Found a 70 Coronet R/T ???

LH23H2R said

I'm sure the same thing was said about now-collectible cars , back in the 70's and early 80's , especially prior to (fairly) common knowledge of v.i.n. decoding .

How many 318 or 340 powered 'Cuda models were kickin' back on the lots of sleazy "hot rod" dealerships back in the 70's / 80's , with zero knowledge of its 440 / 440 Six Barrel or even Hemi origins ?

Oh , and I wouldn't be surprised to find that there's some *trouble* with this '70 Coronet's paperwork ...

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I bought a 4-door, 69 Coronet 440 with a 318 back in 1993 from a "buy-here-pay-here" lot for $1200 if my memory serves me right. I put a lot of elbow grease into that car and added some Cragar S/S rims and dual exhaust and it was a real head turner. Only sold it because I had to do a tour in Korea and couldn't store it sufficiently. Wish I had it now. I agree that many "now collectable cars" could be found on lots back in the day. But now even 'sleezy' car lots can research what they have and usuaully demand more than what is reasonable. Of course what is "reasonable" to one buyer may not be to another.