An eyeful for sure, the color is pretty wild on this Charger Daytona, but it is documented and is authentic. The code 99 for special-order paint is on this Dodge’s broadcast sheet, representing PPG 60436, Omaha Orange, a color not normally available. Any Charger R/T destined for the Daytona program being done this way was likely a big surprise, and it most certainly created frustrations at subcontractor Creative Industries, who needed to find an exact match in lacquer for the extra parts. The Daytona had the same Georgia owner from 1973 to 1999, when collector Tim Wellborn heard rumor of the car being stored in a Georgia backyard. Upon examination he was shocked to see this was the factory color inside the trunk and door jambs. After he acquired it, Roger Gibson spearheaded a two-year restoration effort, during which a crude quality- control sheet was discovered above the headliner stating the car, including wheels, was to be painted 60436, and the order number on this artifact matches the order number on the broadcast sheet. This car is powered by a 440 CI Magnum V-8 engine and 4-speed manual transmission, which mandated a Dana 60 Sure Grip differential as well. The wing is in black, and so is the interior, which has a console, wood-knob Hurst shifter, headrest bucket seats, a 150 MPH speedometer, in-dash clock, Solid State AM radio, wood-grain trim and a driver’s side remote mirror. In addition to the Daytona streamlining parts, this car now has the factory-correct, 15-inch, body-color wheels installed, complete with poverty hubcaps and NOS Goodyear Polyglas redline tires. Featured on the cover of Muscle Car Review in September 2013, this car’s sale is accompanied with its original broadcast sheet, the one-off quality inspection sheet, a letter from the previous owner and restoration receipts. Without a metallic substrate, this color’s closest match on Chrysler’s pallet is the paint used on 426 Hemi engines. It remains the only Daytona ever done in Omaha Orange from the factory, and it will certainly turn heads in any setting.
