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What is left that doesn't cost an arm & leg?

Started by greenpigs, January 19, 2006, 05:41:02 PM

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Well, what would you buy when Chargers get beyond your means?

Some other B body
17 (29.8%)
An A body
22 (38.6%)
A C body
4 (7%)
A Ford
5 (8.8%)
Other
9 (15.8%)

Total Members Voted: 57

greenpigs

With the crazy prices I doubt I could afford my Charger if I had to buy it now. I am not going to eat beans and weenies to afford a play car either so I guess I would get a 64-66 barracuda. My plan would be to make a SCCA autocrosser out of it.
1969 Charger RT


Living Chevy free

Khyron

my vote. A body, Darts, dusters, demons and th elike cn still be had for a good price. And they're fast little buggers too :D


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golden73

I have planned on getting a 71 or 72 demon for quite some time. I hope by the time I have the money for one the prices don't go thru the roof

TruckDriver

I voted "A" bodies, but personally, I'd rather buy a "F" body Super Coupe or Kit Car :yesnod:
PETE

My Dad taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!" :P

kab69440

A 70 300 Droptop. Oh, wait... those cost as much as Chargers...
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not;  a sense of humor to console him for what he is.      Francis Bacon

WANT TO BUY:
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Also, any of the various surf-revival compilation albums this band has contributed to.
Thank you,    Kenny

Jesus drove a Honda. He wasn't proud of it, though...
John 12: 49     "...for I did not speak of my own Accord."

Big Lebowski

You could live with 1 arm and 1 leg, I say sell them for the Charger parts you need. :D
"Let me explain something to you, um i am not Mr. Lebowski, you're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the dude, so that's what you call me. That or his dudeness, or duder, or you know, el duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing."

Charger Aficionado

  I like anything from a Satellite to a Coronet, from a Road Runner to a Superbee...  I'm a big guy and Like ROOM!    VROOM ;)

694spdRT

I would look for a '73 or '74 Charger. Still relatively affordable and a lot of the parts are not crazy yet.
1968 Charger 383 auto
1969 Charger R/T 440 4 speed
1970 Charger 500 440 auto
1972 Challenger 318
1976 W200 Club Cab 4x4 400 auto 
1978 Ramcharger 360 auto
2001 Durango SLT 4.7L (daily driver)
2005 Ram 2500 4x4 Big Horn Cummins Diesel 6 speed
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7 Hemi

Hemidoug

I'd like to do a 70, 340 Dart myself. I've got a soft spot for small block A bodies..... :icon_smile_big:
71 R/T 440 6pak, 4spd Mr Norms GSD

Old Moparz

I voted other. It would give me an excuse to go look for a '55 Chebby like I did 25 years ago before I bought my first Charger. Of course it would be pretty cool to stuff an old 392 Hemi in it.  :icon_smile_big:

               Bob               



              Going Nowhere In A Hurry

PocketThunder

Quote from: Old Moparz on January 19, 2006, 10:36:51 PM
I voted other. It would give me an excuse to go look for a '55 Chebby like I did 25 years ago before I bought my first Charger. Of course it would be pretty cool to stuff an old 392 Hemi in it.  :icon_smile_big:



I sold mine to buy my Charger...  I'd rather have a '56 now.  i like a little bit of fins and still get the cool 55 style dash. . (dont like the 57's)
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Blown70

TO be honest.  Look around.  You may not find it overnight like the old days  5-10 years ago.  But they are there.  I will post a pick soon of some of my recent finds. 


TOM

Old Moparz

Quote from: PocketThunder on January 19, 2006, 11:03:45 PM

I sold mine to buy my Charger...  I'd rather have a '56 now.  i like a little bit of fins and still get the cool 55 style dash. . (dont like the 57's)



I don't care for the '57's either. The grille & tail lights on the '56 just don't look as nice to me as the '55. What did your '55 look like? Have any pics?
               Bob               



              Going Nowhere In A Hurry

PocketThunder

Quote from: Old Moparz on January 19, 2006, 11:12:29 PM
Quote from: PocketThunder on January 19, 2006, 11:03:45 PM

I sold mine to buy my Charger...  I'd rather have a '56 now.  i like a little bit of fins and still get the cool 55 style dash. . (dont like the 57's)



I don't care for the '57's either. The grille & tail lights on the '56 just don't look as nice to me as the '55. What did your '55 look like? Have any pics?

Ya just a minute..

Nope, they are all on film except for a couple on my computer at work.  I'll send some out tomorrow if i get time.   

It was Bahama Blue with a White top... 
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'CUDA360

Quote from: 694spdRT on January 19, 2006, 10:24:40 PM
I would look for a '73 or '74 Charger. Still relatively affordable and a lot of the parts are not crazy yet.

Right!!.. The '64 to '66 Barracudas as someone else mentioned aren't too bad either but for performance a nice late sixties or early seventies A-body can still be gotten cheap,

Dodge-Charger

Quote from: 694spdRT on January 19, 2006, 10:24:40 PM
I would look for a '73 or '74 Charger. Still relatively affordable and a lot of the parts are not crazy yet.
:haha:  He must live on the west coast.

I would like to get my hands on a 73 Cuda or any of the old Desotos with fins.

hemihead

I love the 57-58 Desoto but again they are getting expensive.Love to do a A- Body Cuda or any A - Body but better get it now,prices are climbing.So maybe i would do a 40-41 Plymouth Coupe with Hemi Power of course.
Lots of people talkin' , few of them know
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road/track

I will not give up that easy,
I'll sell the G and finance the some part of the Daytona I always wanted!
no @£$ &%¤ I always change my mind and regret that I sold the car in the past.
I trade the house for a Daytona. :icon_smile_approve:

-1971 Charger SE U-code 4spd track pack, one of 29...
-1971 Charger R/T 440 6 pack auto
-1961 Chrysler 300G CV, one of 337
-2014 BMW 435i M-sport

Blusmbl

C-bodies, without a doubt.   I still want a '68 300 'vert.  I wasn't about to cut the top off my 300 hardtop.  :devil:
Caintmakit Racing: Craptastic!
-66 BondoVille Roadster
-05 QC Hemi Ram
-looking for another '68-'69 Charger

694spdRT

Quote from: Gandalf-the-Grey on January 20, 2006, 03:53:26 AM
Quote from: 694spdRT on January 19, 2006, 10:24:40 PM
I would look for a '73 or '74 Charger. Still relatively affordable and a lot of the parts are not crazy yet.
:haha:  He must live on the west coast.

I would like to get my hands on a 73 Cuda or any of the old Desotos with fins.

??? Not sure what you are thinking and why would living on the West Coast help(which I don't BTW)? I would like to see the day you can buy a "nice" '73 Cuda cheaper than a "nice" '73 or '74 Charger.   

If you consider an arm and a leg to be anything over $3-4000 then you are not going to get much of anything in any car.  :P
1968 Charger 383 auto
1969 Charger R/T 440 4 speed
1970 Charger 500 440 auto
1972 Challenger 318
1976 W200 Club Cab 4x4 400 auto 
1978 Ramcharger 360 auto
2001 Durango SLT 4.7L (daily driver)
2005 Ram 2500 4x4 Big Horn Cummins Diesel 6 speed
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7 Hemi

chargerkid

Road/Track what's the deal with that 300 red convertible?  That is a beauty.  Who owns it?  Is it for sale?
Seriously looking for a car like that!  Any one knows of one...please let me know.

Steve P.

Hell, I can't afford a Charger NOW!! I have a couple of 65' Coronet 500's and they are killing me..

And for those of you thinking about doing a lighter car for a road or track racer,,,, LET ME KNOW. One of them is for sale.. It is light. Frame is tide and I need room........ :icon_smile_approve:
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

Arthu®

I would probably look into old Jags like the XJS. Cheap, can be made pretty fast and they are pretty cool.

Arthur
Striving for world domination since 1986

skip68

I'm allready looking at the Mustang II's. They seem to be getting more popular and expensive. 302's 4sps. I'm looking at one today from an old lady.  She bought it new and it only has 67,000 original miles on it, runs great and has maintenance records. :o  She can't drive anymore and has no family that wants it. I told her I'd give $800--$900 for it and she said to come up and drive it and check it out. It's not a million dollar car but I'm starting to collect all the sports cars I can. Zcars, A-B bodies, T-A's, ect. I'll sit on them until they are worth something and thn unload them. Think about it, they will only go up in value. That's a good investment for 20yrs down the road..  You guy's have to know what I'm talking about.. How many times have you seen what was a nothing car in high school, now be worth 4-5-or 10 times more now, and we all say the same thing, if I only knew then what I know now I'd bought all I could and be rich now.(Man, I could have got those for nothing 10yrs. ago) :shruggy: :scratchchin: :slap: So, if you take any 60's-70's and maybe 80's  sports cars, sit on them if you have the space, and 10-20yrs. from now you'll have a small fortune of solid collector cars :ahum: :2thumbs: :ahum: Think about it, take any car that's 40-50yrs. old and complete and see what it's worth..And that's my  :Twocents:.... Chuck...........................................
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41husk

08 hemi Challenger :yesnod:  I hope they build a convertible :o  They will be more than most chargers but much easier to finance ;D
1969 Dodge Charger 500 440/727
1970 Challenger convertible 340/727
1970 Plymouth Duster FM3
1974 Dodge Dart /6/904
1983 Plymouth Scamp GT 2.2 Auto
1950 Dodge Pilot house pick up