Does anyone buy 318s anymore?

[///Matt]

is there a market at all to sell a 318 and/or a904? Or does everyone who needs one just upgrade to something bigger anyway?

If I had (i do) a ‘69 318 and 904 with low original miles on them, although not currently running for electrical/carburetor reasons, what would be a realistic price to ask for it? And what market would you sell to? Craigslist, FABO, what?

 

[flypaper]

last set up i sold was for peanuts
was a running 70 318 for 75 bucks and the 904 sold for a hundred
i had them advertised for months on craigs and a few mopar boards
i have another 71 318/904 that ran when pulled
and i just stuffed it in the back of the garage in case i need a drive train to get something up on the road quickly
as its almost not worth going thru the hassle to sell.

 

[Evan Frucht]

I'm no expert but would guess people might bite if you asked 500 as is. The fact that it is low miles is a good selling point, given you have documentation to prove it. However, people may still be worried about internal damage since it does not run. It may be worth it to get it running before you sell it otherwise people may view it more as a parts engine vs one that could turn their roller into a daily driver. From what I've gathered people dont normally buy 318's for performance/power (it's more generally regarded as a work horse) so that lowers the demand for it as well. Others who know more can chime in from here.

 

[Kern Dog]

The main buyer you'd find for a slanty or a 318 is the guy looking to replace a dead slanty or 318 in their own car.
I put 318s in A body cars and people do buy them. A 318 with better heads and a real cam can run quite well. In Mexico, they built 318 A body cars with 270 HP stock. A 300 HP 318 is an easy build too.

 

[///Matt]

I had a 318 charger that I built the motor on and I was plenty happy with it for a street car. Sure, it’s not a 426, but it sounds good and burns rubber. What more do yoh want?!? Haha.

I figured its probably not worth my time to try and sell the 318 I have. It’s bone ‘69 stock, not running. The only people in the world who I figured might want it would be someone who needs a ‘69 casting block for a resto, but I doubt anyone cares to put that kind of effort into 318 restorations anyway.

 

[Cranky]

Yup, a 318 can and will run hard so long as the car it's pulling isn't too heavy. A buddy and I played with one years ago that had 115k miles on it. It hit 13.50 with pocket ported heads, cam, intake, 600 DP carb and headers. We threw lots of gear at it too but with a stock converter, it didn't see it's full potential. 2.2 60' and 102 mph, it should have been running more like 13.25 or so. It was really dead out of the hole. The car was only 2950 though but to answer your question, every teen I had either came out of a car I had or someone gave it to me.

 

[coronet68mx]

The main buyer you'd find for a slanty or a 318 is the guy looking to replace a dead slanty or 318 in their own car.
I put 318s in A body cars and people do buy them. A 318 with better heads and a real cam can run quite well. In Mexico, they built 318 A body cars with 270 HP stock. A 300 HP 318 is an easy build too.

You're right my coronet have that particular 318 in fact was installed when I buy the car but totally useless those 318 was produced until 1971 they have 340 cylinder heads, forged crankshaft and a 4 barrel carb my original bill affirms what you said 270 hp in 1968

 

[YY1]

a 69 is still an advertised 9.2:1 motor (vs the 8.8:1 of the 72 or so and up)