

Wowlesmoteurs wrote:

blackeyes wrote:Les mags font dur et le devant manque un peu de desing(de rondeur) Ce genre a bel et bien existé dans les années 70 mais moi je n'ai jamais vraiment trippé.

moi je dirais plutôt les années 60.............

lafe005 wrote:

Wowlesmoteurs wrote:

blackeyes wrote:Les mags font dur et le devant manque un peu de desing(de rondeur) Ce genre a bel et bien existé dans les années 70 mais moi je n'ai jamais vraiment trippé.

moi je dirais plutôt les années 60.............

c'est vrai que ca fait plus: cap de roues des années 60...