Tucked away in a back yard in Minden, Nevada sits this 1971 Dodge Charger. The car is listed here on eBay with 19 days remaining in the auction. The seller has it listed at a $12,000 Buy It Now or you can make an offer. The Charger has been parked for 15 years and the seller states that the motor is not seized.
There is a picture of the data tag so you can see some of the options. The car is a project and the interior shows that the dash is faded and cracked. The front seats have covers on them and the car looks to have been originally blue. The 1971 model was the first year of the third generation of the Dodge Charger which featured the beautiful fuselage body.
This car is said to be equipped with the 383 cubic inch V8 “Magnum” engine. The 383 cubic inch motor was first introduced in 1968 and became the standard performance engine for Mopar. The engine is rated at 335 horsepower and included 440 Magnum heads, special camshaft and improved exhaust manifolds. This Charger was delivered with a column shifted automatic transmission.
I will be the first to admit that I am not a Mopar expert. I have always liked 1969 and newer Chargers but I don’t have a clue what this one is worth. My gut feel is it is a little pricey for a non-running car with limited information listed. Let me know your thoughts.
First yr. of the 383 magnum was 68.
I had the ‘72 version with Thrush Sidewinders, Dunlop G60 x14’s on deep dish chrome reverse and baby moons, white vinyl over this blue with blue interior, Learjet 8 track proudly mounted under the dash with 8” Sony speakers blasting Deep Purple as the best theme music for that car was Highway Star..loved that car for what it was.
That being said, he seller of this car claims “ The vehicle needs work and is mainly used for weekend drives.”
Uhhh, really?? Sumpin don’ sound right here, Lucy..
It’s way overpriced.
The VIN says it’s a base Charger originally equipped with a 318 that looks like it’s been abandoned in the backyard for 15 years. Whoever buys it will need to deal with what looks like a leaking sunroof and replace the front bucket seats, whose origin is unknown. A smart buyer would value it as if it were a parts car to protect their interests if the car turns out to be to far gone to bring back to life.
Steve R
Junk Mopar.
According to the VIN it’s actually a ’72. The seller flaunts it as “an original”, but if it had been a factory big block, which, as stated above, it isn’t, it would have a 400 not a 383.
Couldn’t get all the pictures to load the first time, including the one with the fender tag that doesn’t match the door tag.. I see now that it is a ’71 that has had the doors and fenders replaced. And with ’73 tail lights thrown in too.
Someone with less experience will hit on it.
Lot of work in that ride—not worth no 12K
Someone watching too much Barrett Jackson again.
Didn’t they all run when parked?
The car has the data plate H51 code for factory A/C, and the dash has the A/C controls & vents, but there is no evidence of any A/C equipment under the hood. So it’s a good chance the engine has been replaced with a non-A/C engine.