74 Challenger craigslist find

That car has been on CL a few different times. Doesn't look like a horrible start, but it will really depend on how many of the old parts are reusable and how many were lost. Otherwise there could be a lot little stuff to buy. I've been tempted to go look at it as its not too far from me, but I've already got too many projects and for a '74 in its condition its not a steal at that price.

Its a '74, so even if the fender tag is missing (doesn't say) it really doesn't matter all that much. It was either a 318 or 360 car, and that's about it. With no engine, it can't be numbers matching anyway. Would be a good way to start a pro-touring car or similar, since it'll never be original anyway.

The title isn't that big of a deal here in California. As long as its not stolen you can get a title for it. Depending on the exact situation it could be really easy, a little complicated, or just a big old headache. But in all of those cases, you can still get a title for it here, so I wouldn't let that stop you as long as you can run the VIN and make sure it isn't stolen. I've dealt with all three of those situations with the cars I have, and I have all of the titles now. It just took varying amounts of paperwork and patience to make it happen in each case.

More than likely its just a project that has changed hands a few times. People don't seem eager to run out and shell out the cash to register a project that doesn't run and drive, and once its changed hands a couple times the title is usually long gone. In my experience its usually not malicious, its just lazy people that don't want to deal with the DMV or pay any extra money until they absolutely have to.