1973 Duster 340 Clone, Whats it Worth

Definitely a '73 car. Had the earlier front clip and tail put on it, and probably an earlier dash. Everything else in the interior is '73, and the fold down seat looks factory so that definitely makes in a '73+ car. Marker lights were probably shaved because the front and backs wouldn't match, the fronts would have been the recessed markers from the earlier car, the rears would have been the later plastic versions that stuck out, so they probably just filled them all to keep from having to match them.

Not really a clone, more of a "tribute" car since they didn't make everything correct for '71. Not a big deal to me, it was a /6 '73 so its not worth a ton. Not worth spending the extra money to make it a full clone because it will always just be a '73 /6, no matter what it looks like.

Could have been a great driver if the work was actually quality. But it looks like a lot of short cuts were taken, so that points to the quality of the work. If all the work to make it look like a '71 had been done well, it could be a good buy at the right price. Still not what the owner wants. But if you can SEE that it has bondo, it has A LOT. And with a tail panel conversion, shaved markers, etc, it could easily mean all that work was done cheap and fast. And with that much work done, it could have a lot of hidden problems.

I'd have to take a really good look at it if I were considering it, and you can still get nicer '73+ cars for under $5-6K. I'd rather buy a car that still has original paint, even if it needs a repaint, because you know what you're getting. Some bondo and a quick respray are the things nightmares are made of.