10 Cheapest Classic Mopar Muscle Cars You Can Buy
Almost every ride from the Golden Age of American Muscle is awesome, but there’s something extra-special about Mopars. Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars had more aggressive styling, cooler trims, wilder paint codes, and, of course, the baddest big-blocks of the classic era. This is why Mopars are the most collectible old-school rides, which is another way of saying they are the most expensive. While that’s a source of pride for the Mopar faithful, it’s not great news for fans of modest means, because so many killer cars are simply out of reach.
It’s not all gloom and doom, however, for the Mopar dreamers, as there are plenty of still affordable classic rides that’ll wow ’em wherever they go. Hemis and even Six Packs are out of the question at this point, but 440s or 383s are in play, and realistically, Mopars nowadays are all about having a sweet set of wheels rather than street racing. Using the Hagerty good condition values, we’ve tracked down the cheapest classic Mopar muscle cars available. For those who think good condition isn’t great, these are running and driving cars with no major flaws, which is the state in which almost all classics are sold.
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1968 Dodge Charger 440 R/T
Good Condition Value: $58,300
It’s almost surreal that the second-gen Dodge Charger is on a list of “cheap” Mopars, seeing as it was the defining ride of the Golden Age, but the Hagerty good condition value for a 1968 440 R/T is under $60,000. Now, that’s not exactly a bargain-basement price, but then again it is for such a gorgeous and important muscle car. A 2026 Charger Scat Pack starts at $61,985, and while we’re sure it’s a fine automobile, for less than that, a legendary car could grace your driveway. While there may be some nonbelievers of this impossibly-seeming value, that near-perfect ’68 Charger R/T with a numbers-matching 375-horsepower 440 V8 sold for $51,700 in 2018. This is the same bad guy car from the Steve McQueen classic Bullitt that put the second-gen Charger on the map, and it is attainable.
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1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee
Good Condition Value: $42,800
The Coronet-based Super Bee was discontinued after 1970, but the buzz was back as the greatest trim of the 1971 third-gen Charger. With the absolute dynamite “fuselage” styling and killer stripes/decals, this is the superest Bee of all. The base 383 V8 took a 30-pony hit in ’71, detuned to 300 horsepower, but as this editor can attest, it could still move with a purpose. A ’71 Charger Super Bee has a good condition value of $42,800, which is a steal because, with a little work, and not much more money, it could be a Concours car worth $83,300. ’71 Hemi Super Bees are well into the six-figures, and 440 Six-Packs aren’t far behind, but a 383 car is in the cards with several non-projects selling on both Mecum and Bring a Trailer for as low as $30,000.
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1971 Dodge Demon 340
Good Condition Value: $34,800
As a small-block compact, the 1971 Dodge Demon was never regarded as a serious Mopar muscle car, despite its wicked styling and above-average performance. Thanks to the insane 1,025-horsepower Hellcat supercharged Hemi 2023 Challenger SRT Demon 170, it has gained a higher profile, but is still in the wheelhouse of the budget Mopar collector. With a value of under $35,000 for a car that runs and looks great, it’s maybe the best value for classic-era Dodge, as it’s on an upward trajectory as opposed to descending to irrelevancy hell. That devilish ’71 Demon with a 275-horsepower 340 V8 pictured above sold for $30,800 at Mecum Chicago 2018, and it checks off all the boxes from originality to flawlessness.
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1968 Dodge Super Bee
Good Condition Value: $36,400
Starting life as a budget bruiser version of the Coronet, the 1968 Dodge Super Bee is still a killer value on a formidable street machine. It’s cheaper than the third-gen Charger Super Bee, and many Mopar fans prefer its boxier style that fits its working-class muscle car image better. A base ’68 Super Bee with 335-horsepower 383 V8 cost $3,027, which is $28,967 in today’s bucks and a hell of a great price for such an amazing ride. Now, a ’68 Super Bee has a good condition value of just over $36,000, which outpaced inflation, but is still a hell of a great price for an amazing classic Mopar. A handful of 1968 Super Bees have sold at recent Mecum auctions under the Hagerty value, including a numbers-matching all-original survivor car for just $17,600.
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1968 Plymouth Road Runner
Good Condition Value: $34,000
The 1968 Plymouth Road Runner is the OG Mopar bare-bones speed machine that was such a hit with adrenaline junkies that Dodge copied it with the Super Bee mid-model year. The Road Runner was even cheaper than the Super Bee with a $2,870 sticker price for a base 383, and a $741 upgrade to the 426 Hemi V8. Because the ’68 Road Runner was so inexpensive, many buyers went for the 426 option, which is why it’s the Mopar that ended up with more Hemis (1,019 units) than any other model year. Now, however, the ’68 Road Runner Hemi is anything but affordable, selling in the hundreds of thousands, but a base 383 is still the budget no-frills/all-thrills muscle car that made it such a success. With a good condition value of $34,000, it’s like they’re giving these bad birds away, with auction sales as low as $16,500 for an original car in great shape.
5
1971 Plymouth Duster 340
Good Condition Value: $33,900
The compact Plymouth Duster was never in the same league as the mid-size Mopar muscle cars, but collectors have recently taken an interest in it and there have been a few exceptional examples that got near and even crossed the $100,000 threshold. The good news for cheapskate enthusiasts is that run-of-the-mill Dusters are still achievable wish-list items. A 1971 Duster with 275-horsepower 340 V8 has a good condition value of under $34,000. For those thumbing their noses at the Duster’s comparative lack of power, it’s faster than most of the cars on this list with a 13.94-second quarter-mile as documented by Dodge Garage. The trade-off with these affordable classic Mopars is in the performance department, but the ’71 Duster 340 is a genuine 13-second car that is still dirt cheap.
4
1967 Dodge Coronet R/T
Good Condition Value: $31,500
Dodge had been selling intermediates with massive engines even before the 1964 muscle craze hit, so it seems weird that the 1967 Coronet R/T was their first official muscle car. In 1968, Dodge would use the R/T tag to identify their performance vehicles, but they got a jump on it in ’67 with the Coronet R/T. With a 375-horsepower, 480 lb-ft of torque 440 V8 as the base engine, this was a car that wasn’t fooling around. A total of 9,769 Coronet 440 R/Ts were built in ’67, so it’s not the rarest Mopar of all time, but that abundance equals value on the collector’s market, with a worth of just over $30,000. Even the Hemi cars are under the six-figure mark with one recent sale for around $60,000. That low-mileage black Coronet 440 R/T pictured above was bid up to $30,000 missing the reserve, but if that’s what someone is willing to pay for it, that is what it is worth.
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3
1968 Dodge Dart GTS
Good Condition Value: $29,600
For those looking for an inexpensive classic muscle car, but still want the upscale Mopar performance, the 1968 Dodge Dart GTS is the perfect fit. With a 300-horsepower 383 V8 and the Dart’s lightweight compact design, this was a car that could smoke every top-performance offering from Ford and GM with a 6.0-second 0-60 acceleration time and 14.0-second quarter-mile. The reason the 383 is only rated at 300 ponies in the ’68 Dart GTS is that Dodge had trouble fitting the big-block under the hood, so they had to use modified exhaust manifolds and other components that robbed some of the power, but it was still an ass-kicker. As for the price, the under-$30,000 good condition value kicks ass too. It may take some leg work on this one, as they tend to sell in the $40,000 range at auction, but with a little perseverance, one of these giant-slayers can be found for that price.
2
1969 Plymouth Barracuda Formula-S
Good Condition Value: $27,600
The Plymouth Barracuda actually beat the Mustang to market in mid-model year 1964 as the first pony car, but it was a weird-looking ride with way too much rear window to have the same impact as the Ford. In 1970, the third-gen Hemi ‘Cuda became the most fearsome street machine of the Golden Age and stuck in the middle was the tragically overlooked second-gen Barracuda that had killer styling, especially with the fastback, and gonzo performance. The 1969 Plymouth Barracuda Formula-S with a 330-horsepower 383 V8, which was a 30-pony upgrade from ’68, was a 14.1-second car on the thin factory wheels, but could fully utilize its 410 lb-ft of torque with some fat tires for ETs in the 13s. Only 718 ’68 Formula-S 383s were made, but that rarity doesn’t carry over into its collectibility, with the super-low good condition value at just $27,600.
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1970 Dodge Coronet 440 R/T
Good Condition Value: $24,700
You may have noticed there are quite a few Dodge Coronets on this list of uber-affordable classic Mopars, including Super Bees, and the reason for that is that it is literally the Rodney Dangerfield of muscle cars in that they “don’t get no respect.” If that reference flew over your head, do yourself a favor and look him up, maybe even check out some of his movies like Back to School and Easy Money, because he was a comic genius. The most Rodney of all Mopars is the 1970 Coronet R/T, which is the coolest looking Dodge next to the second-gen Charger, with an even better front fascia that gave it an evil presence. With a standard 375-horsepower 440 V8, this was one of the baddest stock rides you could drive off the dealer lot. Despite awesome styling and incredible performance, the ’70 Coronet R/T is the cheapest classic Mopar muscle car you can buy, with a good condition value of only $24,700.
Sources: Bring a Trailer, Hagerty, Mecum
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