The market has been volatile, but Chargers are generally doing well. Cliff Chambers has a look at what's been happening.
You can’t help thinking the Chrysler Charger was grossly under-estimated in its day, but that’s changed. They’re still being pulled out of sheds and being restored and there’s no doubt they’re building a profile that makes them one of the all-time Australian greats.
Available in straight six and V-eight form, they’re rated by pro drivers like John Bowe as the greatest car never to win Bathurst.
Race-oriented models are now seriously expensive and exceptional ones will sell at a premium to the prices you see here.
Star car – Chrysler VH-CL Charger 770
“HEY CHARGER!” Chrysler’s muscular coupe is almost as dinky-di Aussie as football, meat pies and… The VH model of this grunty, light, short-wheelbase coupe caught the imagination of a big slab of Oz muscle car fans, attracting support from members of both previously entrenched Ford and Holden tribes. While the R/T E37 and E49 race-spec cars are the sexiest versions, ownership of any Charger marks you out as a special person who’ll still get smiles and waves from the public these days. (The 770 is the green car shown here.)
2000 – $8495
2004 – $10,420
2008 – $19,525
2012 – $33,990
2016 – $29,480
Understanding the chart
Numbers: these figures are drawn from actual sales, not advertised prices.
Condition 1: Original car in very good overall condition, no work required (not concours).
Condition 2: Functional, all there, but minor repairs and refresh needed.
Condition 3: Structurally sound and working, but in need of repair.
I/D – insufficient data, approximate price range shown.
Concours cars may attract a premium.
| MODEL | YEAR | Cond 3 | Cond 2 | Cond 1 |
| VH-CL CHARGER 770 V8 | 1971-76 | $8500 | $26,500 | $38,000 |
| VH CHARGER R/T 265 | 1971-72 | I/D | $34,000 | $50,000 |
| VH CHARGER E37 R/T | 1971-72 | I/D | $40,000 | $65,000 |
| VH CHARGER E38 R/T | 1971-72 | $25,000 | $68,000 | $120,000 |
| VH CHARGER E48 R/T | 1972 | I/D | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| VH CHARGER E49 R/T | 1972 | I/D | $90,000 | $150,000 |
| VH CHARGER E55 340 | 1972-73 | $15,000 | $40,000 | $55,000 |
See the John Bowe Video review of a Chrysler E49 R/T Charger.
– Muscle car value guide homepage