Best car deal you ever screwed up on .

[AARCUDADEN]

Can't say i've missed any deals on rare mopars but did miss out on a nice 67 Dart that was a rust free and solid. The guy heard about me having a Cuda and stopped by with the Dart to see if i wanted to buy it cause he was trying to sell it. Let that one get away he wanted 800.00 bucks 

[MOPAR FANATIC]

  in 1980 missed out on a 70 plum crazy 4spd aar cuda for 500.00
small towm in up of michigan 500 people,my childhood friend back then got word before i did and he beat me to it.he was also into mopars 68 road runner 383 4spd,while i had a 70 charger 383 727.

in 2002 passed on a red 70 t/a 4spd for 15,000.00.car was mint.just bought a new truck and couldn't afford it. 

[usraptr]

Twice:  Ordered a brand new 1970 'Cuda in Oct '69: 383, 4 speed with center console, 3:55 posi rear end, Ralleye gauges, AM/FM, rear window defroster, triple black, and A/C, $4200 OTD.  Didn't get the Hemi because at the time you couldn't get a factory AM/FM radio with a Hemi.  Something to do with the electronics.  AM/FM was the new big deal at the time and I really wanted an AM/FM radio. Stupid me didn't even consider getting an aftermarket AM/FM.  Didn't get the 440 because I was a LEO at the time and our police cars were the '68 and '69 Roadrunners with the 383 engines.  Since they ran like raped apes I figured that was the engine for me.  Sold the car for $2800 three years later.  A few years later had the opportunity to buy the car back.  However, it was going to be my wife's DD.  We borrowed it for a week and she decided she didn't want it as a DD because it did not have power steering.  Again stupid me, didn't even consider getting it added to the car.  Car was probably a 1 of 1 with A/C and no P/S.  Car would probably be worth $50K+ now. 

[cj]

In the 90's I passed up a 1970 Road Runner clone ( 70 Satellite) for $800 because I found a hole the size of a quarter in the frame rail. The rest of the car was pretty good painted on the bottom as nice as the top.
I'm still kicking myself..........
Even now I REALLY want a 70 GTX,RR or even a Satellite!

I hear ya.  In 1978 I sold my 70 Sport Satellite for $200 to the guy I bought the Barracuda from.  For $200 I should have kept it.  I've been looking but I just can't find one at a reasonable price.  I'd love a 70 RR clone.

[CHL2T]

92, behind detroit auto works in shoreline, I found a 70 Challenger R/T 440 six pack convertible, perfect shape, black over plum crazy, engine tranny and interior ripped out but available. Dude, being a salesman said 14,000, I laughed and walked away. Should have offered 5,000 but didn't, as I thought, even that was too much...........

[JoltinJoe]

I missed one this past July,It got listed on craigslist and was a 71 Cuda 340 shaker car and it sold for $13000 had new paint(gold)and a brand new 340 engine with all paper work from the engine shop,had not even been started yet.Car was relisted 3 days later by the new owner for $35000 and sold,the new owner paid $27000.Car keeps showing up to plague me,was in a recent auction for an AAR out near Boston.You could see the tail end showing in the garage in the background,I know it was the same car because a very good friend had driven out to check out the AAR and told me the story from the present owner

I remember that car.  If I recall correctly, the flipper listed it quite a few time before selling.

[Topcat]

383 A/T Ivy green convertible 71 Cuda. Like $2500. Back in the mid 80's.

[dutch]

early 90`s.  A rustfree high optioned challenger R/T 440-4 with a 4-sp. for about $5000... ( located in Germany)  it was eggshell white too.....       I didn`t buy it `cause the freezeplugs had popped out...

[wally426ci]

Sold my 74 Challenger Shell for $600 with new suspension 10 years ago since i couldnt keep both.

Sold my 65 New Yorker for $1100 about 6 years ago and want it back. 

Could afford my uncles 72 demon as my first car. $1000 haha.

Also didnt have room for his 72 RR 340 4spd hemi orange for $3500. Doh!

[moparclown]

I remember that car.  If I recall correctly, the flipper listed it quite a few time before selling.

He sold it in 3 days and profited 14 grand(gm guy from Massachusetts)

[bb71challenger]

1971 triple blue Barracuda convertible. Rusty floors but all there. 318, auto on column, air conditioning, power top, bucket seats. Circa 1987-$450 and drive it home.....   

[JoltinJoe]

1971 triple blue Barracuda convertible. Rusty floors but all there. 318, auto on column, air conditioning, power top, bucket seats. Circa 1987-$450 and drive it home.....   

Wow.  This is the most painful one yet imo. 

[heminut]

1971 I was in high school and passed on a 1966 Shelby GT350 Mustang for $300! The gal who had it was a dispatcher for the local police dept. and wanted to get rid of it because it used too much gas. I passed on it for the same reason!

[Cooter]

I never really had anything that would be considered "rare" but one time....In the early 90's, I stopped by a local bodyshop with a friend and we were looking at a 1970 RoadRunner..Or what looked like a RR...Upon closer inspection, we noticed the rear holes on top of the rear quarters and thought it was a wreck that had been repaired afterall, all the "Cool" cars were WAY overpriced right? A "Gentleman" came out of the side door and began to "Inform" us that it was left there by a customer, and had been sitting there for over 5 years..He offered it to us for the first $4500.00(No title mind you) as that was the bill on the yellow car. We passed thinking it was prolly stolen or something...

Then, there was the yellow 1970 Ply. Duster 340 auto I passed on for $3500.00 in 1988, but I was into my '65 and 16 Y/O, making $110.00/week.. I didn't have nowhere near that kinda money...

[69bronzeT5]

I passed on a '68 Superbee 440 auto project a few years ago for $1,500. It was all complete with no drivetrain. I didn't get it because I already had the Charger and didn't need anymore projects. A few years later and I have the Duster and my '70 Coronet project now too.....and the Charger still isn't done