Should I buy this?

[Brian in GA]

I just ran across a Charger this week.

The quick backstory:  An old guy who had lived there forever was a certified car nut.  He had so much crap he bought over the years and just parked around his house, You couldn't even get in the driveway.  It's like he was trying to start his own junkyard.  At any rate, he died a couple months ago, and his son is clearing out all the cars.  I believe he's selling them for scrap and having them hauled off for scrap iron.

  I took a walk around the place this week, and the only thing I saw worth salvaging was a Charger.  I'm a second generation guy, so I didn't pay it a ton of attention, but I got the vin, which decoded as a 1974 318 Charger.  It has the motor in the car, is a column shift with bench seat, and has air conditioning.  I figured I may be able to pick it up for a couple hundred or so, and part it out if some 3rd gens needed anything.  The hood, decklid, fenders and so forth are good.  Rust around the rear quarters, floorpans, you know the deal.

  I know if I found a 2nd gen in this shape, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.  I just don't know the 3rd gen market, what's needed and what stuff goes for.  Thought I might be able to make a couple bucks and give some guys on here some deals (as opposed to paying a fortune on e-bay) at the same time. 

Let me know what you think.

[Wheels of Terror]

Buy it and we Third Genners will come I ned stuff.

[400/6/PAC]

I'll take the rear bumper chrome and the front and rear valance.

[mikepmcs]

couple hundred bucks and you don't own it yet.   i bet you make that back on the first couple parts you sell.

v/r
Mike

[Brian in GA]

Guess I'll go talk to the guy this week.  I thought if I could make a few bucks to put toward my 68 project, that would be great.  I have no idea what the demand or price range is for '74 stuff.  My wife would kill me if I pulled another car in the yard unless it was going to make money.

Thanks for the input! 

[hemihead]

I might be interested in the Bench Seat and Column 

[The70RT]

Tell her it will be a quc :icon_smile_big:ikie and she will benifit

[Nacho-RT74]

eeeehm... interior color ? I'M NEEDING BADLY white parts like lower quarters, door windlace, etc...

need also A pillar, bucket backs and kicks but those can be found at least as repro, but no 74 rear lowers.

Oh, of course INTERLOCK CONTROL UNIT coming from USA car, not canadian. Located underdash at a side of glove box

[supserdave]

We bought one that was similar or worse, and sold the front and rear bumpers and valances for 450! Get it!