6 Mopar B-Bodies Too Valuable To Restomod
Mopar had the coolest muscle cars of the Golden Age with the most powerful engines, which is something the Blue Oval Brigade and the Bowtie Boys & Girls Club of America know, even if they won’t publicly admit it. The late entry Dodge Challenger and Plymouth ‘Cuda were sufficiently awesome, but the heart and soul of Mopar Muscle was the B-body bruisers. More specifically, the 1968–1971 B-bodies, as those were the Hemi and Six Pack eligible dedicated muscle car models that ruled the streets and terrorized Mustangs, Chevelles, and anything from AMC.
Hemi and Six Pack Mopars are among the most collectible and expensive classic rides, which is a good news/bad news kind of thing because everyone wants them, but most will never have them. Due to the extreme value of Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars, builders used to snag one with a lesser V-8, chop it up, mod it, and engine-swap it for a nifty custom or tribute car. In another stroke of fantastic news that has a downside, the base models of some old-school B-body Mopars are now so valuable that they are no longer a good source for a custom build.
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1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee
Concours Condition Value: $85,000
Third-gen Dodge Chargers weren’t even considered collectible until recently and were mostly used as parts cars to build second-gens. The sleek “fuselage” body, however, finally won over collectors and a 1971 Charger Hemi R/T sold for $550,000, becoming the most expensive Charger of any generation. The ’71 Charger Super Bee is no slouch either, with no less than four Hemi cars selling for over $200,000. Now here is where things get crazy because, according to Hagerty, a ’71 Charger Super Bee with the base 300-horsepower 383ci V-8 has a Concours condition value of $85,000. That’s no lie either, as one sold at auction in 2025 for $94,600, which is remarkable for a car you could have gotten for under $10,000 not that long ago. No restomodder in their right mind would cut up a car that’s worth almost $100,000 in restored condition, and we’re happy to report that we couldn’t find any heavily modified ’71 Super Bee auction listings.
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1969 Plymouth Road Runner
Concours Condition Value: $93,000
We’ll have to check with Alanis Morissette to confirm, but it seems pretty ironic that the budget bare-bones Plymouth Road Runner, that was king of the streets, is now one of the priciest classic era rides on the auction block. A 1969 Hemi Road Runner just sold for $275,000, and 440 6-BBL cars are guaranteed six-figure gavel droppers. In another bit of counterintuitive lunacy, a ’69 Road Runner with a 335-horsepower 383ci V-8 is worth $93,000, which is over $90,000 more than it originally cost. Many restomodders use cars with underpowered engines as a base for their projects, but the weakest V-8 a Road Runner came with was a formidable 383, so they should be untouchable. That being said, comedian Kevin Hart has a custom 1969 Plymouth Road Runner, and we’ll leave it at that with no further comment or judgment.
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1971 Plymouth GTX
Concours Condition Value: $104,000
We understand that the Plymouth GTX was an upscale model that came with all the bells and whistles, but they are expensive now. A 1971 Hemi GTX had been a $200,000 car, but earlier this year, one sold for $539,000 at Mecum Indy 2026, making it one of the most valuable classic B-body Mopars ever. If you think that’s off the rails, and you should, brace yourself for the value of a base 440 ’71 GTX, because it tops $100,000. The thing about this particular year is that all the cars are rare, with only 30 Hemis, 135 440 Six Barrels, and even the base 440s being elusive with just 2,538 units. We actually found several ’71 Plymouth GTX 440 customs, and none of them reached the $187,000 high auction sale for a numbers-matching original, so we’re assuming this era is done for restomods, because the originals are far too valuable and they look far better without low-profile aftermarket wheels.
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1969 Dodge Super Bee
Concours Condition Value: $108,000
The Dodge Super Bee, like the Plymouth Road Runner, was introduced in 1968 as a no-frills street machine and has now become a top-dollar collectible. ’69 was the first year of the 440 Six Pack, which has kind of become synonymous with the Super Bee brand, and they now have a top condition value of $168,000. The Hemi Bees, of which only 258 were produced, are even higher with a $190,000 Concours condition value. The ’69 Super Bee is another Mopar that doesn’t have a weak engine option, as they came standard with the underappreciated yet astounding 383ci V-8, and they are valued at $108,000 when in flawless condition. There’s absolutely no way anyone of sound mind could justify modifying one of these expensive classic Mopars beyond recognition, but a 1969 Coronet 500, which shares identical sheet metal with the Super Bee, has values starting at just $13,000, making it a perfect candidate for a custom build.
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1970 Dodge Charger R/T
Concours Condition Value: $108,000
Thanks to landing the role of Dominic Toretto’s go-to ride in the Fast & Furious film franchise, the 1970 Dodge Charger R/T has become a popular candidate for tributes and customs. The issue is that 1970 was a down year for the Charger, and they are fairly rare, with only 11,123 R/Ts built that year. Considering how many were demolished in the Fast & Furious movies, as well as the Dukes of Hazzard TV show, which modded ’70s to look like the ’69 General Lee, there can’t be many left out there. There were only 112 Hemi ’70 R/Ts, and just 166 Six Pack cars, both of which fetch multi-six figures at auction. As for the 440ci V-8 R/T base, they are valued at $108,000 when in super clean, all-original condition, and that’s a bit low as we found several that beat that price, including one that sold for $134,750. There have actually been a few ’70 Charger restomods that sell in the hundreds of thousands, but there is almost no chance that they started out as R/Ts.
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1970 Dodge Super Bee
Concours Condition Value: $111,000
1970 was the final year for the Coronet-based Super Bee, but it went out stinging with some extra curves and a striking “bumblebee wings” front fascia. While Hemi cars were down in ’70 with only 36 produced, the Six Packs were going strong with 1,268 units, which is still pretty rare and that reflects in the gonzo prices of these magnificent Mopars. A spotless numbers-matching ’70 Super Bee Hemi is worth $175,000 and a Six Pack isn’t far behind at $151,000. Those are some high prices for the once-budget street machine, but it’s the 383 base value that causes a spit-take for collectors. With a Concours condition value of $111,000, the ’70 383 Super Bee is likely the most expensive base model among all the classic muscle cars. We found one that actually beat that price by a lot, selling for $154,000 in 2024, and also tracked down some customs that fell far short. This is one where turning it into a heavily modified custom with a supercharged small-block can cut its value in half, and hopefully restomodders are done modifying them so drastically.
Sources: Hagerty, Mecum
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