1971 Dodge Charger SE U-code car

[chargerowner01]

i currently own a 1971 dodge charger se 440-Hi-Po car that i am restoring. it is a numbers matching car and i am just wanting to get opinions on stuff like what the price of it finished will possibly be if done correctly and also wondering if anyone is interested in owning this car its a very rare car. i know for a fact they only made 633 of them. it has most of the original parts with it but im open for discussion on it i just want to know more about it and i want to get rid of the car because my son is really wanting a 2011 dodge challenger so im trying to help him out on that.

[moparstuart]

welcome

[tricky lugnuts]

Hi there . . .

I got the same car! But without the matching numbers 440 or automatic transmission.

Is yours gunmetal blue? Vinyl top? AC? Leather interior? Power windows and locks?

I've seen the car sell for anywhere up to $30K or so on the Internet and on eBay, but those were very nice original or restored examples.

There's more of a limited market for the 1971 SE, I think - most people are drawn to the bright colors and stripes on the RT model.

Sometimes it seems like if it's not yellow or orange or purple it's a tough sell, but there are people out there interested in the more "sleeper" models like the SE.

I would guess that a 1971 SE with a 440 and four-speed pistol grip transmission would be THE hot ticket.

They only made a dozen or so of those and I've only ever seen one for sale - a crumpled up rotted out red one down in North Carolina that still looked fixable, but was very rough.

But, assuming yours is an automatic transmission, restored I'd say you're looking at anywhere from $15K up to $25K . . .

The car value books say more than that, I'm just trying to keep you down to earth and realistic. The collector car market is not fetching anywhere near the prices it was just a few years ago - bubble burst for most makes and models.

[71gtx]

71 charger se 44o 4bbl 4 speed 354 dana 60   29 cars    love to have one 

[Brock Samson]

Wondering if it's a stick and the color combo one of my my fav. '71 Chargers would be a U code SE.
here's on I caught a few years ago.
  edit:  wow! what happened there?... lol... 

[chargerowner01]

Tricky Lugnuts the car is originally white. It has ac, cruise control, automatic on the column, everything you can think possible. we have the original transmission and the original 440 with matching fender tags and everything. we took this car completely apart and we are rebuilding it from the ground up it will be in pristine condition when we are finished. the 440 4 speed they only made like 56 of and yes they are worth a lot of money i wish that is what i had. plus like you mentioned the car market is down but im hoping to get at least 30k for it due to my son is bugging me a lot for a 2011 dodge challenger and he raised over 15k on his own so i told him i would help him the rest of the way.

[chargerowner01]

i can post pictures on here if you all would like of the work i am currently doing on it. if that is what you all would like i will go take pictures and i will post them on here

[FLG]

Hurry up and post em before people start complaining 

We luv pics on this site.

[tricky lugnuts]

Chargerowner01: Sounds like a really nice car . . .

With the proper restoration and sufficient originality, I would say $30K isn't too far fetched for that car as long as you can find the right buyer - but it's tough finding someone with that kind of cash to blow on a 40-year-old car these days.

We do always love Charger pictures here! 

[chargerowner01]

one picture

[chargerowner01]

on these pictures it may look like the engien compartment is rough its really just the lighting its all being redone anyway literally from the bottomr up every single aspect of the car will be 100% perfect new interior new paint new vinyl top new everything carpet and all its will be a nice car and if someone is really interested in it then send me an email we can paint it whatever color you perfer

[Charger-Bodie]

100% perfect is quite a claim. You doing a full blown rotiserie resto?

[chargerowner01]

Yes i am the car as u see in pictures is completely stripped down to the metal sitting on jack stands the whole underside of the car will be restored the inside floors everything will be sealed and fixed correctly everything will be very nice on this car. plus all the parts will be restored also brakes and all the a arms and everything u can think of new vinyl new carpet new interior it will be nice.

[chargerowner01]

were not painting the underside unless someone really wants it to be and wants to buy this car we will do it but we are pulling everything off and cleaning it and cleaning the bottom and under coating it back to factory but whatever a person wants who is willing to buy the car can have whatever they want

[71gtx]

  nice 71 440 se