68,69, or 70 hottest?

[h76]

Been away from the charger market for awhile now. Just for curiosity looked up some ads for chargers across the internet, and noticed 68 chargers have really jumped in price. 69 and 70s still getting good prices, but what's the uptick on 68s?  Anybody else see the same thing?

[XH29N0G]

My guess is Bullitt and the classic being first with that body design.

[F8-4life]

Everybody loves a 68 charger and the market is a reflection of that.
The wild but yet refined styling can be matched by the only closest competitors, the 69-70 chargers.

[marshallfry01]

I think the 69 model is higher in price.  I see a lot of 68's for a decent price.  Every 69 I see that is for sale belongs in the Delusional Charger Seller thread.   

[JR]

Is there really that much of a price difference in 2nd gens? All things being equal, I haven't really noticed a discernable difference in any of them.

I think if you lined up an identically optioned car from each model year(68,69, and 70), in comparable condition, the appraisal would be pretty much even across all three.

If someone wants to take the time to pull up Haggerty's price guide for all three, I suppose that would be proof enough.

[Mopar Nut]

1969 is tops today!

[JR]

Wow. I never would have guessed. I stand corrected.

[alfaitalia]

Over here the 69 is always valued a little higher than a 68 and quite a bit higher than a 70. Brits generally are not a fan of the 70 nose.....me included. Like a lots of parts on American cars of the 70s and 80s they seem to have been designed to just appeal to the US market....which is fine as hardly any were imported to Europe where we have different taste in cars generally (smaller, more economical, better handling etc).

[ht4spd307]

wow MOPAR NUT  you really cut that off at the legs   69 is king

[Mytur Binsdirti]

  69 is king   

There's nothing like getting into a great 69.

[Dodge Don]

Add in 70 only high impact colors, pistol grip shifter, 6 pack and the other 70 only goodies and off the price climbs.  Mic drop 

[Lennard]

Add in 70 only high impact colors, pistol grip shifter, 6 pack and the other 70 only goodies and off the price climbs.  Mic drop 

Only if you care about such gadgets.

[maxwellwedge]

Gadgets - Lol!

I like them all.

[charger_fan_4ever]

i like all 3 years.

I bought my 70 r/t as a project 9 years ago.Just when AMD started coming out with mopar metal. Bought it because it wasnt on other side of the country. it was about 4 hours away. Was between that one and a 68 r/t 4 speed that had the dana picked already, so it had no diff no drivetrain and minimal interior parts and i think no front clip. It was $6k and the 70 i bought was 5k. Mostly complete except the rear trim panel. Mind you it needed the works for metal but a solid frame and unibody. The 68 was a crusty north eastern car too.

Looks like nowdays the same cars would have a 1 infront of the price.......

I didnt realize how the 70 has quite a few 1 off 1 year only parts. And if i new front sheet metal wasnt going to be offered i would have bought a 68-9.

That being said One would almost think in project state the 70 would bring less $$ then 68-9.

[darbgnik]

i like all 3 years.

I bought my 70 r/t as a project 9 years ago.Just when AMD started coming out with mopar metal. Bought it because it wasnt on other side of the country. it was about 4 hours away. Was between that one and a 68 r/t 4 speed that had the dana picked already, so it had no diff no drivetrain and minimal interior parts and i think no front clip. It was $6k and the 70 i bought was 5k. Mostly complete except the rear trim panel. Mind you it needed the works for metal but a solid frame and unibody. The 68 was a crusty north eastern car too.

Looks like nowdays the same cars would have a 1 infront of the price.......

I didnt realize how the 70 has quite a few 1 off 1 year only parts. And if i new front sheet metal wasnt going to be offered i would have bought a 68-9.

That being said One would almost think in project state the 70 would bring less $$ then 68-9.

I would tend to agree, as long as the buyer was educated. The hood and fenders not being reproduced really adds to the leg work, if said car needs those parts.

I talked to my Dad about his cars in those days, and he remembered, that back then, at least where he was, that if a car was 2 years old, it was undesirable. You had to have a new one, which is probably why body styles only lasted 2 to 3 years. Which also explains why the 70 was the lowest selling, sure they changed the style a bit, but it was mostly the same.

The low volume of 70's manufactured's effects on parts availability is also compounded by the fact that so many hood and fender sets were pillaged for Daytona clones....

I managed to find a set of fenders off of a member here in Arizona, my hood was thankfully good. But he knew their worth, same as me, so I think we both did OK.

[timmycharger]

  69 is king  

There's nothing like getting into a great 69.

Hence why his turbin is dirti  

[41husk]

69 also gets a bump for the built to race NASCAR 500 and Daytona models only being produced that year

[BDF]

69 also gets a bump for the built to race NASCAR 500 and Daytona models only being produced that year

Let's not minimize the '69 spring only colors, OK? 😁

[JR]

I wonder if the production numbers for each year have any effect on price.

Here's a list of production numbers I found on the graveyard cars website.



According to that, 68 is the most plentiful, and 70 is the rarest. I suppose its a matter of asthetics and supply and demand?

[Dodge Don]

The majority of folks that fell in love with the 2nd Gen body had already bought one in 68 or 69 and the 70 had to compete with the new E and A bodies as well as the other revamped B bodies.

[Kern Dog]

Is that chart right? I thought the 73 Charger outsold all other years? 1973 was a great year for the Chrysler Corp.

[marshallfry01]

And I always thought that there were 89,199 chargers produced in 69??  That chart has it closer to 70,000.

I remember reading somewhere that there were somewhere near 130,000 chargers produced in 68 as well.  I'm not saying I'm right, but those have always been the figures I have always went with. 

[Mopar Nut]

Is that chart right? I thought the 73 Charger outsold all other years? 1973 was a great year for the Chrysler Corp.

And I always thought that there were 89,199 chargers produced in 69??  That chart has it closer to 70,000.

I remember reading somewhere that there were somewhere near 130,000 chargers produced in 68 as well.  I'm not saying I'm right, but those have always been the figures I have always went with. 

Here's a correct chart.

[JR]

I guess in hindsight, I shouldn't be surprised graveyard carz has an inaccurate chart on their website. 

[Mytur Binsdirti]

I've said it before & I'll say it again...

1970 Grille:





1969 Grille:






1968 Grille: