Hello guys, I'm new here, I'm Sly from France.

I bought a '72 Ford Mustang Grande a year ago and it's my first classic US car. I really like it, it drives very good and I invested a lot of money in it already. I really enjoy the 71-73 Mustangs since they are not too expensive and IMO they have that muscle car attitude.
It's an automatic with a 351 ci Cleveland engine with 4 barrel carb. I think it produces around 250 hp.

But now I have the opportunity to get a 74 Dodge Challenger.

Let me explain : the old Dodge Challenger has always been my favorite classic/muscle car.
I love the body style to death and I always liked MOPARs. Agressive still beautiful bodystyles, bad *** engines and very good reputation.
A year ago someone let me drove his 73 'Cuda and I really liked it.

A month ago I came across an ad for a 74 Dodge Challenger.

When I saw the ad and the pic joinded to it I immediately remembered I already saw the car. The car is located in a garage a hundred km from me ; I've been there once with a friend that wanted to try a 68 Charger.
He tried it but finally didn't buy it.

Anyway in the back of the yard was laying a Dodge Challenger under the dust. I saw it immediately and when I asked why it was there, the guy told me it was a car belonging to a client and that he did not know anything about it. I took 2 pics of the Challenger with my phone, I didn't know it was for sale... but I remember the interior was all black and looked very good.

Those are the pics I took :







The pic in the add looks like it's the same Challenger that's for sale now :




When I contacted the garage they told me the car is still for sale. The guy gave a few details :

This Challenger has a 318 ci engine. Vynil roof is brand new. It has front disc brakes and power steering. It needs a new carb (he didn't say if it has a 2 or 4 barrel intake), bit of "motor refreshing" and a paint. That's for the most important things.

Price is 13000 euros (which I think is a quite good price for such a car here in France).

The day after tomorrow I'm going to go and see the car again, take pics and ask the good questions. I'm a very big Challenger fan and even if I know a '74 with a 318 ci isn't the best value in the muscle car market, it's still very desirable.

I use my car as a weekend car for cruising and occasionnal vintage car meetings. I'd like to have at least 250-300 HP under the hood and maybe I can upgrade the motor so it produces that power (I'm thinking about an upgraded performance camshaft etc.).

If it looks like a good deal, it may lead me to sell the Mustang and get the Chally.

What do you think ?
What are the right questions I need to ask ?
What do I need to focus on when checking the car ?

Of course I'll take some pics and post them here.

Thanks for helping me out and excuse my english.

Sly

 

Looks like a good solid car. Like any 30 year old car I would check for rust especially being stored with an open window ? Check the trunk, floorboards, frame rails. As a 318 IT came with a 2bbl carb. unless modified already. 300 hp is an easy build.
The price ???

 

Thanks for you answer ! It comforts me a little. I'll take as most pics as I can and I hope I can drive it if possible.

Price is 13000 euros, which is $16760 USD.

 

too much

 

wow 16k for a 74 hmmm i think its a little high and im sure you can find one a bit cheaper if you keep looking but im not really sure on your pricing over there if that is the going rate or not but id think twice on spending that much but thats just me

 

Due to very limited supply in France price is probably ok.. in the US it's too much
for a 74

 

Wow the dollar still sucks against the euro. That said I agree that it is too much money right now. Offer him 12,000 USD.