1970 Charger. Help me decide.

[yalpngulp]

I recently acquired a 70 charger and quickly realized the whole front end is a 69. The seller claims it was a rare factory thing they did but I doubt it. The goal with this car is to get the most value out of it. it is a base model b5 blue, blue interior, 318 auto car with AC. The plan is to put a 4-speed and 440 in it.

I want to know if it will hurt or help the value by leaving the front end the way it is, or should I try to obtain the 1970 parts?

Seeing as there's so many General Lee fans I may be able to find a trade.

The car is originally B5 blue, I was thinking about plum crazy with maybe rt stripe and hood blackout, but then I will have to change the interior . How much impact would this have on the value?

 

[moparedtn]

 

[bearman]

The value of the car is in the eyes of the person buying it. You paid x for it and then you saw the 69front clip. Now if it is a rare car did you pay rare car price does the VIN tag show it. Or has the front end been put on after a crash and is it repainted. Now I would put a 70 front end on it and sell it recoup your money and move on.

 

[hawkeye]

Good luck finding 70 parts. It isn't a numbers car or a R/T, just leave it and enjoy.

 

[chargervert]

Its not unusual to see front sheet metal swapped around on second generation Chargers. Why it was swapped is the question,was it because of a crash,or because a previous owner prefered a different year Charger? It shouldn't be too hard to find a person who would want to swap noses,as most prefer the 69 nose,I personally prefer the 70 nose myself.

 

[Jerry Hall]

Leave the 69 front clip, paint it Orange and put 01 on it. Get your money back and possibly more and find what you want. IMO

 

[pearljam724]

Just put a go wing on it. Tell the next inquiring buyer the same thing. “ A rare factory thing. “ A super rare 500k 1969ish-70ish Dodge Daytona and the factory forgot to put on the nose piece. Cha ching

 

[Kern Dog]

When I bought THIS in March 2000....

My plan was to change the front end to a 1969 style. I grew up watching The Dukes of Hazzard and although I had no intention of ever painting this car O R A N G E, I liked the '69 front end better.
It didn't take long before I really started to appreciate the 1970 design. Within a month, I totally abandoned the idea of a swap. I love this style. I love it so much, I recently bought another one. If I were to buy another to keep, I'd get a '68. The open style grille looks amazing to me.
Back on the original topic:
You will find that fenders, hoods and grilles for the 1970 are harder to find and a LOT more expensive. The grille is supposed to be being reproduced soon but a complete one is expected to retail for $2000. Fenders? No new ones at all. Carbon Fiber can be found for over $2500 EACH! I don't know of anyone making fiberglass stuff but if I did, I'd be tempted to get fenders and a hood for the car above. The stock hood weighs a lot.

 

[YY1]

B5 is a very popular color. Hard to go wrong.

Plum Crazy can be polarizing.