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Bobby Isaac was one of the notable players in the Winged Warrior craze back in the late 60s and early 70s, helping Dodge launch their new Daytona race car into NASCAR fame in 1969 and continuing to prove its worth by setting 28 world class records in the #71 K&K Insurance Daytona on the Bonneville Salt Flats in September of 1971.
With a reputation like that, what better way to honor an amazing race car driver like Isaac than with an iconic winged car remake badged to commemorate the glory days of his career? Well now you can thanks to a unique Winged Warrior remake we found on RacingJunk.com. While the car isn’t really a Daytona (it’s not even a Dodge), it would make for quite the fun ride to have as the legendary badged remake is actually quite potent and street legal.
The Winged Warrior up for sale started out as a ‘71 Plymouth Satellite, but over the last 10 years, the car has been transformed into a Bobby Isaac-esque NASCAR remake by noted car fabricator Dana Warriax. The goal for the car was to create a streetable NASCAR-flavored car that could be raced in land speed style competition.
The result is the 1970-badged remake, complete with handmade rear wing and stainless steel side pipe exhaust.
The car makes use of an all-aluminum 572cui HEMI V8 with a Keith Black block and external oil system, as well as a Callies crankshaft, Manley rods, roller camshaft, MSD distributor and ignition system, TTI coated headers, custom NASCAR aluminum radiator and cooler fans, and a pair of Indy cylinder heads. The engine was put together by Pete Taylor, retired chief engineer for Holman and Moody.
The engine is matted to a four-speed transmission with Ram clutch and flywheel, as well as a Lakewood “Blow-Proof” bell housing. The mighty 750+hp system is fueled by a Holley electric fuel pump from the race-legal Aero Tec Laboratories NASCAR 32-gallon fuel cell. Pushing the power to the pavement is a Ford 9-inch Detroit Locker rear end.
It may look like a vintage NASCAR racer, but this bad boy is street legal and equipped with some modern creature comforts
The car is set up just like a NASCAR racer, with a large sway bar in the front with heavy-duty NASCAR spindles, Aero NASCAR wheels and Goodyear NASCAR Scratch tires. It also has Wilwood disc brakes on all four corners and a full roll cage.
Just because this is a NASCAR remake doesn’t mean it’s not enjoyable to drive on the street. The car has Mastercraft racing seats, racing harnesses, full carpet, a CD player and A/C. Add that to the iconic Bobby Isaac racing patina and period-correct Stewart Warner instruments, and you’ve got yourself one unique ride.
There are quite a few NASCAR remakes out there these days, but we’re fairly certain that no other remake is quite like this one and the asking price reflects it. The owner, Doug Wittig is asking $99,000 for the car. While this may be a bit steep, especially since the car isn’t even a Dodge, but maybe someone will come along and find it too good to pass up.
