vntned
Well-Known Member
So long story short, my brother has been on the hunt for a '70s era Mopar "muscle car" in the $5k range. That's getting surprisingly harder than it used to be.
We stumbled upon a '74 Roadrunner for $5k. It's been sitting in a barn for 5yrs+ untouched. Its somewhat unique for a '74 RR I believe. It's a special order car in Golden Fawn, with the stripes and hood treatment delete. Body color steel wheels with dog dish caps. So it looks like grandma's Satellite. It's had some minor body work in the past as well as a respray. Fairly solid with just a little patch in the driver's side floor needed.
However, it's equipped with the E58 360 high performance, heavy duty A727, and a 9.25" rearend with 3.23s and a SureGrip. Inside is golden interior with buckets, console, Rallyes gauges, deluxe upholstery and a slap stick shifter. The car also has PS, PB, and AC.
Concerned about it sitting so long, we wanted to see if it would start. We threw in a good battery, spun the engine over with the starter until we had oil pressure. Splashed a little gas down the Thermoquad, and it fired right up. No rattles or smoke either.
Needless to say, my brother has opted to buy it.
I'm mostly curious as to the value of the car, and any experiences with these you guys have had.
We stumbled upon a '74 Roadrunner for $5k. It's been sitting in a barn for 5yrs+ untouched. Its somewhat unique for a '74 RR I believe. It's a special order car in Golden Fawn, with the stripes and hood treatment delete. Body color steel wheels with dog dish caps. So it looks like grandma's Satellite. It's had some minor body work in the past as well as a respray. Fairly solid with just a little patch in the driver's side floor needed.
However, it's equipped with the E58 360 high performance, heavy duty A727, and a 9.25" rearend with 3.23s and a SureGrip. Inside is golden interior with buckets, console, Rallyes gauges, deluxe upholstery and a slap stick shifter. The car also has PS, PB, and AC.
Concerned about it sitting so long, we wanted to see if it would start. We threw in a good battery, spun the engine over with the starter until we had oil pressure. Splashed a little gas down the Thermoquad, and it fired right up. No rattles or smoke either.
Needless to say, my brother has opted to buy it.
I'm mostly curious as to the value of the car, and any experiences with these you guys have had.