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The Daytona Sportscar (sometimes referred to as the 'Daytona Coupe') is an Australian built reproduction of the '' Shelby Daytona'' coupé from 1964. It was built by Richard Bendell, designed by Ross Holder and the chassis builder was Michael Borland. So far eight have been built, by Victorian race car builder
Borland Racing website info pageA link to another photo of the car
Grand tourers Cars of Australia Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Coupés Cars introduced in 2001
The Daytona Sportscar (sometimes referred to as the 'Daytona Coupe') is an Australian built reproduction of the '' Shelby Daytona'' coupé from 1964. It was built by Richard Bendell, designed by Ross Holder and the chassis builder was Michael Borland. So far eight have been built, by Victorian race car builder Borland Racing Developments
Borland Racing Developments is an Australian championship winning manufacturer of open-wheel racing cars, principally in the junior categories of Formula Ford and Formula Vee.
Borland Racing Developments was formed in 1984 to prepare and eng ...
, with the first car built in 2001. It has competed in several Australian tarmac rallies since, including ''Targa Tasmania
Targa Tasmania is a tarmac-based rally event held on the island state of Tasmania, Australia, annually since 1992. The event takes its name from the Targa Florio, a former motoring event held on the island of Sicily. The competition concept i ...
'' and '' Targa West''.
As well as the ''Shelby Daytona'', the car bears some resemblance to the '' Ford Shelby GR-1'', a 2005 concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling and/or new technology. They are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or ...
which was based on the same 1964 model.
Specifications
Weighing , it is powered by a 6.0 litre (360 in³) LS1 Gen. IIIV8 engine
A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston engine in which two banks of four cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
The first V8 engine was produced by the French Antoinette company in 1904, developed and u ...
, which is also used in the Holden Monaro
The Holden Monaro ( ) is a rear-wheel drive coupé manufactured by General Motors Holden in Australia from 1968 to 1975 and later reintroduced from 2001 to 2005. It was also manufactured as a 4-door sedan from 1973 to 1977.
Three generations of ...
. Top speed is . The chassis is a purpose built space frame. As well as the engine, the car uses mainly Holden Commodore SS components including the brakes, wheels, differential, steering column and controls. It has traction control and ABS braking systems.
Fatal accident
Australian racing car championPeter Brock
Peter Geoffrey Brock (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006), known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain", or simply "Brocky", was an Australian motor racing driver. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, a ...
was killed driving a Daytona (coincidentally the original Shelby Daytona was designed by another Peter Brock
Peter Geoffrey Brock (26 February 1945 – 8 September 2006), known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain", or simply "Brocky", was an Australian motor racing driver. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, a ...
) owned by Richard Bendell in the Targa West rally on 8 September 2006, when it left the road and hit a tree sideways, in the driver's door.
In an interview the day before the crash, Brock said of the car:
{{cquote, It's a beautifully designed local car with a retro body on it, so it appeals to people who want a car which looks like the old 60s-style sports car, but underneath it's two-thirds the weight of a Holden VE SS (Commodore)
See also
* Shelby Daytona * Superformance CoupeReferences
External links
Grand tourers Cars of Australia Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Coupés Cars introduced in 2001