77k abody at mecum.. what do you guys think?

[abodyjoe]

77k for this thing. what do you think? i saw quite a few thing screwy with it in a few seconds.


1970 Dodge Dart Swinger Hardtop For Sale At Auction - Mecum Auctions

 

[autoxcuda]

4spd
Go Green is late/spring 1/2 year color.

But average resto, corners cut. Doubtful original motor or buildsheet the way ad is written.

Great color and 4 speed can cover up a lot of issues in an auction environment

 

[mbaird]

Pocket change for many .
A few drinks and their hands go up .

Nice color scheme. No mention of original factory equipment it just says it has a fender tag ….

 

[1MeanA]

If I get an offer anything close to $77k I will consider my car sold

 

[TT5.9mag]

70, 340, 4 speed, good color, stripes, rallys, black interior. It checks a bunch of boxes for guys that buy cars and stick em in a collection and never drive them.

 

[Tsully]

The thing that really probably sold it was that they recently spent a whopping 4k on the motor!!!

 

[340sFastback]

Looks like steel front brake line under master cylinder was painted green because they could not be bothered to remove it when painting eng comp. Rattle canned black trunk, looks like drum brake master cylinder on a disc brake car, non factory appearing tach in the dash etc. No under car pictures. No picture of fender tag. That car would require an in person inspection for sure. 77k seems high to me but its the big auctions and A Body's have been bringing big money now.

 

[340sFastback]

77k

 

[Dan the man]

Sorry, I don't see a $77,000 car. I probably could find flaws in the paint job and the interior. I found runs and poor body work on a $20,000 paint job.

 

[crackedback]

Anybody want mine for 27500 LOL

 

[340sFastback]

Painted brake line because too lazy to take off before painting engine compartment. Rattle canned black trunk. Half assed work red flags right there.

 

[Hellcat Cuda]

Pretty hard to tell the quality of the restoration from pictures. You can spot some items that may not be correct, but it takes a personal, physical inspection to determine the true craftsmanship of a build.

Many of us here can perform a restoration ourselves and think how much less we could buy a car needing restoration for, perform that restoration for, and be into it for a lot less than that auction price. But most of the auction buyers can’t do that. They come with plenty of money, ready to buy a car they really like and want, and do what it takes to win that car’s auction. I say “more power to ‘em”. Helps raise the value of our own cars, assuming a healthy economy when for sale.

 

[Dan the man]

Are all of the body gaps spot on? Is the stripe going over the quarter panels and deck lid in the exact location? As 340sFastback pointed out on the brake line and truck is more proof that it's not worth $77,000. IMHO, it's worth maybe have of that.

 

[junkyardhero]

it's not worth $77,000. IMHO, it's worth maybe have of that.

LMAOOOOO

okay, pal.

i'm sure you've got your finger on the pulse here because of how many you've bought, sold, built or gone and looked at.

 

[George Jets]

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[junkyardhero]

70, 340, 4 speed, good color, stripes, rallys, black interior. It checks a bunch of boxes for guys that buy cars and stick em in a collection and never drive them.

^^^ this. this right here.

anybody that looks at a muscle car has a punch ticket:

right year? *tick*
340? *tick*
4spd *tick*
right rear end with a sure grip *tick*

high impact colors are "it" right now. black interior is timeless. the rally wheels make it "right" along with the stance. rally dash & discs are just the plus-plus.

is it a perfect restoration? no. is it 70's, i personally don't think so. but it's also not 30's.

if you bought a very nice example of this car and had it built out like this you would 100% be bumping right up against 70K if you had a shop do the work.

 

[70SwingerGuy]

I remember people talking about value when the B and E bodies were going up in value saying how they werent worth X amount of dollars, yet here I sit looking at a local dealer with an average, nothing overly special, 1968 Charger with a sticker price of 119,000. Again, it comes down to the old saying, its worth whatever someone pays for it, regardless of what someone else thinks.
Instead of mocking what A's are selling for now, I say be glad that they are going up in value

 

[1MeanA]

I've been to the Scottsdale auctions a bunch of times. There are a lot of cars built specifically for auction. An enthusiast in the know can pick the major flaws out in seconds but that is often not who is doing the buying. I saw a wealthy looking couple seriously checking out a $500k classic Porsche with obvious panel fitment problems. There were $200k cars with runs in the paint. It was probably painted the week before.

 

[1MeanA]

Painted brake line because too lazy to take off before painting engine compartment. Rattle canned black trunk. Half assed work red flags right there.

I say my car has an amateur restoration but I think its pro level compared to that car

 

[missing linc]

Hmmmmm.......

I think if I was the seller I'd be laughing all the way to the bank, that car is no where near worth $77k to me, way too many things wrong, starting with drum brake master cylinder and shitty looking door panels.

As someone that would like to own another 1970 Dart one day, and yes I regret selling the last one I had, it just makes it that much less likely that I'll ever be able to afford another one.

Whatever.

 

[autoxcuda]

I've been to the Scottsdale auctions a bunch of times. There are a lot of cars built specifically for auction. An enthusiast in the know can pick the major flaws out in seconds but that is often not who is doing the buying. I saw a wealthy looking couple seriously checking out a $500k classic Porsche with obvious panel fitment problems. There were $200k cars with runs in the paint. It was probably painted the week before.

Yea. Looks like this swinger 340 was built to flip.

 

[340sFastback]

Its near guaranteed there are lots of other half asses things on that car we can't see. Seller laughing all the way to the bank ..

 

[1MeanA]

Its near guaranteed there are lots of other half asses things on that car we can't see. Seller laughing all the way to the bank ..

'well sold' as they say.

 

[gdonovan]

Its near guaranteed there are lots of other half asses things on that car we can't see. Seller laughing all the way to the bank ..

Yup. Insane price, someone had too much to drink.

 

[ProjectBazza]

Yup. Insane price, someone had too much to drink.

My wife and I used to volunteer for a local non-profit (which went defunct due to Covid), and every year they held an auction to raise funds. We got to know the President (?) of the non-profit quite well over the years, and I once commented on the amount of free booze offered before the evening started.

He just looked at me and smiled.