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Offline 74 340 4speed

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1970 Challenger R/T Convertible
« on: June 16, 2007 - 09:19:31 PM »
Saw this on the yenko website and thought that you guys may be interested.

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/274884/an/0/page/0/gonew/1#UNREAD
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Offline inot2old

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Re: 1970 Challenger R/T Convertible
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2007 - 10:46:20 AM »
The body doesn't look too bad, but the frame rail issue would scare me.  The price seems a little high for the condition to me, although more pics would help.
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Offline bb71challenger

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Re: 1970 Challenger R/T Convertible
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2007 - 02:19:56 PM »
Thats pretty much what I was thinking. Lot of money for a car with more steel in the body panels than in the frame  :eek4:
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Offline MEK-Dangerfield

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Re: 1970 Challenger R/T Convertible
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2007 - 02:27:44 PM »
UGH!!


  I do agree with what has been said, but it is an R/T. I'll say it will go for more than 25K.   :2cents:



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Offline wiging19

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Re: 1970 Challenger R/T Convertible
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2007 - 01:11:23 PM »
The outline looks alot like my car except mine isn't an R/T.   My car was original engine and transmission.  The key to the value of the car is does the whole drive train match?  Is the engine usable or blown?  What parts are missing on the car that should be there?  My experience is it costs alot to have a car like that.  Even if you don't keep it a numbers matching vehicle.  It would be easy to drop $40K into the car fixing it up.   The money I've put in my car in 1999 could have bought me an Iroc and the money I'm spending this year would allow me to buy a 2008 challenger. The joy of driving a car like that in good shape is beyond words.  To get it to that kind of shape few people who don't love that particular style have it in them to do (skill, money, will power, etc.). 

On the other hand a car like that will increase in value just because not everyone can have one and once they are gone you won't be able to recreate it like you would a 1969 camero or 1965 mustang.  In the end the car is worth what someone is willing to pay for.  Just making it safe to drive will increase its value significantly.

I have to agree with "MEK-Dangerfield"

Offline ragtopdodge

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Re: 1970 Challenger R/T Convertible
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2007 - 07:03:32 PM »
Frame rails are now being repro'd so not as big a deal anymore.

If you know of a good restoration shop, it'll take about $50k to restore that if you do a bit of the assembly yourself.

Then...you got $75k into an R/T 'vert.  About what they're going for restored, but at least you'll know the history.



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