Just venting my Humble Opinion

[skyman51]

I happen to be looking at Hagerty Insurance valuation tool today. I am bias because I own one of the cars in question. I have a perfectly restored survivor 1967 Hemi GTX. It needs nothing at this point and is an awesome car. I ran it through the valuation tool and Hagerty values this car in number 1 condition at $99,700. Now the other car is a 1970 Hemi Cuda. I personally can't stand the body or the interior. Throw in those stupid colors that Mopar came up with and I think you have a real ugly car. Not so fast. Hagerty values this car at $248,000! Am I missing something? If these two cars were parked side by side I would get in the 67 and not look back. The 67 GTX body is a class act and the interior is perfect. Is it just me or do others have the same opinion?

 

[Dennis H]

Pictures of both please.

 

[Richard Cranium]

On the same token, 68-70 B-bodies are worth more than their 66-67 B-bodies. It's not fair, but that's the way it is.

E-bodies are fun to look at and that's about it. B-bodies are by far, a better to drive.

 

[WP29440SE]

Restored survivor? Cant have both. There were far fewer 70 hemi cudas built

 

[Bb70charger500]

Well look at it this way if the gtx was 250k you probably wouldn't have one right? Prices are always inflated on the "pony cars" it's the way it is ,when some rich guy sees all these car shows and says I want to be cool I'll buy the biggest badest mopar first thing that pops in everyone's heads is a hemi cuda . I personally like them but I wouldn't buy one. I'd rather have a 71-74 charger most people hate them guess what great that means there still cheaper then the high profile cars ,I've noticed there creeping up in value too it's how it works the poor guys can't have a hemi pony car so they get what they can .
Between the two you provided I'd take ether I personally like the cuda better but the gtx is much more high end in my opinion so it's ether or for me

 

[mmissile]

Everybody wants a Camaro..no matter who made it. I have a Chrysler-Camaro vert.

1967 is the rarest year for hemi cars.

 

[Hemi Rebel]

https://youtu.be/xCc-RWIp7XU

 

[moparmarks]

It is all about personal preference. I've never been a big fan of the 66-7 B's. They are cool cars but way down on my list. I really like 70-1 Cudas. Have built several and can be a blast to drive. I also really like 71-2 Plymouth B's. So one of my favorites is really popular and the other not so much which I really don't care about. I'm also a big 69 fan. RR's, Coronets and Chargers 69 was a good year. The only one I need to impress is myself so right now I'm building a 71 Dart.

 

[fratzog lover]

Are the 71-74 B bodies smoother riding? Never had one, yet anyway.

 

[dla4567]

If everyone liked the same thing there would be no need for more than one car. In the case of value, majority wins. I personally like the variety, if there were not so many different body styles and options, car shows would be boring. My favorite car changes all the time. If I was to choose between your GTX and a Cuda it would depend on what day you ask me. That's why I have decided to buy one of each kind of car ever made! And lets not bash the colors, its nice to have a car that's easy to find in a crowded parking lot.

 

[Tempest 455]

Restored survivor? Cant have both. There were far fewer 70 hemi cudas built

Yes want to know as well. Has it been repainted?

 

[MOPOWER871]

 

[747mopar]

Value is driven by desirability.... plain and simple. The most desirable cars are the 68-70 B Bodies and the E Bodies mostly the Cuda's although I'd take a Challenger over the Cuda any day. My opinion is the earlier B Bodies (pre 68) have the nicest interiors with the 68-70 having the ugliest interiors of the bunch but having the most menacing exterior appearance while the E Bodies are just plain sexy! I happen to really like the pre 68 B Bodies but disagree about the "ugly colors" of the E Bodies, I love the flamboyant colors myself. It's all about desirability and we all don't think alike.

 

[moparmarks]

Yep that's why there is chocolate and vanilla otherwise we'd all be driving Hondas.

 

[miller]

Just had it on the news the other day, about a handful of 70ish Hemi Cudas going on the block at Mecum. The heads-up was a 70 Hemi Cuda...ragtop...4 speed...(only 5 built that year)...expecting $3.5 million. Others slightly less. Guess it's all in the particulars.

 

[Cranky]

My first car was a 66 Belvedere and own 2 of them today but I've also owned several E body cars. The most fun one was a 71 340 Cuda. It was well balanced and handled pretty darn good for an original factory setup. The next best E car was a 70 440 RT Challenger rag top. It didn't handle quite as good as the 71 nor was it quite as fast but it too was a lot of fun but the 66's have been fun too. Thing is, I haven't run into very many people who didn't like the styling of the E body cars especially the 70-71's. I like the tails of the 72 and newer Challenger better than I like the tails of the Plymouths but the Plymouths win in their front end styling over the 72 up Challengers. My favs with the E cars are the 70 Challenger and the 71 Cuda but there are very few Mopars that I don't like. Actually, can't really think of any older Mopars that I don't like.

 

[moparsons]

The 70 Hemi Cuda is a bit more rare. Also more desirable to the general public.

 

[patrick66]

I happen to be looking at Hagerty Insurance valuation tool today. I am bias because I own one of the cars in question. I have a perfectly restored survivor 1967 Hemi GTX. It needs nothing at this point and is an awesome car. I ran it through the valuation tool and Hagerty values this car in number 1 condition at $99,700. Now the other car is a 1970 Hemi Cuda. I personally can't stand the body or the interior. Throw in those stupid colors that Mopar came up with and I think you have a real ugly car. Not so fast. Hagerty values this car at $248,000! Am I missing something? If these two cars were parked side by side I would get in the 67 and not look back. The 67 GTX body is a class act and the interior is perfect. Is it just me or do others have the same opinion?

It can't be both. Either it's a survivor, meaning absolute minimum restoration and retaining ALL or nearly all of its original parts, paint, interior, etc; or it's restored.

 

[skyman51]

Restored survivor? Cant have both. There were far fewer 70 hemi cudas built

The 67 GTX was an all original car when restored. Except for the interior, carpets, and exhaust, everything is original parts that have been restored, hence the term.

 

[patrick66]

Therefore, it's restored. NOT a survivor. There IS a difference.

You have replaced the interior, repainted the car, replaced the exhaust, and rebuilt the engine. This equals restored.

Words have meaning.