The Dodge Challenger’s original star was only shining for five years. The “pony car” arrived on the scene just as the demand for performance automobiles had peaked. From a promising first season where the car found 77,000 buyers, sales were down to 16,000 units in 1974 when Chrysler pulled the plug on it and its cousin, the Plymouth Barracuda. This ’74 Challenger is not show quality, but it’s far nicer than a daily driver. Located in Grain Valley, Missouri, this nifty Mopar is available here on eBay, where the current bid is $20,099 with no reserve in play.
This Challenger is not a muscle car, possibly ordered when new by a secretary type as a flashy set of wheels to make the ‘70s “scene”. It has a numbers-matching 318 cubic-inch V8 with a TorqueFlite automatic transmission pairing that may have as few as 37,000 miles. The seller doesn’t know if that’s actual, but won’t rule it out given the overall condition of the Dodge. Factory options included power steering, power front disc brakes, and air conditioning (which may need a recharge).
Burnished Red Metallic (GE7) paint was applied during assembly, and one redo was done on this Mopar at some point. The contrasting color vinyl top and two-tone interior may be original and present quite well. The car’s broadcast sheet has survived and can be used with the fender tag to verify the complete setup of the Dodge. The seller has performed basic maintenance in the six months he or she has owned it.
Besides the A/C, the only items on the buyer’s to-do list might be fixing a small oil pan leak (needs a new gasket?) and reapplying an emblem that fell off. And you might want to put back on the large bumper guards the seller took off. The previous owner had the Challenger for 20 years, so it appears the car hasn’t lived in too many different garages. The seller has a walkaround video for viewing, but you’ll have to ask for it.
Interesting. It has a 70-71 style console shifter…it should have the ‘T’ style like my 74. Other than that it looks like a fairly original car. GLWTS!
This is a stock plain Challenger in great shape. The price is very fair for it. You could drive this home if you wanted to. I was surprised to see the shifter hander is a 70-71 style. Not the T-handle from72-74. The early one was better my preference. The only thing to do is recharge AC unit. And cut the exhaust wheel barrel handle to make them turn downs. Easy fix. This Challenger is perfect to own. It won’t give you any major headaches!😂 Would i buy it. Yes if I had room. I would go to many car shows with it…. after getting a major detail work on it. Good luck to the next owner. 🐻🇺🇸
I drove a new one like this on a test drive from an eager dealership that wanted them gone in 74. They were selling pretty poorly, even the 318s. Decided I didn’t like the ergonomics, sat too low. I ended up buying a Dart Sport with a 318 3sp. (blue with white buckets, but no air) You sat higher in those. It was cheaper to buy, a lot cheaper to insure. Maybe not quite as sexy, but I was happy with it until the torsion bar rests rusted off years later.
Back around 1985 I looked at one that was same color, the owner brought it to the tire shop I worked at. It had a factory 360 4-barrel and 4 speed, it was even cleaner than this one and he priced it at $4,500. Back then the price seemed a little high even for one as nice as it was, oh well…
fair price for a change. somebody is going to score a winner. i like it still has the factort polyglass g/t tire in the trunk
Sold on 8/12/2025 for a high bid of $23,101.
Steve R