1971 cuda Crazy Price

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186193113765

OUCH

Good things going for it. Red 340 4spd factory shaker Im sure helped it A BUNCH,.

But damnnnnn that car is gonna get worst the more you dig into it

So is someone going to have $100K in a 75K car in the end? Unbelievable what Mopars are bringing right now.

Guys that have 40k think they can’t afford a 110k car, but they can “diy” one just as well, so they limp into something like this. Thus this will be for sale again with little or no work done to it once they figure out they should’ve borrowed the money for the done car. You will spend more on parts and paint to do it yourself than it will cost to just buy the finished car.

Cars going for lower amounts of money are way worse incrementally than the quality you find by stepping up the budget say10k per time. A 60k car isn’t double as good as a 30k car, it’s more like triple or quadruple better.

That poor thing looks like hammered crap - what a shame.
I guess the options & color helped a lot with the bids, but $40,000 is nuts.
That assumes, though, that the bids were legit and not shills.
I really doubt it came from SoCal with that much lower rust.

As for resto vs done - my own experience is that a very nice original low-mileage car is less expensive all-in than other scenarios.
But that depends on sanity, which is a whole 'nother thing...

Either that or those numbers are destined to another body...

At least the seller shows the amount of visible rust...

The market has spoke. More than one person willing to buy it. I had offers in the high 30’s at the last minute and decided to let the auction go. It was from Minnesota and I am in California, never claimed it to be a Ca car. High bidder is a restoration shop and wired the money in less than 24 hours. This car will be stunning when done. Will it be a money maker? No of course not. No restoration is. I live how guys are stuck in the 90’s on pricing. Here is a wake up call for you. This is what they are worth now.

Yeah that was a pretty special car. I was watching it from day 1 and told a buddy of mine it would bring at least $35,000.

I haven't seen a car that rusty and bent since the barrel cuda a few years back.

Even the plastic is rusting.

So rusty no shop here would touch anything that far gone.

Wonder why this shop would buy it if restos are a money looser? Maybe they are betting by the time they get it done in a few years inflation will have made it worth even more than they have in it?

Wonder what kind of shape the numbers are in.

My bet is they have a customer with deep pockets that told them to find one and get it done.

Could be.

If you had money to burn why not just buy a clean original metal car that is already done vs a money pit that will be 75% repo metal when it's back together? If your in it for the investment it makes no sense to take the rusty car route if you can afford not to, imo.

Maybe because there aren't many clean original 340, 4spd, shaker, spoilers, FE5 red cars on the market right now.

I'm inclined to agree....like it or not, there are many folks, probably some '71 Cuda fans, that wouldn't bother to stop and pick up $250K off the sidewalk. I've seen it, I've been around it and still cannot comprehend it. The money means nothing. Picture that guy who just picked up a $35M one-of-one Ferrari reading this thread.

If your loaded why mess around with a 340 hardtop? Straight to the 440-6 and Hemi cars is what you do if money is no object. A 340 Convertible maybe as far as being willing to bring one back from that far gone as this one is.

I guess if you plan to drive it a lot then owning a rebuilt/restored car comprised of mostly AMD replacement sheet metal is better in case something happens to it.

For the record I would rather the car be fixed vs gone forever, I just question the amount of money that is going to be spent to save it correctly vs just buying a better one to start with.

congrats on the sale. I have to admit, I was a little under bid in the in the final value estimate. I had completely forgotten the trifecta to mopar values: Collectability, option combinations and market trends. Enjoy the cash and hope your next mopar is just as cool.

This way they can build exactly what they want, and know exactly what it is once done.
To many scammers out there with half ass repaired rot boxes


Its not like there are a lot of similar cars avail

I know some Cuda collectors they want one of everything. So a 340 4 spd shaker car may just fit in their collection, as they already have the uber rare stuff?

Two years ago I was selling a high impact color FY1 1971 Cuda 340, automatic, console, A/C car, numbers matching, California car, original blue plates, parked in 1987 with 90K miles, engine out(never been opened), pulled out because of leaking freezeplug in back of the block, some rust but nothing real serious. Non-Rallye gauges, buckets/console. Had hard time selling it, here on Moparts, Ebay, Craigslist, Marketplace. Finally sold after about 2 months to a buyer who is building it as a restomod, got $30K cash. He was not interested in numbers matching 340 at all and didn't want it. Cuda was missing a fendertag(which was the end of the world to most buyers), one repaint in the early 80's, only outside of the car, very original and could see how it was equipped. I know there's a huge difference between factory shaker 4spd cars and auto A/C, non Rallye gauge cars. This was my experience of selling a highly sought after/popular 1971 Cuda.

Seems a Shaker option is as valuable as a convertible option on 'Cudas.

What's more nutty is that just a fender tag is the only documentation for the Shaker option (and D21).

Seen repop tags AGED to look like original.

Crazy

Everybody loves a shaker. But I wonder if these people have ever had a shaker car before. It sure makes them a nightmare to work on.