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A '69 RAIII 4spd Judge hardtop project with minor amount of rust, numbers match original block & heads, & intake, original transmission & rearend can easily fetch $7500-12k.

Color mix, desirable original options (not added options), correct & really nice condition steel RA pans, correct original dated RA carb, nice original front valance, nice used t/l bezels, perfect used dashpad will ALL add value to the project. As such, going to have to pay more for decent project. 4K is not going to buy much at all, have sold three '69 Judge projects over the years & chased many more.

5 years ago, a local friend gave 6K for carousel red/parchment interior 4spd RAIII Judge project. Car had original engine, date coded M20, correct RA manifolds, no carb, no RA pans, no correct distributor, wrong wheels. Car also had enough 1/4 panel rust for all 3 patch panels per side. Also needed better fenders & a primo trunklid.
Thankfully original RA hood & original valance were about as nice as one could find.

Today with addition of correct dated replated RA Q-jet, nice original RA pieces, correct restored 4spd shifter & backdrive linkage, correct dated wheels, nice steering wheel, correct coded radiator core, etc, car has an easy $9500 in it & bodywork & engine build, & frameoff have not commenced. I seriously doubt it could replaced as a project (as complete) for $9500.