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Message:	I found this article at autospeed.com and thought you might be interested in reading it: 'The Winged Warriors' - Together with the Australian VL Commodore Group A 'Walkinshaw', the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona and the 1970 Plymouth SuperBird were the most wild aero homologation specials ever to hit the streets. The 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona and the 1970 Plymouth SuperBird were created for the single purpose of putting Chrysler across the finish line first on America's stock car tracks. Due to the factories' recognition of racing as a valuable marketing tool, racing was becoming big business in the late 1960s. It was generally understood that a win on the track often lead to a 'win' in the dealer showrooms when the public came to buy the 'same' car that won at the track. And because NASCAR rules required that bodies and motors be homologated through a minimum street car production quota, the amazing Aero Warriors also graced the streets that led to the tracks where their racing brethren performed. You can read the article at: http://www.autospeed.com/A_108382/cms/article.html