NOT a very good sign for the value of mopar muscle cars
Resto-mod seems to be the order of the day. As with Pro-Street, I hope it is a fad and fades away.
It is not a fad 65Val, its the future.
The prices for originals are way too high for something that will spend most of its life under a cover in a garage. I understand this and believe its mainly because of parts availability. Its easy to find a Mopar 5.7, 6.1 hemi powertrain and everything is available to transplant it into a classic Mopar. Also the aftermarket rack and pinion steering systems , coil overs multi link rear suspensions are readily available. Try to find parts for an original 340 ! Nuts in my part of the world!! Even Ma Mopar stopped making parts for the classic musclecars.
Look at the asking price for parts on this site!
500-700 for a fender for a 67-69 Cuda! and at that price you are still dealing with rust /damage repairs. Crazy!! Its cheaper to buy a complete car and part it out to get the parts you need than buy the parts separately.
Also, once you have driven a vehicle that's been restomodded, its almost impossible to go back. I'm a perfect example. This is the third reincarnation of my 68 Barracuda and I'm enjoying it more now than I ever did for the 44 years I've had it. If it was an M-Code, or a BO29, different story but it wouldn't get used as I would be afraid of damaging it .
In our lifetime , we are going to see further restomodding , to include electric conversions. Its happening now and wont be long until there are "crate" systems that can be installed in our classic muscle cars. I'll never have one but its coming.
