WIW All Original 74 Duster 360 4 Speed Car?

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TF360 said:
TimS, 74 360's are the best. Electronic ignition, Bigger spindles with Disc Brakes, Factory big bolt pattern, Factory front sway bar, Biggest thermoquad put on a Duster. That's just to name a few. With 3.55's car could run a 14 sec. quarter mile-stock- Old Car Trader says in #1 condition 22,000. Like someone else said, a lot of these guys don't know the value of such a rare car. Last year at Barrett Jackson a slat six Duster in pink sold for more that 27,000. Super Rare-Super Cool!
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Ya and they got ugly grilles,big ugly tailights,big ugly bumpers,generic sidemarkers beak-noses ect ect. that along with the fact the interiors are nowhere near as nice as the '70-'71's..

Sold at B.J. huh..that don't mean anything more money and booze then brains at that auction:rofl::rofl:
 
stroked340 said:
Ya and they got ugly grilles,big ugly tailights,big ugly bumpers,generic sidemarkers beak-noses ect ect. that along with the fact the interiors are nowhere near as nice as the '70-'71's..

Sold at B.J. huh..that don't mean anything more money and booze then brains at that auction:rofl::rofl:
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Stroked340...... It seems TimS is giving this car some serious thought. He asked for opinions on the value of the car. You gave yours "10k tops". He didn't ask if you like the grill, or color, or engine, or location, or anything else. The market drives the price, not your opinion or mine.
Isn't it nice that there are many many cars to choose from??? You chose yours. It's TimS's money, he'll decide for him.
 
Everybody wants something different. I personally would rather have a rusty pile of crap for less than $5000 and use the other $10,000 for go fast parts but that's just me.
 
skep419 said:
Everybody wants something different. I personally would rather have a rusty pile of crap for less than $5000 and use the other $10,000 for go fast parts but that's just me.
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Atleast you know where you stand with the short money car purchase lol...... Spend crazy money on what you think is a clean car and then you walk out to the shop one day and there is a little bubble on the hood. 6 months later you are in Paint Prison waiting for 20k in sheetmetal and paint work.... Of everything wrote and opinions made of the car, I hope the OP goes over the body with a fine tooth comb because for that price it had better be just about perfect. Everything else can be sorted out....

JW
 
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I admit I've restored basket case Bees, Cudas and Roadrunners and had great fun doing that when normally no one would touch them. This Duster has had my eye for a couple of years now. The big price has kept me from buying.
 
Stroked, I'm sure that you have never seen a Factory 360 car in person. To rare-Beautiful car! No beak in the front either. Only the back has the bumper filler, but It looks fine back there. I have had three. Two 4-speeds and one Automatic.
 
TF360 said:
Stroked, I'm sure that you have never seen a Factory 360 car in person. To rare-Beautiful car! No beak in the front either. Only the back has the bumper filler, but It looks fine back there. I have had three. Two 4-speeds and one Automatic.
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Sounds to me like you need to Tell the OP to either buy it or get out of the way so you can head to Barret Jackson with it and rite the ship...... I had one.... I raced one.... In fact, I know where the car is in NC and still have the original motor and tranny in a building. Save your thoughts for January when all the crazy money is spent on piles of Metal.... the OP has probably done more with cars than I have so he knows that it is just strong money for the car....

The seller is obviously in love with the car. Sell the damn thing and go invest 15k in other way and blow right on by that 20k price tag real quick like...

JW

JW
 
I think the real winner in this deal was the previous owner of the car. Present owner laid out a good amount of change for this 74 in a , "I can drive it for awhile and get my money back" scenario, and it hasn't materialized. Now it's time to sell and after 2.5 years of trying the owner now doesn't want to take a big loss on it. I'm like most of the responses I've gotten in that I think $15K is a good price for the car. I've offered $16.5 without the rims and tires, which aren't original to it anyhow, Because I really like the car as a whole. My thought was popping another $1k at it to try and buy it, the reason for my post and to get more opinions on the subject from real A Body people who know the cars. Besides my maroon 74 Duster I've mentioned and a 68 Fastback Barracuda I've sold recently. My present 69 Fastback Formula S have been my only A bodies for 40 years of Mopar.
 
The Mopar Market turned a while ago, even for the E and B bodies. He bought a weaker piece of the market, for an inflated amount, thinking the value would increase. He got snake eyes. But some people can't admit it's time to cut and run. I don't think it's a "he loves it" deal - he bought it to flip ultimately and it was a poor choice given what he paid. So you need to either convince him his money can work harder in something else or that the longer he waits the further he'll sink. I do not see these specific cars ever getting past the high of a couple years ago. There's not enough of us enthusiasts left to want them and drive the prices up. The newbie collectors are not looking for gas crunch era cars.
 
LOL....... this is ridiculous. The owner doesn't have to come to grips with anything. He has the final say, because it's his. Nobody's opinion is going to matter on the price except his. Period.
TimS, apparently he is living just fine without your money. Apparently, you are not living just fine without the car. So that puts the club in his hand. Many opinions have been given, and I'd say the majority of us feel around 15k is the most fair shake. But what is our opinion???? Nothing, nothing at all. We can't predict the market future. Go to ebay under Plymouth Duster, go to the advance section and look at "sold" listings. These are real selling prices every week. And don't forget the shipping price has to be added. You'll get real values there, not a bunch of "know it alls" knocking the car because of color, year, or anything else. But who cares.... you're not out to flip it anyways, right? Pay what it's worth to you.
 
"minor scratches and minor rust" the add says......
and a '76 grill in a '73. Somebody dumped a 440 in it. Nice car, but nothing right on it.
Real selling price in Oct this year on ebay, 13,500 + shipping
Plymouth: Duster coupe 2 door | eBay

Now tell me the factory 360 4-speed in much better shape isn't worth a few grand more....... :)
 
Ah, just forget it and by this H-code '70 4-speed Duster. You'll at least get stroked340's approval. Nobody here will slam your color, beak, or price. After all, it's just a couple of hundred more.... :D
1970 Plymouth Duster | eBay
 
6pk2goDemon said:
That's a member's car and 4-sale here in the classifieds...
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yep..... (and nothing against this member/seller) but so many of the fine folks here slam pricing and say everything is worth nothing. Somebody posted here a gorgeous '73 Duster (done right!!) with a built 318 for 13k a couple of weeks ago, and of course, wrong year, wrong motor, and too much money (the typical reply). So I offered 7500 for one as nice, that day. Not a member stepped forward. I would have thought my PM box would have been full, wasn't I offering top dollar??? Same crowd, same slam. So, I thought the only car that is worth anything is a H-code '70-72, so here it is, all 32k of it.

By the way, TimS, here is the Duster mentioned above. Nice car, and I think 13k is a deal. But is it worth as much as the factory 360 4-speed car? you decide, but I think this car is spot on for price...
***RESTORED 1973 PLYMOUTH DUSTER*NEW PAINT,INTERIOR,MOTOR,TRANNY,ETC**
 
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318willrun said:
Ah, just forget it and by this H-code '70 4-speed Duster. You'll at least get stroked340's approval. Nobody here will slam your color, beak, or price. After all, it's just a couple of hundred more.... :D
1970 Plymouth Duster | eBay
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Now thats a NICE duster..would I pay that for it NO WAY!!!..but its worth more then ANY '73 and up thats for sure!!!
 
stroked340 said:
Now thats a NICE duster..would I pay that for it NO WAY!!!..but its worth more then ANY '73 and up thats for sure!!!
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So would you rather have that NICE '70 340 Duster, or that NICE '74 360 Duster the OP is looking at with about 14k $$$ in the glove box ???? Because that's about the price diff.
 
$18-20K if all solid no bondo and original numbers matching 360 engine/trans to me. If that is not the original color then there is a little knock for that.

1974 HiPo A-Body models are low production numbers.

I paid on the high side for my 1973 but I put it on the lift and inspected all the typical rust prone areas. My Dart Sport 340 was a CA and had previous rust issues and is B5 blue non original color. That was worth more $$$ than the clone 340 1970 Duster next to it with a lot of bondo for the same price. My has the non original engine as well.
 
318willrun said:
So would you rather have that NICE '70 340 Duster, or that NICE '74-'71360 Duster the OP is looking at with about 14k $$$ in the glove box ???? Because that's about the price diff.
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I would take a '70-'71 any day over a '73 and up..not even close in comparison..why do you think so many people put the '70-'71 noses and tail panels on '73 and up because they're UGLY!!!
 
stroked340 said:
I would take a '70-'71 any day over a '73 and up..not even close in comparison..why do you think so many people put the '70-'71 noses and tail panels on '73 and up because they're UGLY!!!
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re-read the question and try again to answer it. You have focus problems. READ again, and answer the question. Of the two cars ('70 or the 360 '73 the op posted), would you rather have the 70 or the 73 with 14 grand in the glove box?

P.S. - not a trick question. No right or wrong answer. I would take the super nice '73 360 car with 14 grand in the box. Yes, I too like the '70 better, but I wouldn't give up the 14 grand to get it. Why? Even though I like the 70 better, I still like the 73 a lot.
 
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318willrun said:
re-read the question and try again to answer it. You have focus problems. READ again, and answer the question. Of the two cars ('70 or the 360 '73 the op posted), would you rather have the 70 or the 73 with 14 grand in the glove box?

P.S. - not a trick question. No right or wrong answer. I would take the super nice '73 360 car with 14 grand in the box. Yes, I too like the '70 better, but I wouldn't give up the 14 grand to get it. Why? Even though I like the 70 better, I still like the 73 a lot.
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NO problems what so ever...there would be no $14k in the box Cause' I would never pay any where near $34k for that duster and certainly no where $20k for a '73..
 
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