The second generation of the popular Dodge Charger was a “wrap” in 1970. A complete redesign was coming the following year, so the changes for ’70 were minor but noticeable. The seller’s example once wore Plum Crazy paint, but like the rest of the Dodge, it’s well past its prime. Hopefully, the seller/dealer is exercising his/her sense of humor because you’re not going to “drive it home today”! Located in Celeste, Texas, this major project is available here on craigslist for $11,500. Thanks for directing us to this tip, “J”!
After a lukewarm debut in 1966-67, Dodge’s Charger got a huge boost with the popular redesign of Chrysler’s B-bodies in 1968. Sales ballooned from 15,788 copies in 1967 to 92,590 in 1968, settling to 85,680 in 1969. With the muscle car market starting to cool – and with a minor facelift – Charger sales dropped by 46% to 46,315 in the first year of the seventh decade. The seller’s ’70 Charger was a flashy one back in the day, leaving the factory in one of Dodge’s “Hi-Impact” colors, Plum Crazy (purple).
Time and Mother Nature have not been kind to this Mopar (and its former owners haven’t shown it any TLC). We don’t know what its sad story is, but it can’t be a pretty one. A 383 cubic inch V8 with a 2-barrel carburetor is how the VIN decodes. But a partial 440 is under the hood now and we’re unsure about the status of the TorqueFlite automatic. The hood, grille, bumpers, glass, and most of the interior are no more. But the VIN, fender, and body stamps/tags are still there.
The seller says the buyer may want to go with a “body swap build’ which to me that says the body is too far gone to be salvaged. You could rebuild this Charger nearly from scratch, but you’re going to have some serious coin invested when you’re done. Would you be better off restoring a ’70 Charger that has less issues to begin with (although there is something to be said for “clean sheets”)?
“Ran when parked?”
11.5k – HAHAHAHA!
Dixon dial ☎️ 1-800-the-hook 🛻🪝
I often see cars that are priced with an extra zero. This is one of them.
Should be $1,150.00.
Should be $115.
Junk on wheels. No trailer required.
And what wheels they are… If I had a boat and trailer, I wouldn’t put those wheels on the trailer.
With what looks like collision damage, slopped on Bondo and near 100 percent surface rust, it wouldn’t be worth taking on if it was free.
The ad list the condition as good. Humm….as compared to what?
$11,500 and you can receive the VIN tag value proposition in an envelope in the mail? Seriously?
This looks like it was previously parted out.
This dealer selling this car uses some guys in the outskirts of the Bay Area as paid finders. I ran across their YouTube channel a few months ago where they mentioned this dealer by name. The Chanel wasn’t interesting enough to watch again, but they seemed to be pretty good at finding Mopars.
No matter how much complaining there is about prices, good deals are out there for those willing to put in the work.
Steve R
I’m not even sure if Mark Worman from Graveyard Cars would touch this one.
You’d have to be Plum Crazy to restore this one.
I just loved what they said in the ad, drive this home today. The price is just…. well, everyone has said it. I feel like it should be fixed, saved.
One to many jumps from them Duke boys.
Pro Street Material right there and leave the patina as is sits with a big bad blown and injected Hemi in that bad boy! lol 🤙🏽🙏🏦💨
You’d need a parts car just to use this as a parts car. Rougher than a night in jail.
Drive it home RIGHT!!! My 2 dogs say his is a RUFF one!!
…..LAWN ART!!!!…..find flat Charger hood.. sand it then prime paint… then paint it plum crazy the whole car!! Put it on your property. And see how many people want to buy it! 😂
There has got to be a saturation point coming soon in this Mopar craze. When it hits, woe be to those who are halfway through and heavily invested in their project.
People have been saying that for more years than you can count, and the ceiling for these cars continue rising….regardless, rarity is fixed into the price…you are talking about cars on the backside of 50 years old, with the herd thinning out, within the market place regarding cars available for ground up restoration..
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She’s a keeper, and the owner is definitely going to keep her.
My guess is that if you look around that garage you will find a can of orange paint. It looks like he got as far as stripping the paint and lost interest.
A little carnuba wax…
Ok. I might be the only crazy one here but I’m curious what it would look like after soda blasting the whole car. No idea what the frame or trunk pan looks like but the floors don’t have any obviously big holes of rot. To a guy familiar with Mopars this might be worth it for like $5,000. Maybe. Needs a ton of work but if you have the skills and access to a shop it might be a fun project. Or would be cool if it was donated to a tech school to work on.
Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time.
Fashion on the other hand, produces beautiful things which mostly always become ugly with time.
Think back to when these came out and what many of our fathers and uncles said about them. “They look quirky” can’t tell if it’s coming or going” “looks like a catfish swimming down the road”. Just like 59 Impalas, but they are pure art now, doesn’t matter what shape they’re in. You still see the beauty. There are tons of “fashion models” built over the years and the list is long.
Ah the old saying rode hard and put away wet
I look at this thing and the price being asked, and I think of the beautiful 69′ Charger R/T I sold for even less than that about 30 years ago and my stomach feels like it’s got an ulcer.
The key point was 30 years ago in your post! Circ 1995..
I’m quite aware that 30 years ago was 1995. You’re totally missing the point of my comment.
I love the first generation Chargers and particularly the second generation cars. But this one just screams LET ME DIE IN PEACE!
OK, I’m done here.
Come on now that will buff out 🤣
Wow what a pile.
At that price, I CAN resist! 🤣