Worth it? 1970 Coronet 500. $12,500

[SteveSS]

I'm supposed to see it tomorrow morning.
https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/serafina-1970-dodge-coronet-500/7427791300.html

 

[Cojohnso1]

Looks like one of them "Now or never?" Assuming frame rails are decent? (Which nothing seen would indicate not?) Me? I would feel better for just under $10k price? But certainly seen worse for more? Of course post what you find?

 

[Gus chiggins]

I'm supposed to see it tomorrow morning.
https://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/d/serafina-1970-dodge-coronet-500/7427791300.htmlView attachment 1217236

good luck. I always liked the '70 coronets with the bumper surrounds. If the pans/rockers are shot then the price comes down....a lot. In this day, and age i'm surprised he's not asking more for the car.

 

[440 PHIXX]

Not to me. But everything seems way overpriced in the last year.

 

[GrabberOrange69]

I’d do it. Bring cash, offer $10k and see what he does. Be prepared to pay full price (which is unlikely).
Can’t see the rails or pans or trunk. Drivers fender/door is tweeked. Other than that, all else looks positive to me:

Original 383 car
727 w/ 8 3/4” rear
Bucket seats
It’s not green...Yellow exterior
The interior is not green
Appears complete
Fantastic, muscle car model

For grins, I’d get it home, pound out the fender/door best you can, do the safety items (brakes, fuel line rubber, tires, etc), change the fluids, drop in a new gas tank...and fire that sucker.

Buff it out.

Drive it while you collect parts for the resto. Everyone will be jealous, “there goes the guy driving his cool ‘70 Dodge again...”

 

[67charger383]

Buy it.

I missed out on a '70 Coronet 500 vert with a 383 at carlisle last year.

 

[70ChargeDodger]

Good luck, looks solid, I would get it running, drive it and fix it at your own pace.
(and remove the side trim...)

 

[dadsbee]

Nothing that 50 grand can't put back on the road..

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

to me it looks like being DY3 cream not yellow.

Looks like a solid car. But it seems to be in the need for a lot of investments to make it decent again.

What would be your final goal?
A beater driver? Just doing mechanics?
It might work out

But a full resto to make it nice&shiny again:
I wouldn't do a full resto. Keep in mind it is "just" a Coronet 500 not a Super Bee or Coronet R/T.

Carsten

 

[Gus chiggins]

to me it looks like being DY3 cream not yellow.

Looks like a solid car. But it seems to be in the need for a lot of investments to make it decent again.

What would be your final goal?
A beater driver? Just doing mechanics?
It might work out

But a full resto to make it nice&shiny again:
I wouldn't do a full resto. Keep in mind it is "just" a Coronet 500 not a Super Bee or Coronet R/T.

Carsten

Just because it's not one of those models you mentioned doesn't make it worthy of a resto is wrong. That car can be made into anything you want to ( of course don't pass it off as an RT, or superbee). It's a blank canvas. Don't have to worry about the purists picking it apart.

 

[Under Pressure]

If it’s as dry as it looks, don’t pass on it, as mentioned above, get it running and safe, nice color coded steelies with poverty caps (or the rally’s with centers) and a nice dual exhaust with a couple DynaMax’s and you got a beauty to start with
Awesome designed car
Good luck

 

[GrabberOrange69]

to me it looks like being DY3 cream not yellow...Carsten

Sounds great, still not green.

 

[Hemi2Much]

That dry desert heat sure keeps them from rotting away but it's hell on the interiors and anything rubber.

 

[Moms68]

Heck yeah, money in the bank if it all checks out.

 

[SteveSS]

Well, for another 50 grand it just might be worth it.

 

[GrabberOrange69]

Well, for another 50 grand it just might be worth it.


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Ok...green might work after all. ;)

 

[R413]

It will be sold tonight now that you posted the ad. Better buy it now.

it’s a coronet 500 so pass on the body color Steelies

 

[GrabberOrange69]

Steve, how’d this go? Bring it home?

 

[eldubb440]

it's a 2500 dollar car...... assuming you need parts for an R/T or a Bee....... the world has gone nuts

if that thing is worth 10K, you can come get my solid GTX project for 35K and we'd both be happy

 

[eldubb440]

and here's a prediction.........

every one of these over priced, clapped out, rusty 10-20K dollar Charger projects will end up back on the market for much less; once the reality sets in on the "dreamers"