What are the most valuable 68-70 b bodies?
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moparnation74
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This is my vote of a real car. and I don't care who thinks it is not cool.
I knew you had great taste! One of my favorites and a great cruising machine!
have to agree but have a thing for the 78 super coupes and kit cars toEasy Poly...I agree with you as well. I was only referring to the OP's thread which is the 68-70 B bodies....
For me I love all era's from the 50's to 74 Mopars
moparnation74
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You got me there lol..you are a different Mopar breed but that's all good in my books!have to agree but have a thing for the 78 super coupes and kit cars to
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I made it easy on myself and have a 68 gtx that I just love - but 43 years ago I turned into an a12 with the hood and complete carb and intake system from a 69 RR a12. I guess what I'm saying as I have a resto-mod. And I don't give a **** who thinks "I shouldn't have done that" to a stock gtx. I've changed many things on the car that have cost me a lot of coin - but I'm a "build me like you want em" kind of guy. like someone else said they're only worth what another's going to pay for it. Not That I don't get the point of your question. Chargers are probably worth the most - but I would say the 69 a12 bee.
Thanks.--I had a black one for a few years and owning it made me the mopar person I am today.
It has a lot to do with history and us when we were young.
This topic we have (I think) speaks about what --REAL--value is.
A 57 300C will see little notice these days but it is where my passion still is.
The OP is asking a question that may be answered in several ways.
Let's boil it down a bit.---Do you like cars?---What car do you like?--Why do you want a car that you like?---A big one-If you are married will your wife let you have a car for fun??
The most important thing to remember is that playing with a fun car that you like --will cost money- It will not --EVER pay for it's self. Some will tell a tale or two about making money on a hobby car but those tales are of no help to you.
Car Nut
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A 1969 triple green Charger! 
69B5
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Well fellows, it seems to be across the board as to the most valuable classic mopar.
I say the 70 Dodge coronet R/T convertible with a total production of 296.
I know it's not as popular as say a 69 RR, but I believe that's because either you owned a 69RR or knew someone who did.
When I have both of my cars at a show the 69RR gets most of the attention for the above reasons.
I don't know how many times some one has said to me, after seeing the 70 coronet, that they only ever have seen one in their entire life and it belonged to a fellow named John.
And I tell them that is Johns car and I tell them how I came about buying the car many years after he had sold it.
Price is as was stated on another post, depending if you are buying or selling and who might be interested. (Jay Leno ?).
Having said all that I've said, the beauty and price is in the eye's of the beholder
I say the 70 Dodge coronet R/T convertible with a total production of 296.
I know it's not as popular as say a 69 RR, but I believe that's because either you owned a 69RR or knew someone who did.
When I have both of my cars at a show the 69RR gets most of the attention for the above reasons.
I don't know how many times some one has said to me, after seeing the 70 coronet, that they only ever have seen one in their entire life and it belonged to a fellow named John.
And I tell them that is Johns car and I tell them how I came about buying the car many years after he had sold it.
Price is as was stated on another post, depending if you are buying or selling and who might be interested. (Jay Leno ?).
Having said all that I've said, the beauty and price is in the eye's of the beholder
beautiful car but no drop tops for me , instant bad hair day 
Car Nut
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Gorgeous!
Hemirunner
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If I owned that white walled beauty, I'd take you up on that trade!This is my vote of a real car. and I don't care who thinks it is not cool.
BTW I just may trade my 69 Hemi coronet 4sp for one of these.
mmissile
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Sounds to me, like the OP is looking to invest in a common B-Body. He nixed all the high-end cars. They're not good investments, because of the elevator-cycle nature of the car market. Especially the common cars.
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69B5
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Thanks Car Nut.
69B5
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Thanks Car Nut,
Forget the bad hair day, polywideblock, put the top down and let the good times roll!
mmissile
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have to agree but have a thing for the 78 super coupes and kit cars to
I like some of the front-drive hot-rods, too.
68GTXNH
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Im not looking to invest in one. i already have a 68 gtx. value means different things to different people. thats why i asked. that coronet convertible is awesome. and to him its priceless. thats 300c is also awesome, and apparently to him its worth more then his own hemi car. thats why i thought itd be a neat question because value is exactly as described, only what someone would pay for it. Thats why i worded the question "to everyone on fbbo, whats the most valuable TO YOU and WHY" my rusty project gtx is worth alot more to me then it probably is to someone else. But id also probably trade 5 of my rusty projects for any 2 door b body. like i said though i like 68 chargers, and given the opportunity, maybe id trade my pwrsonally valuable gtx for one. thats the other funny thing, value to an individual changes as oppurtnity and situations change.
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66Satellite47
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Yes they made '70 Six Pak GTX's. I knew a guy with one in '73. 727 column shift, don't recall what gear, maybe 4.10. Saw his 12.20 time slips. That was fast back then.
roadrunnerron
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After looking at that beautiful Chrysler letter car and recalling the fifties and what happened to those cars, my guess is that the second generation Chargers will be the most valuable. Bear with me when I explain my thought process.
Most people remember the letter cars - there is a mystique about them. At the same time there was a stable mate to the 300 that was equally or more impressive than the 300. Like the 300, it was hemi powered and was the first North American car to have a horsepower rating equal or greater than the displacement. The 300 was known as the banker's hot rod; the Desoto division was known as Chrysler's hot rod division. Who of you remembers the Desoto Adventurer?
My wayof thinking is that future value of these B-bodies will be differentiated by enduring mystique and a continuation of the nameplate. Roadrunners (cartoons still going) and Chargers (Dukes of Hazard) have mystique. The legendary hemi has a mystique of its own. When I use the term mystique, I'm thinking a universal application not limited to the MOPAR crazies. Six packs and A12's don't have it and are limited to MOPAR crazies.
The Plymouth nameplate has been dropped and in time the Roadrunner and anything Plymouth will go as the Desoto and be forgotten. The Dodge nameplate continues as does the Charger nameplate. In time, the second generation Chargers will have the enduring mystique and command the bigger dollars. Add a hem - so much the better.
Most people remember the letter cars - there is a mystique about them. At the same time there was a stable mate to the 300 that was equally or more impressive than the 300. Like the 300, it was hemi powered and was the first North American car to have a horsepower rating equal or greater than the displacement. The 300 was known as the banker's hot rod; the Desoto division was known as Chrysler's hot rod division. Who of you remembers the Desoto Adventurer?
My wayof thinking is that future value of these B-bodies will be differentiated by enduring mystique and a continuation of the nameplate. Roadrunners (cartoons still going) and Chargers (Dukes of Hazard) have mystique. The legendary hemi has a mystique of its own. When I use the term mystique, I'm thinking a universal application not limited to the MOPAR crazies. Six packs and A12's don't have it and are limited to MOPAR crazies.
The Plymouth nameplate has been dropped and in time the Roadrunner and anything Plymouth will go as the Desoto and be forgotten. The Dodge nameplate continues as does the Charger nameplate. In time, the second generation Chargers will have the enduring mystique and command the bigger dollars. Add a hem - so much the better.
I do remember the -Desoto Adventurer- well.
My first car was a 57 Desoto Firesweep that I bought for $50 and drove the crap out of. I drooled over the Adventurer but I was poor and 14. They were high end classics from the day they were made. Much like the Hellcat is today.The high end issues of any car will always have more value than the base models that share the same lines and look.
My 57 Firesweep was kinda like having a new Challenger with a six cyl.---BTW I have a B5 Hellcat and love it.
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