Why are our cars underrated??

linemup · Post by **linemup** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:56 pm

I could of bought a 300 Hurst about 10 years ago from the original owner for 4500. My wife(at the time) wound't let me.

DeLorean00 · Post by **DeLorean00** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:00 pm

linemup wrote:I could of bought a 300 Hurst about 10 years ago from the original owner for 4500. My wife(at the time) wound't let me.

So, the lesson you want me to take away from this is; Women may come and go, but a good deal on a rare mopar could last a lifetime?

Post by **Eric** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:17 pm

DeLorean00 wrote:
linemup wrote:I could of bought a 300 Hurst about 10 years ago from the original owner for 4500. My wife(at the time) wound't let me.
So, the lesson you want me to take away from this is; Women may come and go, but a good deal on a rare mopar could last a lifetime?

That's been my experience! I painfully remember passing up a V code petty blue superbird five years ago because my then wife wouldn't allow it. It was a good deal then, but that car now is worth twice what I could have bought it for then!

Post by **Dave** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:18 am

Eric, the only help I can offer ya is that at least the wife wasn't hard on the eyes at all. Granted, she was no V-code wing car...

Back on topic, these cars (like the 70 Coronet line) have a styling that evokes emotion - you either love them or hate them. Very few people are "middle grounders" when it comes to cars like this. In contrast, look at a 71 Satellite wagon for example. Nothing really over the top, and while I think wagons are cool, and would love to have a 71, it's not so much about the specific design of the 71 wagons, it's that they are the sister to my passion - the 71 2 doors. Another good example would be the 68/69 Plymouth b-bodies. Great cars without a doubt, but the design simply doesn't inspire the same emotion.

Plus, like Bruce (who unlike Eric and myself is so old that he remembers not only when these cars were new, but when this whole horseless carriage fad was new) said, these cars came at the end of the muscle car era - and many people still associate them with the time when the new stuff from Detroit wasn't as much fun anymore.

Post by **bruce** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:24 am

Horseless carriage era my big hairy butt!

That was my GRANDFATHER'S era... now, I DO have a clear memory of seeing my buddy's aqua with white top and stripe Hemi '69 Super Bee sitting out behind the local Dodge dealer when it was brand new. Funny, that's really the ONLY memory I have of seeing a muscle car brand new--I would have been 11 or 12 at the time...

Post by **Eric** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:36 pm

Dave wrote:Eric, the only help I can offer ya is that at least the wife wasn't hard on the eyes at all. Granted, she was no V-code wing car...

Plus, like Bruce (who unlike Eric and myself is so old that he remembers not only when these cars were new, but when this whole horseless carriage fad was new) said, these cars came at the end of the muscle car era - and many people still associate them with the time when the new stuff from Detroit wasn't as much fun anymore.

That is true, but she WAS hard on the wallet, especially when she decided to leave!
I thought Bruce was around when the invented fire!

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:55 pm

i'm with ya on the women part...then again, you could call my experiences with "girls', as i'm only 21...wait? do they get any better with age? pry not, but i'll keep hoping

2 of mine have gotten me for a inimum 1 grand a piece and one wrecked my poor lil hyundai lol

billzilla · Post by **billzilla** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:17 pm

landon1 wrote:2 of mine have gotten me for a inimum 1 grand a piece and one wrecked my poor lil hyundai lol

In the overall scheme of things, I'd say you got off cheap.

Post by **bruce** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:58 am

Eric wrote:I thought Bruce was around when the invented fire!

Dude, fire wasn't "invented" it was DISCOVERED. I was THERE, remember?

Landon, no, women don't get better with age. They are what they are. Some are good ones, some are best left alone, some are best only when viewed at a DISTANCE. The hard part is figuring out which is which.

aerodynamic · Post by **aerodynamic** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:24 am

I heard a story about two Superbirds for sale at a used car lot near a gas station or something in the late 70's or very early 80's. As hard as it is to imagine, they were going for something like $7,000 or $8,000 each!

billzilla · Post by **billzilla** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:54 pm

There was some kind of wild MOPAR locally that was at your typical used car lot... Cheap paint over the original Super Bee (I think) decal. The car was going for something like $5000 or so - and the dealer swore the car would lift one front tire under full throttle launch.

Moparlar · Post by **Moparlar** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:42 pm

I remember when I bought my superbird about 14 years ago. My family told me I was nuts. It is now worth somewhere around 4 times what I paid. I guess you get lucky sometimes.

Larry

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That's been my experience! I painfully remember passing up a V code petty blue superbird five years ago because my then wife wouldn't allow it. It was a good deal then, but that car now is worth twice what I could have bought it for then!

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landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:52 pm

billzilla wrote:
landon1 wrote:2 of mine have gotten me for a inimum 1 grand a piece and one wrecked my poor lil hyundai lol
In the overall scheme of things, I'd say you got off cheap.

ya, but they were just gf's....i'd hate to think about a wife lol...just in case, i left my satty in my mom's name(can't have a car in your name if under 18 in IA now) that way, legally it isn't mine and can't be gotten rid of, or at least gimme a better chance

landon1 · Post by **landon1** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:29 pm

as for the cars......i personally love this style....i also love boxy cars, but the smooth fuselage or coke bottle...whatever you wanna call it look is amazing...i wish theywere a lil bit smaller though (mainly in the width and length of trunk...but then i'd have a cuda, so whatever...

when i was in the process of getting mine, i looked through chrysler books at the library, but couldn't remember if my momsaid 70 or 71...when i saw the 71 i wanted it (only had a rear view, so i was praying it didn't have a front end like a 4 door)...but i was ok with a 70...then about 6 months later, it was still up in the air as if it was a 70 or 71 and when i pulled in the drive to look at it i about had a heart attack mmmmm good

birdbrain · Post by **birdbrain** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:55 pm

this may sound like a fish story, but my pops took me to look at a superbird when i was 15 back in '81, and at the time the car was offered to us for $3500!!!!!!! of course at the time it was just the same as the $75K or whatever they bring now.......unobtainable. what i really wanted then was a lemon twist '72 400 / slap stik that was incredibly well kept and had my heart thumping like a prom date. the price on that car was $2200 and still out of my reach, so i ended up finding a really sharp rally red '73 318 / slap stik for $1100. i enjoyed that car for many years and i still have it, but i got hit in the rear in '87 and ruined it. through it all my true love has always remained the '71. i had no family or friendship influence, it's just simply the most beautiful car i've ever laid eyes on. with that said, i still dearly love the 73/74 models, and that's why i'm spending every dime i can scrape up on my 73 SSP right now. i love that car, and my 71 road runner is sitting in wait for what i hope to be a full resto to original. oh yeah, it's in the dry....not outside rotting.