Superb Bee
Well-Known Member
//..
This is just bullshit. It's the same bumpers different brackets. What do you think people are snatching up when they can't find a cheaper way into a charger. Look on eBay , you won't find one under 8 k. They will bring more money before the bottom falls out , and it will. You want undesirable? Try a 75-79 b body
As You know, I happen to love the lines of 4 door Coronet's, the quarters without the dummy louvers stamped in...they are stiffer and even lighter by a skosh than 2 doors(a 68 4 door Coro w 318 , shipping weight,,,,3225 lbs) & the huge bonus is the majority haven't been beat to death under hard driving & track days for a good portion of their life like a lot of the two door variants undoubtedly have been....except maybe the cop cars. If I can muster the bux for another B & make a project, it's def a 68 or 69 Coro 4 door I will seek. Def more economical than 2 door also.
It's been 47 years and the new Challenger is still the best looking of the retro lot IMO. Design of the 70 'Cuda will always remain a home run. Timeless brawn. A beautiful and scary beast.It should be mentioned that a fair % of the most popular "new" muscle cars look like what? The OLD ones! Retro Mustang, Challenger, and to a lesser extent the Camaro. We likely will see the car's body morph to newer lines like the Mustang has now and maybe the Dodge boys are thinking the same with the Challenger as you only can repeat the same body for so many years. Thunderbird tried some retro look of the '57 Bird that was a bad act overall as did GM with a GTO that looked like...well not like a GTO. Another flash in the pan. Ford did well with the Stang as did Chrysler with the Challenger. Why...they looked a whole lot like the originals...
That Ford act was gross....gag me with lady gagaIt should be mentioned that a fair % of the most popular "new" muscle cars look like what? The OLD ones! Retro Mustang, Challenger, and to a lesser extent the Camaro. We likely will see the car's body morph to newer lines like the Mustang has now and maybe the Dodge boys are thinking the same with the Challenger as you only can repeat the same body for so many years. Thunderbird tried some retro look of the '57 Bird that was a bad act overall as did GM with a GTO that looked like...well not like a GTO. Another flash in the pan. Ford did well with the Stang as did Chrysler with the Challenger. Why...they looked a whole lot like the originals...
Blame our government for that. Crush zones and safety equipment killed steel bumpers. Not the manufacturer.That Ford act was gross....gag me with lady gaga
Sure wish Daimler would reenvision the 300 SL Gull Wing with the triangulated tube frame, all metal without the bogus plastik **** construction of today. I love today's engine, suspension, brake technology but the cars are built out of dogshit. Terminally planned. Dodge should build an all metal 3200 lb B Body again instead of plastic boat anchors. Not singling Mopar out, every body including exotic marques are doing just that....building plastik hefers.
Plastik headlights, plastik fender liners, plastik fasteners, molded **** headliners etc etc, & whatever metal there is its beer can crap....the mandates were a good excuse to chintz production costs. With all the plastik crap brought into play & **** keeps getting heavier....new Corvettes 3200 lbs.....it's bullshit & costs 10 times as much. JUNK!Blame our government for that. Crush zones and safety equipment killed steel bumpers. Not the manufacturer.
You older guys are pricing the cars out of reach for us young guys. Ever since all these TV shops and auctions project prices are threw the freaking roof . There's a 73 charger on c.l. here for $6000 it needs full restoration ummm doing the math on that restore it for an additional $15K plus the $6K =$21000 for a car barely Worth $10-13K
Then restored cars are way up too another charger 74 se guy wants $21K and it's nothing fancy.
Plus add these super expense parts it almost doesn't make sense anymore. I can go buy a brand new challenger and not have any problems. Obama didn't help ether.
We can't get any younger guys interested in the older cars they like there "slammed" Honda's for some reason .
I don't know what's going to happen with the old cars in 20 years all I know I better save my money it might be a buying frenzy for me if your kids start selling hemi cars for peanuts!
Timothy, you have a message in your conversations...........................MOI wear my old Mopar hat all the time. Young people endlessly give me the thumbs up and ask what I drive. they are always interested. They would yell out " Mopars Rule" .I would laugh and wave.