What's it Worth 1970 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Manual Track Pack Car Barn Find

[Dave6T4]

Buy one already done. There will be less $$$ spent, and less anxiety experienced. Plus, you can start driving/enjoying your car, without a project being locked up in paint jail for years. I imagine that a lot of rich guys that embark on a big $$$ restoration have some kind of business, against which, that they can write the cost off.

 

[74ChargerSE440]

Who are you buying it from ?
Do they know what they have ?
Is it a friend that will give you a good deal to see it go to a good home ?
The car in the pictures looks a lot better than I thought it was going to
Who says it is numbers matching ?
Think you need to learn where to look and confirm those facts for yourself

If it is real and numbers match I think you are looking at about $20k to get that car into your garage

If the seller is fishing just trying to find the best offer someone with too much money will come along and offer more than you

It's always funny to see potential buyers asking 'What's this car worth' not realizing the sellers and their antourage are also watching these forums very very closely. So the answer to 'Do they know what they have ?' is 'YES'.

 

[68BabyBlue]

Buy one already done. There will be less $$$ spent, and less anxiety experienced. Plus, you can start driving/enjoying your car, without a project being locked up in paint jail for years. I imagine that a lot of rich guys that embark on a big $$$ restoration have some kind of business, against which, that they can write the cost off.

I remember a guy who bought one of Tim Wellborn's Chargers, and a '69 Hemi Road Runner, both went to Apex in Wisconsin for deep pocket nut and bolt restorations. He owned a dozen Dodge dealerships. The Road Runner ended up in one of his showrooms, probably written off as a marketing expense. At the very least, he had free climate controlled storage.

 

[Runcharger]

Agreed: If the guy "didn't know what he had" , he would have listed it for $3k and sold it right away.

 

[SlingLow]

He owned a dozen Dodge dealerships. The Road Runner ended up in one of his showrooms, probably written off as a marketing expense.

There are not many businesses that qualify for a tax deduction on a classic car, just like boats, but that would likely fly. The IRS has been around the block a few times and is looking for this kind of stuff.

And, in general, you can't write off your firearms and ammo purchases as 'security expense'. Otherwise, I would pay a lot less in taxes.

 

[70chall440]

Perfect example of why the hobby is dying, seller asking $32K and people here trying to justify it or something remotely close. This is a case of musical chairs and eventually the music is going to stop and all those with stupid money in these cars are going to be left crying.

Its a cool car but not even close to $30K cool although someone will probably pay it. The restoration numbers are only relevant if you are paying someone to do everything and replacing everything.

That car could be built for way less, not necessarily restored but made into a very nice car that most would be happy to drive. I am saying that you could build the car for $60K or less if you did a lot of the work yourself, didn't need it concourse correct and recycled everything you could.

 

[B-Body 70]

Checkbook restoration... Bet I could have it done for less than $200K, Was a time I would have said 100K & been confident I would have money left at the end... Not anymore, everything has gotten expensive..

Do yourself

 

[Runcharger]

My situation: I've done a bunch of cars, my last ones have been very high quality. I could justify paying the asking on this one, I would likely put in about $20k give or take and have it running/driving and rust free but without finish paint. I'd drive it in that form for a bit and then either off it and make a few dollars or finish it up nicely . Being a 4 bbl car I personally wouldn't do a 100pt resto on it but I would make it look very nice and it would be great to drive. Don't plan to go to MCACN and rub elbows with those guys and never will, that's not my thing these days.
Likelyhood on losing money on a 68-70 Charger R/T, 4 speed in the next 10-20 years? Pretty close to zero, no matter how you would handle a car like the one in question.

 

[Some Car Guy]

A factory white car is either the worst or second worst color. Severely limits its finished value. I dare say it’d be worth more with a color change, even if done to concour level. I saw a bronze hemi road runner sell in the last month that was perfectly changed over to black and it brought strong money.

I love white cars and was giddy to get mine. Turns out people hate those so much they openly told me. I was blown away that people would say that to a guy off jump street. Lucky me, I called the number six months after the eBay auction failed to sell it. Got a deal. Then when it made sense in life to sell it for career moves, it was a tough sell. I said first to come see it would buy it. I was right. Had one lowball offer and the buyer was only other contact.