First things first…I hate to be the one to correct the owner of this Mopar, but you aren’t looking at a Dodge Charger of any vintage. Though, with that being said, it really doesn’t matter if this 1970 Satellite/Road Runner/GTX was mislabeled or not, because it looks like it’s spent the last thirty years parked on the wet end of a boat ramp in California. With the possible exception of some very minor trim pieces, this rust on pink Mopar is second only to the infamous Ravine Daytona in the war to be the most unrestorable Chrysler product on the planet. Just from the one picture it’s pretty evident that there is no more trunk left, the quarters are disappearing with every light breeze and the front sheet metal is completely gone. But with the rarity of Mopars always increasing and auction houses driving up demand, maybe the $7500 price tag is worth it. Maybe.
Here’s the actual wording from the ad:
I am selling my 440 6-pack plum crazy purple 69 Dodge Charger for $7500. It needs some body work and general restoration. It used to be such a nice car until I ran out of funds and let it sit outside. I would recommend sanding and some minor patch panel work before sending it off to paint. If needed, I will media blast it before purchase so you can see what is under the paint. EMAIL for more informationWILL TRADE FOR: French TRF-1 155mm gun howitzer cannon, large quantities of mustard gas, NO MORE EXOTIC ANIMALS. This snow leopard I recently acquired has become the bane of my existence.
Dude, if you think that snow leopard is a pain in the ass, just wait until you see Year One’s prices for the replacement sheet metal. Maybe you should give Graveyard Carz a call…
Craigslist Link: “1969 Dodge Charger”, $7500, Needs work.
(Thanks to both Ron Ward and Stu Harmon for the tip!)
Wow,
Insanity doesn’t have any limits. I’m a MoPar guy (and Fords), and goodness knows that a real FM3 6-Pack car would be exceptionally rare, but I would think even the Build plate is long gone or corroded away. The only things I believe could be salvaged would be some stainless trim and maybe window glass. The package shelf might still have the VIN stamped and be salvageable (long-shot), but this is essentially a ‘Shoebox Car’, and even that would be incomplete.
You can ‘restore’ just about anything, but this one is too far gone and none of the ‘salvageable’ parts are unique enough to merit trying. Literally EVERYTHING would be replaced (excepting the VIN tags, possibly) thus it really wouldn’t be a factory car in any meaningful respect.
It’s a shame, but some of them aren’t worth any serious effort. As a note, I was there, back in the day, and the FM3 cars were almost never seen. Some cars are rare because they were expensive, some cars are rare because of limited availability, and some cars are rare because nobody wanted them (or at least wanted to be seen in them!). I would suspect that this car falls into the last category.
I would offer that there’s a “butt” for every seat, but this one would be for a self proclaimed masochist. Probably could be done for about 10 lbs of $100 bills :^)
Just MHO
>.> that can’t be repaired. 450,000 $ would get you 7 or 8 of them.
The hard truth is that this dribbling idiot will have to pay some scrap dealer A LOT of money to remove this heap from his front lawn!
I’d say this ad was posted as a joke. Trade for mustard gas? Ha!
It`s a joke for sure , only the windows glasses can be saved.
That darn thing is a 1970 road runner or satelite. Notice the NACA duct behind the door.
Aside from that, It is a bull s#$t sales ad.
I am fairly certain that this car came out of a salvage yard in South Haven, Michigan about ten years ago. If so, this car did have the tags, and a build sheet as well IIRC.
lol this should be posted on http://www.peopleofcraigslist.org
I think even the glass is rusted beyond repair!
This is the sort of Joke ad placed by Friends bent on making one see red. A buddy does this to another buddy that lives in Georgia that has a 72 Cutlass. Every few months it’s on Craigslist, incredibly cheep with his phone number.