Re: Stolen 1970 Dodge Daytona
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It was Dodge's way of marketing on the name to create a model that was one step above the base Charger. XH would be the base Charger model, XS would be the R/T.
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I'd like to clarify this because this could be confusing.
From 1968-69, there was a base Charger and a Charger R/T (and, of course, the 500 and the Daytona NASCAR specials).
However, in 1970, they reduced the content of the base Charger, giving it a standard bench seat and other items that reduced its base price. The former base Charger from 1968-69 was now called the Charger 500, and it came standard with buckets among other frills. The Charger R/T continued as usual.
Calling the mid-level 1970 Charger the 500 indeed can be confusing because of the NASCAR homologation special from 1969. However, if you look at the Coronets, the high-line trim level was the Coronet 500 (with the performance Coronet R/T sharing similar appointments), so calling it a Charger 500 almost makes sense.
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