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See more Daytona Coupe Le Mans pics
Liked the look of that Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe we showed you a couple of weeks ago but can’t quite rustle together the £10 million asking price?
Then how about this, the Daytona Coupe Le Mans Edition from Californian firm Exotic Auto Restoration?
Yes, there are quite a few ‘new Daytonas’ out there, but we reckon this is the damn purdiest one we’ve seen. Based on Superformance’s Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe – which is designed by Peter Brock, the same gent that drew up the 1960s original – it’s packed with gorgeous details. We’re loving the flared arches, old-school 18-inch wheels and, er, everything else. All of it.
It won’t be slow. EAR (slightly unfortunate acronym, that) will fit your Daytona Coupe with just about any small-block Ford V8: the car pictured has a whopping 530bhp Roush engine under the long bonnet.
Ask real nice and EAR will even cook you up a Daytona Coupe in full track spec, with a proper roll cage, quick release steering wheel and carbon fibre front and rear splitters.
If you’re keen, you’d better be quick: just six Daytona Coupe Le Mans Editions will be built, exactly the same number as the original Daytona Coupe. Want one?
And, on the subject of, er, things called Daytona, here’s a clip of
Richard and a Ferrari Daytona racing James and a 1,000bhp powerboat along the
Riviera. It’s a tenuous link but, hey, when did that ever stop us?
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oke, now its clear to me where Viper got its inspiration from ... but i love thiscar much, much more, dont touch the classics
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Now that is a car! Most beautiful thing I've seen for a long time!
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i like that ferrari daytona more than this viperish thing
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i like that ferrari daytona more than this viperish thing
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Black with classic white Ford stripes and i'm sold.
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want one. and i like this colour better than the white and blue. Even better if it was black and yellow (not too bright though) or Eleanor mustang colours (black and gun metal grey)
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It may have the coolest name and the performance but...........I only have one vision that crops up into my brain when I hear the word 'Daytona'...............yeah, the Ferrari Daytona! I would gladly kill to have that car, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............
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Defo blue and white would look better. I really want one, just for those side exit exhausts, how good are they gonna sound!
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i like it and the colour suites it as it is love it
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i like. Ill buy one now.
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i like. Ill buy one now.
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Hey TopGear, how much did the original one actually sell for?
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http://seriouswheels.com/cars/2009/top-2009-Daytona-Coupe-Le-Mans-Edition-by-Exotic-Auto-Restoration.htm Shedloads of wallpapers of this lovely lovely car. So if you can't get one, at least you'll be greeted by it everytime you log on.
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this has too be one of my all-time favorite classics. almost nothing beats this
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Looks good. very retro
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Really nice muscular-looking car... but the only thing that spoils it, in my opinion, is that chopped-off rear-end.
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I wanna get dirty with it. Really dirty. I wanna marry it, have children, get divorced and then come back for more. This must be love.
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it really is a "holy day" and my God is it gorgeos.
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What a car. Need I say more?
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Designed by Peter Brock?? im not sure about this, can someone confirm...
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It was Pete Brock not Peter that drew up the original design, two different guys. The car is based on the Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe. http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=519722
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my trousers got tighter
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Mikeado commented on this article
13 May 2009
Hmmm, needs more blue & white. Otherwise, the only fault I can find is perhaps the rear splitter messing the back up a bit, visually. But, with a Roush engine (I was just going to ask if it had a Roush engine!), that's one very special car. Too bad there are only 6, making it nearly as unattainable as the original one that was recently auctioned. Bugger.
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