I disagree 2 years ago a 70 Chally Convert 5.7 sold at Mecum for 125K. Ebody converts are only going up. The softness in the market on the whole is not effecting the high end cars. The only problem there's so many of them all of a sudden. At Barett this year there will be 15 HEMICUDAS thats crazy!!

 

"High end" & "Quick sale" are two terms that generally are in direct conflict with each other. Have to agree with the general sentiment here.... 90K is probably a number that only a 6-pack or Hemi car with matching numbers is likely to see. Doesn't make much sense to put 800+ man hours into a car that you are only going to turn around and sell; that's a big money losing risk right there.

 

With XV doing resto mods for over 200K that wouldn't be a correct statement

 

Whats done is done. The Car, a nice convert with lots of TLC and has a 5.7 Hemi in it. Thats a car that would appeal to a more limited market. IF I were to buy another Challenger it would have to be a true six-pak or 426 Hemi or I would consider a new 6.1L SRT-8 Hemi 2008 Challenger. I just couldn't see myself spend $75,000-$100,000 on a 5.7 Hemi in a classic musclecar. It looks great and looks like its would be a sweet ride and maybe if it said 'Foose" it may garner alot of attention but I just don't think that combo can grab the high end market but I would also say there's a car for every buyer so it will sell, when and for how much will be determined. That would be a good Power Tour car since it boasts high MPG but I would think anybody wanting a mean tire melting classic isn't all that concerned with mileage. And like was mentioned above Christmas is a bad time to sell cars unless it would turn into a present for somebody!!!!

 

The early E body convertibles are going for unbelieveably sky high amounts, but that is mainly the numbers matching 6 pack and Hemi cars with the 4 speed. There are exceptions, but unless it's a very modified car, huge show winning car or built by a noteable builder then there aren't many chances of one going for that much. If you find the right person it will sell for that, but good luck finding one. I know of one that wants a '74 Cuda with a '71 Cuda nose and a Hemi in it and can pay that kind of price, but again it's someone that just happens to want something very specific and if one has it it can be sold for that much, it's just hard to find that specific one who wants it.

 

I'd have to say you covered most of the rational avenues already. You could gamble with it on B-J, but you end up paying a huge commission fee and the sale isn't guaranteed anyways. I'd say give eBay a couple more tries and see if the right person is in the market at the time of your auction. Craigslist.org or any MoPar forum usually don't have members looking for high-end resto-modded cars, so that kind of eliminates all the places I could suggest. I know of a larger E-body website, Cuda-Challenger.com, but I don't know if any of the members are looking for anything at the moment. Good luck with your sale as that car is very clean and extremely nice! Those 5.7 conversions aren't cheap, so I understand the high price tag, not to mention it's a convertible.

 

Thanks for the kind words

 

If you had a high end (440+6 or Hemi) Cuda hardtop automatic around $150K and under that is #'s matching and restored I could get you a buyer right now. In fact he is currently going to look at a $150K 440+6 #'s match restored Cuda with documentation and only 12K miles on it.

 

It really doesn't matterif such and such sold at mecum for 125 grand. The car was porbally more rare. These days in the Mopar Muscle world, it doesnt matter what you have, what matters is what's in it. You're pretty much comparing cars by their looks.

For example: Mecum's $125k 1970 Challenger could have been a all around matching R/T 440+6 on the vin numbers everywhere found on the car. But since they dumped a newer 5.7 Hemi into it due to the original engine being blown and removed or lost for whatever reason.

Now this Challenger might be a usual Challenger with matching all around numbers but was a 318 and the engine was removed because the seller thinks that putting a newer more reliable Hemi in it would fetch more money.

It depends on the rarity of the car. Back then you could hand pick what you wanted and how you wanted it, non of this package crap they do today. It's like a giant card game, you never know what you got till you research.

But that comes to a small side question: was this car all original with the original block/engine in it? Because that would fetch more money than a converted car.

 

barret jackson is what you want if you want that crazy price, thats where the crazy non diy people go to buy cars who have thick wallets. so go to barret jackson its only 10% commmision and you'll get over $100,000 so your best bet is...