My wife and I have been talking a lot about a different Mopar daily driver such as an A body or B body. I have had my 64 Dodge 330 drag car for over 20 years and can't drive it. I would sell it and try to find something different. So what are the nice Mopar drivers doing price wise these days? I have not kept up with the market for a long time! Thanks! Ted

Asking prices are multiplied by 2x or 3x now.

Beaters/parts cars are like 5 and up.

Decent drivers that used to be like 5-6 are now 12-18

Really depends on what you mean by a daily driver. There aren't a lot of stock daily driver Mopars around anymore although I did see a '74 Duster recently that appeared to be a daily driver. That might be the first one I've seen in a few years. A 50 year old car just isn't going to be a reliable daily driver unless you put some cash into it and even then, it will suck as a daily driver unless you either have low expectations, or else fix the handling and brake issues that they had from the factory.

I was driving my Duster around town on a daily basis before I sold it but it wasn't really a "daily driver". It was a pro street build that I was driving daily for short trips to the bank or post office. It was too uncomfortable to drive for longer distances but it was fun for short trips. I wouldn't depend on it as a daily driver to get me to work, pick up the kids from school and pick my mom up from the airport though. And that was a high dollar build with EFI, 13 inch brake rotors on all four corners, Koni shocks, etc.

....... A 50 year old car just isn't going to be a reliable daily driver unless you put some cash into it and even then, it will suck as a daily driver unless you either have low expectations, or else fix the handling and brake issues that they had from the factory......


Very well said! My beater' 05 Neon will out handle, out brake any 50 year old car and get over 30 mpg in the highway and it's reliable too!

My brother daily drives a 69 Buick GS400/4 speed every day. Work trip is 20+ miles each way. He added A/C for comfort (he's in Phoenix).

think you might be better off with like 2006 and up models . . . I have an 06 Magnum RT AWD, had since new, and been great daily driver . . . of course up here in great white north, having AWD is awesome in winter time ! Great combo, 5.7 hemi and AWD !! . . . of course these are up in value now, thanks to pandemic . . . depends on how much $$ you want to spend and then spend on maintenance for reliability . .

Around here it seems like anything under 10k is a project.

I can drive my Coronet on a daily basis around town but I wouldn't take it longer drives out of town, especially with the family on board. The Coronet has been updated with power steering, EFI, four wheel disc brakes, big anti-sway bar, Koni shocks and 17 inch radial tires so it starts, stops, handles and gets decent gas mileage. But it doesn't have cruise control, back up camera, AC, climate control, air bags, shoulder belts, etc. so you give up some safety and comfort when compared to a modern car. I don't think I'd sell my Coronet for less than $30K so it wouldn't be a "cheap" daily driver Mopar. Good luck finding an updated daily driver muscle car Mopar for much less than $30K. Anything less expensive than that will most likely be a "classic" with bias ply tires, worn out suspension, drum brakes, worn out engine, etc.

Or a truck. I have a super clean 2004 Dodge Ram truck with 140,000 miles on it that is a great daily driver. I'd jump in it and drive cross country if I had to and it is almost 20 years old.

Figure out what you'd like to use daily, or at least narrow it down.
I have no problem driving my '60s-'70s stuff, as not every drive needs to be Qualifying.
But I have a "rain & winter beater" '96 Breeze with 300K on it that's still decent and reliable.

I think it depends on your wants and needs. I drove my '71 D100 as a summer driver for several years. It was a factory a/c & PS truck, with an Edelbrock Performer cam/manifold/carb, and an A518. Longest regular commute was 30 miles each way. Did the same with my '72 Austin Mini (updated with a late model EFI engine), but it had 2-50 a/c. Both of those vehicles did the Hot Rod Power Tour with no problems. My wife's Li'l Red Express clone did the HRPT twice and is capable of being a DD except I HATE having the wood out in the rain. Out the window of my office is my '88 Ramcharger. I'd drive any of them anywhere in the country, and I HAVE. Are they as comfortable as the wife's Grand Cherokee? Heck no. But I enjoy driving them a heck of a lot more, and I'll put up with the ride of the Ramcharger on buggy springs for 45 minutes a day rather than the air-ride in the Jeep because of the smile it puts on my face.

I used my 68 Charger as a DD for about 3 years and it was great. PS/PB/AT made all the difference. I have a 71 RR with manual everything and it's....not great as a DD.

Yeah I agree. My '65 Coronet is manual transmission and I got caught in some stop and go traffic on the freeway once coming home from a short trip. That was not fun, especially on a long up hill stretch of the freeway where I was constantly slipping the clutch as the traffic slowly inched forward. An automatic trans would've made that drive 10x easier. I now avoid traffic when driving that car.

Years ago you could buy a cheap DD type mopar.700.00 2 DR Coronet as well as others..I used to drive my car to work and back home.Friends would help each other out to fix things,or if someone needed something.The cars these days even basic mopars are to expensive for me.

I have been looking at older stuff as a driver as well. But have come to terms that I will need to factor into the cost of Gear Vendors and Classic A/C. Power this and that are are not a real need to me.
My driver was a 1994 Ram 2500Hd with Auto Trans{518}, 354:1 rear, A/C Manual windows, rubber mat, but dealer-installed Crusie.
I could deal with a 318-360 old truck if it had 518 or Gear Vendors and Vents that has cool A/C blowing out them.
Power windows, Locks, etc do not matter to me
I would rather have 20K in a 318 Duster/Dart than a Corolla. But my wife drives a Civic.

You can drive old stuff in town here just fine. The place I'd stay away from is the freeway as most old cars with 3 speed transmissions don't fit in with the current 85 mph or more speeds.

Yeah cruising at 75+ can be a little rough on the old stuff. My '65 Coronet has 3.23 gears and a 5 speed manual so freeway speeds aren't a problem but I hate running into traffic jams on the freeway in that car. I suppose if I want to make it a daily driver I could go G3 Hemi with an 8 speed transmission. Actually I think I'm going to convert my '65 Coronet to electric if I keep it. If I put a Tesla drivetrain under it then it would be a great daily driver. Might cost a bunch to do the conversion but it would make the car easy to drive.

I agree with this. On my LRE I turn around 3,000 rpm at 70 mph with 3.55s and to add I have a 3 inch exhaust with headers exiting the factory location.

I daily drive, as much as I drive for personal use anyway, my 51 Plymouth.

Other than being converted to 12v and quality LED head lights it's a stocker.

I guess it's all in what you like. My company truck has all the latest nonsense in it, I prefer the 51.

Guys...I am thinking like an A body or B body that we can go to cruise's and stuff...