Hi Gents and gals; let me give you a bit of background on my situation. I am a Mopar man at heart and in the past I have restored a 66 Coronet 500, 68 charger, 69 d100, 70 d100. I never should have sold my 68 charger a few years ago but I got more than it was worth which allowed me to pt a chunk of money into both of my kids post secondary education, and buy another car which probably won’t be of as high of caliber Mopar.
i am now actively looking at cars in my general area, and I am struggling with the larger picture of which type of Mopar I should pursue; I like most Mopars, some more than others and I get the obvious concept of buy what you like, but at the same time if one genre of car is generally more dedireable and will likely have more future value than another, that is a factor for me as well.
so for example, for the money I have to spend right now I have looked st a nice 71 road runner, a nicely optioned and good condition 73 challenger 340 that has been repainted a non factory colour years ago, and an excellent condition second owner 74 challenger all matching numbers 318 car.

so this is an example of where I’m struggling and I’d love some inputs from other Mopar gurus; the 71 RR is a pre smog non matching numbers 383 with a factory pistol grip 4 speed, vs a smog controlled 340 73 challenger that is a factory sun roof, power steering power brake a/c car, vs a minty 74 challenger 2nd owner all matching number 318 car.

This is just an example of the types of things I am batting around, and am looking at many more cars than these but it paints a picture.
would love some inputs/opinions on these kind of decisions from other Mopar nuts!
it is fun car shopping and looking at cars, that’s for sure!

Thanks for the inputs; keep them coming!
The 73 challenger 340 was originally b5 blue and I would very likely put it back in b5. It’s an automatic.

The 71 RR would need a front bench seat and seat covers, wheel arch trim and Rallye rims.

The 74 challenger is a locally bought car with tons of paperwork, is a 1 owner garages it’s whole life car, and is in show car condition.
Im a bit of a purist so I wouldn’t mess with it as it is so original; but it’s a 318 auto car.

Also I should mention I would have the funds after buying any of these cars to “put them right”.

Here is a picture of the 74 to give you an idea of the condition.

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Thanks for the responses gents; Racerhog, you are correct I would be able to get any of the three cars for right around the same price.
There are more out there I am looking at also but I thought these 3 really paint a picture of my dilemma!