Are mustangs...

[1974dodgecharger]

this cheap vs a charger?  Wow this is great condition car (on the pics) and asking only 6800 bucks a charger in this condition would ask for 15k to 20k (2nd gen)

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/3561897968.html

[Cooter]

Try looking up a Fastback version of same car, and I think you'll see a whole lotta difference.

1967-68 Mustang Coupe? Can't give 'em away....1967-68 Fastback? Can't find 'em for that price, unless you wanna replace everything.

Comparing the Coupe Mustang to a Charger is bout the same as comparing a Toyota Cressida to a Supra.

[Dino]

The 67-68 fastback is the only one I'd ever want, they made so many of the others that they can't price them too high because his neighbor probably has one as well.   

[41husk]

or convertible

[HPP]

Don't forget that they made something like half to three quarters of a million Mustangs every year their first decade of existance. Even Chargers pale in numbers compared to that.

[Troy]

They made about 300,000 coupes and convertibles each year through 1970. They're generally dirt cheap even in very nice condition. For example, I have passed on near show quality 66 coupes for $6-8k. As mentioned, try finding a fastback version. Some of the small blocks sell for more than Charger R/Ts. A big block GT project (especially a 67-68) will be in the mid-teens.

Troy

[boss429kiwi]

In most cases, when it comes to values, production numbes are meaningless, unless the vehicle is both collectable and rare (I once owned rare Cortina!).
I always hear at car shows "there are many Mustangs here, they are so common, who would want one".
They are common because these people wanted to own a mustang and there are just as many people lining up to buy them.
It seems the average person wants a classic Mustang sitting in their driveway. That makes them "collectable", that makes them "valuable".

I just purchase a 1957 Chevy truck and there was 345000 made. Try and find a good "1957 big back window chev truck" at a reasonable price!

Its as simple as this, we all have different taste and we should never "bag" anothers passion.
If we all had the same taste, my wife would be in hiding       

[Troy]

Yes, Mustangs are popular but there are a LOT of coupes and convertibles for sale. Many are six cylinder or base V8 cars. People like Camaros too and there are a LOT of them as well. My point about the production numbers is that they made, five times as many Mustangs and about the same number of Camaros as they did Chargers in their best year of production. Other years they far outpaced Charger production. Since they were "collectable" since the beginning a lot more have survived. Therefore, if the market is full of them then the price will be lower than a car that isn't available everywhere. Now, certain Mustangs are rare(r) than others and also happen to be popular which really bumps up the price. Just about any 68 fastback will bring good money. A 68 fastback with a big block will bring more. A 68 GT with a 428 or anything that says Shelby on it will bring a lot more. In these last cases the rarity is what is driving the price. Oddly enough, some of the rarest Mustangs were actually produced in higher volume than mid-level Chargers. Not much of anything Mustang related was produced in numbers as low as Hemi cars - yet some are worth more. That's demand. More Mustang buyers.

I hear people (especially here) whining all the time about seeing so many Mustangs at shows yet, when I take my 70 Mach 1, I'm usually the only fastback there. The last show I took my 70 Challenger to I was the third to arrive. I don't recall ever being at another small show with another 68 Charger. It goes to show that certain cars are harder to come by - whether it's rarity or price. Other cars are fairly common - and relatively cheap because of it.

Troy

[Cooter]

Better yet, try finding a Fastback '67-'68 that isn't black and gray striped....

[BBKNARF]

Prices on interior and exterior parts on 1970 and up are allmost twice as much then 67-69

[Rolling_Thunder]

I know where that car is sitting...     It's about 2 blocks from me   

[1974dodgecharger]

I know where that car is sitting...     It's about 2 blocks from me   

no details...just that its two blocks from ya 

[Rolling_Thunder]

it's a Ford...      I have seen it around - not impressive in any real way.

[aussiemuscle]

In most cases, when it comes to values, production numbes are meaningless

yes, because it's supply AND demand that determines the price.

[A383Wing]

If I was to ever own a Mustang, it would be the 65-66 fastback style...those are hard to find

Bryan