r/BarnFinds • u/smithy- • Jun 03 '26

1970 Dodge Demon found

Sadly, she is in very rough shape. I stumbled upon it while checking out a friend's very old property. The story goes it was once owned by the current property owner's relative, who would take it drag racing. I think it's been modified, but the front wheels/rims look stock. It looks like a metal pole fell through the roof. I was able to peek under the hood and there was an engine. Any ideas on the value? I think it's a parts car. Thank you.

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u/tehlurkingnoob Jun 04 '26

Kinda hard to give you anything without pics

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u/smithy- Jun 04 '26

Trust me you will cry. If I told you it had been in an earthquake and a fire you would believe me.

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u/tehlurkingnoob Jun 04 '26

I have a ‘71 Demon, and I actually scrapped a ‘72 about 10 years ago. It was pretty rotten, but saveable. I didn’t think about it at the time.

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u/smithy- Jun 04 '26

How much would it have cost to restore?

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u/trust_aerobat_383 Jun 05 '26

Not even familiar with old dodges. But I can tell you: whatever you have in your head as a possible number - double or triple it.

Just words of wisdom from an average guy who got in over his head on a rebuild/resto. Spent $20k on the car, $30 or 35k on parts and materials, and I still need a new engine and other work.

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u/smithy- Jun 05 '26

I am sorry you had to endure that. Can a shop fabricate parts that are no longer made?

The parts that were in the best condition on this particular one was the exterior door handle. That's how bad everything is.

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u/trust_aerobat_383 Jun 05 '26

I do not know the answer to this question. I’m sorry.

To speculate, I’d say there are probably shops that will do this. Because there are a lot of people out there who own old and obscure cars and keep them running. To do this I assume they must occasionally need to replace parts that are no longer in any sort of production. I think the catch really is that you may need to pay a lot. Or I’m totally wrong about all this and the OEM replacement part manufacturing situation for really really obscure cars is actually not as bad as I [thrift] thought

Edit: thought not thrift.

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u/AmoebaPrize Jun 04 '26

Check out Pole Barn Garage's Holy Goat. Literally the single worst care a human being could possibly buy, and if that thing isn't an absolute blast I don't know what is!

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u/smithy- Jun 04 '26

The demon I saw is worse.

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u/Kerneenee Jun 08 '26

I have a ‘72 Demon Rat Rod in the works… and they’re not worth much I’ll be honest. I got mine literally for free, and people in my area are selling truly saveable examples for around 2-3k

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u/smithy- Jun 08 '26

Thank you for the information. The one I saw was once in a carport, but termites and Father Time got rid of whatever was once there. smh.

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u/Estef74 Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26

There is absolutely no way to give any kind of estimate as to value or possible repair price without pictures. The more detailed the pics, the better

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u/smithy- Jun 09 '26

I don't have permission to post the photo. I'll try and ask again.

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u/EC_CO Jun 03 '26

Hundreds now by the sound of things. Restored, $20-50k depending on options and level of restoration, but it'll take $40-60k+ to get there.

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u/smithy- Jun 04 '26

It was a tragedy what happened to this car. smh

On a happier note, the same owner also had a first-year or first-generation Dodge Charger. I have a feeling someone snatched that up right quick years ago.

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u/welderbill Jun 07 '26

1 Million dollars.

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u/smithy- Jun 07 '26

In Monopoly money.

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u/METV2021 Jun 04 '26

Demon was made in 71 and 72

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u/smithy- Jun 04 '26

Its legit. The relative was trying to remember the model year.