The prices for mopar muscle cars are well out of our reach for myself and my wife Ellie .Sure as he'll can't live in them!Lol!So what's your mopar alternative?I've thought of imperial or cordobas what's ur ideas?

Since I sold my 64 drag car,I have been looking for a street Mopar.. There isn't much out there in a reasonably priced car...

Depends on your preference. Trucks? Late model V6 Challenger? Magnum wagon? Diplomat/Grand Fury/LreBaron? Street van? There's a ton of fun possibilities out there for cruising that don't have to be big engine/big $$ muscle cars. Just remember, FOR MOST PEOPLE, mechanical work is easy (and can be done in your driveway), body work is hard (and expensive to pay somebody to do). Buy the best body you can find...

I have a 2014 Challenger SXT that we bought new....It's just not the same as the ruble of an old Mopar.

So what is your budget? What is your intended usage?

I bought myself a nice 1979 Magnum GT...more of a personal luxury car but still a b body at heart. I drive it a lot and I am usually the only Magnum at any show.

Dave

As the 68-72 years started escalating in price, I started picking up 64-67 stuff. As they crept up in price, I went to 73-80 models. Those are getting impossible to find and there is virtually no reproduction parts for them, so since then, I've been sitting on my last 74.

If I even pick up something else, no idea what it may be. I'm personally not too interested in hot rod trucks, but that is one possible venue. Vipers tend to be less spendy than traditional Mopars, and of course there is later model stuff. They have been making the 3rd Gen Challenger for 15 years now. I see a lot of those for sale at reasonable price points.

How about the forgotten mopars of the 80's. I have a 88 Lebaron convertible, 86 Daytona turbo Z and a 89 Chrysler/Maserati TC. Any of these can be converted into V8 rear wheel drive. I haven't done so yet but i have plans!

72 to 74 b bodies can still be found for reasonable money. I have a 71 Charger roller for $2500 bucks. Typical New England car,needs all the usual stuff. I have the 75 Dodge van for sale as well. Trucks are still affordable.. I see people asking big money for smog era B bodies,but don't see them selling for those prices,Cordoba/Magnum/Charger cars.

98-02 Dakota 2dr short box
09-14 challenger r/t 5.7 6-speed pistol grip
93 and back Ram truck, "age it" with a bolt on grill and parts from a 70's ram truck
Ramchargers are cool too

Picked up a local 79 D100 pickup for a friend earlier this year. Just a plain white truck. Changed the radiator hoses, thermostat, flushed the old fuel out and rebuilt the carb. He drove it 350 miles home. Just a little 318 but its still fun and a lot of mopar for $1,200.

C bodies seem to be declining in price? A good percentage of them are already equipped with big blocks. I hear a LOT of carping about the cost of a nice C body in here when they look to me to be cheaper than dirt. A lot of comments about "not worth it", and "shouldn't be over $2,000"

I’m currently looking for a 60 - 65 A body Doesn’t matter if it’s a Dodge or Plymouth as long as it’s a two door. Have an under 30,000 mile 68 motorhome 440 and trans in need of a new home.

depends if your looking for a builder or a driver.

Builder

I'd say the OP needs to quantify for himself what he considers a "muscle car", right ?
For me, it's essentially '62 - '74, but younger folks have embraced later cars.
And, you can install muscle if that appeals to you; that's traditional hot rodding.

If the OP's definition is more expansive/general, C-bodies, earlier A-bodies, wagons, lots of stuff can be cool if done tastefully.
Might even consider the later-'50s stuff, though parts are tough, and mechanical updates are advisable.
It looks like the days of '66-'67 B-bodies being under-appreciated are about over.
The other reality is that nowadays you'll pretty much have about $30K in almost anything nice & done, unless you really get a deal.
(Please feel free to prove me wrong on that !)

It's not just Mopars: look at garden-variety GTO, Chevelles, Mustang fastbacks - those have all become quite spendy.

For me it's my '89 Diplomat AHB. Plenty of factory HD parts and extra welds, bigger brakes, cooling, external oil, trans, and ps coolers, etc. and a RWD solid axle and T-bar suspension. I've had many and a hot small block like my current stroker one in pic makes for comfortable, powerful, and reliable driver that I swear gets more comments than anything I've owned.

Easier to say dreamer. Many will remember on these forums years ago people would put their cars in their signature, "69 Charger R/T, 70 Cuda, 68 Superbee" etc. Then they'd show a picture and they were just junk in their yard

If anyone is looking for a project they should check and see how backed up their local shops are if they are paying to have anything done. Machine shops here are 9 months backed up and no longer accepting new work. The shops are small square footage so they can't really hire extra help as there is no place for them to work. Some new parts seem to be out of stock, or don't drop ship for 2 months. Items made from aluminum - pistons, heads, intakes, seem to be an issue based on parts surfing on Summit the last few weeks.

This has been for sale locally for a month or so now. $3500 is the ask, but I don't know if the sellers been getting any bites or not.