2 for 1: 1970 and 1971 Dodge Challenger Parts
Dodge came to the pony car game later than everyone else in 1970 (five years after the Ford Mustang started such a ruckus). Chrysler had developed a new E-body platform for the Plymouth Barracuda and Dodge got to share it with their new Challenger – through 1974. The seller appears to have parts and pieces for two convertibles, a 1970 Challenger R/T (383 V8) and a 1971 Challenger (318 V8). Bring your flatbed to New Raymer, Colorado, and you can take it all home. The collection is offered here on eBay where only one bid of $4,200 has been cast, there is a reserve, but $22,000 moves you to the front of the line.
What’s left of the ’70 R/T drop-top is rare in that less than 700 of them were produced with the 383 engine. A V8 ’71 rag-top saw more assemblies, but also rarely at under 1,800 copies. But what survives of either car is hard to sort out from the photos provided as they look like one shell and a bunch of parts sitting out in the weeds.
The R/T was finished in B5 Blue paint when new and the big block was paired with a 727 TorqueFlite automatic transmission. The list of surviving pieces includes the dash tag, fender tag, radiator support, taillight panel, and the R/T hood. The body/shell we see is from the ’71 and it comes with a rebuildable title, build sheet, and the numbers-matching 318. There is no glass except for one windshield. If any of this will help you rebuild your 1970-71 Challenger project, bid away. Or you could try to revive the ’71, but that’s a tall mountain to climb.
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1-800-the-hook 🪝 🛻
I wouldn’t even bother with the crusher on these two. Just let ‘mother nature’ finish what she started!
Edging toward getting the second “you’ve got to be kidding” award for August.
Yeah Bobhess, I agree, but the Mopar mania ceases to amaze me. This junk isn’t worth pulling out if the woods, but it is the law of supply and demand and people love old Chrysler products.
These heaps were worthless until these low life auctions started. Today fake market values have old Dodge’s worth hundreds of thousands of dollars thrown to the wind by baby boomers thinking they are young again. Yes, There is a psychology to this madness of these jalopies. In my day a Charger and Challenger was overpriced and rarely saw one even on 1st street on a Saturday Night.
jev – smash palace
I don’t agree, I’ve learned the hard way. Remember the triple black car that was on Craigslist for 2500, it sold on EBay a week later for over 12 grand , that will teach me not to be too lazy and get in the truck.
Or years ago the 68 ram air 2 Gto convert for 1500 on Cl, that auction was a strange one, the car bid up to 12-15 grand only to have that buyer retract his bids down to 6 grand. Years ago 2013.
So someone will have the means to turn this into money.
We won’t recognize the 150k clone after the recycling process.
Shiny paint crate motor, Zero original sheet metal, some ones slant six car just got worth a whole lot more money.
It’s not 1982 anymore
Well at least the seller is being honest by saying these are parts and a parts car. It’s up to over 8 grand so I think somebody wants or needs some convertible parts, or wants to convert a coupe into a convertible. It’s been done before. Do any of the experts know if there are differences between Barracuda and Challenger bodies. I thought I read a long time ago that they had different wheelbases or one was longer than the other. I don’t know why Chryco would go to the trouble to do that when most people couldn’t see a visible difference.
@ geezerglide 85 Subtle differences, check this out to see.
https://www.legendaryautointeriors.com/the-1970-dodge-challenger-vs-the-1970-plymouth-cuda-whats-the-difference/
The Challenger has a slightly longer floorpan making it a longer car. Mostly all exterior sheetmetal is different.
To stumble across something like this in the weeds is interesting. Don’t laugh, take some photos, post them and make money! Anything old, has potential.
The guy from graveyard cars would probably pass on this one
If you have nowhere to put it, don’t buy it.
If you lose your storage, sell it.
If you’re gonna get around to restoring it one of these days, sell it.
If you can’t afford to restore it, sell it.
Don’t let your car become the victim of your delusions.
I’m interested in a 71 Challenger it’s the only new car I ever purchased. These came popping up and brought back lots of memories. You better be an absolute expert at these mid size Mopars, and have other cars to help with parts, or else!