Here’s a second-generation Dodge Charger that’s got both good and bad news.  On the positive, parts and panels are fairly easy to come by for these cars, but the negative is that this one’s gonna need a whole bunch of them.  However, it is in fact a true R/T so that’s a plus, and if you’ve got some good metal skills maybe this one would make a decent winter project if you’ve been searching for a B-Body to restore.  The Mopar is in Waterford, Wisconsin, and can be found here on eBay, where bidding has gotten up to $16,700 so far with the reserve not yet reached.  Or you can have it today for the buy-it-now price of $25,000.

This Charger is another example where the seller provides little information about the car’s history, but I think it’s pretty safe to say any past environments have not been kind to the body.  There’s significant rust outside, especially in the quarters, and when the hood is lifted we can see it’s corroded all the way through towards the front, plus the trunk lid isn’t exempt from rust on the underside either, although hopefully here it’s just on the surface.

A 440 and 727 TorqueFlite are included in the sale, and although there’s no fender tag under the hood we do get a VIN included which verifies the Charger is an authentic R/T model (XS29) and did indeed come with a 440 (L).  But there’s no word on whether or not the big bock we’re viewing will still turn, and the condition of the automatic transmission remains a mystery as well.

The interior may be the strongest area, and surprisingly it looks like the dashpad might not be cracked, so perhaps that can be salvaged.  The driver’s seat has at least one tear and appears to have caved in under its own weight through the floor, but there’s a chance the passenger bucket might actually clean up with a lot of effort.  It’s hard to tell about the rear quarters with that radiator resting in the back.

Moving farther down, that’s one rusty undercarriage and it looks like part of it might have failed just since the car’s been sitting in this driveway.  The seller specifically mentions the platform will need new front and rear floor pans, a transmission cross member, rear frame rails, and a trunk pan.  The ’69 Charger R/T is one of my favorites and I’d love to see this one get saved, but it’s about 10x out of my league to ever get back on the road.  Are you seeing much hope here?