A Question For The Board

[04lbram]

So, I was just curious as to how much you all paid for your Chargers? You can disclose if you'd like and when you bought, model year of car, complete or need restoration. I'm just curious just because I'm an E-Body owner for right now anyways.

[xp29f8b]

MY 68 cost $3K when I bought it in 2002 and the body needed restoting but the engine, brakes and exhaust were completed. I am currently replacing all of the bad metal.

[Badbob]

My #'s matching 1969 Charger 383 4bbl, console 4-spd, power sunroof was free. Needs a complete resto, was complete, including the oe date coded plugwires. It has not been licenced since 1978. B5 blue with white top and interior. The same guy sold me his 66 big block Coronet for $300. I got these both about 8 years ago.The Duster I paid $400 for about 17 years ago.

[Spartan]

I bought mine for $2,700 back in 84.   383 2 bbl auto with factory a/c. with about 80k miles on it but ran like a champ.   Only needed a new vinyl top and fix the drivers fender.   67 Charger year earlier with 383 2 bbl for $3,200 and 62k miles.   It was good except needing a center piece for the tail light (Sold it to my dad later that year to buy the 69).   We still have both cars

The funny thing is, I paid almost double last year to rebuild my engine...DOH!   

[dodgecharger-fan]

I paid $1000 for the car and $4100 for all the new-in-the-box parts piled in it and the recent engine rebuild that I got the receipts for.
This was in 2002.

Not a bad deal on the surface, but the car has had more than double that in labour put into it already and It's not in paint yet. Then add the cost of the repop body parts to that. 

[NHCharger]

I paid $1,200. for my 71SE, 383 auto ten years ago and drove it home. Have put about 6k into it since, needs a new paint job now.
Paid $2,000. for my 72 Charger, 318, Petty blue, five years ago. Had a brand new engine and new body work and paint. Got it home, took it apart, and realized I paid $2,000. too much for it.

[69bananabeast]

Bought my 69 about 3 years ago for  7K  and have put about 3500K into it was pretty much completed. Had shotty wiring . Redid all of the wiring.  Got new wheels , made an aluminum drivers dash with autometer gauges.  Put in new carpet and almost done with the Hurst shifter.  swapped gears to 3.73 Posi .    soon I will be dropping in a 440 for the 318 that it came with and that's run me about and extra 8500k 

[BigBlockSam]

bought my 68 r/t matching # motor and trans with a sixpack on it for $6500. 4 yrs ago. body needs restoration but interior and drivetrain  good.

69 se, bought last yr. for my daytona project. rebuilt motor and trans. everything works, everything. decent body great interior and drivetrain. $7000 last yr

[cudaken]

 Not a fair question for me to answer. I bought my 69 Charger Rusted / Trash in I think 1989 for $500.00 and drove it home. Raced a friend's 318 B-body and he won. Yep she was in sad shape. Did a head job and ran great again with some work.

Reason It not a fair question, I do all my body and paint work. In 1995 she broke in half from rust and i saved her again. Then dropped in the ill fated 42sick. Then I got a wild hair up my ass and did a blowen 440 that is in the Charger now.

I did drive the Charger 62,000 miles as well before she broke in half as well.

With the Blowen 440 (that is what cost the most to date) replacing the interior, rear frame rails, the 42sick painting two times I have around $35,000 in the Charger. Blowen 440 is $12,000 of that so $23,000 is not bad for fixing a Charger that broke in half, painted two times, all new interor, new trans, heads on the old Big Block, new bars for the front, new everything under the hood two times and 62,000 miles of fun and pure joy.

If I would factory in my time at $52.00 a hour X 600 hours + $32,000 for parts = $63,200.00. Dived that by 16 that is $3950 a year and the new 440 has not been started yet. $63,200 divied by 62,000 miles is only $1.01 dollar a mile and have yet another 50,000 with the blower to go.

She and I have had some tuff times toegther. But running 100 MPH for 2 hours is pricless. New inter state open and no cops to be found. Guy in the Porsche was sure wondering what the heck I had. Big Block Mopar Baby with 2.76 sure grip!

Best story I have was coming from KC, raider love cam on the radio and I let her roll. Got nailed for 85 MPH in a 85. Younger Tropper pulled me over. Older tropper was his back up. Walked over to me, looked at the Charger, Plum crazy, Black R/T stripe then said. "son, you are in a hep of trouble" be both busted out at the same time! He got the ticket down to 65 MPH in a 55 MPH.

Oh, the look on the faces of the guy in the W-30 old 442 when I smoked him and I mean smoke him. Had the 42sick in the Charger, ran like a bear but must have been a 2 stroke 426. Used a quart every 100 miles. (after the autopsy we found two holes had all the ring gaps in a line). Been seeing the W-30 for a while but I was in the 91 Daytona so that was not fair. One day I was in the Charger and there he was, it was play time!   learned a long time ago you see W-30 you better be packing a 426 and I was packing. I got up with him at 60 MPH, there was no one for a mile.

We looked at each other and we both grin. He got froggie at 65 MPH and pulled me by half a car. Dropped the Charger to 2nd and gave her hell. Out the back window it looked like after burns had kicked in from a F-14 Tomcat. By 85 I was beside him and nailed 3rd and blew him off. I shut down at 135 MPH and had him by 6 cars.

Now $65,000 is alot of money, but the memories and there are many more like out running a tornado well worth the money.

                                      Cuda Ken

[Lowprofile]

I got my Charger back in 1994 for $1000. No motor or tranny. Probably paid too much for it back then, but I wanted it.....and that was that.You guys know what I'm talking about, Right??   

[MoparYoungGun]

My Uncle bought his '68 back in the early 80's for $1800 bucks.

[Khyron]

<--- She was $6400 last year... Dropped about $1500 in the rebuilding of the motor... i'll let you know what this trannie, rear, and drive shaft cost next spring

[MTPOCKET]

300.00 dollars in 1984. Guy said it ran like shit gave him 300 dollars and move the wire to correct firring order starter her up and drove away.

[TruckDriver]

$1,500. last year

[04lbram]

Interesting stories. Keep them coming folks.

[Ghoste]

$4,000 Canadian in 1998 (or was it 99?) for a 67 Charger.

[69_se_ron]

$1300.00 in 1976, with 44,000 miles, has 114,000 now.

[DarkAngel0816]

July 2005...and too much!! LOL!   Actually I have about 13000 in it.   I have put in all new brakes (front and back), U Joints, radiator, new oil pan with oil change, tune up, etc.   I need to get some frame rails replaced and redo the wiring.   It is pretty much complete...and other then like the dash having cracks and the headliner...most of it really is cosmetic.

[mikej678]

I paid $1500 for my 69 in 88. Put brakes on it & drove it to WI from AZ. I have about $17,000 now & it's still not finished.

[dd44068]

Purchased mine 2 years ago for 11,000 all numbers matching 68 r/t 1 owner car. It needed body work and a rear suspension and correct interior, engine was cleaned up but never rebuilt. A few parts to be rechromed and a few to replace, thats all it took.

[Silver R/T]

got mine for $2200 then bought numerous parts including $700 wheels/tires

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

4K back in 1997.....car was in primer and basically apart.   A lot of the hard to find goodies (trim etc) were missing...still a work in progress (they're never done are they?)

[04lbram]

Thanks for all the replies. Keep them coming if you want. 

[04lbram]

Anyone else?

[Mass_Mopar]

picked my 70 500, 383/4spd A/C rear defrost pdb console & buckets car for 3500 back in 2001.  It was a complete rustbucket.  replaced 4 floorpans, 2 trunk pans, the extensions, rear valence, gas tank & brace, and fixed the frame in several places.  took me 2 years before I drove it for the 1st time. 

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