Why Is This 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Selling For $150,000?
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- I’ve been looking for a follow up to the Mecum auction car video I did a couple months ago, and so far I’ve found… nothing close to it in terms of badness. You know what I have found? Some really good restorations. Today I’d like to have a look at one of those.
Have you seen a not-so-great restoration job on a Charger or other Mopar muscle car that is listed for sale or registered at an auction? Have you seen a really great one? I’d like to see that sort of thing - so drop a link in the comments, or shoot me an email at jamienoise@gmail.com
Thanks to @uniqueclassiccars for providing this listing with tons of excellent detailed photos. If you want to own this thing, give them a ring.
I did a resto mod 68. I paid for most of it to be done by a shop, (because the level of quality desired was well above my skill level). About $220K to finish it. Included an engine rebuild with fancy parts added. $150K for this example doesn't seem unreasonable.
Right. This is truly a pristine example as best as I can tell, and the workmanship was clearly top notch. It’s very expensive - but it’s very good.
Investment at this level, nothing less...
That appears to be the level of quality you would expect for a 115K Charger. I agree the green Charger was no way near the price it pulled. Happens all the time even on a high restoration like this blue one--forgot the map pocket trim(the two square chrome buttons on the corners of the map pockets). Keep these videos coming.
Thanks for the review! We would appreciate a tag if you review our inventory again in the future!
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Yes! You are very welcome, and I completely meant to tag you when I posted it and… well, it slipped my mind. I will rectify that now.
People that act so smart don't realize how much it costs to restore one of these. Buy a clapped out '68 for 20 large and dump a hundo into it over 2+ years and then hope you end up with this nice of a finished product. Price out AMD panels, paint/body materials, restoration parts, etc. and that's probably without labor for crying out loud. If I had an extra 150 in a retirement account I would pull it out and diversify into this appreciating asset. It's nothing less than fine art...but waaaay more fun!
Bloody hell that's gorgeous. If painted wheels and dog dish hubcaps are wrong, then I don't want to be right.
Nice car, nice example of Dodge Charger.
Thanks for sharing.
Take care, Ed
This is beautiful! The blue sets it off not at that price
That's one pretty Charger.
I could never relax in it enough to enjoy driving it.
Big same here.
I thought it was you playing the guitar at the end 😅 That’s a Clean Charger R/T!
Love it, that blue it heavenly.
From what I've gathered in the past researching my '68RT and confirming the details (I'm second owner and know the original owner didn't modify anything from when he purchased it new), for '68 the differences between standard and RT were 11" drums instead of 10" unless you opted for disks, and a beefier front sway bar and torsion bars, and indeed an extra leaf in the right rear leaf spring. There were different options you could add on but ticking just the RT option, those were the differences I believe. I haven't seen with any consistency otherwise.
That sounds correct to me. I am by no means an expert, but I’ve done a lot of reading over the years. I bring up the drum brakes specifically because of all the commenters on the previous video insisting that it had to be an R/T clone because it had drum brakes, which is absolutely not the case.
See what auctions do to prices? That one a few months back was probably done to set in motion raising prices across the board.
Interesting angle on that. It certainly makes this one look good…
I was just offered $150k for mine but it’s a high quality restomod. These cars are hot.
It's beautiful.
Volo has a 69 rt 20k less it gorgeous too with stripe delete and the big R/T badges ♥️
Got my super lotto ticket, the two dollar dream
That thing is beautiful. The blue may be my favorite color, but do you know how many junkers I could buy for that price :D
You and me both 🤣
Best looking muscle car ever. !
Man that is super nice!! I would be scared to drive it on the road one dirty spot and i would feel like i ruin it.
Same… I never want to own something that nice. My Charger is nowhere close and it’s already pretty much too good.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Well your a lucky dude and i know it wasn't cheap but your charger is nice but not too nice. I would say it's perfect for i would use it for just a good fun driver to have fun and live the dream of owning a 68 Charger. LOL.
Is that a Mark Worman special? He's the only 1 I'd think of when I see a restoration that correct but with a modern technology paint job. Chalk marks, rear diff lettering from the line, under hood stickers, and It's truly beautiful. The 4 speed and big block in a plan Jane but sexy blue. I'm guessing big block cause of sway bar.
It’s a 440 4 speed R/T. I guess I didn’t really say that. Haha. Actually all Chargers had a front sway bar from ‘66-70 at least, if I recall correctly. I really like that it’s stripe delete, radio delete, no top, no console. It was clearly ordered to do one thing…
All I know is it's Badass!
My 68 charger R/T 440 4spd has drum brakes
Prices are all over the map.... sometimes really good cars can't get squat, and some real sh*t heaps end up pulling huge bucks... makes no sense.
All I know is I will keep my factory X9 Black '69 Charger R/T SE 440 Magnum/Auto, all original solid Ca sheet metal, UN-Restored, UN-rebuilt and UN-molested and in great shape with no issues..... must be fate because I couldn't get a fraction of these prices when I tried selling, so it'll stay right here !
Good call. I know - it’s totally nuts. I think I mentioned what I paid for my car, and it was a lot. It’s no R/T, and it has had some work done, but it’s a relatively solid and largely original car that I can actually drive, enjoy, and depend on. It would be just about impossible to be replace.
Great example, but its sad because this car will sit in garage and be eye candy. What makes these cars special is to drive them and experience it. That experience also includes fixing them as well. Rather find one that needs some work, with some small bumps that we can drive, than this. Still a beautiful car.
Completely, 100% my take on things. You’ve seen my Charger - it looks nice enough but it’s far from perfect. I’m much more interested in drivable cars than museum pieces.
And there were new quarter panels changed on the car and new floor pans and trunk floor pans. So why would you actually pay over $150,000 for a restored numbers matching rust bucket?
Because if you want to have one done it’s going to cost you over $100k and it probably won’t turn out that nice. Find me one of these that hasn’t had quarters done. I’ll wait…
@@DeadDodgeGarage Most unrestored Chargers have had their quarter panels and floor panels done. Most of them have been totally rebuilt. And you're not gonna find a fifty plus year old car that's totally rust free and that clean. Not unless you're willing to pay over $100,000 for the car from a collector's collection. So let's be honest here now. Okay?
@@earlputnal9124 Have you seen my Charger rust video? Lol
Small details missing like pain markings from factory and that soi think thats 120-130k car, but in this range who wants that car dont care about some small details like 20k.
Have you ever seen a 5.2 magnum 46rh automatic transmission with a square weight on the torque converter???!!! Awsome channel
Huh. No, I can’t say I have… is it small? Maybe necessary to neutral balance the converter during manufacturing?
@@DeadDodgeGarage I don't know this is my first trainee Swap and I don't want to mess it up just kind of stumped me it's a little bigger than 1x1 inches and it is welded to the front face of the torque converter close to one of the bolt holes...not sure if i should cut it off
@@jobehayes8444 If this transmission was already behind a 5.2, leave it alone. They may have still used torque converter weights behind early 5.9 Magnums? That sounds kind of familiar but I really can't say for sure.
Over restored, but 100% better than the the other charger!
Course I say over restored, But I like that! And yes it takes time and patience, Not necessarily big $$$$ though!
Yes. I kept making references to it being too nice. Haha. At Rocket we call that a “neat” restoration - cleaner black out, masking for undercoating, nicer small details than the factory would’ve done. Paint things the factory didn’t so they last longer. Etc. It’s beautiful. I still hate that it’s $150k.
It is so nice I don't think I could enjoy it. When I'm around something that is so perfect and I want to play with it, I remember a time from my childhood when my older sister snatched a toy away from me and said "your hands will only ruin this!" . She was correct of course but still, what good is a beautiful toy if you can't play with it the way you want too? I'm 62 now and I still break my toys but I enjoy the hell out of them. I guess that's why I don't go for the perfect restoration thig. Don't get me wrong, I like things to be nice but not perfect because then I don't have to be worried about breaking them as much. I have a 68 coronet R/T convertible and it is nice, very nice but I'm constantly doing burnouts with it or just running it to redline before shifting every chance I get because if it breaks I will fix it. My dog loves being in the car with me and hanging his hear out in the wind. In order to do this he has scratches the top of the door a little but its totally worth it to me. How do you feel about the perfect car thig? Would you want to have this beautifully restored blue charger or would its pristineness prevent you from enjoying it fully?
No, I completely agree with you. I love my Charger, and while it’s a good looking car, it’s in a different universe than this thing. I have no interest in owning a car that I can’t use and enjoy. I understand why someone might want something like this - and if they can afford it, more power to them. But it’s much too nice for me. The other day, a brake shoe spring retainer shot off of my barracuda and dinged my Charger. While I was upset about it, it’s pretty close to two other dings, and I’m not going to cry about it. I get the nice seats grubby because that’s who I am as a person. I drive it every chance I get as weather allows. It’s nice enough - but not so nice as to be scared. And… it’s insured.
@@DeadDodgeGarage mmmmmm! Insurance
Great review
Beautiful
I read the fender tag and this car came with nothing no radio ps pb air tint glass disk brakes and strip delete nothing
That’s awesome. Love it. I didn’t decode it myself. I’m not really big on that. I got as far as verifying it was an R/T vin and numbers matched elsewhere.
Video game prices in real life?
Yeah… the future sucks
It’s missing the top corner map pocket chrome buttons
And the radiator core support sticker are usually to the right more and not right in front of the cap
Jack sticker should be to the left of truck lid, I’m using my survivor car as a example
Someone else called out the chrome corners. I hadn’t noticed obviously…
Note there is a wood felt like card board in the back sail panel head liner that keeps that smooth back there, it often doesn’t get replaced because it rots away it get misplaced
This makes my charger look like a toilet😂. This is the same colour as my 69 Plymouth, b3 frost blue, which takes a bit of getting used to
It makes mine look like… well it’s not quite a toilet but it definitely isn’t nice. Of course for an extra $100,000… this one had better be good. Haha.
Killer car
It Is Worth About 80,000 Dollars!
Good bit more than that
Where is the R/T Stripe ?
Ordered stripe delete!
Keep your elbow away from that washer bottle
She is a beauty. I'm sure I'm in the minority but I prefer Chargers with body colored rims and caps.
I love the look. If my ‘68 was optioned that way, I would probably put them back. It was instead optioned with the big wheel covers and I don’t really like those as much.
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That is the going rate for a restored 68. The work is spot on and to be honest 100k was spent at the shop that did it. This is years of work or with a team 6mo to 8mo. I saw mecum pawn off a 70 hemi charger but the funny thing is it's numbers matching status was bogus. It turned into a law suit when it was proven it was a rebody. Of course you never hear about those deals unless your in the position I am in. Lots of dirty cars out there so do your homework before you buy. Go see the car in person. Frankly I got lucky when I bought my 70 hemi charger because I knew Tony the builder and watched it come together. I paid 25k for it in 2004. Wonder where it is today. The last guy that had it dropped a valve and blew the motor so I was told. Doing donuts in a Walmart parking lot. Dumb azz.
Completely agree - I wouldn’t be surprised at all if they were into the car the asking price or more, with as good as the work appears to be.
Don’t you hate when people commit on shit they know nothing about!
commit to what?
There's a sucker born every minute.
-P.T. Barnum.
Please don't underestimate my intelligence ???🤔
I don’t know what on earth you are smoking, but I’ll be damned if it ain’t effective
Fully restored or not, I would never pay 150,000.00 for a car, yeah, it looks nice, but NO!!! The owner is a THIEF. 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
I disagree. Many collector grade cars are trading at a quarter million or higher. You wouldn’t pay for it, I wouldn’t pay for it, but that does NOT mean it isn’t “worth” it, or that the seller is a “thief.” I maintain that the high quality and extremely thorough restoration job to get this car to where it is probably put the owner into the car close to or above what it is selling for. If you paid a company to do this to yours, you would be spending $100,000 or more. Just a savable Charger R/T that needs everything runs $30-50k now. So… do the math.
@@DeadDodgeGarage I have done the math I bought a Hemi charger 500 when I came home from the Nam. It sat for a long time till 7 years ago. I had help but everything was replaced brand new I'm mean everything!!! After adding up all the receipts I spent close to $70,000.00 to bring the car back to mint condition. Some guys over Exaggerate the money they actually spent on the restoration of their cars. So if this charger R/T is worth $150,000.00 then my 426 Hemi Charger 500 must be worth alot more cause the Charger 500 was a Limited Production model, you don't believe me look it an do the math. TRUE👍👍👍👍👍
@@curtismiller8529 uh... Yeah, it probably is worth a lot more than that. You have one of the most desirable Chargers ever made.
All these people saying it's too much, a lot of people our there that $150,000 ain't lot of money. So mind your own business, let people spend their money there way
Right. A car at this level of fit and finish, that is correctly done and likely has as much as or more than it’s selling for invested? The type of person that would buy this can afford it. And my whole point here is that, for the price, this one is so much better than that auction car I did a video on a month or two back.
I remember those horrible trunk carpet mat they look like something your mom put in off the coffee table
If I had it I give it to him I'd rather have a black one hey Beggars can't be choosers but to me yet I love the car that much to where if it was one that was fully restored and I had 150 Grand I would drop it in a heartbeat
Should the engine be black I thought they don't they change the paint the blue and 71 I could be wrong but I thought 70 on down engines were black I thought Chrysler came out with the blue and 71 for the engine
Turquoise in 68 and earlier years. R/T engine is orange starting in 69. It went to corporate blue after that, by ‘72.
too much money
I agree, but in today’s market and by comparison to other recent sales, I don’t think it’s far off.