1970 Challenger R/T Hemi Lists At $230K As Charger Hemi Returns
Stellantis has all but confirmed the Hemi V8 is coming back to the Charger lineup. While that engine is still roughly two years out, the collector market has already put a number on what the Hemi name is worth today: $229,900, to be exact. That’s the asking price on a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Hardtop currently listed by Daniel Schmitt & Co., one of just 287 Challengers built that year with the factory 426 Hemi.
One Of 287: The Rarity Behind The Price Tag
This isn’t a tribute build or a numbers-adjacent clone. Mopar expert Galen V. Govier has fully certified and inspected the car, confirming it as one of just 287 1970 Challenger R/T Hardtops built with the 426 Hemi from the factory. It left Harry Miller Garage in Hudson, South Dakota, as a new car, and the sale includes the original window sticker, the Govier Registry entry and Decoding Report, and the factory build sheet.
According to Hagerty’s Price Guide, a Concours-condition 1970 Challenger R/T hardtop averages $245,000, with high retail hitting $270,000. At $229,900, this car is actually priced under both benchmarks despite its documentation and restoration quality, which says more about how conservatively the seller is pricing it than about any softness in the Hemi Challenger market.
Super Track Pack And A Replacement Block With A Story
The options sheet reads like a checklist of everything a 1970 Hemi buyer would have wanted. Super Track Pack brought a heavy-duty Dana 60 rear end, Sure-Grip limited-slip differential, power brakes, and a 26-inch performance radiator. The car also carries 15-inch Rallye wheels, a locking gas cap, tinted glass, stripe delete, and the Music Master AM radio, with matching black vinyl bucket seats and the optional center console inside.
The 425 hp, 490 lb-ft 426 Hemi under the hood isn’t the original block, though. It was swapped under warranty at under 12,000 miles, which checks out given Hemi-equipped Challengers carried a shortened warranty compared to the 5-year/50,000-mile coverage on lesser models. Govier has verified the replacement block as correct, dated January 30, 1970. With roughly 82,000 miles on the odometer, this was clearly a car that got driven, not mothballed.
What The New Hemi Charger Will Actually Cost
Compare that quarter-million-dollar price tag to what’s coming. Reports point to a 2028 Charger Hellcat packing the supercharged 6.2-liter V8, built in volumes around 12,000 units a year, with production potentially starting in late 2027. The outgoing 2023 Charger SRT Hellcat started around $80,000 and could climb well past $100,000 loaded, giving a rough idea of where its successor will land.
Even at the high end of that range, a brand-new Hellcat Charger won’t come close to touching what one of 287 original Hemi Challengers commands today. That gap is the real story here: new Hemi power buys speed, but it doesn’t buy scarcity, and scarcity is what’s writing the check on this Triple Black Challenger.
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