NOT a very good sign for the value of mopar muscle cars
i believe i can see the writing on the wall regarding not only old mopars, but ALL muscle cars in general. with Chrysler now being completely gone having been acquired by the French auto company Peugeot, one can assume that the clock is now ticking on the demise of Dodge, RAM and Jeep. the new company - Stellantis - has already shut down and dismantled the SRT "performance" group within Dodge that was responsible for all the performance vehicles from Dodge over the last 20 years. AND, the new CEO of "Stellantis" has stated that the days of the "iron block internal combustion V8 motor are numbered" tells you all you need to know about the future of "mopar muscle." Finally, i've been seeing adds on Facebook and other web sites offering a big sale on RAM performance parts. my guess is that all mopar "performance parts" are being discontinued because if you are a "Frenchman" CEO who thinks electric cars are the future, why would you continue to build and sale performance parts for gas vehicles? so do not get shocked when your local Dodge parts department tells you on the phone that the Dodge hemi crate motors "are no longer available." so much for the "resto-mod" upgrades for all those B-body and E-body GTX's and Cuda's out there.
i have been trying to order a new Challenger Hellcat with a 6 speed for the last 6 months. but you can't order a manual Challenger Hellcat now, and i suspect you will NEVER be able to buy another manual shift Hellcat. so i bought a 2021 RT Challenger Scat Pack with a 6 speed. i have two Dodge dealers watching the order system weekly for me and if and when the Hellcat 6 speed becomes available, i'm going to buy one. anyone who has the money should buy a Hellcat now because 2021 will probably be the last year for them. in the next few years, Dodge will discontinue all hemis with only the v6 being available and then that will be gone by around 2028.
as to old A-body Barracudas, i am buying parts cars now. i just picked up the below two. the red one is actually an original Formula S car with the fender tag. both cars are too far gone to save but they have a lot of parts. when i get them cleaned up and inventoried, i might sell some parts that i have duplicates of. i would urge all the FABO folks to buy any old A-body they run across if they can. these cars are going away and the reproduction of their parts are going away and the day will come when keeping a 68 Dart or Barracuda in driving condition will be like the remaining American cars of Havana Cuba after Castro kicked the Americans out of his country. the Cubans have been putting tractor motors in their old 57 chevys just so they could still drive them.
i believe i can see the writing on the wall regarding not only old mopars, but ALL muscle cars in general. with Chrysler now being completely gone having been acquired by the French auto company Peugeot, one can assume that the clock is now ticking on the demise of Dodge, RAM and Jeep. the new company - Stellantis - has already shut down and dismantled the SRT "performance" group within Dodge that was responsible for all the performance vehicles from Dodge over the last 20 years. AND, the new CEO of "Stellantis" has stated that the days of the "iron block internal combustion V8 motor are numbered" tells you all you need to know about the future of "mopar muscle." Finally, i've been seeing adds on Facebook and other web sites offering a big sale on RAM performance parts. my guess is that all mopar "performance parts" are being discontinued because if you are a "Frenchman" CEO who thinks electric cars are the future, why would you continue to build and sale performance parts for gas vehicles? so do not get shocked when your local Dodge parts department tells you on the phone that the Dodge hemi crate motors "are no longer available." so much for the "resto-mod" upgrades for all those B-body and E-body GTX's and Cuda's out there.
i have been trying to order a new Challenger Hellcat with a 6 speed for the last 6 months. but you can't order a manual Challenger Hellcat now, and i suspect you will NEVER be able to buy another manual shift Hellcat. so i bought a 2021 RT Challenger Scat Pack with a 6 speed. i have two Dodge dealers watching the order system weekly for me and if and when the Hellcat 6 speed becomes available, i'm going to buy one. anyone who has the money should buy a Hellcat now because 2021 will probably be the last year for them. in the next few years, Dodge will discontinue all hemis with only the v6 being available and then that will be gone by around 2028.
as to old A-body Barracudas, i am buying parts cars now. i just picked up the below two. the red one is actually an original Formula S car with the fender tag. both cars are too far gone to save but they have a lot of parts. when i get them cleaned up and inventoried, i might sell some parts that i have duplicates of. i would urge all the FABO folks to buy any old A-body they run across if they can. these cars are going away and the reproduction of their parts are going away and the day will come when keeping a 68 Dart or Barracuda in driving condition will be like the remaining American cars of Havana Cuba after Castro kicked the Americans out of his country. the Cubans have been putting tractor motors in their old 57 chevys just so they could still drive them.