Cant get any cheaper?

[1974dodgecharger]

I did post a cheaper charge awhile back that did ran and someone bought it, but heres another with some little work you could get it running 

http://corpuschristi.craigslist.org/cto/3627017356.html

[Mopar Nut]

That's a good deal.

[Cooter]

"1968 Dodge Charger. $3999 As Is. Not running. 383 was rebuilt shortly before I bought it )<1000 miles). I've put less than 100 miles on the car. Has sat for 10 years. Rust as shown in pictures. Transmission and engine ran great. Transmission will need to be serviced, pan gasket has failed. Needs brake work. Needs alignment. Needs carburetor rebuilt. Missing air filter. Keys won't turn ignition switch or door locks. Console cracked. AC doesn't work. Odometer puts it at 5000 miles (more like 105000). Battery dead. 3 new tires. Will need to be hauled. Starter does turn engine. Call 361-434-0236. For more photos, click here: http://www.ianokeefe.com/2013/02/18/103/ "


Hmmmmm....

[1BAD68]

Man that would be on MY trailer if I was close to it!
That would make someone such a nice start into the hobby.

[skip68]

That's a great deal.   Will be gone within a day or so. 

[moparstuart]

That's a great deal.   Will be gone within a day or so. 

yup would part out for more then double that

[duanesterrr]

I am interested in this car but am in Omaha, NE.  Anybody here willing to trailer it up here for me?  For a cost of course.

[Daytona R/T SE]

So...

Who's going to offer half the asking price?

CASH !!!!!!

[PocketThunder]

"1968 Dodge Charger. $3999 As Is. Not running. 383 was rebuilt shortly before I bought it )<1000 miles). I've put less than 100 miles on the car. Has sat for 10 years. Rust as shown in pictures. Transmission and engine ran great. Transmission will need to be serviced, pan gasket has failed. Needs brake work. Needs alignment. Needs carburetor rebuilt. Missing air filter. Keys won't turn ignition switch or door locks. Console cracked. AC doesn't work. Odometer puts it at 5000 miles (more like 105000). Battery dead. 3 new tires. Will need to be hauled. Starter does turn engine. Call 361-434-0236. For more photos, click here: http://www.ianokeefe.com/2013/02/18/103/ "


Hmmmmm....

I wonder if it comes with a title...... that matches the vin.....   

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Based on the front glass, it also spent time in Virginia, as I see state/county decals for inspection and tax.

Looks like a great buy, for what it is...

[lukedukem]

I am interested in this car but am in Omaha, NE.  Anybody here willing to trailer it up here for me?  For a cost of course.

i live in victoria, which is about an hour away. i will check it out for you if you want, but it will be sat or sun. maybe. i won't be able to trailer it. i got mine shipped by a contractor and it was about 900 bucks.
this goes for any of yall.
i might just go any way and report the findings.
got a shutdown going on at work, and might work this weekend. i'll find out friday

[duanesterrr]

I sent an email and will follow up with a phone call this afternoon.  Thanks for the offer to take a look at it.  I could take Friday off and make the drive, grab a uhaul, and trailer it back myself.

I am concerned that "Keys won't turn ignition switch or door locks" Is this an easy fix by a locksmith or what?

[skip68]

You can buy a new ignition switch and door locks at Autozone cheap.   

[Cooter]

I sent an email and will follow up with a phone call this afternoon.  Thanks for the offer to take a look at it.  I could take Friday off and make the drive, grab a uhaul, and trailer it back myself.

I am concerned that "Keys won't turn ignition switch or door locks" Is this an easy fix by a locksmith or what?

You gotta wonder WHY? Not nessesarily how to get aorund the problem.

[ACUDANUT]

I'd have those plates run (by a cop) to see if it belongs to that Charger...I am thinking it is stolen ?

[1carcrazyguy]

I lived in Portland Texas which is a small town for 5 years.  We moved a couple of years ago but had seen the car sitting.  The car was stored less than 2 blocks from the water (Gulf of Mexico).  I think if the car were media blasted, there would not be much left of it.      Decent price but also there is a lot of work to be done.   

[Dino]

Guys this is not a car that can be made to run in an afternoon.  You'll end up falling through it.  The rust is bad enough to call this one toast.  Unless it's a real rare car I'd treat it as a parts car because by the time you have taken it apart it's going to turn into a heap of dust.  Turbin this is your cue!

[duanesterrr]

Ouch... I have heard some horror stories of cars next to the ocean.  I appreciate the info.

[Mopar Nut]

It's sold, I just talked to the seller.

[Dino]

Ouch... I have heard some horror stories of cars next to the ocean.  I appreciate the info.

That and the fact that these cars were poorly protected from the start makes it a likely scrap candidate.  If you're only an hour away I suggest you go look at it but I don't know if it's something you would want to buy.  I'd grab it if it was a bit cheaper but I honestly don't see a $4K car there.  The carb is in the car and the manifold seems to be wide open.  Sitting for 10 years huh?

[Dino]

It's sold, I just talked to the seller.

I sure hope the buyer knows what he's doing.

[1carcrazyguy]

It's sold, I just talked to the seller.

I sure hope the buyer knows what he's doing.

Yep....this blurry pic is from about 3 years ago....notice the rear 1/4 looks cleaner back then.  Ocean water is not good for metal.

[1BAD68]

Yikes! from that to this in 3 years?

[Dino]

At least it has a new tire!   

[1carcrazyguy]

Yikes! from that to this in 3 years?

Sitting out in the open less than 2 blocks from the Gulf of Mexico....yep!  Salt film coats everything sitting out.  You could wash your car in the morning and have to use the washer fluid after work to get the salt film off the windshield.    

[69rtse4spd]

It's sold, I just talked to the seller.

The Toy Box boyz will be jacking this one up & up.

[1carcrazyguy]

I thought they closed up shop?    I think I recall someone saying at a swap meet they switched to a paint and body shop now? 

[F8-4life]

4k is on the low end but granted its going to be worse in person then percieved by internet pics. Probably worth 4-6k depending on how realistic the potentail buyer is.  A "steal" for this would be anything under 3k I think.

[F8-4life]

Wow that 1/4 pic is crazy...hell maybe the guy could have got more out of it if he turned it loose a couple years ago before the salt took its toll.

[1carcrazyguy]

Back then..."it's not for sale".   I had been looking for a 70 model since 2004, well heck I still am looking for one.    Anyway, I stopped and asked but it was not for sale.



Not that I gave up completely but since my dad is getting up there in years and I just could not seem to find a decent 2nd gen to replace his 68 or 70 that he had when I was growing up.  I decided to buy a 71 Charger that we ran across and get it redone to help put him behind the wheel of a B-5 Charger.  It is almost done and everytime I talk to him on the phone he is more excited about how it looks!  I am having in done just a few miles from him so he gets to stop in and check on it when ever he wants.   Even though it's not a 70.  At least it is his favorite color and says "Charger"!   

[lukedukem]

Yikes! from that to this in 3 years?

Sitting out in the open less than 2 blocks from the Gulf of Mexico....yep!  Salt film coats everything sitting out.  You could wash your car in the morning and have to use the washer fluid after work to get the salt film off the windshield.    

i hear you man. grew up on the coast in port o conner. nothing lasted down there.

[Cooter]

THIS is the "Cheap" Charger. Anything more soild than this and the price goes up accordingly. No way in hell you will find a SOLID Charger for under $15K nowadays. Unless, you just happened upon the worlds last moron that sold it cheap. This is how I get ALL my cars. They are cheaper, but add in my time invested and you have about a $20K Charger.

[1carcrazyguy]

THIS is the "Cheap" Charger. Anything more soild than this and the price goes up accordingly. No way in hell you will find a SOLID Charger for under $15K nowadays. Unless, you just happened upon the worlds last moron that sold it cheap. This is how I get ALL my cars. They are cheaper, but add in my time invested and you have about a $20K Charger.

That is the exact reason I ended up with a 71.    I bought what I could afford at the time.  Now that the 71 is almost done.  I just have to get my wifes 70 Duster back together.  Then I will be buying a 70 Charger....    I may have to sell every car I have....but I am going to find one....someway somehow.   

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

They shoulda left that car in Virginia where it would have lasted for decades more 

[1974dodgecharger]

THIS is the "Cheap" Charger. Anything more soild than this and the price goes up accordingly. No way in hell you will find a SOLID Charger for under $15K nowadays. Unless, you just happened upon the worlds last moron that sold it cheap. This is how I get ALL my cars. They are cheaper, but add in my time invested and you have about a $20K Charger.

funny though even at 5k we are bitchin about how its just not worth it   

The grill is worth some money for sure and rear tail lights etc...all in all someone could part the parts and get more than 5k for sure.  I dont see why it wouldnt run if someone put just a tad little effort into figure say 1500 and then someone could then sell it for 10k plus for sure a running 2nd gen goes for that much last time I saw unless you got a rust hole in your roof like the last one I posted. 

[Mopar Nut]

He did say it was originally a 318 car.

[ACUDANUT]

318 2nd Gen cars are still worth 8-10 in that condition

[1carcrazyguy]

318 2nd Gen cars are still worth 8-10 in that condition

I guess the answer to that lies within the condition of the floor pans, trunk pans and frame rails.   But from where the car was sitting and how it was stored I think the seller was asking an honest price for what was there.

But if it is still worth 8-10 as it sits....I guess HPLAG could sleep at night then.   

[Mike DC]

   
Remember 10-15 years ago, "back when Chargers were cheap" and people could get buildable Chargers for only a few grand? 

Well those "buildable" cars typically had all the same rust that this one does.   

And $4000 in 2013 dollars is more like $2000 in 1990s dollars. 

[1carcrazyguy]

 
Remember 10-15 years ago, "back when Chargers were cheap" and people could get buildable Chargers for only a few grand?  

Well those "buildable" cars typically had all the same rust that this one does.    

And $4000 in 2013 dollars is more like $2000 in 1990s dollars.  

Probably the exact reason I still don't have a 2nd gen.  I was broke back then also.    Guess it is a good thing I like several body styles. Until that needle in the haystack 70 pops up...I will just enjoy the 71.  As bad as I wanted to replace my dads old car, I know he has really enjoyed watching this car come together by the perma- on his face.  So I guess instead of bring back an old memory, we are making new ones.  After a few long years, I hope to have pics and video of him behind the wheel in the next couple of weeks!  

[1carcrazyguy]

Back on topic.....anyone here end up with the Portland Texas 68 Charger?  

[1974dodgecharger]

portland, TX?

Did it have the 383 with column shift? black?  guy works in the oil rig?

[Cooter]

funny though even at 5k we are bitchin about how its just not worth it   

Nope, that just proves you don't try and sell an Eskimo a refrigerator.

[Cooter]

 
Remember 10-15 years ago, "back when Chargers were cheap" and people could get buildable Chargers for only a few grand?  
Well those "buildable" cars typically had all the same rust that this one does.    
And $4000 in 2013 dollars is more like $2000 in 1990s dollars.  

And many of us did ours WITHOUT AMD!!!!! Try having to remove a panel in order to weld it right back on? Double the work!
People still have the same disease today, they had back in the 1990's when folks were asking $4K for a running, but rusted '69. Nobody has any money, and if they do, they tend to think they need to tell all their friends what a SCREAMIN' deal they got, for fear of hearing all of them tell them what a Moron they are for buying a $1500.00 Rust bucket turd of a Charger. I hear it CONSTANTLY, but the same ones spouting that bullsh*t are also the ones that want a ride in it, or ask if it's for sale once I finish with "That rust bucket Turd of a Charger"..Most buying today has any foresight, or will to take on the "Cheap Charger". they all want INSTANT GRATIFICATION...No work, just play all the way...

Some of us, don't have that luxury. We have to come by our junk the long, hard, round about way.

[duanesterrr]

As a buyer, I fall into the category of wanting a screaming deal.  Its not because I want to brag about it, I am just perfectly happy having the cash in the bank waiting for a motivated seller to come along.  Some people can't wait months to find the right buyer at their asking price... some need it sold by the weekend.  I would guess that is what happened to the seller of the car that started this thread (maybe ol uncle sam came a callin). 

[Cooter]

funny though even at 5k we are bitchin about how its just not worth it    

Motivated? Sure. Gonna sell cheap? Sure. Folks who are waiting for months still complaining about how much rust it has for $5K? Sure.

[1974dodgecharger]

funny though even at 5k we are bitchin about how its just not worth it    

Motivated? Sure. Gonna sell cheap? Sure. Folks who are waiting for months still complaining about how much rust it has for $5K? Sure.

[1carcrazyguy]

 
Most buying today has any foresight, or will to take on the "Cheap Charger". they all want INSTANT GRATIFICATION...No work, just play all the way...

Some of us, don't have that luxury. We have to come by our junk the long, hard, round about way.

Does starting with a car for less than $1000, starting the rebuild in Nov 2010 and still not done with it count as instant gratification?  If so, maybe the Duster project might not qualify....Bought in 2005, started gathering parts for it every since. It was sent to the first bodyshop in 2009, removed it from that shop when I got the call that the guy was going to jail soon.  Moved it to the second body shop in Jan 2010, and it is still not painted.  


No they are not high end, numbers matching cars.  But it is still fun to be a part of the hobby and enjoy the cars.