What worth more - 70 T/A 340 6 pak Clone or R/T 440-6 Clone?

[Oldschool]

I think the difference in value between the two would be up to who is looking to buy.  The 340 T/A cars have their followers and the 440-6pak cars have their followers.  They would both be sweet to own, but the value difference would be decided by who is wanting it and how much they are willing to pay.  The 340 folks will pay more for the 340 car than a 440-6pak guy will pay for it and vice-versa.  As for me, I like em both!        

[Choppintime]

Did someone say do a TX9 TA clone ??

[MEK-Dangerfield]

I think the difference in value between the two would be up to who is looking to buy.  The 340 T/A cars have their followers and the 440-6pak cars have their followers.  They would both be sweet to own, but the value difference would be decided by who is wanting it and how much they are willing to pay.  The 340 folks will pay more for the 340 car than a 440-6pak guy will pay for it and vice-versa.  As for me, I like em both!        

Way to make a decision Ken.     



  Mike   

[Oldschool]

Way to make a decision Ken.     



  Mike   

   That one prolly didn't help my run for president in '08 did it?       Shows real decisiveness doesn't it?                       

[Carlwalski]

I'd do a T/A. I like R/T cars better but there are enough of them out there.
Go for the T/A as less of them were made and less have been recreated.

Just make sure if you clone one you "clone" one. If you custom it, go R/T. If you go for a proper clone right down to the correct rivets & bolts then go for the T/A. There wouldn't be too much in terms of dollar value difference.

[6packCuda]

What about cloning it to a Hemi? I know it would be more expensive to do, but anything with a Hemi brings big bucks. The extra investment might pay off big in the end.

[72hemi]

I don't think for the extra cost of a hemi on a Challenger is worth it right now in the market place. I think that a T/A clone would bring more unless you did a shaker. The price difference between T/A parts and R/T parts with a Shaker should be pretty close especially if you already have a 440 6 pack. I personally like T/A cars better, but who can say no to a shaker. Also check out this auciton. It is not a 6 pack clone but it is a less desirable color combo big block clone.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-Dodge-Challenger-R-T-440-Clone_W0QQitemZ160070138704QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6198QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[ChallengerGary]

What about cloning it to a Hemi? I know it would be more expensive to do, but anything with a Hemi brings big bucks. The extra investment might pay off big in the end.

  Hemi is WAY out of my budget at this point.  If it were a CUDA, I might whack a credit card to do it but the Hemi Challenger Clones don't bring the $$ Hemi Cuda clones do.

[Andrew]

Maybe do an AAR challenger Frankenstein thing. 

In all seriousness tho, a tx9 challenger T/A is probably one of the most desirable color combos for a '70 challenger (just read the "what car would you buy?" threads) - there are a lot of people who would love a black T/A.
Its not a very common color combo either, so the car will always stand out in a crowd (unless of course its parked next to a real TX9 T/A  )

[ChallengerGary]

Maybe do an AAR challenger Frankenstein thing. 

In all seriousness tho, a tx9 challenger T/A is probably one of the most desirable color combos for a '70 challenger (just read the "what car would you buy?" threads) - there are a lot of people who would love a black T/A.
Its not a very common color combo either, so the car will always stand out in a crowd (unless of course its parked next to a real TX9 T/A  )

Man that Challenger looks AWESOME!  Is that a photochop job or did you really put an AAR hood, header panel & stripe on a Challenger?

[Challenger6pak]

You can put a Cuda hood and header on a Challenger or a Challenger hood on a Cuda with the header removed.  They do fit.  You may limit your market if you did this on a car you want to sell.  If you were keeping it, it does have a cool look. 

[6packCuda]

That does look awesome. I've never seen one done like that before.

[Andrew]

Its a photoshop, you can tell 'cos the stripes buggered - and sorry for stealing this thread.



(plus, if you look closely at the bottom of the door, it says "Andrew440")

[go-fish]

Well, I can't see it Andrew. I think you just said that to make me lean in real close and squint for a couple of minutes like when I read the Where's Waldo books!
Anyways,.................
I would do a TX9 stroker T/A no doubt, but I would probably keep it forever and drive the crap out of it if I did that. I'm a small block guy, they're better, what can I say?
I believe for the buyers out there in Ebay-land and elsewhere there are folks looking for the car of their past, whether it is the car they once had or the car that was the fastest car in town or whatever they remember in their head that has motivated them to refinance the house to purchase "the One". So, you have to think about how many people back in the day rode in, drove, or saw the T/A of their dreams and thought, " Some day, man, when I get out of Junior College.......".
Alright now you gotta think about how many potential buyers are out there that got the groovy feeling when there was a big block Mopar around them. How many people rode in a 440-Whatever and got hooked on them and then, if it wasn't a 440 Challenger, they wish it was. So now they are out there, they know the 440 is synonomous with POWER and they know the Challenger is synonomous with cool, and they want a brutish Chally that they are only going to take out of the garage 1 Saturday night a month.
For someone who is going to invest in a muscle mopar, the guy isn't going to be as likely to take out a second mortgage for what was viewed as a a road coarse car.
When people are spending big dough on an investment piece they usually go for more power, to the average buyer the see end numbers, the price and how much HP the car has.
Sadly they don't see how dynamic small blocks are; less weight, strokers make big block HP, better fuel mileage, sometimes cheaper to build, the list goes on. I know how dynamic they are, that's why I would build the T/A clone. But go to a car show and ask people if they had a Chally, what would they want in it. They would probably say a Hemi, but that shows you that people will generally go with what was the most powerful, HP wise.
Save the 340 for something you want to enjoy and get rid of the big block.

[ChallengerGary]

go-fish  Thanks for the reply.  That's probably the best thought out respnse yet.  You 're points are well taken and sound like the you've gotten into buyers heads the most.  Thanks again for chiming in