E Body Values

[Rich G.]

It's all in the details. An educated buyer will know the difference and be willing to pay for it.

[70 Challenger Lover]

It's all in the details. An educated buyer will know the difference and be willing to pay for it.

That's what I'm hoping for. I already started writing the description so I can get it all in great detail. I'll probably put the link in the ad for the build thread I started here so potential bidders can see the whole transformation and judge for themselves if the work is up to snuff.

[HP_Cuda]

It seems restomods have been getting some good prices. I for one would love for prices to continue rising but it's the old law of supply and demand. Over the long haul you will see prices drop.

[Rich G.]

Pictures of the build would be a big plus. If you asking a higher price then it really helps when you can show what it looks like without the nice paint so the buyer knows what he's really buying.

[70 Challenger Lover]

Pictures of the build would be a big plus. If you asking a higher price then it really helps when you can show what it looks like without the nice paint so the buyer knows what he's really buying.

I agree. I'll list it first with its original paint. Obviously repaired areas like the new roof skin and front end will be wearing fresh paint but any questions about the work are immediately answered in the build thread with photos backing it all up. There are a couple boo boos on the body which I might strip to bare steel just to show that there isn't some gruesome mess hiding underneath.

[ragtopdodge]

Given the insane costs of restoration, "done" cars still are not as high as they should be.

Unless you have a 6-pack, AAR/T-A, 'vert, and/or Hemi car, don't buy a rust-bucket project.  You'll never get even 50% of your money back.

Best buy is a 80% done project where body/paint and most drivetrain components are DONE!  And people selling projects are usually desperate to unload.

[blown motor]

Hoping in a few more years the 72-74 challengers will start raising in value as well

They already are.   

[340challconvert]

I track auction prices on our e bodies
This is the first time I tracked the prices of 72-74 Challengers from Mecum from 2016 through current 2019 sales.
Interesting. You make your own analysis on this.     Looks like prices are going up.

1972-1974 CHALLENGER AUCTION PRICES MECUM


LOT T24 – INDY 2019
1972 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, 4-Speed
34.1k

LOT T65 – HOUSTON 2019
1973 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, 4-Speed
24.750k

LOT F234 – HOUSTON 2019
1973 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Automatic
31,9k

LOT T14 – PHOENIX • GLENDALE 2019
1973 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, Automatic
25.850

LOT W51 – KISSIMMEE 2019
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye
340 CI, 4-Speed
27.5k

LOT U230 – KISSIMMEE 2019
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye
340 CI, 4-Speed
24k

LOT E167 – KISSIMMEE 2019
1973 Dodge Challenger
Automatic
17,050k

LOT S149 – LAS VEGAS 2018
1972 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, Automatic
49.5k

LOT T102 – DALLAS 2018
1974 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Automatic
21.450k

LOT T129 – HARRISBURG 2018
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye
340 CI, Automatic
35.2k

LOT T173 – HARRISBURG 2018
1973 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, Automatic
28.6k

LOT F107 – HARRISBURG 2018
1972 Dodge Challenger
440/500 HP, Automatic
69.3k

LOT F109 – PORTLAND 2018
1973 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Automatic
19.8k

LOT F157 – DENVER 2018
1973 Dodge Challenger Rallye
340 CI, Automatic
26.4k

LOT W113.1 – INDY 2018
1972 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, 4-Speed
Not sold high bid 30k

LOT W215 – INDY 2018
1972 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, 4-Speed
35.2k

LOT U113 – INDY 2018
1974 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Automatic
35K not sold

LOT S46 – KANSAS CITY 2018
1972 Dodge Challenger
383 CI, Automatic
35.2k

LOT L268 – KISSIMMEE 2018
1973 Dodge Challenger
340/420 HP, Automatic
30.8k

LOT T19 – KISSIMMEE 2018
1972 Dodge Challenger
318 CI, Automatic
17.6k

LOT S64 – KANSAS CITY 2017
1972 Dodge Challenger Resto Mod
440 CI, Automatic
21k high bid not sold

LOT S16.1 – LAS VEGAS 2017
1972 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Automatic
32k high bid

LOT S60.1 – CHICAGO 2017
1972 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, 4-Speed
32k

LOT S60.1 – HARRISBURG 2017
1973 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, Automatic
29.5k

LOT F174 – HOUSTON 2017
1973 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, Wildwood Disc Brakes
28k


LOT F60.1 – HOUSTON 2017
1972 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Factory Air
28k


LOT S72 – KANSAS CITY 2017
1972 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Automatic
25k high bid not sold

LOT F129 – LOS ANGELES 2017
1972 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Automatic
25k high bid not sold

LOT K205 – KISSIMMEE 2017
1972 Dodge Challenger
318 CI, Factory Air
29k

LOT G125 – KISSIMMEE 2017
1973 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Automatic
42.5k

LOT G138 – KISSIMMEE 2017
1973 Dodge Challenger Pro Touring
512/500 HP, Automatic
40k

LOT F43.1 – KISSIMMEE 2017
1973 Dodge Challenger
5.7L, Automat
45k high bid not sold

LOT F123 – KANSAS CITY 2016
1973 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, Six Pack Setup
26k

LOT S89 – KANSAS CITY 2016
1972 Dodge Challenger
340 CI
25k

LOT S107 – KANSAS CITY 2016
1972 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, 4-Speed
29,5k

LOT F106 – ANAHEIM 2016
1973 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, Rotisserie Restoration
38k

LOT F172 – ANAHEIM 2016
1973 Dodge Challenger
512/588 HP, Automatic
26k

LOT S22 – ANAHEIM 2016
1972 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Automatic
23k high bid not sold

LOT F147 – LOUISVILLE 2016
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye
340/240 HP, 4-Speed
41k

LOT F71 – HARRISBURG 2016
1973 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, 4-Speed
30k


LOT S185 – DENVER 2016
1972 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, Rotisserie Restoration
26k

LOT S105.1 – DENVER 2016
1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye
340 CI, 4-Speed
27k

LOT F266.1 – DENVER 2016
1974 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Fuel Injection
35k high bid no sale

LOT G212 – INDY 2016
1973 Dodge Challenger
318 CI, Automatic
21.5k

LOT F93 – INDY 2016
1973 Dodge Challenger
340 Stroker, Automatic
22k

LOT F61.1 – INDY 2016
1974 Dodge Challenger
360/275 HP, 4-Speed
32k not sold high bid

LOT F173.1 – HOUSTON 2016
1973 Dodge Challenger
440 CI, Automatic
36k

LOT T156 – KISSIMMEE 2016
1973 Dodge Challenger Race Car
Petty Enterprises Built Kit Car
47.5k

LOT L214 – KISSIMMEE 2016
1973 Dodge Challenger
340 CI, 4-Speed
27.5k

[js27]

I just put my 70 R/T Vert up for sale  this weekend. I put it on here and on Cars On Line. I feel my price is reasonable for what I have. I know you could never buy and restore a rust bucket for what I am selling a Calif. rust free vert for. I guess we will see.
I may throw it on Ebay next week but to many tire kickers on there.
I think the cars that are selling are the high end cars to the deep pocket collectors. The project cars are bought by most of us who can't afford a professional restoration and do the best we can with what we got. The cars that are done and above the $50,000 mark are the toughest to sell because they are not special enough for the deep pocket guys and are too much for the average working guy who doesn't have that much cash to lay out all at once even though they will probably spend more finishing their own projects. Just my 2 cents.
JS27

[70 Challenger Lover]

I would still give eBay a go.

I did that with my 70 super bee and ultimately the eBay ad helped me connect to the buyer in Germany. He most likely would not have found the car otherwise. I got every penny I asked for.

Last year, a friend of mine did the same thing with his older land cruiser. The buy was in Sweden and paid his full asking price for it. Far more than American bidders were willing to pay.

I see eBay as a really good ad platform to reach buyers everywhere at a reasonable price. The ads would get expensive though if you had an unrealistic reserve on it of course.

In your case, I think you are very fairly priced. And I agree that it gets harder to sell a car north of 40k unless it's truly collector grade but I say it in very general terms. There are a lot of us who are still young enough to enjoy the hobby but old enough to have the financial means to do it and that situation is getting better for sellers. I'm not rich by any means and I just shelled out $50k for a convertible Barracuda. My original plan was to wait a few more years when I retired and then plunk down somewhere between $60-80k on a Cuda. And I fully expected that it would be high end driver quality and not show quality at that price.

[ragtopdodge]

72-74s have really gone up.

Now's the time to pick up a clean 4-speed Cuda or Challenger Rallye.

I prefer 72s, then 74s, then 73s.

The $50-90k cars are a bit tough to sell unless they're convertibles or shaker cars.  That's a lot of money for the average dood.

[340challconvert]

JS 27 You have an extraordinary Challenger RT convertible in a unique color combo
The 70 RT convertible models are very desirable and made for only one year.
It shows as a very clean and well done car.
You have reasonable price on her.  It will sell. 

The 72-74 Challengers were initially the Challenger step child for years, and is a different market.  It looks like even these later Challengers are now increasing in value.

[Flatdad]

I watched local listings & Ebay for Challengers from about 2014 to now. Prices spiked in early 2016 then plateaued, & now seem to be going up again. I wish I'd bought every cheap 72-74 Challenger I ever saw early on.

I drove my R/T onto a trailer and hauled it home for 5k (which was way too much for it given the rust) right before the spike in 2016. No way could I find that price locally today & its only been 3 years since then.

[72 Challenger]

I quasi watch the auction results because they only make up a small percentage of car sales. This is based on my gut analysis.

I find that the bigger cars (think road Runners, GTX's) pre 1971 are fairly flat. 71 and up Road runners and GTX's are getting good money now though.
The winged cars are having a hard time right now.
E bodies, nice ones are still strong 72's are getting very respectful money.
A bodies are high. I thought it would be a cold day in hell before I spent 30k on an A body but here we are. 

[dave73]

72-74s have really gone up.

Now's the time to pick up a clean 4-speed Cuda or Challenger Rallye.

I prefer 72s, then 74s, then 73s.

The $50-90k cars are a bit tough to sell unless they're convertibles or shaker cars.  That's a lot of money for the average dood.

Curious, what's the reasoning behind the preference on the 72-74 years? I'm guessing options if restoring to original?