OPINION on 71 challenger on ebay

[tommie69]

anyone see this car in person? I see the guy has the 1 bad feedback
.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodg...139434?hash=item2ee7c7feea:g:vZMAAOSwNSxVANyq
seems like a good price for the car? Can I have Your opinion guys?
any feedback is welcomed.
I am interested in the car that's why I am asking. THX

 

[DetMatt1]

Looks like a damn nice car and I'm thinking you certainly couldn't restore one for the asking price.

 

[tommie69]

I agree! I live in NY , far cry fro Cali. Does anyone on this forum live nearby this car? I would like to have it checked out. Or can someone tell me a company that I can call and pay to have the car checked out? I wont buy a car site unseen, and I don't have time to take off and see the car. Not within 5 days of this auction!

 

[moparleo]

Boys and girls, $25,000. is not the asking price. It is the starting price and does not meet the minimum reserve price. $42,500 is the buy it now price. His real price is somewhere between those 2 figures and I will bet is much closer to $40 grand than it is to $25 grand.

 

[Bill]

I will have around $30,000 (parts and car only) into my 73 non numbers matching Challenger (driver) by the time I am finished with it doing almost all of the work myself. My car spent it's life in New England (AKA "rustbelt"). You being from New York I would think that a car that spent it's life in the South West is worth $10k right off the bat. One thing I learned after restoring my car is never, never, never, never buy a project car that has spent it's life in this region. What metal is there is very thin. I would say that even at $40k this is a very good "value" if the car is as good as it "looks" and it does look awesome. I would ask for customer reference from this moparmountain place. Just my opinion. Good luck and keep in mind... "You only live once".

 

[DetMatt1]

Boys and girls, $25,000. is not the asking price. It is the starting price and does not meet the minimum reserve price. $42,500 is the buy it now price. His real price is somewhere between those 2 figures and I will bet is much closer to $40 grand than it is to $25 grand.

I knew that when I posted.

 

[challenger6pak]

$40,000 is more than the market for this car even though, as Bill pointed out, it probably cost that or more than that to make it the car it is.

 

[tommie69]

thanks for your reply back. I didn't think for 1 second that this car would sell for under 40k. I looked up mountainmopars and he has the car for sale on there for 49k. Which means to me anyway that he has the car for sale a while now? maybe?? I haven't asked him any question yet and I am not a fan of buying someones car "done" already. Just don't know what could be under the paint! ?But to be honest I never owned a Ebody , so I don't really know what its worth. I do agree you cant build this car for that much. I have done full restoration on 5 cars so far and know it takes about 35 to 40 to restore one the way I do them anyway! I am hoping someone on here lives by and can give us their opinion on the car or someone who has seen it already. I really want a 71 cuda but 71 challengers are my next favorite. Any help is appreciated. thx Tom

 

[tommie69]

I will have around $30,000 (parts and car only) into my 73 non numbers matching Challenger (driver) by the time I am finished with it doing almost all of the work myself. My car spent it's life in New England (AKA "rustbelt"). You being from New York I would think that a car that spent it's life in the South West is worth $10k right off the bat. One thing I learned after restoring my car is never, never, never, never buy a project car that has spent it's life in this region. What metal is there is very thin. I would say that even at $40k this is a very good "value" if the car is as good as it "looks" and it does look awesome. I would ask for customer reference from this moparmountain place. Just my opinion. Good luck and keep in mind... "You only live once".

I don't even know that this car was a California car ? The fender tag says it was built in Michigan. Could it still be a Cali car?

 

[DetMatt1]

Yes. California built cars make their way east and Detroit built cars make their way west, it's not uncommon.

 

[js29]

I understand no e body's were built in Los Angeles after May 1970! I think that is what I read.

 

[DetMatt1]

I hadn't heard that before, interesting.

 

[js29]

If I remember that right! and non built there after 70 model year.

 

[moparleo]

The car is in a town with a population of 2000 people. It is located in the middle of no where. I think Porterville was the closest major city to it. 200-300 miles north from L. A. Also not a good feedback percentage as noted by original poster..

 

[Bill]

I guess one advantage of restoring yourself is you know what you got.

 

[tommie69]

I guess one advantage of restoring yourself is you know what you got.

I also do love restoring them! I never bought a car that was done! This is a pretty car ! The bad feedback was for selling a charger. That's not good. looks like his pos feedback is only as a buyer!

 

[mmissile]

If ya know what you're looking at....the only way to buy a car these days, is done.