XV Motorsports modified '69...not feeling it for the 85k price tag

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Someone had XV modify their '69 Charger to the tune of 85k on the invoice.....Meh...not feeling it....  

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Charger-Restomod-1969-charger-restomod-5-7-hemi-re-engineered-car-from-ground-up-1968-1970-/171309504394?forcerrptr=true&hash=item27e2d7978a&item=171309504394&pt=US_Cars_Trucks





Look close...for the $$ you would think they'd upgrade the small pinion 741  8¾" rear for something larger?  

[73rallye440magnum]

$20k for the drivetrain? Someone got a nice bonus that quarter.

At least the color is nice. 

[6spd68]

   Clear example of, should've done the work yourself...  IMPO the guy who originally comissioned the car to be restored got shafted hard... 

[WHITE AND RED 69]

85K in drivetrain, interior, and suspension!    Someone got shafted, definitely not getting that money back in the sale.

I like the car though, color combo is cool and it is done up well.  

[6spd68]

I don't get why they took the car to Canada, and then brought it back into the states?

[JB400]

I'd drive it, but not for the price they'll be wanting for it. 

Might explain why XV is going belly up

[myk]

$650 to install the battery in the trunk?  I'm still seeing spots of rust/corrosion on the car.  For $85K a car needs to be clean enough to eat off of.

In any case, I didn't know XV was still around, and with pricing like that they won't be for much longer, although there will always be people with more money than sense.

Oh and by the way, lose the out-of-place wheel well trim for Pete's sake...

[Homerr]

Something is off about it, just looks just driver quality on the finish.  And those seats are terrible.

[Drache]

$20k for the drivetrain? Someone got a nice bonus that quarter.

At least the color is nice. 

What does a 5.7L Hemi crate motor usually go for? 

[TUFCAT]

The color combo is atrocious.    That's a lot of money to invest on such a bland looking car.   As far as the little bit of corrosion you see myk, I think this car was driven and enjoyed.  Most XV customers don't spend big bucks like this to have a car modified, then sit on a trailer. It may have had several thousand miles put on since the build.  

[bill440rt]

I'm not so sure about the driven so much part, Tuffy. Looks to me that XV bolted on a lot of new stuff on an average restored car. XV did not do much as far as body/paint is concerned from what I can see on the invoices. Some, but not the whole thing.
The bolt on stuff still looks good & relatively new, whereas the body is showing rust forming & age like an older restoration.
Much of the invoice consists of labor charges, which pretty much gets flushed down the toilet when trying to sell a car. Almost 5K is just in transport charges.

Color and wheel opening trim is subjective to personal tastes. Some will like it, others won't. I don't mind the trim. Not my favorite color, but it would look great if the car was stock with that combo.

IMHO I'm in agreement with the OP. The owner may not recoup all of his $85K investment.

[will]

Sign is off the building. Went to the Yankee game last week and the sign is not on the building anymore. Maybe I'll take a ride this weekend and find out for sure.

[73rallye440magnum]

$20k for the drivetrain? Someone got a nice bonus that quarter.

At least the color is nice. 

What does a 5.7L Hemi crate motor usually go for? 

Beats me, but I was a little surprised to see that. Maybe I've been out of the loop for too long.

[crj1968]

Someone had XV modify their '69 Charger to the tune of 85k on the invoice.....Meh...not feeling it....  

agree
$85K? That's a lot of K's.   

[sanders7981]

I guess XV was trying to keep the lights on a little longer? 

[myk]

I'm not so sure about the driven so much part, Tuffy. Looks to me that XV bolted on a lot of new stuff on an average restored car. XV did not do much as far as body/paint is concerned from what I can see on the invoices. Some, but not the whole thing.
The bolt on stuff still looks good & relatively new, whereas the body is showing rust forming & age like an older restoration.
Much of the invoice consists of labor charges, which pretty much gets flushed down the toilet when trying to sell a car. Almost 5K is just in transport charges.

Color and wheel opening trim is subjective to personal tastes. Some will like it, others won't. I don't mind the trim. Not my favorite color, but it would look great if the car was stock with that combo.

IMHO I'm in agreement with the OP. The owner may not recoup all of his $85K investment.

That's the point I was trying to make; an average car with bolted on wunder parts does not equal an 85K dollar car...

[fy469rtse]

Now on ebay for 40 K ,

[TUFCAT]

You guys are right, it wasn't a complete restoration for $85K. I just looked at the receipts. Geesh!!... for that price I would have thought it was for EVERYTHING, including the body work/restoration costs  That whopping invoice only includes the XV add-ons, drivetrain, interior, and suspension!!....Holy Schnickies  

At the very least they could have cleaned/painted some of the areas underneath while working under there.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

I'd like to know what the tubes are bolted to on the other side of the firewall. Don't look like that they would do very much.

[Ghoste]

Its unfortunate but if its for sale on e bay and someone has offered 40k, that could be as good as it gets.

[b5blue]

Guys if you add up that invoice it comes to 9,567.50 not 85,00? (Even with the 16.50 X 95.00 part.) 

[tracpack440]

Click on the ebay link. That's the last page of the invoice there are 4 pages to the invoice.

[Kern Dog]

What a joke. The invoices show ungodly rates for simple shit we do all the time. $650 for a battery relocation? $2100 for a 3rd member, axles and bearings?  The XV guys did fairly good work but charged up the rump for all of it.
The car is pretty plain looking to me. This would be a nice looking cruiser but an $85,000 car need more flash.

[Ghoste]

His appraisal arrives in another 40 minutes.   

[bill440rt]

I think we can all agree it's not an $85K car. That's just what the owner has sunk into it. And, that doesn't appear to include his original purchase price for the car, whatever that may be.
This is a classic example that you don't always get back your investment come selling time, especially with modified cars. Even more so when you have to pay someone else to do all the work on it.

Remember though, this is a HOBBY for most, as in spending your money on these cars out of pure enjoyment. Not always a money making scheme or investment.