The Briggs Chevrolet Ray Allen 70 LS6convertible

[Jeff H]

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I'm not a mopar guy, but i know its harder to find the parts to correctly restore a basketcase Cuda or Challenger, etc. than an equally devastated Camaro or Chevelle. Not only are there far less available parts out there, the stuff that IS out there commands prices that some of us pay for entire cars... Chevy guys are just now starting to see the insane prices for hard to find parts...5000.00 grilles, 3000.00 bumpers, 4000.00 hoods, air cleaners, etc. The mopar camp has been bucking up for the rare stuff for years, and therefore the prices of the finished cars are higher too... There is also far less repro stuff available, so when you see a nicely restored Mopar, most of the stuff is real deal NOS stuff, not totally catalog ordered repro parts...which you can't say about alot of the restored chevys at auction.

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$2269 roofrail weatherstripping, $1300 door weatherstripping, $1200 sill plates. The Camaro IS in the neighborhood of Mopar stuff in parts costs but the final prices still lag behind. The difference is in the number of performance Camaros/Chevelles made vs the performance Mopars made and that's probaly what keeps the prices lagging behind.