1986 Dodge Daytona Z

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Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech

Just yet another K-car stretch with some rakish styling, optional blown 2.2L and not much to recommend it, although it was an improvement over the Omni-based Charger. Not many of these car survive for a reason...they looked sporty, but performed like a K-car. The blown versions, like most blown K-cars, were shop queens if not maintained properly. The "G-body," as the Daytona/Laser twins were designated, was a Lee Iacocca project aimed at getting sales in the youth market that the Ks weren't getting at all, while keeping the Corporation's CAFE numbers high and using high powertrain and chassis parts interchange, thus saving precious cash. Body integrity was a big problem on "G-bodies." The "G-bodies" were aiming also to compete with Ford's Turbo T-Bird, but didn't quite make it. Today, G-bodies, like most 1980s Chrysler products save the Ms, are pretty rare. The

My bro-in-law had one for awhile, and was pretty unimpressed with it overall. I kept the routine maintenance up on it for him, and it was pretty reliable. When he wanted to sell it to me in '87, I passed. The car just couldn't perform either power or handling-wise up to its looks, and a K-car had more room inside.

Don't spend a lot of money on it. It will never be worth a lot....

Lynn's right. This is a "special interest" car only, not a future classic like a 300. Neither's my M-body, but I still like it...it's got character, and now has pretty good economy to go with it.