"Dukes" drives up value of Chargers

[Purple Haze]

Hey did you see in USA Today this morning that prices on Chargers are up 64% over the past six months. Not that I would sell mine, but is great for those that have one and NOT so great for those who want one.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-08-02-dukes-car_x.htm  

[Shakey]

News to me!   

[psykicpup]

''Of the 26 cars purchased for the film, only a handful remain in working order after the many frame-crunching stunt jumps and wrecks, movie car coordinator John Feinblatt says.'' -
didnt they learn......

[mustanghater]

I hate it now everyone wants a 69. here's what we should do buy up all the 69's we can and keep them for our selves and only sell to people that can pass a mopar test? 

[71440bee]

I hate it now everyone wants a 69. here's what we should do buy up all the 69's we can and keep them for our selves and only sell to people that can pass a mopar test?  

Would part of that hopefully be promising not to turn it into a general clone??

[41husk]

It could be a good thing if parts producers think theres a dollar in it they will repop some of the hard to get parts.

[TruckDriver]

Better keep your eye on your '69s. Cause the car theives will be looking now more too.

[69charger2002]

Would part of that hopefully be promising not to turn it into a general clone??

umm, that statement is pretty weak, don't you think?
nothing wrong with someone taking a 69 and making a general lee out of it. it's paint. calm down
trav

[Neal_J]

Who's the dude from Staten Island quoted in the article?



Anyone ever heard of him??

Bet he even has a Dukes horn in the trunk!

Yeeee Haaaaw

Neal J.

[694spdRT]

Who's the dude from Staten Island quoted in the article?



Anyone ever heard of him??

Bet he even has a Dukes horn in the trunk!

Yeeee Haaaaw

Neal J.

There might even be a flag hiding under that black vinyl roof. 

[General Ryan]

Who's the dude from Staten Island quoted in the article?



Anyone ever heard of him??

Bet he even has a Dukes horn in the trunk!

Yeeee Haaaaw

Neal J.

There might even be a flag hiding under that black vinyl roof.  

HAHA, prob, I thought I saw some door magnets in the trunk on his website photos!
Closet fan!


Does that mean I can add 64% to my appraisal??

[Iceyone]

I don't know what the article was talking about concerning that they might not be able to get enough Chargers for a sequel. There's plenty of Chargers available at any Dodge dealer right now for only $99 over invoice. New movies should crash new cars. 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Who's the dude from Staten Island quoted in the article?



Anyone ever heard of him??

Bet he even has a Dukes horn in the trunk!

Yeeee Haaaaw

Neal J.

Tee hee

[74Rallye]

It's much less stressfull to be into 3rd gens. 

[MoparYoungGun]

Well, with the new movie coming out I think everyone including myself was expecting this. I don't know that I was expecting a 64% increase, I was thinking more around 25-30%. I guess the folks looking for 69's are pretty much screwed unless you want to fork out a pretty penny. This better be one damn good movie!

[Dale The Bold]

Shame on those dang blasted Duke boys for making the cars we have collected over the years dramatically increase in value/popularity/desirabilty!  Life will be much more difficult now.

[73dodge]

Who's the dude from Staten Island quoted in the article?



Anyone ever heard of him??

Bet he even has a Dukes horn in the trunk!

Yeeee Haaaaw

Neal J.

Tee hee

Sooooooo

How did they get in touch with you for a quote in this article???

And how you did'nt bash the new charger when you had a chance?

[SuBLimE 69]

64% huh.......I'm taking offers

[BrianShaughnessy]

Who's the dude from Staten Island quoted in the article?



Anyone ever heard of him??

Bet he even has a Dukes horn in the trunk!

Yeeee Haaaaw

Neal J.

Tee hee

Sooooooo

How did they get in touch with you for a quote in this article???

And how you did'nt bash the new charger when you had a chance?

AHEM  http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,742.0.html

[Highbanked Hauler]

I don't know what the article was talking about concerning that they might not be able to get enough Chargers for a sequel. There's plenty of Chargers available at any Dodge dealer right now for only $99 over invoice. New movies should crash new cars.  

                                    Damn straight, they would have an unlimited supply of pre-crashed junk and no one would care

[mustanghater]

 

[Lowprofile]

P.T Barnum once said, "There's a sucker born every minute"

Anybody who is stupid enough to pay that kind of $$$$$$ for a car just because of a movie deserves to get screwed!

[IBsmokin]

well that kind of sucks if the prices go too crazy because I can only afford to buy a 3rd generation charger right now, I have a 74 and a 73 charger and want a 69 and 70 but if these prices get too out of control I wont be able to afford to complete my charger collection.  I want a charger from 69 up to 74.

[69hemi]

64%?   Hmmm..... a 69 Hemi Charger sold two years at BJ auction for $156.00.00  Now that times a 64% increase comes out to around a quarter of a million dollars.  Now that one was non-numbers matching so if you owned one that was numbers matching you could figure a little bump on there fo a few thou making a total that is pretty staggering. 

I think I have found a way to get my two daughters through college!!!!

[Ghoste]

It probably wasn't 64% until that idiot put that article out.  Now that it's in print it'll be the officially quoted figure.
Can't wait to see the ridiculous amounts in the car corral at the Nats next weekend.