Barn stored 68 Charger

[keepat]

I good friend is selling his 68 charger and today we drove down to see it at his brother farm. He has stored it there for over a year and has owned it for over 5 years. He is the 2nd owner and the car has a cool history. If I buy it I'll pass on the story, it is a 383 2b auto, column car that runs and drives great! The car is in good shape with rust free frame rails front & back and great floors. Rust free doors & front fenders but the right front was in a fender bender and would need to be replaced. All of the S/S trim is excellent but the left drip rail. The grill is in great shape as is the hood and left side quarter. The lower right quarter, trunk, and back window need replacing/work. Check the pictures out and please let me know what you think it is worth?
Thank You!

Pat

[LeeBoy]

wow, looks like a nice unmolested car. Seat covers don't appear to be original. I would not hesitate to buy that one. Keep us posted

[resq302]

aside from the little bit of rust or whatever that is on the lower quarter, that thing is in VERY nice shape for an unmolested car.

[Patronus]

I would hate to resto that. MUCH cooler original..

[Brock Samson]

and that's the one the europian want to send overseas and flip.. not original seat pattern.. but looks ok for a project.. not to restore but to buff out...

[tan top]

looks good  !! 

[69 OUR/TEA]

Looks like a nice car,is it being said that it is a survivor????Looks like it had has a repaint and detail under the hood.Needs a green vinyl top!!!!

[LeeBoy]

Looks like a nice car,is it being said that it is a survivor????Looks like it had has a repaint and detail under the hood.Needs a green vinyl top!!!!

Not survivor, unmolested. Nobody has tried to make an R/T clone out of it or messed with the drivetrain, or put a vinyl top on it stuff like that.

[keepat]

Looks like a nice car,is it being said that it is a survivor????Looks like it had has a repaint and detail under the hood.Needs a green vinyl top!!!!

No survivor! 1 maybe 2 repaint, seats recover (not correct) and yes it had a vinyl top at one time. But I'm not looking for a survivor as I have no plans to keep, build,or restore an original car! 
Thanks!
Pat   

[A383Wing]

dual exhaust on a 2bbl motor ain't stock either...but I would buy it and keep it as OE as possible....looks like a great car to own

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Pat, that pic on the road with the yellow line is killer! 

[pipeliner]

Needs a green vinyl top!!!!

Im sorry but IMO green vinyl tops have no place on green cars 

[HOTROD]

What the hell change a dam good car that has lasted this long wish mine looked that good, hell no on the vinyl top 

[69rtse4spd]

Looks good, buy it & just drive it & have fun!. .

[A383Wing]

Im sorry but IMO green vinyl tops have no place on green cars 

What the hell change a dam good car that has lasted this long wish mine looked that good, hell no on the vinyl top 

[69bronzeT5]

Wow, what an awesome looking '68!

[bull]

I'm going to hang onto a couple of those pics and hope one will work for the 2012 calendar. Would you please ask him if we can use a pic of it for the calendar and PM me his name and location? Unless you buy it in which case I'll use your info.

[charger Downunder]

Nice car i love that color. I wold love to have that with a crate 426 and 5 speed manual.

[1969chargerrtse]

Needs a green vinyl top!!!!

Im sorry but IMO green vinyl tops have no place on green cars 

Few Charger's do not have a vinyl top, I'd leave it off also.

[chargermike]

beautiful charger. just keep it the way it is.

[ACUDANUT]

Needs a green vinyl top!!!!

Im sorry but IMO green vinyl tops have no place on green cars 

And Green should only be painted on Tractors and Tanks. 

[69 OUR/TEA]

Geuss I have bad taste!!!  But triple green, to me,looks awesome!!!!

[PocketThunder]

Pat, that pic on the road with the yellow line is killer!  

I've never seen a road with just one yellow stripe down the center.    

Any Charger picture with snow in the background is ...      

And since no one gave their opinion on value, i'll start out with $15k to $18k... 

[bakerhillpins]

Needs a green vinyl top!!!!

Im sorry but IMO green vinyl tops have no place on green cars 

And Green should only be painted on Tractors and Tanks. 

   I can deal with green on the outside but green on the inside should be left to things with exoskeletons.

And since no one gave their opinion on value, i'll start out with $15k to $18k... 

Nice and original maybe, but green interior makes it practically worthless to me so it's hard to assign a value. Though I will say that I have seen several 3x green 383 cars sit for quite some time before they sell. The column auto only makes it sit longer. Full docs and wonderful sheet metal to boot. 

[keepat]

Pat, that pic on the road with the yellow line is killer!  

I've never seen a road with just one yellow stripe down the center.    

Any Charger picture with snow in the background is ...      

And since no one gave their opinion on value, i'll start out with $15k to $18k... 

22 reply's and only one opinion on the value. 
Thank You for your 

Pat

[BIGBLCK11]

I'd say 15-18k too.  It is nice and complete.  The market is down, but you see project cars for 10-15k, not that they sell for that.  I am assuming this is a survivor with original paint?  I guess the issue is, unless you want a fairly base model in green, you would have to choose to change a survivor car and alot on here would not change it.

[hemi68charger]

Hey Pat..
I would go on the high side of $20k in today's climate............  great looking car..............

Awesome pictures.. If I was to win the lotto today, that barn/garage looking structure would be the bomb..  

Oh, by the way.. Thanks for your numerous pictures on the GV thread.. It helped me with my Daytona, which is enjoying the benefits now...  

[JPL]

I want it, where is it?

[Troy]

Hmmm, depends on the end goal. These are my honest opinions after owning a whole pile of 68 Chargers and trying to sell several cars over the last couple years.

It's a 383 2bbl (2nd most produced configuration after 318), green (one of the most produced and despised colors), column shift (most hated), and non-A/C. Definitely low on the rarity/desirability scale. It has been painted at least once so it's not a "survivor" in the strictest sense. Needs front fender, trunk pan, passenger lower quarter, and rear window channel work so it will need painted along with anything else that turns up during this process. The dash and door pads look nice in the pictures but the seat covers and some interior parts will need replaced. After that the flaws in the trim/grill will stand out. I can see pits in the taillights and faded/peeled plating in the interior. The vacuum for the headlights has a problem (probably broken switch).

After doing all this the car might be worth low-mid $20s. In it's current state and in this market I'd guess $10-12k (I haven't seen any $10k disassembled "projects" actually sell in a long time but I have seen drivable cars selling for under $15k rather often). The bonus is that it's drivable and complete which makes it a good value (better if you leave it "as-is" and enjoy it!). *If* a person started on "restoring" this car they'd only save some sheet metal costs and some parts replacement - but, make no mistake, almost everything would need touched in some manner. Sadly, this is the type of car best suited for modifications. I'm surprised it lasted this long without a 440 transplant! It's incredibly hard to find a good "base" for a project and this would be a great one - if the price is right.

Sure, some people would want to leave it original (and I probably would too) but it's value is in the ease with which it could be turned into something more desirable - say a wicked resto-mod OR an R/T clone that you can drive (or a Hemi car bought in an envelope) without suffering the disapproval and scorn if you did the same to a rarer car.

Troy

[66FBCharger]

I like the fact that it is complete. I would leave it alone and drive it and enjoy it.
I agree with the fact that it is not a highly desireable Charger (for me at least). I am not a huge fan of triple green, column auto, 2 bbl. cars. If I had the oppurtunity to buy it, I would probably pay in the 10K-15K range. It would be a good car to take the family to cruise nights,out for ice cream,etc.

[NHCharger]

Up here that would fetch 15-17k with in a week.

[PocketThunder]

Well there you have it!  I was right from the start at $15k...     

[68 RT]

I would say around 15k too. Would mostly depend on were you are selling it at. Ebay you would more than likely get top dollar. My 

[keepat]

Hey Pat..
I would go on the high side of $20k in today's climate............  great looking car..............

Awesome pictures.. If I was to win the lotto today, that barn/garage looking structure would be the bomb..  

Oh, by the way.. Thanks for your numerous pictures on the GV thread.. It helped me with my Daytona, which is enjoying the benefits now...  

Its great to hear that a few pictures can help another member. I know how others posts have help me in the past so its nice to contribute.
Thank You!
Pat 

[pipeliner]

Id go 15k on that baby if I had the xtra $$$.

[surmanajaja]

I´d give 11000 for it. but its probably worth 15-16, maybe more if you are lucky and the "right" person from Germany or somewhere sees it on ebay and decides its the perfect one for him/her..

I actually would prefer a bench seat and pay more for it..but of course what i really want is a four-speed..

[440]

I wouldn't change it.. It has lasted this long so why change it now. It's in good shape compared to many and pretty soon it will be rarer then resto mods and clones after all the base cars have been converted..... How many original base cars still exist in original form ? My  

[Brock Samson]

 I guess Petri leaned how NOT to buy a charger....