1970 Dodge Challenger RT/SE hemi-orange

Oh my! A non #'s matching no sale at $90.3k. Mopars are hot. I would have thought $65k is fair. No change in value for these cars last year, but I think we can say we're seeing a move here. ~~~ This car has changed hands many times, but looks no worse for wear. Restored in 1989. Engine not #'s matching. Bonified collector car.

Specs & Details:

Auction Ended: 23 Jun 2003
# Bids: 28
No Sale: $90,300
Miles: 69,000
VIN: JS29ROB279395
Engine: 426 V8
Transmission: auto
Interior Color: black
# Produced: 63 (unconfirmed)
Price New: ~$4,900
Book Value: $23-76k
Seller Rating: 49
1 Yr % Chg: 0%
Bidder Rating: 39
# High Bidder Bids: 5, last w/1 day left
FAIR PRICE: $65k
# Bidders: 12
Presentation Rating: 8
Auction: ebay
CONDITION: 2
Lot #: 2419386537
3YR UPSIDE: good

From Seller:

All of us Mopar fans have known for a long time now that 1970 was the start of something great; the introduction of the Dodge Challenger. This would be Dodge's first entry into the pony car market.

Dodge production in 1970 was almost 500,000 total units of which the Challenger by itself accounts for nearly 77,000 units in all its body styles.

Of the 77,000 Challengers that Dodge put together in 1970 there were 13,668 of them shipped out with the R/T package and only 3,741 more were shipped out with the R/T Special Edition package with its own VIN number of JS29 due to its now having what Dodge called a Sports hardtop or fast top roof. The base price of a V-8 2dr hdtp Challenger was $2,953, the base price of a 2dr hdtp R/T was $3,266 and the base price of a Challenger RT/SE was $3,498; up $545 from a base V-8 Challenger. The 1970 Dodge Challenger RT/SE was a Special Edition of 3,979 built.

The 1970 426 Hemi Challenger RT/Special Edition you see here was built on Tuesday, March 17, 1970 at the Hamtramck assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan and then shipped to its new owner in San Diego, California where he happily paid almost $5,000 for his new Hemi-powered Dodge. It continued to live in this dry southern California area until the summer of 1983 when it was sold to a gentleman in Louisiana who had it for approximately one year before selling it to a pal nearby who went bracket racing with it and consequently ‘broke' the original engine. Over the course of the next five years the car went through a long drawn out restoration process which, by the owners own admission looking back, it definitely did not need due to its being in such great condition.

Once he got the Hemi out of the car he sold it and rebuilt the Hemi from his 69 Charger to go back into the Challenger. He just couldn't find a quitting point before deciding to go ahead and go through the car and make it new once again. Once finished in early 1989 he sold it to a collector in Oklahoma who in turn sold it a couple of years later and after changing hands a few more times it came into my possession.

I talked to the man who restored it in ‘89 and he assured me (of which I have no doubt) that this car has never had any rust anywhere whatsoever on the body nor had it ever had any body damage on it of any kind.

According to Chrysler Options & Accessories reports for the 1970 Challenger RT/SE there were 19 Hemi RT/SE's shipped with an automatic transmission and 4.10 Dana. Also, with the exception of Panther Pink, it's the rarest Hi-impact color to be on an RT/SE with 195 of them shipped in the Hemi-orange color.

There were only 63 of these incredibly rare Dodge's built with 4 of these getting exported to Canada. Of the remaining 59 Hemi RT/SE's, 37 were shipped with an automatic transmission.

With regards to my sub-title above, and there being only 63 of these cars built, it is 11 times rarer than a ‘70 Hemi ‘Cuda, 5 times rarer than a ‘70 Hemi Challenger R/T, twice as rare as a ‘71 Hemi ¢Cuda or a Hemi Superbird and also rarer than a ‘71 Hemi Challenger, ‘69 Hemi Daytona or any 6-pack equipped E-body hdtps. NOW THAT'S RARE!

Condition

This car is absolutely beautiful and although it's not an O.E. certified show car I feel that without much trouble it could be taken from where it's at now to that level. Although it was painted many years ago it is still in phenomenally great condition and it's safe to say it looks as great as a lot of the more recently restored show cars I've seen lately with the exception being the underside. It's showing wear underneath although in my opinion it does still look good, especially for a car that is going to be driven. As mentioned above, this car has never had any rust repair work needed or done. Also - there has never been any collision damage to the car. All the glass in the car is very nice with no chips or scratches.

The radial TA tires are brand new 245/60-15's on original 15x7 Rallye wheels.

The car does not have the original style exhaust system due to a previous owner opting for a Flowmaster exhaust system that sounds absolutely great. It does have the original Hemi cast iron exhaust manifolds.

I know that I could get into a lot more detail here as to the condition of this RT/SE and it's components but hopefully the pictures will answer a lot of your questions. If you do in fact have any questions regarding other details please feel free to call me.

For any necessary questions regarding the purchase of this RT/SE call Scott at (405) 677-1802 after 4:30PM CST. If I am unavailable please leave a voice message and I will get back with you ASAP. Also, I will consider any possible MOPAR trades, either up or down.

Source: Owner
Del City, Oklahoma, U.S.A.

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