'69 C500 Craigslist Project

[73rallye440magnum]

Anyone familiar with this one?

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/4764887429.html

[hemi68charger]

Wow !!! Nice find !!   

Danny, that's in your neck of the woods........ You know of this one already?

[Highbanked Hauler]

 and mine was appraised at 41K I musta missed something..

[Dans 68]

Looks like someone was planning to make a Daytona clone. That would be a nice project. Too bad I don't have the space or skills....      

Dan

[held1823]

overpriced in my opinion, but still a legitimate aero car

looking through the right door opening and seeing grass where the left quarter panel should be is interesting

judging by the ad's map it is 15 minutes north of me, should anyone want it checked out

there's a go-go bar a block or two away from there that i could check out, too...

[Nwcharger]

Seller just bought that a few weeks ago for 14k. I talked to the guy in Washington that was selling it. He said it was a green on green car and he pulled it from a junkyard in the Spokane area.

[charger_fan_4ever]

Seller just bought that a few weeks ago for 14k. I talked to the guy in Washington that was selling it. He said it was a green on green car and he pulled it from a junkyard in the Spokane area.

Was this the one that was posted in the forsale section a craigslist ad awhile ago ? Didnt see any pics as was just a link and it was gone within a day.

[Nwcharger]

Seller just bought that a few weeks ago for 14k. I talked to the guy in Washington that was selling it. He said it was a green on green car and he pulled it from a junkyard in the Spokane area.

Was this the one that was posted in the forsale section a craigslist ad awhile ago ? Didnt see any pics as was just a link and it was gone within a day.

Yea this is that one. Sold fast. The seller said someone in Indiana bought it right away.

[charger_fan_4ever]

I inquired about one in CT a couple years ago. No tag and in boxes. 1/4 was cut off with air chissel into the plug area. Missing back glass and trim. Was around 15k if i recall.

Considering this one has good floors and rails not so bad imo. With 39x ever produced and cars now over 40 yrs old not really a buyers market for project C500's.

[white]

Does Danny have the info on this car like the vin #

[69_500]

I tried calling three times today but no return call yet. Hoping to gather info.

[RallyeMike]

So he bought a car and moved it from WA to Indiana hoping to make a $2500 profit less gas money, hotel, and U-haul trailer rent 

If you cant reach the current seller, the number for the seller last month was 509-362-3726. He might have written some info down.

[500Jon]

Flipperdeedoodah!
Don't that just annoy the crap outta you!!!
Flipping Flippers!!!
Some one buy this car quick and see her RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5J

Why O why do 69-500's get treated so badly?

[69_500]

Have now left 3 voicemails but no return call. Hope he calls back. Listed as being near Muncie, and I will be in Muncie next week.

[5hunert]

Given the low profit margin, maybe this was a case of someone getting the car home and having a "what the hell is that?" conversation with their spouse.

[500Jon]

Hi Honey,

Its a 1969 Charger 500 Nascar homologation car!
They only made less than 500, so I'm told.
What's a NASCAR, is that like demolition Derby racing?
If it is so rare, who in their right mind would wreck it?
Obviously it ain't worth nowt or they would have looked after it???

Same conversation I had with my wife in 2004!!!
Still trying to explain that 500 isn't just a trim option!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5J, gonna get a Daytona as no-one gets 500's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Why O why do 69-500's get treated so badly?

They are appreciated today, but back in the 70's when they saw their most abuse, 500s were considered the red headed stepchild of Chargers because they just weren't as good looking as a regular Charger. Plus, I'd say that they were more unknown than known & back then and their rarity just wasn't much of a factor in their value or preserving them.

[69_500]

In the 80's unless it was a Hemi 500 a charger R/T was more expensive. My dad paid $500 for a 500 in 1981

[white]

I remember in 1986 at vo-tech school there was a kid in auto body who had a 69c500 that was red with white stripe 440 car, he would beat the car every time going to school and leaving school. I guess maybe he did not know how rare the car was or he thought it was just another charger.

[ws23rt]

I remember a conversation I had in the mid 80s. The guy I was talking to told me about a wrecking yard he went too that had one. The owner of the yard said that the 500 charger was one of the cheep ones without headlight doors and was in line for the crusher.

[500Jon]

Hi Aero's,

I can understand a Junkyard crushing cars, any car, as it's 'just a car'!
But here in the UK the word 'CHARGER' was like saying Lotus Cortina, Cosworth Escort etc.
To think that C500's were that unknown in the US is sometimes beyond belief?
Here's (maybe) where the absence of the R/T logos were its ultimate downfall.
In the distant past, simple breakdowns in 10 year old car were its death-knell.
I had a 69 R/T Charger in 1990 and it broke a lower balljoint, it took six weeks to get one!
The unfortunate thing is now that most things for Charger resto's are available, the interest amongst the young is gone.
Basic resto cars are dearer than up and running 'superfast' rice-burners!
And lets not forget these cars are getting on for 50 years old!!!

I have worked on a few Wingcars in my time, some of them ran into $100,000 restorations!
Thats half the price of decent house in the UK!!!

[5hunert]

My 500 sold for $300 in 1978. It was complete, but worn out.  The guy who saved it from the crusher did so because he know the 500 meant something special, but wasn't sure why.

About the same time in the same town, I bought a 68 R/T 4 speed with a bad quarter panel (88k hard miles) for $400 and parted it out. 

[RallyeMike]

Flipperdeedoodah!
Don't that just annoy the crap outta you!!!
Flipping Flippers!!!

No.

[69_500]

Finally got an answer about the project car. Going to look at it next week. Getting pictures of fender tag today.

[white]

Cool hope it is a new one to the census.