73 Charger Rallye true value

[Paul G]

Nearby I found a 73 Rallye with some great options. 400 engine, 4 speed trans, with A/C, bulge hood, rallye dash, console with bucket seats, 1/2 vinyl roof, a true A57 Rallye Charger. The body is solid, virtually rust free but banged up a little, paint and interior are rough, all the A/C parts under the hood are missing. I was told it runs and shifts smooth, brakes work.

What would be the going price for a turd like this? And then what are restored cars selling for?

[RallyeMike]

Neato. If i was looking id pay maybe 5-6k. Resto value depends on how hardcore the resto is.

[73rallye440magnum]

A cool combo if you love late third gen.

Agree with Mike if you hear it run, and row the gears. Even a little more is a reasonable buy.

Dang, I think I want it.

Edit after looking at pics closer- 5k seems good. Missing grilled and all the bumper fillers, and as you mentioned under hood AC.

Also, plan on losing money restoring it. Do it cuz it's cool. I'd love to find one like that. Sold my U code eight years ago to go to college.

[Nacho-RT74]

Restored could beat the lows $20K rate ( per some value websites ), but the price of the one you got, hard to say it without pics. 4 speeds are a rare specimen since 73 and with air even more. Bulged hood, Rallye clusters are part of the Rallye package so don’t need to be mentioned when saying Rallye

[Nacho-RT74]

Whoah! The pics loaded up after my post LOL. I’m with the rest of posters on the aprox price but to be more detailed the interior pieces will say a lot. If panels are damaged ( Chalky ) it will be a headache because the low quality repro pieces available. Good used grilles could be found, but repros are available now ( $1000 rate )

[Paul G]

That stupid car is heavy on my mind. Dang I wish someone else would hurry up and buy it, lol.

It would easily be made into a "muscle rat". Hunt Ebay for some interior parts along with some new parts, it smells horrible inside. Go through the brakes, fuel system and suspension with new parts. Muscle rat for now? I dont know?   

[Nacho-RT74]

being 4 speeds and being not so common I think not restore it to stock specs or slighty restomod car is a cruelty ( IMHO )

[Paul G]

being 4 speeds and being not so common I think not restore it to stock specs or slighty restomod car is a cruelty ( IMHO )

True.

What I am thinking is saving body and paint for the last part, years in the future, maybe even the next owner. Get it in good condition mechanically now, Which is what I am good at, do something to help the interior, get rid of the smell, drive it and have some fun with it while leaving the body as it is. Thats a "muscle rat".

He wants almost $9000 for it. Way to much to spend in the current condition. 

[Challenger340]

Those were really neat cars in my books ?
I'm thinking the original 400 behind the 4 spd may have had a Forged Crank as late as 1973 production as well ?

I guess I'm in the minority here, but I don't think from the description and given the "rarity" of the Car ? that $7500 is too far off ?

If I was closer I would probably buy the damn thing !

[42TIM]

Nice car with great options but still a '73. Nine grand is a bit too much for its current condition but... ship it overseas and sell it for fifteen grand :-) The missing grille is worth 350$ and the A/C shouldn't cost a fortune either. Seat covers are okay, a good upholstery is probably not worth it (if you make it a rat).
Can you gather more inforation? Is it numbers matching? Built sheet available?
Damn... that one's tempting!! Does the seller ship overseas? :-)
Cheers
Tim

[Paul G]

Those were really neat cars in my books ?
I'm thinking the original 400 behind the 4 spd may have had a Forged Crank as late as 1973 production as well ?

I guess I'm in the minority here, but I don't think from the description and given the "rarity" of the Car ? that $7500 is too far off ?

If I was closer I would probably buy the damn thing !

I wish you were closer too, to buy the damn thing.  I have the stroker build going on right now, another project soaking up cash is not really wise but, this car is rare for a 3rd gen. It's factory Yellow with white interior, a girls car. Then they put a beefy, mans man, drive train.   

[Paul G]

Nice car with great options but still a '73. Nine grand is a bit too much for its current condition but... ship it overseas and sell it for fifteen grand :-) The missing grille is worth 350$ and the A/C shouldn't cost a fortune either. Seat covers are okay, a good upholstery is probably not worth it (if you make it a rat).
Can you gather more information? Is it numbers matching? Built sheet available?
Damn... that one's tempting!! Does the seller ship overseas? :-)
Cheers
Tim

I didn't get under it and check the block numbers, sitting in a mud puddle with dog shiiit everywhere. But what the car has matches the fender tags. 2 tags. I will post them. Seller is an old dude, 73. He lives in a junk yard basically. Must have been 20 old cars in his front and back yards. Not surprisingly this 73 Charger was the better looking of them all.

[Challenger340]

It's got all the right stuff, 3rd Gen or not !

a little off topic....
I had a blue '73 ralleye "back in the day".... and I stuffed a pretty stout 440/gears in it on purpose, because, well...... the later B Bodies weren't noted for being all that quick in the late 70's/early 80's, and were considered sorta "smoggers", or easy-pick'ins not taken very seriously by X brand guys ?
Never took it to the track, but lots of Sat Nite street duty, and I sure did hose ALOT of unsuspecting guys in just about anything dumb enough wanting to roll from a stoplight !
Just my opinion...
but overall I feel the '71 and up were better Cars than their earlier '70 down brethren, just better built.

[tan top]

 looks pretty straight from the pictures  , & a good color too banana yellow 

[RallyeMike]

Wow that car is loaded! 9k is too much but if the owner was advertising it wide enough he would find someone near that number. A 73 400 AC set up and and grills are not hard to find.

[Nacho-RT74]

imagine... just with white interior and no hood black out ( at least that's what I can quickly see on fender tag not being expert on codes  )

[74Rallye]

Yellow looks even better with a 4 speed!
Very interesting car.

[ACUDANUT]

I'd BUY IT IF I WERE YOU.  That beige color has to go though. Did someone say Yellow ?.  100 percent better than beige.
just don't ask lennard, he is always smoking crack.

[F8-4life]

Probably worth 6k-7,500 range. One thing for certain, its a uncommon and even rare example of a 73 charger.

If you don't buy it now, might as well resolve to not find another or settle for an automatic charger.

This car will allow you to have something special wherever you go, being a factory 4 speed.

[Nacho-RT74]

I'd BUY IT IF I WERE YOU. 

REALLY ?...

That beige color has to go though. Did someone say Yellow ?

I'd say is sunfaded...

Y1... Brite Yellow on Chrysler... Lemon Twist on Plymouth, Top Bannana on Dodge



and the 73 Rallye image I posted probably overexposed

[Paul G]

I spoke with Eddy, the seller today. He is moving in the right direction on the price, not quite there yet. . Not sure if it is the original drive train. Where are the numbers on the 400 block? Right side rail above the oil pan? 383 the same place?

I have to do  some searching around for some parts. Front and rear lower valance are both banged up and the front is rusted. Anyone repop those?

I know the interior door and rear panels are only made by PUI and they are poor quality. 

[ACUDANUT]

It has a rare 4-speed Big Block set up that is worth half the car. Sell that and the hood and you brake even. 

[F8-4life]

Someone just listed a rear valence for $75 in the for sale section.

[Nacho-RT74]

I spoke with Eddy, the seller today. He is moving in the right direction on the price, not quite there yet. . Not sure if it is the original drive train. Where are the numbers on the 400 block? Right side rail above the oil pan? 383 the same place?

yes

I have to do  some searching around for some parts. Front and rear lower valance are both banged up and the front is rusted. Anyone repop those?

Yes, AMD

I know the interior door and rear panels are only made by PUI and they are poor quality. 

Can tell the uppers quality, but lowers available are all POS... PALCO could be the only "acceptable" option and I meant acceptable just because there is no other "acceptable" option over them: Good enough for a driver though. FORGETT ABOUT ACCUFORM. The problem is A pillars and rear lowers for 74 are being made just by Accuform. There is a manufacturer of E body panels which were being sold by old website seller not anymore on bussines called RM restorations or something like that, what are the greatest pieces I have seen and since seatbacks panels are the same between E and B bodies, is the only perfect piece you'll get REALLY satisfied ( BTDT, you remember all the headache with the scam I got from "that" guy you helped me on contact, so I know about repro panels "bussines" hunting for the best pieces available LOL ). Thought the color don't match between those and the PALCO ones, being the Palco pieces more whitened than the seatbacks. These seatbacks panels are available now at Classic Industries.

RM/Classic Industries seatbacks are molded in the Off white color... PALCO are molded bright white then painted over to make them a bit off white but not like the seatbacks. Can't tell which one is really the correct one. Have to put everyone side to side to the originals I have in hands ( but 1K miles away one from the other LOL ).

PUI foams ( if needed ) are in hands something like low quality inspection made, thought can't tell how they are installed yet. You could get good perfect pieces or pieces where the quality inspection guy was drunk.

The only "bads" I have read around about upper panels sold by PUI is the hard they are to install because you have to reuse your original panel hardware, and that could be hard to make them work correctly, since originally is an "industrial" process, being "punched" to the cardboard, though never have heard anything wrong about how they look side to side with original piece ( finish quality )

[Nacho-RT74]

It has a rare 4-speed Big Block set up that is worth half the car. Sell that and the hood and you brake even. 

hard to admit 73/74 are a bit charming for you!!! LOL