Joe Dirt's Car

[JMD904]

I had a another cool movie car Dodge I wanna replicate, Joe Dirt's 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona. I read somewhere W-B used a fully restored car for this and added the "white trash" effect to it. What wheels were used and who makes a good gas pedal for a 1:24/25 as seen in the movie car?

[diymirage]

the real car was indeed a regular fully restored plum crazy purple 440 charger

they added the rear window form a corvair (i believe) to make it look like a daytona

as for the wheels, they are pretty standard cragars if im not mistaking (but the back ones are deeper)

also, one of the fronts is a steelie ?

i have seen several nicely build models of this car

and im actually gathering parts to make one myself

[ChrisPflug]

No collectible cars were harmed in making the Joe Dirt "Daytona"- it started as a clean street machine- plain jane318 car with a mildly built big block swapped in and a purple paint job- I had heard the rear window was fabricated from a chunk of Vega

Shouldn't be hard to round up wheels- deep Cragars on the rear, narrower on the passenger front, and steel wheel/whitewall "spare" for the driver front

Cant remember which kit I saw a barefoot gas pedal- chain steering wheel in the AMT 70 Impala

[Guest Dr. Odyssey]

Several Revell kits from the '70s have the foor gas pedal.

[Guest Dr. Odyssey]

That should be foot.

[blazefox]

Actucally i believe it was a plymouth superbird . And i had zoomies infront of rear,tires i believe also

[Jordan White]

Actucally i believe it was a plymouth superbird . And i had zoomies infront of rear,tires i believe also

Nope it was a Charger Daytona.

[Mr. Moparman]

Joe Dirt had a 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona and a '67 GTX

[VW Dave]

After the research I did on the real movie car....and I use the term 'real' loosely....I need to chime in and help disspel some of the misinformation and speculation above:

The car is not a Superbird. It is a clone Daytona Charger, based on a very solid and rust-free white 318-powered non-R/T Charger. The rear window plug was indeed taken from a Vega, which is pretty standard practice when making a 'Dayclona.' The west-coaster who started the conversion had a real '69 Daytona at the time, and he was building a clone that he could actualy drive without fear of destroying a 6-figure(at the time) muscle car. His plan was to make it plum crazy purple(with a white tail stripe and interior), which no real Daytona Charger ever came in; that info has been verified by Mopar guru Galen Govier. A strong but stock-appearing 440 is in there now, in place of the original 318. The underhood area had been shot purple, as well as the door jambs, in anticipation of the car's new hue; the purple on the gray primered driver's door was from him clearing out his spray gun. The trunk lid, which had been sitting outside at his house awaiting installation, was black primered and had developed a nice 'patina' that ultimately worked well on the movie car.

The story goes that David Spade himself insisted that Joe's ride be a Mopar, and he emphatically picked out that clone Daytona while the film was in pre-production. The guy building it had loaned/rented cars out to the movie industry in the past, so he was no stranger to the process.

The car was white with gray primered front fenders and doors when the movie production crew got it; they added the yellow paint, blue paint & faux rust. high-back 1970 Charger buckets, the chain steering wheel and other interior bits were added, as well as air shocks in the rear. The deep Cragars in the rear and one on the right front have been treated to faux rust as well. There are no 'zoomie' pipes on it, but it does have one steelie and some really nice curb feelers. The engine runs strong and makes no smoke, but the movie crew thought it should...rather than mess with a perfectly good engine, they installed a small reservoir and pump which injects a bit of oil into the exhaust for effect.

When he got it back from the movie company, the owner liked it so much that he left it as-is. He later sold it on Ebay, and the current owner resides in the Baltimore, MD area. I've seen it up close and personal at the Carlisle 'All-Chrysler Nats' on more than one occasion.

Sorry to sound so long-winded, but I've done a good amount of research on the car for my build from a few years ago...and I've been told it shows.

http://public.fotki....aytona-charger/

Edited March 1, 2012 by VW Dave

[JMD904]

So... in other words, the car was a clone that never got completed?

[VW Dave]

So... in other words, the car was a clone that never got completed?

Essentially, yes. The hard work was done, and body/paint were next on the builder's list when Hollywood came knocking. He had planned to finish the clone after he got it back, but he liked it so much he left it 'as-is.'

[diymirage]

best/worst part of it is that the guy who bought it after hollywood was done with it only paid 18K for it