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1969 Hemi Roadrunner worth?

The owner told me he would like to get $30k out of the car. Of course we would all like to get that but I'm just not so sure it will bring that kind of money. I can see it selling for around $25k. It might take a while to find the right buyer but to someone it's probably worth that.


Offer 15 and settle for 20. Any more than that, just walk. Listen to Moparnation74. His assessments are spot on.
 
This car is a TOTAL wreck. Every single part of the car must be replaced. At $20k I would want something that could be salvaged. But there's nothing here to salvage. Maybe I'm just cheap or ignorant, but anything over $5k is wasting money on a bottomless pit. But... I would wait until the next owner buys it, gets in over his head, then score it for a fair price. In about 2 years,this is probably going to be one of those partially restored cars we see all the time on eBay. Just wait 2 years. We'll see it again with new wheels, tires, primered body and boxes of pixie dust-covered parts with the heading " 90% of all the big worked already completed " Just because it was a Hemi years ago, doesn't make it a good project.
Sophia Loren has aged well; this car has not.
 
This car is a TOTAL wreck. Every single part of the car must be replaced. At $20k I would want something that could be salvaged. But there's nothing here to salvage. Maybe I'm just cheap or ignorant, but anything over $5k is wasting money on a bottomless pit. But... I would wait until the next owner buys it, gets in over his head, then score it for a fair price. In about 2 years,this is probably going to be one of those partially restored cars we see all the time on eBay. Just wait 2 years. We'll see it again with new wheels, tires, primered body and boxes of pixie dust-covered parts with the heading " 90% of all the big worked already completed " Just because it was a Hemi years ago, doesn't make it a good project.
Sophia Loren has aged well; this car has not.
VR, You are not cheap nor ignorant....You have a realistic understanding of the actual costs associated with this type of restoration. Unlike, hemi dreamers thinking that this ride restored to perfection/local show car driver will be huge $$$$$$in the distant future. First its a bird(no offense to bird owners) Second the motor is gone, third the motor is NOT the only hard part missing(direct drive dated starter, hemi alternator, hemi dual pt distributor, the two matching dated carbs, matched dated pair of exhaust manifolds, more than likely an full airgrabber unit and the list goes on...).

Sure this car restored to a driver level or complete original will have value.....The entry price, parts needed, restoration cost soaks up any positive return on the initial investment. I buy what I like and not based on a return but with all the inaccurate information being presented today it is our duty to educate gentleman like the OP to real world statistics when they ask that infamous question.....

It just depends on how bad one wants to own a hemi car.......maybe a childhood dream, bucket list item, or wants to preserve history but this project comes at a hefty expense at any level....

You cannot compare this to a 69 hemi daytona, vert cuda etc. with a missing engine....Not the same.....
 
MOPARNATION74: I agree 100%. I bought a 70 RR because I liked the condition, 4 speed, etc. I now have about $10,000. more in the car ( 440 Source is a fun toy store ) than it is worth. But it's what I wanted.
As to this Hemi: Lets for a moment put aside its value after restoration. It seems like we have all jumped on the perfectly restored value, rather than considering other financial conditions. I've seen many cars & motorcycles in similar condition bought because the buyer could afford the entry fee & planned on taking several years to bring it up to driver condition. He did not have $75,000. up front. Just an average working kinda guy. Yes, it may cost more to restore than what its eventual condition would justify, but it was what the owner could afford within his weekly/monthly budget. His objective was not investment; it was his only chance to own the vehicle he always wanted.
We have all agreed that the perfect restoration would cost $100k. But maybe the new owner doesn't want or need a perfect restoration. Maybe he can get a nice driver for $50-$60k if he can do a lot of the work himself and substitute good aftermarket parts for OEM. Just a thought.
BUT... I would still not pay more than $5,000. for this total wreck !
 
MOPARNATION74: I agree 100%. I bought a 70 RR because I liked the condition, 4 speed, etc. I now have about $10,000. more in the car ( 440 Source is a fun toy store ) than it is worth. But it's what I wanted.
As to this Hemi: Lets for a moment put aside its value after restoration. It seems like we have all jumped on the perfectly restored value, rather than considering other financial conditions. I've seen many cars & motorcycles in similar condition bought because the buyer could afford the entry fee & planned on taking several years to bring it up to driver condition. He did not have $75,000. up front. Just an average working kinda guy. Yes, it may cost more to restore than what its eventual condition would justify, but it was what the owner could afford within his weekly/monthly budget. His objective was not investment; it was his only chance to own the vehicle he always wanted.
We have all agreed that the perfect restoration would cost $100k. But maybe the new owner doesn't want or need a perfect restoration. Maybe he can get a nice driver for $50-$60k if he can do a lot of the work himself and substitute good aftermarket parts for OEM. Just a thought!
VR I completely agree...except for the last bit I removed but we are on the same page irregardless...

BTW, one of my all time favorite Mopars is a 70 Bird, go figure....you will have to PM some pics of yours...:thumbsup:
 
An F8 basketcase J code just sold this spring at Mopars in the Park. I didn't hear what it went for.

Lot's of variables still to hear before assessing a value. It must have been a northern car w/ the rear defrost. I would guess it was either a St Louis or Lynch Road car.
 
I'm still shocked at the numbers you guys are throwing around for a '69 Road Runner. Granted, mine is a 383, not a Hemi, but I thought I paid a fair market price for it. Maybe I got a better deal than I thought.
 
I'd still be happy to pay him 15k for it. Just because it's not a cuda or a charger don't mean squat to me. It's still a hemi car and I love Mopar's.


Now buy it for an investment?

Hahhahaahhahaha

That actually works out one in a hundred times for people.
The other 97 tell their wives it's a good move and the other 2 fool themselves.

They are all money pits even the pretty ones
 
They are all money pits even the pretty ones
It all falls into what one wants and what one can afford......and sometimes those dreams become reality.......at a particular cost....

In the end money does no good when your six feet under.....so enjoy it when you can!
 
The value of all Hemi cars took a hit in the economic turn down in 2008 and really have not recovered as much as many other makes and models. They are probably the best buy of anything since the Hemi is the big daddy of performance engines of all automotive makes. It is unclear why they suffered so much and for so long in this recovery but it is just a matter of time before it is corrected.
Regarding the value of the subject car, I will give you a real life example. I have a DONE 1966 WE21H Base Coronet 2 door sedan 426 Hemi 4 speed built to NHRA stock specs that I will sell for $55,000. I have WAY more in it and you could not build a clone for that. Different direction for my life prompts this offering but regardless it just shows the market.
 
In the end money does no good when your six feet under.....so enjoy it when you can!

meanwhile...lol

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