New to E bodies

[Jack0817]

Long time Mopar enthusiast . All of my experience has been with B bodies and Hellcats, zero experience with E bodies, so I figured I would start here. I located a 1970 Challenger convertible, 318, 3 speed, almost no options, complete car. It has been sitting for 40 years. Rotted trunk, floors, quarter panels,convertible top was used as a trampoline, mice ate the interior. Not sure about the integrity of the torsion bar mounts. Will need to be winched on to a trailer. Any idea what it is worth? I am thinking it would be a good candidate for a resto mod. I am thinking 3k tops? Am I correct? Or way off? Thank you in advance for your feedback.

 

[HooToTheCore]

Anything under $10K would be a good price for a complete convertible needing a lot of metal work. I'm not a resto-mod fan, but that is an option for some.

 

[Xcudame]

Welcome to FEBO from the desert! Lots of commonality between B and E bodies. All E-bodies are rare and convertibles are even rarer. Luckily they make a ton of sheet metal for E-bodies!

 

[mrmopar340]

JH27's are rare. It would be a good project to save one. Probably a load of money to do it but riding in it afterwards will be priceless.

Welcome in. Waving from Virginia.

 

[Mopar Nut]

 

[fasjac]

Welcome from Arkansas! I love the convertibles. Get it as cheap as possible. Hard to put any number on it without seeing it. I passed on some for 700 bucks in the late 70’s that just needed motors.
Big mistake.
Glad you’re here and good luck.

 

[DetMatt1]

Welcome to the site from the Motor City!

 

[Challenger RTA]

Welcome to FEBO. At one point we all had zero experience with E bodies.

 

[Rapidfire]

Welcome to the forum. Nice to have you with us

 

[moparlee]

Welcome to the site from Michigan!
What did you decide on the Challenger?

 

[Challenger RTA]

SOOO how did it work out. Even if you didn't get it. Can you share pictures?

 

[Chryco Psycho]

Welcome !

 

[One of few]

For that price, it might be worth jumping on - these old E Body project cars are only going up in price, and that’s when you can find a good candidate. Welcome, and good luck!

 

[Cuda Hunter]

@Jack0817

Sure would like to see some pictures of this car. How about a fender tag readout.
Kind of hard to give a value without seeing the actual shape and what the original options are.

 

[JDMopar]

If all of the convertible specific parts are there and intact enough to use, the VIN tag and partial VIN's aren't rotted off of it, the rest of it can be built out of an AMD catalog. If you could get it for a $3K price in 2024....you'd better grab it and run like a mofo!

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Unfortunately, @Jack0817 has not visited the site since the day he joined and created this WIW thread.