hmm - anyone want a '69 500?

[Stormhammer]

http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.com/10/5/6/80006356.htm

just thought it'd be interesting... considering its price (I guess its about right? I thought it'd go for more )

[TruckDriver]

A '70 though Either he doesn't know what he has or it was a typo

[PocketThunder]

You think it would be worth more with its original paint on such a low mile car.  and they could have put the windshield wipers down for the picture. 

[hemigeno]

Wasn't this car for sale less than a year ago elsewhere?

IIRC it didn't sell for nearly $145k then.   Might have been another car.   Without the VIN or where it came from it's hard to say.

I also don't know where in the world the seller got the information about "1 of 15" 4-speed Hemi500's.   The numbers I've heard are way higher than that.   Although Danny (69_500) would question the source, Galen lists 119 known Hemi500s.   I can't believe only 15 were 4-speeds.

Looks like a nice car, but for that kinda smack there ought to be more than a single picture.   The market for supercars is pretty wacky, isn't it?



*edit*   went to the website and saw tons of pics...  

http://www.tjsamericanhotrods.com/images/1969DodgeCharger/

[Shakey]

The spare in the trunk wouldn't be much help!

[ChargerSG]

That spare is just ridicules Why even have it in the car....

[Shakey]

That spare is just ridicules Why even have it in the car....

You'd think for $145,000.00 USD they throw in a whole spare set of winter rims and tires.

[hemigeno]

That spare is just ridicules Why even have it in the car....

If it's the correct-dated "H" wheel, it is worth a whole lot.  I'd rather have it than have to hunt for one.  H-wheels are coveted, and somewhat hard to come by - especially if they're in the right date range.

$150 will put a repop redline tire on that wheel.  You're right, it seems odd not to have a tire mounted, but the correct wheel is more important IMHO.

[bull]

That spare is just ridicules Why even have it in the car....

If it's the correct-dated "H" wheel, it is worth a whole lot.   I'd rather have it than have to hunt for one.   H-wheels are coveted, and somewhat hard to come by - especially if they're in the right date range.

$150 will put a repop redline tire on that wheel.   You're right, it seems odd not to have a tire mounted, but the correct wheel is more important IMHO.

Most definitely. Tires are easy to find but as you say, finding the right wheel is a major pain. It's probably easier to find the correct jack.

[TurquoiseRT]

I'm waiting on Danny to hit this one hard!!! 

[Shakey]

That spare is just ridicules Why even have it in the car....

If it's the correct-dated "H" wheel, it is worth a whole lot.   I'd rather have it than have to hunt for one.   H-wheels are coveted, and somewhat hard to come by - especially if they're in the right date range.

$150 will put a repop redline tire on that wheel.   You're right, it seems odd not to have a tire mounted, but the correct wheel is more important IMHO.

Tell us more about this "H" wheel you speak of!

[Silver R/T]

too expensive, rather build clone daytona for that much

[bill440rt]

That spare is just ridicules Why even have it in the car....

You'd think for $145,000.00 USD they throw in a whole spare set of winter rims and tires.

Hell, you'd think for $145K they would have at least painted inside the trunk properly. Spatter paint??? What the heck is THAT??? 

[hemigeno]

That spare is just ridicules Why even have it in the car....

If it's the correct-dated "H" wheel, it is worth a whole lot.   I'd rather have it than have to hunt for one.   H-wheels are coveted, and somewhat hard to come by - especially if they're in the right date range.

$150 will put a repop redline tire on that wheel.   You're right, it seems odd not to have a tire mounted, but the correct wheel is more important IMHO.

Tell us more about this "H" wheel you speak of!

The vast majority of 66-69 Hemicars and 1969.5 6-pack cars used a 15"x6.0" heavy-duty stamped steel wheel.   Later years had these wheels as base-line offerings, but a lot of people upgraded to the Ralleye's, etc.  They were also used on a lot of C-bodies and station wagons as well.   You could tell that it was the HD wheel by a single "H" stamped in between a couple of lug nut holes.   Those particular wheels were also date-coded near the valve stem, where everyone can see the date since most of these cars up to 1970 were shipped with dog-dish hubcaps (if they even had hubcaps).   As a result, the numbers-type guys are always looking for "H" wheels with a date that works for their particular car.

On my Hemicar, I installed a set of "H" wheels about 4 years ago, but they were dated for 1972.   You can hardly read my dates because of the base/clear paint system I used on them, but the "H" is still very visible even though it is normally covered by the hubcap.   At the 'Nats I saw more than one guy looking at my wheels, right near the valve stem - undoubtedly looking for the date codes.   I was just happy to find any "H" wheels, and didn't want to scour the countryside spending $5-800 each for wheels with the "correct" date codes.   If I ever found a perfectly-dated set I might pick them up, but I wouldn't want to pay primo prices just to upgrade a date.

There are fine points on H-wheels in addition to the date, like whether or not there are "dimples" on the three bump-outs that hold the hubcap on, and trivial stuff like that.

If those are the original (date-correct) wheels, that is a huge thing to cross off the list considering how expensive they can be and how hard it would be to find just the right date codes.   A whole lot of guys took those factory wheels off and slapped a set of Cragar's on, so having the originals around is somewhat unusual and quite a find.   I think Chrysler figured wheel-swaps would happen when the built the 69.5 6-pack Bee's/Runners, since they didn't even bother giving them hubcaps or to paint the wheels body color.   I suppose if everyone had kept their stock wheels, there wouldn't be a problem finding a set now.

[cudaken]

 Soory Dan and other 500 owners. They never did a thing for me. Like the stock Charger grill better. I do respect them for what they where, the stepping stone to the Daytona. But after that, OK it is cool and love to have one, sell it and do a Daytona Clone. At a car show only the hard core would know what it was. Daytona on the other hand, well what can you say?

                            Cuda Ken

[Highbanked Hauler]

They ain't pretty they were meant to work and they gained 8 mph.over a stock bodied 68 Charger.

[lumpy]

 If you were trying to sell this car, wouldn't you give more info and pics? It's not like there's nothing to talk about I think the price is O.K. though, if only we knew if it still has the Hemi???

[Lowprofile]

WOW, $145 Grand!

Well, If it was a Cuda, it would probably be $2-$3 Million.

[Bluebeast]

I actually had enough to buy it this morning but then I had to fill up at the gas station and that sucked the funds right out of my pocket!